PLASMAScience SUMMER SCHOOL

23 to 29 June 2024, the island of Porquerolles, France

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We are excited to welcome applications to the first edition of the EUR (Ecole Universitaire de Recherches) PLASMAScience Summer School dedicated to astrophysical plasmas that will be held in the island of Porquerolles, France, on June 23-29th, 2024. The School is a one-week, charge-free, training program for highly-motivated Ph.D students, post-docs and early career scientists interested in space and astrophysical plasmas.

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Topics

The school will cover the physics of the Inter-Cluster medium (ICM), disks around compact objects/black holes, interstellar medium (ISM), cosmic rays, sun, solar wind and planetary magnetospheres, laboratory astrophysics, etc.

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Scientific Organizing Committee

Francesco Califano (Italy), Katia Ferrière (France), Thierry Passot, (France), Fouad Sahraoui (France), Alex Schekochihin (UK), Julia Stawarz (UK), Anna Tenerani (US)
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Invited lecturers

The school will bring together some of the world leading scientists in astrophysical plasmas to provide lectures on a broad spectrum of topics and methodologies (theory, numerical simulations, laboratory experiments, observations and modern techniques of data analysis such as AI/ML).
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Venue

The School will be held in the island of Porquerolles, a little paradise off the coast of Hyères and Toulon on the Côte d'Azur (France). You can enjoy the Mediterranean weather and the well-preserved landscapes of the site!
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Scientific Organizing Committee

Francesco Califano

University of Pisa, Italy

Katia Ferrière

IRAP, Toulouse, France

Thierry Passot

Laboratoire Lagrange, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice, France

Fouad Sahraoui

LPP, CNRS-Ecole Polytechnique, France

Alex Schekochihin

University of Oxford, UK

Julia Stawarz

University of Northumbria, UK

Anna Tenerani

University of Texas, US

Local Organizing Committee

Tatiana Juresic

EUR PLASMAScience - Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Sylvie Pottier

EUR PLASMAScience - Institut Polytechnique de Paris

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Lecturers

  • Francesco Califano (University of Pisa, Italy)
  • Andrea Ciardi (Sorbonne Université/LERMA, France)
  • Thierry Dudok de Wit (ISSI Bern, LPC2E, France)
  • Katia Ferrière (CNRS/IRAP, France)
  • Frederico Fiuza (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Lina Hadid (CNRS/LPP, France)
  • Pierre Henri (CNRS/Lagrange-LPC2E, France)
  • Maria Elena Innocenti (Ruhr University Buchum, Germany)

  • Martin Lemoine (CNRS/IAP, France)
  • Maxim Lyutikov (Purdue University, USA)
  • Mikhail Medvedev (University of Kansas, USA)
  • Ronan Modolo (University of Versailles/LATMOS, France)
  • Alexander Philippov (University of Maryland, USA)
  • Alexis Rouillard (CNRS/IRAP, France)
  • Daniel Verscharen (University College London, UK)
 
 

Program

Full program for the week

12:00 - 17:00

Arrival and registration

17:30 - 18:30

Ice breaking

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner

7:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

Astroplasmas (I): Introdution

Martin Lemoine (CNRS/IAP, France)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Astro-numerics (I)

Frederico Fiuza (University of Lisbon, Portugal)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30

Compact Objects/Black Holes (I)

Alexander Philippov (University of Maryland, USA)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

Laboratory astrophysics (I)

Andrea Ciardi (Sorbonne Université/LERMA, France)

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner

7:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

Introduction: kinetic modeling

Francesco Califano (University of Pisa, Italy)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Astroplasmas (II): focus on Cosmic Rays

Martin Lemoine (CNRS/IAP, France)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30

Astro-numerics (II)

Frederico Fiuza (University of Lisbon, Portugal)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

Compact Objects/Black Holes (II)

Alexander Philippov (University of Maryland, USA)

17:30 - 18:30

Lab astrophysics (II)

Andrea Ciardi (Sorbonne Université/LERMA, France)

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner

7:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

Solar physics

Alexis Rouillard (CNRS/IRAP, France)

10:30 - 11:00

Refreshment Break

11:00 - 12:30

Solar Wind

Daniel Verscharen (University College London, UK)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 19:00

Excursion or free time

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner reception

7:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

Relativitic astroplasma : (I) Magnetar

Maxim Lyutikov (Purdue University, USA)

10:30 - 11:00

Refreshment Break

11:00 - 12:30

Planetary magnetospheres (I)/Introduction

Ronan Modolo (University of Versailles/LATMOS, France)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30

In-situ Diagnostic/Waves

Thierry Dudok de Wit (ISSI Bern, LPC2E, France)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

AI (II)

Maria Elena Innocenti (Ruhr University Buchum, Germany)

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner

7:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

Instellar Medium

Katia Ferrière (CNRS/IRAP, France)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Relativitic astroplasma : (II) FRBs

Maxim Lyutikov (Purdue University, USA)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30

Planetary magnetospheres (II)

Pierre Henri (CNRS/Lagrange-LPC2E, France)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

In-situ Diagnostic/Particles

Lina Hadid (CNRS/LPP, France)

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner

7:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30

New frontiers

Mikhail Medvedev (University of Kansas, USA)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

New frontiers

Mikhail Medvedev (University of Kansas, USA)

12:30

End of the event - Departure

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How to get to the island of Porquerolles?

General information:

To get to the island of Porquerolles, whichever means of transport you use (plane, train or car –see below), you need to go to the “TOUR
FONDUE” small harbor located on the Giens peninsula and take a ferry to the island of Porquerolles (the journey “La Tour Fondue – Porquerolles” takes around 25 minutes). More information about shuttle boats “La Tour Fondue – Porquerolles »: www.tlv-tvm.com

Important information for all participants:

We organize a group transfer from Hyeres railway station to the Porquerolle island: 

On Sunday 23 June:

14:00:  departure by bus from Hyères railway station to the Tour Fondue (landing stage).

15:00: departure from the Tour Fondue (landing stage) to the island of Porquerolles.

On Saturday 29 June :

14:00: departure by boat from the Porquerolles Island to the Tour Fondu (landing stage).

14:30: departure by bus from the Tour Fondue (landing stage) to Hyères railway station.

By car:

Highway A50 Marseille – Toulon + A57 Toulon – Nice + freeway junction to Hyères +direction TOUR FONDUE/LES ILES by D97. Parking lots near the pier, including 1 guarded lot. Cars are not allowed on Porquerolles, so, if you have your vehicle, you’ll need to leave it in Hyères in the small car parking near “La Tour fondue” or use the free car near the harbour.

By train:

Railway station in Hyères or Railway station in Toulon, connection to the railway station of Hyères by TER; then taxi or bus N67 connection with the TOUR FONDUE (schedule adjusted to that of the ferry).Train tickets can be purchased on the website: sncf-connect.com


By plane:

If you’re coming by plane, “Toulon/Hyères”airport is the nearest airport to the island of Porquerolles, Toulon/Hyères airport: toulon-hyeres.aeroport.fr ; then taxi or bus connection with the TOUR FONDUE.

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