- 5 DAYS
- World leading experts from India and the USA.
- A unique forum to explore the next generation of space radiation reseach.
- GOAL: inform the development of joint NASA-ISRO-IISER- ARIES mission/ technology development proposals and programs.
Theme
The opening day will provide an overview of the event,introduce participants, share Indo-US perspectives on galactic cosmic ray particle radiation, and highlight why space radiation matters
Speakers
- Dr. John Allen, NASA HQ, USA
- Dr. Ronald Turner NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts, USA
- Prof. Sunil Gupta, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
- Dr. Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- Dr. Prasad Subramanian, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India
- Dr. Lisa Upton, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
- Dr. Yihua Zheng, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- Mr. James Parr, Trillium Techechnologies, USA
- Dr. Tony Slaba, NASA Langley Research Center, USA
Workshop
Space Radiation and Data Science using AI/ML
- Mr. Anirudh Koul, Frontier Development Lab, USA
- Dr. Subhamoy Chatterjee, Southwest Research Institute, USA
Theme
The second day will dive into the impact of space radiation on drones, commercial aviation, and satellites. The day will conclude with an exciting session on space radiation and human space exploration.
Speakers
- Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA HQ, USA
- Dr. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies, USA
- Mr. Pradeep Nigam, Laminaar Aviation, India
- Dr. Yaireska Collado-Vega, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- Ms. Arfa Mubashir, Georgia State University, USA
- Mr. Pankaj Soni, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, India
- Dr. Ankush Bhaskar, ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, India
- Mr. P.T. Srikar, ISRO U.R. Rao Satellite Center, India
- Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair, ISRO Human Space Flight Centre, India
- Dr. Edward Semones, NASA Johnson Space Center, USA
Workshop
Space Radiation and Data Science using AI/ML
- Dr. Irina Kitiashvili, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
- Dr. Viacheslav M Sadykov, Georgia State University, USA
Theme
The third day will have an inspiring evening session providing an overview of India’s space exploration activities.
Speakers
- Dr. Dipankar, India
- Mr. A.S. Kiran Kumar, Ex Chairman ISRO, India
Workshop
No workshop
Theme
The fourth day will cover the impact of space radiation on biology, astrobiology, and conclude with an Indo-US exploration dialogue.
Speakers
- Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya, NASA HQ, USA
- Dr. Sudha Rajamani, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India
- Dr. David Smith, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
- Dr. Yogesh Shouche, National Center for Cell Science, India
- Dr. Janapriya Saha, NASA Johnson Space Center, USA
- Mr Graham Mackintosh, Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, USA
- Dr. Lauren Sanders, Blue Marble Space Institute, USA
- Mr Debashis Bhowmick, Indian Centre for Space Physics, India
- Dr. Manish Naja, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, India
- Mr. Dennis Wingo, Skycorp Inc, USA
- Dr. Anil Bhardwaj, Physical Research Laboratory, India
- Dr. Dibyendu Nandi, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India
- Dr. Tirtha Pratim Das, ISRO HQ, India/li>
- Dr. Nandita Srivastava, Physical Research Laboratory, India
- Dr. Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- Dr. David Sibeck, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- Dr. S. Seetha, Raman Research Institute, India (Moderator)
- Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA HQ/GSFC, USA (Moderator)
Workshop
How to build radiation sensors
- Dr. Sandip Chakrabarti, Indian Centre for Space Physics, India
Theme
The final day of the event will cover situational awareness, on orbit traffic coordination, opportunities for new space startups and the way forward.
Speakers
- Dr. Anil Kumar, ISRO, India
- Dr. Jesse Woodroffe, NASA HQ, USA
- Dr. David Murakami, NASA Ames Research Center
- Mr. Sunil Nagaraj, Ubiquity Venture Capital, USA
- Mr. Mohanjit Jolly, Iron Pillar, USA
- Dr. Nandini Kannan, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, India-US
- Mr. Bill Diamond, The SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA - USA
- Mr. James Parr, Trillium Techechnologies, US
- Jhon Grunsfeld, Astronaut, Former Associate Administrator NASA Science Mission Directorate, USA
- Dr. Nour E. Raouafi, The Jhons Hopkins Applied Physics Labora
- Mr. Hemil Modi, NASA Ames/STC
- Dr. Dipankar Banerjee, ARIES
- Dr. Prasad Subramanian, IISER Pune
- Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA HQ/GSFC
Workshop
How to test and fly sensors on balloons