MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026
Welcome and orientation
Fundamentals of fluid dynamics (Kunz)
Break
Fundamentals of plasma physics (Klein)
Lunch
Charged-particle motion (Klein)
movies of mirroring particles in a magnetic bottle: initial pitch angle 45°, initial pitch angle 15°
matlab script using Boris integration in different field geometries: boris.m
Break
Basic magnetohydrodynamics: Magnetic forces, induction equation, flux freezing (Ewart)
End of day
8:45am
9:00am
10:30am
11:00am
12:45pm
2:00pm
3:45pm
4:15pm
6:00pm
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
Linear theory of MHD waves: Alfvén, fast, and slow modes (Ewart)
Break
MHD instabilities, I. (Kunz)
Lunch
MHD instabilities, II. (Squire)
Break
Nonlinear evolution of MHD instabilities (Stone)
End of day
8:45am
10:30am
11:00am
12:45pm
2:00pm
3:45pm
4:15pm
6:00pm
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
Turbulence, I. (Squire)
Break
Magnetic reconnection (Zhou)
Lunch
Discussion session on navigating grad school, from admissions to graduation
Astrophysical disks, I. (Fairbairn)
Break
Astrophysical disks, II. (Gammie)
Banquet
8:45am
10:00am
10:30am
12:45pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
3:45pm
4:15pm
6:00pm
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
Numerical methods: Fluids (Stone)
Break
Introduction to kinetic theory (Zhou)
Lunch
Introduction to high-energy astrophysics (Sironi)
Break
Introduction to high-energy-density physics and laboratory astrophysics (Willingale)
Pizza party
8:45am
10:30am
11:00am
12:45pm
2:00pm
3:45pm
4:15pm
6:00pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
Turbulence, II. (Klein)
Break
Numerical methods: Kinetics (Sironi)
Lunch
OPTIONAL: Trip to PPPL to see FLARE and NSTX-U
8:45am
10:30am
11:00am
12:45pm
2:00pm
