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Cosmic Ray Transport Workshop, to be held May 18–19, 2026, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio (USA)

The workshop, "Cosmic-Ray Transport Across Scales: From In Situ Heliospheric Measurements to Galactic Systems," is hosted by the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP).

This workshop will bring together researchers studying cosmic-ray transport across a wide range of scales—from the heliosphere and interstellar medium to galaxies and galaxy clusters—with the goal of developing a common framework for cosmic-ray physics. The program will combine invited talks with topic-focused discussion sessions to encourage active exchange.

Registration is free of charge, but advance registration is required. Deadline is March 29, 2026.

Workshop website (program & logistics):https://ccapp.osu.edu/workshops/cosmic-ray-transport-workshop 

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/daT7tncFNZAB4CyX8 

SHIELD DRIVE Science Center Open Session, Wednesday, April 29th, 2026,  9:00 am –  1:00 pm ET

Save the Date

Join the SHIELD DRIVE Science Center for an Open Session during the 4th SHIELD Annual Meeting.  The topics will focus on the recent advancements in the study of the heliosphere through modeling and data interpretation, including missions like IBEX,  Cassini, Voyager, New Horizons, and implications for IMAP. Watch for more details will be available soon.

The meeting is open to the public and is available online. Please register to receive the meeting link:

https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/nxriUhARRciV9Sr8jD_iVA

ASTRONUM-2026, 18th International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows, Bordeaux, France, June 29 - July 3, 2026

 Organized by:

Maison de la Simulation (CEA/CNRS/Inria/UPS/UVSQ), Saclay, France and Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research in The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA

The conference will cover the following topics:

(1) Advanced numerical methods for space and astrophysical flows;

(2) Large-scale fluid-based, kinetic, and hybrid simulations;

(3) Turbulence and cosmic ray transport;

(4) Magnetohydrodynamics

(5) Software packages for modeling and analyzing plasma flows / Visualisation 

with the application to

    (1) Physics of the Sun-Heliosphere-Magnetosphere;

    (2) Interstellar medium and star formation;

    (3) Cosmology and galaxy formation;

    (4) Stellar Physics.

Information about the meeting is available at https://astronum-meeting.github.io/2026 

Contact: E-mail inquiries about the meeting should be directed to Nikolai.Pogorelov@uah.edu.