Workshop Agenda

GIGI-Next AGENDA

as of 27 August 2024

Day 1: GIGI Program Teams

8:30-9:00

~ Coffee, Bagels, Fruit ~

AM Session 1 - GIGI Program

9:00-9:15

Opening Remarks
Lynn Harvey

9:15-9:25

NASA GIGI Program Scientist
John McCormack

AM Session 2 - GOLD & ICON Keynotes

9:25-9:50

From Solar Minimum to Solar Maximum – Five years of Thermosphere-Ionosphere Observations from Geostationary Orbit
Richard Eastes

9:50-10:15

ICON Data Products and Final Phase-F work
Thomas Immel

AM Session 2 - GIGI Team Science Highlights

10:15-10:30

Meridional Winds and Their Impact on Bubble Formation
Philip Anderson (withdrawn)

10:30-10:45

Are EPBS observed by GOLD triggered by MSVC over Europe?
Erich Becker

10:45-11:00

~ Coffee Break ~

AM Session 3 - GIGI Team Science Highlights

11:00-11:15

E-region neutral shears and impacts on the I-T system
Yue Deng (remote)

11:15-11:30

Regional Simulations of Equatorial Spread F driven by ICON Satellite Measurements
Aaron Kirchman (PI Hysell)

11:30-11:45

Short-term to inter-annual variability of DE3 and ionospheric impacts
Manbharat Dhadly

11:45-12:00

Polar vortex strength & longitudinal structure
Katelynn Greer

12:00-1:30

~ Networking Lunch ~

PM Session 1 - GIGI Team Science Highlights

1:30-1:45

Nonlinear interactions and complexity in the ITM system
Federico Gasperini

1:45-2:00

I-T variability induces by tides, gravity waves, & magnetospheric forcing
Xian Lu

2:00-2:15

Investigation different ionospheric perturbations at midlatitudes over the American sector
Rezy Pradipta (PI Martinis)

2:15-2:30

Penetrating electric study using ICON observations & MAGE simulations
Qian Wu

2:30-2:45

Day-to-Day variability of EPBs
Anthea Coster

2:45-3:00

ICON/MIGHTI as nightglow probe
Kostas Kalogerakis

3:00-3:15

~ Coffee Break ~

PM Session 2 - GIGI Team Science Highlights

3:15-3:30

Whole atmosphere data assimilation
Tomoko Matsuo

3:30-3:45

Observations of vertical coupling during a major SSW by ICON & GOLD
Erdal Yigit

PM Session 3 - Plenary Discussion

3:45-4:30

Integrating findings from GOLD & ICON into broader research
Moderator: Larisa Goncharenko

Day 2: GIGI Community Science

8:30-9:00

~ Coffee, Bagels, Fruit ~

AM Session 1 - GIGI Science Highlights From the Community

9:00-9:05

Opening remarks
Lynn Harvey

9:05-9:20

EPBs and meridional winds: coincident GOLD and ICON observations
Vincent Adkins (remote)

9:20-9:35

Wind-driven variability in the pre-reversal enhancement
Brian Harding

9:35-9:50

GOLD observations of solar eclipses
Saurav Aryal

9:50-10:05

Equinox transition of thermospheric O/N2 and circulation as observed by GOLD & ICON
Quan Gan

10:05-10:20

Determination of the intrinsic parameters of the ICON-MIGHTI GWs, and comparison with the higher-order GWs from the polar vortex jet and orographic forcing using the HIAMCM
Sharon Vadas

10:20-10:35

Watching the thermosphere respond to disturbances: tracking large-scale thermospheric gravity waves with GOLD
Scott England

10:35-10:50

~ Coffee Break ~

AM Session 2 - GIGI Science Highlights From the Community

10:50-11:05

workbook was opened in read-only mode Response of the topside ionosphere to wave driving of tropospheric origin in the low latitude
Sovit Khadka

11:05-11:20

Novel observations of nightside ionospheric activity by GOLD during the May 2024 super geomagnetic storm
Deepak Karan

11:20-11:35

Concurrent GOLD and SABER observations of thermospheric composition and temperature response to the April 23-24, 2023 geomagnetic storm
Xuguang Cai

11:35-11:50

Analysis of thermospheric temperature variations during geomagnetic storms using GOLD measurements
Cheng Sheng

11:50-1:30

~ Networking Lunch ~

PM Session 1 - GIGI Science Highlights From the Community

1:30-1:45

Impacts of assimilating GOLD disk O/N2 observations on the T-I system
Fazlul Laskar

1:45-2:00

Space weather effects observed by FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC- 2, ICON, & GOLD
Charles Lin

2:00-2:15

The twin-OSSEs and OSEs in the enhanced resolution whole atmosphere models
Valery Yudin

PM Session 2 - Plenary Discussion

2:15-3:00

Emergent collaborations and synergies
Moderator: Larisa Goncharenko

PM Session 3 - Poster Session

3:00-5:00

Featuring work from early career researchers

Informal Group Dinner at Avanti

6:00-8:00

Avanti Food & Beverage Boulder
1401 Pearl St, Boulder CO
Avanti website

Day 3: Future of Heliophysics- What's Next?

8:30-9:00

~ Coffee, Bagels, Fruit ~

AM Session 1 - Next Generation Science

9:00-9:05

Opening Remarks
Lynn Harvey

9:05-9:15

The Science that we should be doing vs. the science we can afford Larry Paxton

9:15-9:25

Next generation science: GDC+DYNAMIC, and the ITM Great Observatory
Doug Rowland/Larry Kepko

9:25-9:45

CEDAR science, strategic plan and GIGI: Harmonizing the next steps Phil Erikson/Lara Waldrop (remote)

9:45-10:00

Discussion

10:00-10:20

~ Coffee Break ~

AM Session 2 - Next Generation Models

10:20-10:30

GDC modeling
Yue Deng

10:30-10:40

WACCM-X status and outlook
Hanli Liu

10:40-10:50

CGS modeling
Slava Merkin

10:50-11:05

Discussion Q&A

11:05-11:25

~ Coffee Break ~

AM Session 3 - Panel Discussion

11:25-12:05

Current Challenges in Heliophysics
McArthur Jones Jr
Tzu-Wei Fang
Ian Cohen (remote)
Mark Moldwin
Moderator: Lynn Harvey

12:05-12:10

Group Picture

12:05-12:10

~ Networking Lunch ~

PM Session 1 - Panel Discussion

1:30-2:30

Next Generation Instrumentation

Doug Rowland
Jeff Thayer
Rebecca Bishop
Asti Bhatt
Fabiano Rodriguez (remote)
Tomoko Matsuo
Aimee Merkel
Scott Bailey
Larry Paxton
Moderator: Katelynn Greer

2:30-2:45

~ Coffee Break ~

PM Session 2 - Building & Nurturing Investigator Networks

2:45-3:00

From newcomer to networker: Creating a collaborative community Lindsey Goodwin

3:00-3:15

How to build a network
Dave Brain

3:15-3:30

Positive team dynamics & DEIA in collaborative work
Allison Jaynes

3:30-3:45

NSF funding opportunities to build & nurture researcher collaborations
Mangala Sharma (remote)

3:45-4:00

Our future leaders
Jeff Thayer

4:00-4:15

Creating opportunities for the next generation- to learn to how to build, calibrate, & test instruments
Larry Paxton

4:15-4:30

Discussion – Q&A