Schedule - ARM Big Open Data Summer School

Below contains the 2026 ARM Big Open Data Summer School Schedule.

Links to each presentation are included within. However, users may need to request access to view each.

Subject to change. Organizers will highlight changes within the 2026 Summer School slack space.

Sunday, 17 May 2026¶

Time	Location	Activity
05:00 PM - 06:45 PM	Assemble in Hotel Lobby / Join Up for Dinner	Check Slack for Dinner Location!
06:45 PM - 07:00 PM	Assemble in the Hotel Lobby for Kickoff Group Activity	Check Slack for More Info!
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM	Kickoff Group Activity - Braum’s Ice Cream Social
08:00 PM	Return to Hotel Lobby

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
07:45 AM - 08:00 AM	Travel to National Weather Center
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM	Intro to ARM	Jim Mather and Sally McFarlane
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM	Host Introduction - CIWRO	Greg McFarqhuar
09:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Intro to 2026 Summer School and SGP	Scott Collis and Joe O’Brien
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Intro to ARM Accounts and Site Access Requests	Mark Spychala
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM	Intro to ARM Data/Accounts	Michael Giansiracusa
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Data Quality Operations in ARM	Alyssa Sockol
12:00 PM - 01:20 PM	Lunch and Learn 1: Elevator Pitch Introductions	Joe O’Brien

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM	Fundamentals of Cloud Microphysics	Andrew Dzambo
01:40 PM - 02:00 PM	Fundamentals of Aerosol Observations	Maria Zawadowicz
02:00 PM - 02:20 PM	Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Radiation	Connor Flynn
02:20 PM - 02:40 PM	Fundamentals of Machine Learning	Bhupendra Raut
02:40 PM - 03:00 PM	Break / Travel Time
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM	Tour of the OU ARRC
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM	Project Pitches	Joe O’Brien and Scott Collis

Time	Location	Activity
08:30 AM - 08:45 AM	Assemble at Hotel Lobby / Prepare Vans	Depart for Field Site
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Travel to SGP Main Office	Travel
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Check In / Site Safety Share	Orientation
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM	Lunch and Learn 2a: SGP REAL	Adam Theisen
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM	Lunch and Learn 2b: Decadal Analysis	Adam Theisen
12:00 AM - 01:00 PM	Lunch and Learn 2c: History of the SGP	Mark Spychala
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Tour of the Main Facility	Guided Tour
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Sonde Launch / Group Picture / Wrap Up	Departure.
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM	Return to Hotel Lobby	Arrive back at hotel

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
08:00 AM - 08:15 AM	Travel to National Weather Center
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM	Finalize Project Pitch Decks	Joe O’Brien
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM	Introduction to ARM JupyterHub	Joe O’Brien
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Introduction to ACT	Adam Theisen
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Introduction to Py-ART	Bhupendra Raut
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Introduction to AI/ML	Bobby Jackson
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM	Lunch and Learn 3: Multiscale Modeling Meets ARM Data	Bill Gustafson & Hsi-Yen Ma

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	Group Work!	Everyone

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
08:00 AM - 08:15 AM	Travel to National Weather Center
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM	Office Hours - Any Issues?	Joe O’Brien + Scott Collis
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Coffee/Tea Break
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Group Project Work Time	Everyone
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM	Lunch and Learn 4: Open-Source ML Workflows	Bobby Jackson
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Group Work Time	Everyone
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM	Office Hours 2 - (Group Work Continued)	Joe O’Brien + Scott Collis
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM	Next Steps with the JupyterHub + ARM	Michael Giansiracusa
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM	Final Preparation of Presentations	Everyone

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
07:45 AM - 08:00 AM	Travel to National Weather Center
08:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Project Presentations	Everyone
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM	Survey Time + Coffee/Tea	Joe O’Brien
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Closing Remarks	Scott Collis