NASA Heliophysics Summer School 2025
The NASA Heliophysics Summer School at a glance
Run by NASA's Living With a Star program and UCAR/CPAESS since 2007, the Heliophysics Summer School focuses on the physics of space weather events that start at the Sun and influence atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres throughout the solar system.
Open to
For PhD Graduate Students, and 1st and 2nd year Postdoctoral Researchers
Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously attended the Summer School. Those who have attended in person are ineligible, but those who have only attended virtually are encouraged to apply. Students from both international and U.S. institutions are encouraged to apply.
Location and Important Dates
The 2025 NASA Heliophysics Summer School will be held in Boulder, Colorado: August 11 - 20, 2025.
2025 Theme: Data-Driven Heliophysics Exploration and Discovery
The focus of the 2025 Summer School will be on the connection between our understanding of fundamental physical processes throughout all domains of the heliosphere and the observational methods and subsequent data analysis to uncover those principles. Processes across the heliosphere - such as solar wind evolution and interactions with planetary bodies, solar EUV emissions, or atmospheric outflows from planets - are described by the evolutions of physical parameters - e.g. temperature, magnetic field, energetic particle, or UV spectra. These parameters can be measured through ground or space based remote sensing, and in-situ observations, using instruments that detect even more fundamental parameters such as particle counts or deposited energy.
Through expert lectures and interactive experiences, participants will explore the fundamental observation strategies and emerging data analysis used to infer the physical parameters and how they are used to address scientific questions throughout the domains of heliophysics. Emerging approaches and algorithms that extract information from data produced by physical sensors, discover patterns and causations, make predictions and advance foundational understanding using a variety of tools including artificial intelligence and machine learning will be explored.
Why attend the 2025 Heliophysics Summer School?
- Deepen your understanding of how Sun-Earth processes are connected
- Learn from accomplished faculty
- Meet other early-career scientists from all over the globe
- Explore professional development opportunities
- Leave with the resources you need to broaden the scope and impact of your research
Resources from past Summer Schools
The Summer School has produced a definitive textbook series for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students.
When combined with labs, problem sets and other resources from past Summer Schools, these books will facilitate the teaching of heliophysics at universities worldwide.