MARS SPACE RADIATION
MODELING WORKSHOP 2018

2^nd RAD-Sponsored Mars Space Radiation Modeling Workshop

(Oct. 16-18, 2018)

FINAL AGENDA

Tuesday (October 16)

Session 1: Overview and Introduction to MSL/RAD

1.00-1.30: Introduction & Lessons Learned from 1st Modeling Workshop – Don Hassler (SwRI)

1.30-2.00: Overview of MSL/RAD & How it works – Bent Ehresmann (SwRI)

Session 2: Overview of Models & Transport Codes

2.00-2:30: GEANT4 Overview– Daniel Matthiae (DLR) & A. Firan (NASA/JSC)

2:30-3:00  HZETRN Overview – Tony Slaba (NASA/Langley)

3.00-3:30: Coffee Break

3:30-4.00: PHITS Overview – Amir Bahadori (Kansas State Univ.)

4:00-4:30: MCNP6 Overview – Lawrence Heilbronn/Hunter Ratliff (Univ. of Tennessee)

4:30 -5:00: Tools for Modeling Mars Radiation Dose – Jingnan Guo (Univ. of Kiel)

5.00-5.30: Effect of Dust Storms on the Martian Radiation Environment – Cary Zeitlin (Leidos)

5.30-6.00: Discussion

6.00 PM: ADJOURN

Wednesday (October 17)

8.30-9.00 AM: Coffee, Donuts & Bagels

Session 3: MSL/RAD, MAVEN & Other Observations of the September 2017 SEP Event

9.00-9.30: Overview of the September 2017 SEP event from the MAVEN Perspective – Christina Lee (UC/Berkeley)

9.30-10.00:  Overview & Impact of the September 2017 SEP event on the Surface of Mars from the RAD Perspective – Don Hassler (SwRI)

10.00-10.30: Recent Results from the AMS Experiment – Veronica Bindi (IfA/Hawaii)

10.30-11.00: Coffee Break

Session 4: Coordinated Observations with MSL/DAN & Other Instruments

11.00-11.30: DAN-active modeling with Geant4 – Audrey Martin (Univ. of Tennessee)

11.30-12.00: 3D Dose Reconstruction using Voronoi Diagrams – Yair Pina (National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico)

12.00-12.30: Validation of Space Radiation Environment with RAD – Ana L. Casimiro (LIP Lisbon)

12.30-1.30 PM: Lunch

Session 5: Modeling Results (March 1 to June 31, 2018)

1.30-2.00: GEANT4 results I – Daniel Matthiae (DLR)

2.00-2.30: GEANT4 results II – Kerry Lee (NASA/JSC)

2.30-3.00: PHITS results – Amir Bahadori (Kansas State Univ.)

3.00-3.30: Coffee Break

3.30-4.00: HZETRN results – Tony Slaba (NASA/Langley)

4.00-4.30: MCNP6 results – Hunter Ratliff (Univ. of Tennessee)

Session 6: MSL/RAD Measurements (March 1 to June 31, 2018)

4.30-5.00: MSL/RAD Neutral Particle Measurement Results – Jingnan Guo (Univ. of Kiel)

5.00-5.30: MSL/RAD Charged Particle Measurement Results –Bent Ehresmann (SwRI)

5.30-6.00: Discussion

6.00 PM: ADJOURN

6.30-8.30 PM: Group Dinner at The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Thursday (October 18)

8.30-9.00 AM: Coffee, Donuts & Bagels

Session 7: SEP Modeling & Space Weather

9.00-9.30:  SEP & Space Weather Overview Talk – Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber (Kiel)

9.30-10.00: Shock Connectivity & SEP Modeling – Christina Lee (UC/Berkeley)

10.00-10.30: Modeling the September 2017 SEP Event – Daniel Matthiae (DLR)

10.30-11.00: Coffee Break

11.00-11.30: Radiation environment study with DAN & RAD data – Luz M. Martinez Sierra (NASA/JPL)

Session 8: Comparison of Modeling Results & RAD Measurements (March 1 to June 31, 2018)

11.30-12.30: Detailed Comparison of Modeling Results & RAD Measurements & Discussion – Daniel Matthiae (DLR)

12.30-1.30 PM: LUNCH

Session 9: Expectations Going Forward and the Next Solar Cycle

1.30-1.45: Next Steps: RAD Observations over a Solar Cycle – What to Expect? – Don Hassler (SwRI)

1.45-2.00: General Discussion & Closing Remarks – Don Hassler (SwRI)

2.00 PM: ADJOURN