BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260212T153923Z UID:E1AAFB0F-1CD6-456B-8076-18C45ED5016A DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T170000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Atlanta AP/MTT is starting a series where we present the r esearch work done by local researchers in the Atlanta area. We are proud t o have Dr. Michael Peterson from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI ) present a talk titled: FulminoSat: A CubeSat Constellation to Study the Ionosphere with Multi-Modal Lightning Signals. This talk will be held at the GTRI Conference Center auditorium on February 11\, 2026 (Wednesday) at 4pm EST. Light refreshments will be served during the talk. Please regist er to attend in-person. Talk abstract can be read below. Parking is avalia ble in the GTRI/GPB parking deck next to the GTRI Conference Center. (It s hould allow for visitor parking\; but if not\, temporary parking permits c an be given.) Hope to see you there!\n\n---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------\n\nTalk Abstract: The modern interconnect ed world increasingly relies on technologies that are impacted by space we ather. Common modes of radio communications are susceptible to disruption from all types of solar storms that perturb the ionospheric plasma. Distur bances impact signal propagation or create communications blackout conditi ons in critical high-latitude regions. Our ability to monitor these distur bances is limited to land via sensor density\, to serendipitous orbital al ignments\, or to the source of the ionospheric disturbance – X-rays\, en ergetic electrons\, or energetic protons – in the case of operational mo deling. Improvements to the spatial and temporal sampling of ionospheric d isturbances regardless of radiation source is needed to provide improved s ituational awareness of disturbances\, to quantify risk and impacts to adv anced technologies\, and to understand basic ionospheric physics questions . We are developing the FulminoSat constellation that will use distributed multi-modal space-based sensing of signals of opportunity (lightning) to complement current sensing systems to meet these needs.\n\n--------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------\n\nWhat is IEEE AP/MTT ?\n\nIn Atlanta\, the local chapters for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) and Microwave Theory and Technique Society (MTT-S) are mer ged to form the joint AP/MTT chapter. We are composed of members at variou s stages of their careers\, who work and do research in various electromag netics disciplines\, like antenna design\, microwave circuits\, RF systems analysis\, etc. We welcome any students\, young professionals\, researche rs\, and senior engineers in Atlanta to join our joint-chapter and partici pate in our technical and service activities.\n\nSpeaker(s): Michael\n\nRo om: Auditorium\, Bldg: GTRI Conference Center\, 250 14th St NW\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States\, 30318 LOCATION:Room: Auditorium\, Bldg: GTRI Conference Center\, 250 14th St NW\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States\, 30318 ORGANIZER:csaetia3@gatech.edu SEQUENCE:32 SUMMARY: IEEE Atlanta AP/MTT Talk with Dr. Michael Peterson - FulminoSat: A CubeSat Constellation to Study the Ionosphere with Multi-Modal Lightning Signals URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/535172 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>IEEE Atlanta AP/MTT is starting a series where we present the research work done by local researchers in the Atlanta area. We are proud to have Dr. Michael Peterson from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) present a talk titled:&nbsp\;<span data-olk -copy-source="MessageBody"> <em>FulminoSat: A CubeSat Constellation to Stu dy the Ionosphere with Multi-Modal Lightning Signals.&nbsp\;</em>This talk will be held at the GTRI Conference Center auditorium on February 11\, 20 26 (Wednesday) at 4pm EST. Light refreshments will be served during the ta lk. Please register to attend in-person. Talk abstract can be read below. Parking is avaliable in the GTRI/GPB parking deck next to the GTRI Confere nce Center. (It should allow for visitor parking\; but if not\, temporary parking permits can be given.) Hope to see you there!</span></strong></p>\ n<p><strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><span style="color: r gb(52\, 73\, 94)\;">------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------</span></span></strong></p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source="Me ssageBody"><strong>Talk Abstract: </strong>The modern interconnected world increasingly relies on technologies that are impacted by space weather. C ommon modes of radio communications are susceptible to disruption from all types of solar storms that perturb the ionospheric plasma. Disturbances i mpact signal propagation or create communications blackout conditions in c ritical high-latitude regions. Our ability to monitor these disturbances i s limited to land via sensor density\, to serendipitous orbital alignments \, or to the source of the ionospheric disturbance &ndash\; X-rays\, energ etic electrons\, or energetic protons &ndash\; in the case of operational modeling. Improvements to the spatial and temporal sampling of ionospheric disturbances regardless of radiation source is needed to provide improved situational awareness of disturbances\, to quantify risk and impacts to a dvanced technologies\, and to understand basic ionospheric physics questio ns. We are developing the FulminoSat constellation that will use distribut ed multi-modal space-based sensing of signals of opportunity (lightning) t o complement current sensing systems to meet these needs.</span></p>\n<p>< span style="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;">---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(52 \, 73\, 94)\;">What is IEEE AP/MTT?</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb (52\, 73\, 94)\;">In Atlanta\, the local chapters for the IEEE Antennas an d Propagation Society (AP-S) and Microwave Theory and Technique Society (M TT-S) are merged to form the joint AP/MTT chapter. We are composed of memb ers at various stages of their careers\, who work and do research in vario us electromagnetics disciplines\, like antenna design\, microwave circuits \, RF systems analysis\, etc. We welcome any students\, young professional s\, researchers\, and senior engineers in Atlanta to join our joint-chapte r and participate in our technical and service activities.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR