SARA Western Conference - March 23-25, 2018, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule

Time

Activity/Title

Presenter

Location

Friday, March 23rd

 

 

 

3:00 - 5:00

Tour of Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics at SLAC

Mandeep Gill

KIPAC at SLAC -

Building 51, 2575 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park

Saturday, March 24th

 

 

 

8:00 – 9:00

Registration

Dave Westman

Physics & Astronomy Bldg

452 Lomita Mall

Stanford Univ.

9:00 – 9:10

Introductions, etc.

Ken Redcap

"

9:10 – 9:55

Analysis of a Type II Solar Radio Burst Observed on 20 October 2017

Whitham Reeve

"

10:00 – 10:45

Optical and Radio Based Satellite Tracking using Astrometrical Position and Doppler Analysis to Determine Orbital Elements and Spacecraft Characteristics

Scott Tilley

"

10:45 – 11:00

Morning Break

 

"

11:00 – 12:00

Keynote Speech: Radio Astronomy Probing Stellar Atmospheres

Dr. Carl Heiles

"

12:00 – 1:10

Lunch

 

"

1:10 – 1:55

Galactic Navigation Position Data Using Interstellar Medium HI Velocity Measurements

Richard Russel

"

2:00 – 2:45

Amplification of Very Low Frequency (VLF) Radio Waves in the Earth’s Magnetosphere

Maria Spasojevic (Stanford Physics Dept.)

"

2:45 – 3:00

Afternoon break

 

"

3:00 – 3:45

Mars Calling Earth!

Fred Starks

"

3:45 – 4:30

SARA Board Meeting

Ken Redcap

"

4:30

Adjourn

 

 

6:00 -

Dinner at restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, March 25th

 

 

 

9:00 – 9:45

A Geographically-spaced Synchronized Signal Detection System

Skip Crilly

"

9:45 – 10:30

Observations and Radio Astronomy Education Strategies Using Radio Jove

Paula Umansky and team

"

10:30 – 11:00

Morning Break

 

"

11:00 – 11:45

Super SID Report

Keith Payea

"

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

 

"

12:45 - 1:30

SID Space Weather Monitor Participation in the IHY/ISWI Education and Public Outreach Programs  – a 10 Year Retrospective

Deborah Scherrer

"

1:30 - 2:15

Study of Site Conditions for Radio Astronomy in the Philippines

Rizchel Masong

(by Skype)

"

2:15-2:30

Afternoon break

 

"

2:30-2:45

Group Photo

 

In front of Physics Bldg.

2:45 - 4:45

Visit to the Stanford Dish Radio Telescope

 

Stanford Foothills

 

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