Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar
(PFISR) Student Workshop
July 7 - 11, 2008
MIT HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY
Westford, MA
A student workshop aimed at providing students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at the new Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) will be held at the MIT Haystack Observatory July 7-11, 2008. This workshop is anticipated to be the first of several student workshops aimed at teaching the new generation of scientists how to request and analyze incoherent scatter radar (ISR) experiments. All students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with an experienced scientist. The workshop will be structured to provide presentations in the morning, and hands-on experience in experiment design and analysis in the afternoons. The morning lectures will include an introduction to the theory of incoherent scatter, radar operations, ISR analysis techniques, and the Madrigal data base. The afternoon exercises will involve working closely with Upper Atmospheric Facility (UAF) staff in the topic areas of: proposal design, experiment execution, and data analysis.
This workshop is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The workshop is sponsored by the National Science Foundation through its Upper Atmospheric Facility Program within the Geosciences Directorate.
Attendance is limited to 16 students and their advisors. For students within the U.S., travel, housing and most meals will be provided. For students outside of the U.S., travel is not included. The deadline for application submission was 31 March 2008.
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