Published Jul 29, 2023 More than 50 researchers will be in Alaska in August for the resumption of a science summer school that culminates with experiments at the High-Frequency Active Aurora Research Program facility operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
The Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science Summer School was last held more than 10 years ago.
Its return is provided for as part of a five-year $9.3 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to UAF in 2021.
That funding allowed the creation of the Subauroral Geophysical Observatory for Space Physics and Radio Science at HAARP.
“The return of PARS marks a milestone for HAARP and the geospace communities,” HAARP Director Jessica Matthews said. “With a strong foundation laid during previous PARS events from 2000 to 2012, PARS 2023 is committed to meeting the growing demand for skilled scientists and engineers with knowledge of the special effects that occur in the ionosphere at high latitudes.”
The program runs Aug. 1-14.
Participants will spend the first few days in classes and experiment design at the Geophysical Institute, have two full days of recreation in Valdez, and then spend several days at HAARP in Gakona, Alaska, to run their experiments.
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