Space Research and Education Opportunities in Northern Sweden
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Space Research and Education Opportunities in Northern Sweden!Dr. Carol Norberg Department of Physics
Faculty of Science and Technology Photo: NASA Photo: Ken Libbrecht
Sweden is not just ………..
The least populated area in Europe
Sunset & sunrise in Kiruna
La4tude 67.83o, longitude 20.43o Midnight sun 28 May -‐ 16 July (50 days) Polar night 12 December -‐ 31 December (20 days)
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Noctilucent clouds
PSC (Polar Stratospheric Clouds)
Ozone layer
Stratospheric- balloons
Passanger plane
IONOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE TROPOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
Rocket for auroral and atmospheric research
375 - 450 km
200 250 - 800 km
Rocket for experiments In microgravity
Visible meteors
Height (km) ISS
Space in Kiruna
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics • Esrange & ESA Salmijärvi satellite
station • EISCAT • Arena Arctica • Spaceport Sweden
Ground-based instruments ESRAD
Cameras, ALIS,..
EISCAT On Antarctica
Lidar …
Comparative magnetospheric studies • How the environment affects the planet’s evolution • Space and the Earth -> Space and Life
Solar Wind
Tail Beams(0.1 - 3 keV)
Flank Cold IonOutflow (1 - 100 eV)
Earth Mars
Venus
Comets
Mercury Moon Saturn
Esrange Space Center – 40 years as a spaceport for suborbital rockets
Swedish Space Corpora4on
5,000 sq km Restric/on Area
REXUS and BEXUS
A EuroLaunch Proposal for a Swedish/German Student Rocket and Balloon Programme
www.esa.int/educa4on
STS-116 & 128 (2006 & 2009)
Foto: NASA
Studying in Sweden is free!
(www.universityadmissions.se)
If you have ci/zenship in a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are NOT required to pay applica/on or tui/on fees.
Summer course: Human Spaceflight and Exploration,
3 weeks, 5-23 August 2013 7.5 ECTS
• History of human spaceflight • Space environment • Spacesuits • Astronaut selection • Microgravity research • Space exploration • Space tourism • No course fees!
www.irf.se/link/summer_university
Arctic Science, 4.5 ECTS4-day meeting February 2013, Kiruna, Sweden
Come on an adventure……… Photo: Ken Libbrecht
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Course includes: • Auroral physics and observa4ons • Introduc4on to snow and ice-‐related phenomena, e.g. avalanches
• Climate’s impact on the Arc4c environment • Mother-‐of-‐pearl clouds & op4cal phenomena in the atmosphere
• Excursions • No course fees! • www.irf.se/link/winter_course
Photos:SnowCrystals.com
Eligibility • General requirements of eligibility for university studies
• Proven proficiency in English • A-‐level physics, Fysik B (Sweden) or equivalent
Climate Impacts Research Centre & Aurora Sky Sta4on -‐ Abisko
ICEHOTEL
Umeå Masters Programme in Physics
• Start August/September • Minimum living costs including rent about 600 pounds per month • Umeå recently ranked 1st in Sweden by Interna4onal students • www.physics.umu.se/english/educa4on/programmes/physicsmaster/physics-‐courses
Dr. V. Barabash, IRV 2009-10
Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Space Science and Technology – SpaceMaster II, 120 ECTS
www.spacemaster.se
2010-2016 • Luleå University of Technology, Department of Space Science, Kiruna • Cranfield University, UK • Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic • Aalto University, School of Science and Technology, Finland • Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany • Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Japan • Utah State University, USA
Associative members: • Swedish Institute of Space Physics • EISCAT Scientific Association • Swedish Space Corporation • EADS Deutschland GmbH (EADS-IW) • Honeywell International s.r.o.
For more information: www.umu.se
& www.universityadmissions.se
Carol@irf.se
Thank you for your attention! Faculty of Science and Technology
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