Summer Schools

Frank Sohl*, Angelo Pio Rossi, Francesco Maurelli, Laurenz Thomsen & Vikram Unnithan

Constructor University Bremen (formerly Jacobs University Bremen)

DLR*

Overview

  1. A quick review of the Vulcano Summer School 2023
  2. Plans for the Heincke Marine Excursion April 2024
  3. 2nd iFOODis Summer School in Kristineberg, Goteborg University - Summer 2024 (Laurenz Thomsen)
  4. Summer School at Vulcano 2024; organised by the DLR

1st iFOODis Summer School Vulcano 2023

Highlights

  • 50+ researchers together (networking)
  • Spanned a broad variety of topics
  • Provided valuable field experience
  • Implementation of tools & technologies
  • Collection of field data
  • Summer School for kids
GeoBerlin2023 Poster

Check out the poster

VULCANO

Key topics

 

  • Sensor systems
  • Robotics
  • Drones
  • IPS
  • Spectral Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Geophysics

Spectral Work

  • LIBS - data and sample collection
  • Raman - field collection activities
  • Infrared - more data ...

IPS

Sensor Eggs

  • Localisation
  • SO2, Temperature sensors
  • in different locations (water/land)

Drones

Drone data collected for iFOODIS:

  • different vegetation zones
  • VR

Geophysics

  • TEM
  • SIP
  • Hunting for the ground-water)

Robotics

!!

Astronomy

Stromboli Visit

Lectures

  • Lunch time lectures (general topics)
  • Specific lectures (Frank -> for kids)
  • End of summer school presentations

Childrens Summer School

Francesco Maurelli, Frank Sohl, Bernard Foing ..

Marine Excursion: Heincke Research Vessel

Main Themes:

  • Water Column (Hydrography, physical oceanography, bacteria, phytoplankton, fisheries echosounder)
  • Sea-bed Mapping (Acoustics multibeam & sidescan sonar, surface sediments)
  • Subsurface (Sediment cores, parametric echosounders, magnetics)
  • GIS and Mapping
  • Networking, Experience working at Sea

Location

  • PhD students (AWI/POLMAR), MUDS (?),
  • MSc students (MARMIC, MPI-Microbiology Univ Bremen),
  • BSc students Constructor University,
  • Others

Participants

Dates

  • 25th April -> 5th May 2024
  • Three "Slots" or legs
  • Excursion ~3.5 days

Within 40nm (nautical miles) of Helgoland

Helgoland

Bremerhaven

Cuxhaven

Instructors

.. and many more who support this annual marine excursion & course

Jelle Bijma (AWI)

Vikram Unnithan (Jacobs University)

Gernot Nehrke (AWI)

Impressions

Impressions

2nd iFOODis SUMMER School Kristineberg, Goteborg 2024

Key Points:

  • Objectives
    • Aquaculture,
    • Shallow Marine Coastal Sciences,
    • Technology Testing and Implementation (openctd, openglider),
    • Drones (Aerial, ROV, AUV)

Laurenz Thomsen

  • Participants:
    • PhD students, researchers
    • 15 - 20 in total

Dates

  • Dates (proposed - tbd)
    • End May OR End August

More info ..

Contacts:

Vikram Unnithan (v.unnithan@jacobs-university.de)

Laurenz Thomsen (laurenz.thomsen@gu.se)

Vulcano Summer School 2024

  • Still taking place
  • Organised by other colleagues from DLR & Uni Freiberg
  • Funding: Astrobiology Society
  • Dates - tbd (Zoom meeting 22nd Nov. 2023)
  • Contact - Frank, Mika, Jana, Bernard, Janaki, Ale

Image from: https://opportunityforum.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Munich-School-for-Data-Science-MUDS-Germany.jpg

We need to talk about MUDS !!

 

  • iFOODis PhD students
  • Participation in Heincke Excursion, Goteborg Summer School
  • Lecture Week @Jacobs

 

Thanks ..

  • To many .. many .. many people for making these excursions and summer schools possible and a memorable experience for all
  • To all the participants for being patient, enthusiastic, frustration tolarent and eager to learn new things
  • To the various funding agencies .. a little bit of money, goes a loooong way

QUESTIONS ..

My Questions

  • Which sensors, systems, processes, procedure will you LIKE to test ? For 2024, or 2026.
  • Summer School DATA - what do we do with it?
  • iFOODIS - PhD's
  • Lecture Week ?

Nextcloud Server (up & running) - At Jacobs University  - all raw data from all summer schools!

Images ..

The images shown in this presentation were taken by the participants during the Vulcano 2023 Summer School (unless otherwise mentioned) or the annual Heincke excursions.

The participants shared these images with the understanding that they could be used for educational presentations

iFOODis Summer Schools & Outreach Presentation

By Vikram Unnithan

iFOODis Summer Schools & Outreach Presentation

iFOODis project meeting in DLR, Munich 15- 17th Nov. 2023. Presentation by Vikram Unnithan of the activities and plans for summer schools within the project. Close collaborations and co-operation with the MUDS PhD School.

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