Please join us at the University of New Hampshire Space Science Center for a free three-day OpenGGCM Workshop this July. Coffee and snacks will be provided during the breaks for those attending on campus.
This workshop is intended mainly as an in-person event, and discussions will be most productive and collaborative with attendees present onsite. However, virtual participation will also be available for those unable to attend in person.
Dates
Wednesday, July 8 –
Friday, July 10, 2026
Location
UNH Space Science Center
Morse Hall, room 401
Durham, NH
Online:
[Link to come]
Contact
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DAY 1 — MODEL DEVELOPMENT (10:00–16:00)
| 10:00 | Jimmy/Bashi | Opening |
| 10:30 | Kai | Adios2 coupling |
| 11:00 | Jimmy | CTIM refactoring / Adios2 |
| 11:30 | Kai | Particle tracing |
| 12:00 | Jimmy/Michael | Computing issues on new AMD machines |
12:30 ——— Lunch in Durham ———
| 13:30 | Liang Wang | 5/10 moment simulations |
| 14:00 | Vince or Michael | AROTHRON coupling |
| 14:30 | Liang Wang | OpenGGCM-GTIM coupling |
| 15:00 | Doug | CRCM/CIMI coupling |
| 15:30 | All | Discussion / wrap-up |
| 16:00 | Adjourn |
DAY 2 — MODEL APPLICATIONS (9:00–16:00)
Imaging & remote sensing
| 09:00 | S-J Lee | Synthetic ENA images observed by STORM: OpenGGCM-CRCM coupled results |
| 09:30 | J Jung | Soft X-ray imaging of a storm with coupled OpenGGCM simulations |
Magnetosphere dynamics
| 10:00 | N Srivastava | Response of SW TDs inclination on dayside magnetospheric dynamics using OpenGGCM |
10:30 ——— Break ———
Exosphere & thermosphere
| 10:45 | HJ Connor | Impact of solar radiation pressure, Coriolis force, and exobase conditions on exospheric density |
| 11:15 | S-J Lee | Exospheric impact on Earth's M-I-T system |
| 11:45 | J Jung | Physical links between thermospheric forcing and large-scale exospheric variability |
12:15 ——— Lunch in Durham (1.5 hr) ———
Ionosphere & GICs
| 13:45 | Choong Min | Role of ionospheric conductances in generating mesoscale GICs using OpenGGCM-CTIM |
Applications & user perspective
| 14:15 | Bashi | Cislunar — OpenGGCM cislunar study |
| 14:45 | Jay Albert | Experiences/plans for using OpenGGCM; how MHD could be improved using his models |
15:15 ——— Break ———
| 15:30 | All | Discussion — applications & cross-cutting themes |
| 16:00 | Adjourn | |
| 18:00 | Dinner | https://newickslobsterhouse.com |
DAY 3 — MOVING FORWARD (9:00–13:00)
| 09:00 | All | Model development, timelines |
| 09:40 | All | Faster OpenGGCM — rewrite with AI assistance? |
| 10:10 | All | Coupling OpenGGCM to CIMI — next steps; other inner-magnetosphere precipitation sources to improve conductance |
10:50 ——— Break ———
| 11:05 | All | Verification — precipitation, conductance, i convection E-field, penetration E-field; what the ionosphere community needs |
| 11:45 | All | Proposal opportunities |
| 12:15 | All | Science questions: KH, GIC, storms, substorms entropy, ... |
| 12:35 | All | Experimental ensemble forecasts |
| 12:50 | ? CCMC | |
| 12:50 | Wrap-up / next steps | |
| 13:00 | Adjourn |
Transportation
For travel information to the UNH Durham campus, visit the UNH Transportation Center website.
Parking Map
Please use visitor parking in the F Lot across from Morse Hall. If that is full, the Edgewood or Campus Crossing lots in blue and circled below.
A listing of local accommodations can be found here.
