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The Centre for Plasma Astrophysics - K.U.Leuven

Stefaan Poedts

SWIFF kick-off, Feb. 1-4, 2011, Leuven, BelgiumThe K.U.LeuvenThe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven was founded in 1425 and embraces the values of independent inquiry and pursues a policy of non-discrimination.K.U.Leuven offers an extensive range of programmes, also in English (at MSc and PhD levels) and conducts research in all academic disciplines.As a member of many high-profile international networks and associations such as Leru and Coimbra, K.U.Leuven affirms the important role of international co-operation in its strategy and tradition.K.U.Leuven has a long tradition of welcoming international students, researchers and guest professors from all around the world.

Centre for Plasma AstrophysicsThe Centre for Plasma Astro-physics (CPA) was founded on 1/1/1992 and is part of the Dept. of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences of the `Group Science & Technology' of the K.U.Leuven http://wis.kuleuven.be/cpa

The CPA mission comprises the study of waves, instabilities, flows, shocks, heating, and acceleration of magnetic plasmas in the Sun (atmosphere, wind, ...), other stars, galactic disks, (extra-)galactic jets, accretion disks, magnetospheres, and thermonuclear fusion machinesCPA people4 Professors:

14 postoctoral researchers and fellows

12 PhD students (incl. 3 external)

See: http://wis.kuleuven.be/cpa

CPA research topicsCoronal seismology

Space weather

Relativistic plasma dynamics

CPA projects & int. collaborations

www.soteria-space.euand others.

SOTERIA EC network of FP7

www.soteria-space.euFunded by the EC in FP7 Space ScienceCoordinator: G. LapentaData (ground & space) & simulation on:PhotosphereChromosphere/CoronaHeliosphere/Terrestrial effectsIrradianceFocus on data disseminationLooking forward to collaborations outside the consortium

INTEL ExaScience Lab in Leuven

June 8, 2010 New Lab to Develop Solar Flare Prediction as Driver for Intels Future Exascale Supercomputers Intel, Imec and Five Flemish Universities Open Flanders ExaScience Labexascience.com

Strong links with:SOLAIRE (EU FP6 RTN)

SOLAIRE is a Research Training Network financed by the European Commission. It consists of TWELVE European University teams and Research Institutes and a private R&TD company.

Trained 14 ERs (226 mm total) and11 ESRs (334 mm total)!ESA SEPEM Project

ESA Solar Energetic Particle Environ-ment Modelling (SEPEM) Project

New EU FP7 projects (2011-2013)

SWIFF, FP7 CP coordinated by G. Lapenta (CPA)Space Weather Integrated Forecasting FrameworkKick-off: Feb. 1-4, 2011, Leuven

SPACECAST, FP7 CP coord. by R. Horne (Cambridge) Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing European dynamic modelling and forecastingKick-off: Mar. 29-30, 2011, Cambridge

SOLSPANET, FP7 IRSES coord. by S. Poedts (CPA)Solar and Space Weather Network of ExcellenceKick-off: TBD (DoW and CA almost signed), 2011, Leuven