ARM BNF Summer School 2025
Monday, May 19, to Friday, May 23, 2025
Instructors and Mentors¶
Please list your instructors and mentors below!
| Instructor | Affiliation | Links |
|---|
| Max Grover | Argonne National Laboratory | Github |
| Scott Collis | Argonne National Laboratory | Github |
| Scott Giangrande | Brookhaven National Laboratory | |
| Brenda Dolan | Colorado State University | |
| Michael Giansiracusa | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Sébastien Biraud | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| Mark Spychala | Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Tim Wagner | University of Wisconsin | |
| Bill Gustafson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
| Patty Campbell | Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Chongai Kuang | Brookhaven National Laboratory | |
| Joseph O’Brien | Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Tim Juliano | NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research | |
| Sid Gupta | Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Sean Freeman | University of Alabama Huntsville | |
| Shawn Serbin | NASA | Github |
| Andrew Feldman | NASA | Github |
| Thijs Heus | Cleveland State University | |
Schedule¶
Sunday May 18, 2025¶
| Time | Location | Activity |
|---|
| 06:00 PM | Drury Inn Lobby | Go to Stovehouse for Dinner |
Monday May 19, 2025¶
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|
| 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM | Intro to ARM | Jim Mather and Sally McFarlane |
| 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM | Intro to Bankhead National Forest + Summer School | AMF3 Science Team + Max Grover |
| 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Intro to BNF Science: Why Forests? | Shawn S. |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Intro to BNF Science: Deep Convection | Brenda D. |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Intro to ARM Data/Accounts | Michael G. |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Elevator Pitch Intro Lunch | Max G. |
| 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM | Fundamentals of Radar Meteorology | Scott G. and Scott C. |
| 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM | Fundamentals of Sensing Columns Using Remote Sensing | Tim W. |
| 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM | Fundamentals in Aerosol Instrumentation - In Situ and Remote Sensing | Chongai K. |
| 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM | Coffee/Tea Break | |
| 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Tracking Data at BNF | Sean and Sid |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Project Pitches | |
Tuesday May 20, 2025¶
| Time | Location | Activity |
|---|
| 08:30 AM | Drury Inn Hotel Lobby | Depart for Field Site |
| 09:30 AM | CSAPR2 Radar Site | Guided Tour |
| 10:45 AM | Main Office | Orientation |
| 11:30 AM | Sonde Pad | Sonde Launch & Lunch |
| 12:00 PM | Instrument Field and S10 | Departure |
| 02:00 PM | Main Office | Guided Tour |
| 03:00 PM | Drury Inn Hotel | Arrive back at hotel |
Wednesday May 21, 2025¶
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|
| 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM | Finalize Project Pitch Decks | TBD |
| 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM | Introduction to Field Campaign Dashboard | Max G. |
| 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Intro to ARM Jupyterhub | Max G. |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Introduction to ACT | Joe O’Brien |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Introduction to Py-ART | Joe O’Brien |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Lunch and Learn: Introduction to AI/ML with ARM | Sid Gupta |
| 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Group Work! | |
Thursday May 22, 2025¶
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|
| 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM | Office Hours - Any Issues? | Max Grover + Scott Collis |
| 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Coffee/Tea Break | |
| 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Group Project Work Time | Everyone |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch and Learn: Simulation Data with LASSO | Bill G. |
| 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Group Work Time | Everyone |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Final Prep of Presentations | Everyone |
Friday May 23, 2025¶
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|
| 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM | Next Steps with the Jupyterhub + ARM | Mike Giansiracusa |
| 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM | Survey Time + Coffee | Max Grover and Scott Collis |
| 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Project Presentations | |
| 11:15 AM | Closing Remarks + Lunch to Go | Max Grover |