Observing the Sun

A conference on the contributions to our knowledge of the Sun
from the observatories of Phil Scherrer, on the occasion of his 70th birthday


Conference schedule

Friday, August 26
12:00 – 13:00Registration
13:00 – 13:15Welcome
13:15 – 15:00Session 1: Invited and Contributed Talks
Douglas GoughAugmenting the p-Mode Data (30)
Jeff KuhnResults on Photon Drag in the Solar Atmosphere and the MDI and HMI Astrometry Experiments (20)
Alberto Sainz-DaldaA Statistical Comparison between SDO/HMI and Hinode/SOT-SP (15)
Taeil BaiPhotospheric Flows in a Long-lived Sunspot (10)
Barbara ThompsonMDI's Contribution to the SOHO Science Goals (30)
15:00 – 15:30Break
15:30 – 17:00Session 2: Invited and Contributed Talks
Leif SvalgaardPrediction of Sunspot Cycles (30)
David HathawayA Bottom-Feeder's Feast on Phil's Data (20)
Xudong SunFeel the Force: Revealing the Momentum Processes of Solar Eruptions with HMI Observations (15)
Yang LiuHemisphere Preference of Helicity Sign Tested with HMI Data (15)
Richard WachterObserving the Sun and Observing the Earth (10)
17:00 – 18:30Session 3: Poster Viewing
18:30Reception
Saturday, August 27
07:00 – 09:00Breakfast
09:00 – 10:30Session 4: Invited and Contributed Talks
Rachel HoweAs the Sun Turns: 20 Years of Solar Rotation with MDI and HMI (30)
S.P. RajaguruSome New Results on Photospheric Vortex Flows and Deep Meridional Circulation Using HMI/SDO Observations (20)
Dean-Yi ChouSolar-Cycle Variations of Meridional Flows Near the Base of the Convection Zone (20)
Kaori NagashimaThe Amplitude of the Cross-covariance Function (20)
10:30 – 11:00Break
11:00 – 12:30Session 5: Invited and Contributed Talks
Sarbani BasuUsing the Sun as a Laboratory to Test Physics (30)
Rudi KommSolar-Cycle Variations of Zonal and Meridional Flows From Rings (20)
Cristina Rabello-SoaresStatistical Analysis of Acoustic Wave Parameters Near Active Regions (20)
Kiran JainAcoustic Oscillations Over Two Solar Cycles - How Well Do We Understand Their Variability? (20)
Aimee NortonMagnetic Flux Emergence Rates for Active Regions as Observed with HMI (30)
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:35Session 6: Invited and Contributed Talks
Tom DuvallThe Early Years of WSO (20)
Todd HoeksemaMagnetic Field Observations from WSO, SoHO/MDI, and SDO/HMI (20)
Jesper SchouHelioseismic Observations from SoHO/MDI and SDO/HMI (20)
Rock BushTwenty Years of Listening to the Sun from Space (15)
Deborah ScherrerTwo Decades of Science Education (20)
15:35 – 16:00Break
16:00 – 17:15Session 7: Invited and Contributed Talks
Dean PesnellWhy Was HMI Necessary? (20)
Alan TitleClustering of Magnetic Fields and Flares (15)
Ed RhodesOver Four Decades of Shared Experiences with Phil Scherrer (40)
17:15 – 18:00Session 8: Invited Lecture
Phil ScherrerThe Sun From the Perspective of an Observer
18:00 – 19:00Session 9: Poster Viewing
19:00 Conference Banquet
Sunday, August 28
08:45 – 09:15Refreshments
09:15 – 11:00Session 10: Invited and Contributed Talks
Douglas GoughThe Solar Tachocline (20)
Laurent GizonSupergranulation, Revisited (20)
Ed RhodesStudies of the Temporal Shifts in the Sun's Seismic Properties Using Both MDI and HMI (15)
John LeibacherSynergies Between Ground- and Space-Based Observatories (15)
Tom BergerFuture Research and Observations to Support Space Weather Forecasting (15)
Charlie LindseyApplications of Far-Side Solar Seismology in Space Weather Forecasting (15)
11:00Brunch
13:00End of Conference

Posters

Rick BogartThe View from the Top: Anomalous Near-Surface Flows at High Latitude
Doug BraunActive Region Studies with HMI: Examples with Helioseismic Holography
Ruizhu ChenVariation of Solar Acoustic Emission, and its Relation to the Phase of the Solar Cycle
Keiji HayashiMHD Simulations of the Solar Corona and Solar Wind Over Solar Cycles 21 to 24, Using WSO, MDI and HMI
Tim LarsonGlobal Mode Analysis of Full-Disk Data from MDI and HMI
Wei LiuProbing the Physical Connection between Solar Prominences and Coronal Rain
Henrik LundstedtSome Examples of Using WSO, MDI/SOHO and HMI/SDO Observations to Explore Space Weather
Paul RajaguruSolar Physics Research in India Using Data From MDI/SOHO, HMI/SDO and WSO
Junwei ZhaoTracing p-Mode Helioseismic Waves from the Photosphere to the Corona Above Sunspots