This meeting celebrates Michael Knoelker’s original work on solar and stellar magnetism and seismology, as well as his major contributions to the High Altitude Observatory during his 15-year directorship, and his recent appointment to Senior Scientist Emeritus. Michael started his career with ground breaking work on magnetic flux concentrations in the solar photosphere. Michael Knoelker is known for his mentoring of young scientists, his collaborations on high-altitude, long-duration, balloon programs and his role as a Co-PI on the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST).
This symposium will focus on recent developments and future directions in solar physics, the solar-stellar connection, exoplanets and modeling of exoplanet atmospheres.
Registration and abstract submission are open.
Early registration ends January 31, 2020.
Guy Brasseur—NCAR/Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Tim Brown—Las Cumbres Observatory
Valentin M. Pillet—National Solar Observatory
Matthias Rempel—High Altitude Observatory
Wendy Hawkins—HAO
Matthias Rempel—HAO
Natalie Batalha—UC Santa Cruz
Axel Brandenburg—Carnegie Mellon University, Nordita
Joan Burkepile—High Altitude Observatory
Roberto Casini—High Altitude Observatory
Manfred Cuntz—University of Texas at Arlington
Bruce Lites—High Altitude Observatory
Yuhong Fan—High Altitude Observatory
Sarah Gibson—High Altitude Observatory
Philip Goode—Big Bear Solar Observatory, New Jersey Institute of Technology
James Kasting—Penn State University
Travis Metcalfe—Space Science Institute
Matthias Rempel—High Altitude Observatory
Thomas Rimmele—National Solar Observatory
Wolfgang Schmidt—Leibniz-Institute for Solar Physics
Manfred Schüssler—Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Sami Solanki—Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Steve Tomczyk—High Altitude Observatory
Oskar von der Lühe—Leibniz-Institute for Solar Physics
Eric Wolf—CU Boulder
Workshop Location:
The workshop will be held at NCAR's Mesa Lab building, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO, 80305, in the main seminar room. Parking is free.
Schedule:
Please see the detailed agenda. Beginning on 26 February 2020, the workshop will run from 9:00-5:00 Wednesday–Thursday and 9:00-12:15 Friday. The talks will be webcast at https://www.ucar.edu/live?room=mlseminar.
Meals:
Morning & afternoon coffee/tea will be provided. Lunches on Wednesday/Thursday will be catered. There will be a cocktail reception at the Mesa Lab cafeteria on Thursday evening following the science talks. The ML cafeteria opens for breakfast at 7:30 am.
Accommodation:
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Best Western Plus Boulder Inn (nearest to venue) at a rate of $114/night plus tax (wifi, breakfast, parking included). The block will be held until 24 Jan 2020. You will need a car or Uber to get to the venue from this hotel (attendees with space in a rental car or those wanting to share an Uber can gather in the hotel lobby and coordinate rides).
Use this *link* to book your room or call (800) 233-8469 and reference "Michael Knoelker Symposium."
Other hotels include:
Getting to Boulder:
Fly into Denver International Airport. Rent a car or book the Green Ride Shuttle. If you are coming directly to the workshop, have the driver take you to NCAR's Mesa Lab building, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. If you are returning to the airport Friday following the workshop, you can arrange to be picked up at the same location. You can store your luggage in the building.
Speaker Information:
You are strongly encouraged to use your own computer, particularly if you have embedded videos. There will be a Macintosh and PC at the podium if needed. If you wish to use our computer, please go to the podium during the break before your session and upload your talk. Acceptable formats are PowerPoint, Keynote, and PDF. There will be audio if you have embedded videos. Invited talks will be 35 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. We will be collecting PDFs of presentations after the event to link to the website.
The optimal aspect ratio for presentations on our screens is 4x3.It is implied that you have given consent for your presentation to be webcast, recorded, and linked to the website after the event.
If you do not wish your presentation to be webcast or recorded, please let me know whawkins@ucar.edu.
We would like to link the talks back to the agenda. If you are amenable, please email me a compressed PDF of your presentation.
NCAR Shuttle:
There is a free shuttle that runs between the various NCAR campuses. A convenient place to pick up the shuttle is at the Table Mesa Park & Ride or Burger King (28th & Canyon). You can ride to and from the campuses as noted on the shuttle schedule. Hotels in proximity to the shuttle are Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, and the Marriott Residence Inn on Canyon.
Invitation Letters & Questions:
If you require an invitation letter or have questions, please contact Wendy Hawkins, whawkins@ucar.edu.
