VUAS VIRAC Scientific Assistant J. Šteinbergs Participated in the "PITHIA-NRF" Training School

From May 29 to June 1, 2023, Jānis Šteinbergs, a scientific assistant at the Engineering Research Institute "Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center" (VUAS VIRAC) of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, was in Rome, Italy, to participate in the "PITHIA-NRF" training school ("First Training School of the Plasmasphere Ionosphere Thermosphere Integrated Research Environment and Access services: a Network of Research Facilities PITHIA-NRF").
The "PITHIA-NRF" training school offered:
- Lectures on the physical mechanisms operating in the Earth's ionosphere, thermosphere, and plasmasphere, as well as related parts of the Sun-Earth system.
- Courses on the main scientific models registered in the PITHIA-NRF e-Science Center.
- Practical sessions on using the PITHIA-NRF e-Science Center for data acquisition and employing its tools for integrating datasets and models.
More information about the school is available here: PITHIA-NRF Training School.
During the event, Jānis Šteinbergs participated in training sessions featuring several presentations on ionospheric and thermospheric physics. This topic is closely related to the project "Multi-Wavelength Study of Quasi-Periodic Pulsations in Solar and Stellar Flares" (STEF), No. lzp-2022/1-0017. Additionally, the training included discussions on collaboration in ionospheric research using VIRAC infrastructure and future development ideas.
Moreover, discussions were held about cooperation in preparing new project proposals and establishing new contacts.
The knowledge gained at the "PITHIA-NRF" training school will be applied in implementing the STEF project.

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