{"id":20073,"date":"2026-01-27T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/?post_type=research-groups&#038;p=20073"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:46:39","slug":"geospace-seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"research-groups","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/research-groups\/spasys\/geospace-seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"GEOSPACE Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\">\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><!-- SecondaryNavigationMirror --><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"ab0f707f-ab68-405c-8806-07748d31f20d\">\n    <nav id=\"secondary-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Secondary menu\" class=\"secondary-nav\">\n        <button class=\"secondary-nav__button btn btn-solid--primary w-full\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"secondary-nav__link \">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">People<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end SecondaryNavigationMirror -->\n\n\n<section class=\"section no-padding-y wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero hero--2  \">\n        \n<header class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__header\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"geospace-seminar-series\"\n    >\nGEOSPACE seminar series<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image hero__visual object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27080511\/GEOSPACE_Project_SpaSys.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27080511\/GEOSPACE_Project_SpaSys-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27080511\/GEOSPACE_Project_SpaSys-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27080511\/GEOSPACE_Project_SpaSys-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27080511\/GEOSPACE_Project_SpaSys.jpg 1450w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 58.00% 34.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 58.00% 34.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">The GEOSPACE scientific seminar series features internationally recognised scientists, including faculty from the 91短视频 and invited experts from external institutions. The lectures will explore the complex space weather, atmospheric, and geophysical processes, and how they impact critical infrastructure, both in space and on the Earth. The seminar is organized by SpaSys within the frames of the GEOSPACE project led by Dr. Olga Khabarova and Prof. Andreas Hein with help of Dr. Carl Shneider.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/research-projects\/geospace\/\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >GEOSPACE Project<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceweather.sites.tau.ac.il\/current-space-weather\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n            >CURRENT SPACE WEATHER<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"seminar-description\"\n    >\nSeminar description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The <strong>GEOSPACE <\/strong>seminar series is held weekly <strong>on Thursdays at 3:00 pm CET (Luxembourg, Berlin, Paris)<\/strong> in a hybrid format, combining both online and on-site participation. Topics include the physical processes driving space weather events, solar-terrestrial couplings, geomagnetic storms, atmospheric and ionospheric disturbances, geophysical threats and other phenomena that may affect technological systems. The series also focus on the resilience of infrastructure, from satellite networks to power grids, in response to these environmental impacts.<br><br>Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the physical mechanisms at play and their implications for science, technology, and system resilience. This seminar is open to researchers and students at all levels, across disciplines.<br>Links to join the upcoming events and records of past seminars can be found below.<br><br>If you have any results or findings you would like to share in future seminars, or if you would like to volunteer to give a lecture on a subject of your interest, please contact <a href=\"mailto:olga.khabarova@uni.lu\">Dr. Olga Khabarova<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:carl.shneider@uni.lu\">Dr. Carl Shneider<\/a>  to enquire about becoming a speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"upcoming-events\"\n    >\nUpcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-24 -mx-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card\">\n    <li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/20155842\/Shadia.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/20155842\/Shadia-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/20155842\/Shadia-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/20155842\/Shadia.jpg 993w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">23rd July 2026, 3 pm CET<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"the-dynamics-of-the-solar-corona-as-inferred-from-total-solar-eclipses-prof-shadia-habbal-institute-for-astronomy-university-of-hawaii-usa-apj-lead-editor\"\n    >\nThe Dynamics of the Solar Corona as Inferred from Total Solar Eclipses   <br> &#8211; Prof. Shadia Habbal, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, USA; ApJ Lead Editor<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Total solar eclipses are unique observational opportunities for exploring the evolution of coronal structures starting from the solar surface out to tens of solar radii in a spatially uninterrupted manner. This presentation will highlight some of the unique insights into the dynamics of the solar corona gained from multi-wavelength observations during totality, most notably the origin and evolution of plasma instabilities often leading to coronal mass ejections.<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/83668917866\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Click to Join Zoom Meeting <br>Meeting ID: 836 6891 7866 <br>Passcode: 1Geospace!<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27083220\/GEOSPACE-Seminar-Series-29-January.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27083220\/GEOSPACE-Seminar-Series-29-January-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27083220\/GEOSPACE-Seminar-Series-29-January-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27083220\/GEOSPACE-Seminar-Series-29-January-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27083220\/GEOSPACE-Seminar-Series-29-January.png 1313w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">30th July 2026, 3 pm CET <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"tbd\"\n    >\nTBD<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">TBD<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/83668917866\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Click to Join Zoom Meeting <br>Meeting ID: 836 6891 7866 <br>Passcode: 1Geospace!<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"past-seminars\"\n    >\nPast Seminars<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-24 -mx-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card\">\n    <li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/21111945\/Simon-Anghel-Seminar-Geospace.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/21111945\/Simon-Anghel-Seminar-Geospace-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/21111945\/Simon-Anghel-Seminar-Geospace-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/21111945\/Simon-Anghel-Seminar-Geospace.png 1000w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">20th January 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"from-bolide-impacts-to-satellite-risk-using-the-earths-atmosphere-to-probe-the-meteoroid-environment-dr-simon-anghel-laboratoire-temps-espace-paris-observatory-france\"\n    >\nFrom bolide impacts to satellite risk: using the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere to probe the meteoroid environment. <br> &#8211; Dr. Simon Anghel, Laboratoire Temps Espace, Paris Observatory, France<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Meteoroids impacting Earth range from micron-sized dust to meter-scale bodies or larger. The same population that produces observable bolides also sustains the micrometeoroid and dust environment threatening our space infrastructure. <br> <br>During this talk, we will explore different scenarios of Earth impacts across several scales of object size and strength. We start with well-observed bolides whose orbits can be linked to larger parent bodies, and extend to the more chaotic populations of small impactors generated by various space-weathering processes. These results, together with future space-based sensors (for example, satellite imagery and lightning mappers), improve the accuracy of mass estimates for impacting objects, helping to constrain the impact risk on spacecraft. Additionally, this will inform future space mission design, including shielding requirements and the necessary fuel for avoidance maneuvers.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQD08YcmwNUqTJleuTrbc3sYAQLRVTgKmCuV0JRuQUuPf6I?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=ZaUFcW\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/28145656\/Leon-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/28145656\/Leon-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/28145656\/Leon-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/28145656\/Leon-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/28145656\/Leon-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/28145656\/Leon-2048x1342.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">29th January 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"recent-discoveries-close-to-the-sun-from-nasas-parker-solar-probe-spacecraft-leon-ofman-professor-catholic-university-of-america-nasa-goddard-space-flight-center-usa\"\n    >\nRecent Discoveries Close to the Sun from NASA&#8217;s Parker Solar Probe Spacecraft <br> &#8211; Leon Ofman, Professor, Catholic University of America, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: The Parker solar probe (PSP) mission launched by NASA in 2018 is designed to study the Sun\u2019s outer atmosphere \u2013 the corona, at unprecedently close distances to the Sun \u2013 a mission to \u201ctouch the Sun\u201d. The spacecraft was designed to approach the Sun through a series of <br>orbits using Venus gravitational assist flybys. The PSP is protected by a heat shield, and <br>carries a suite of scientific instruments that include the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and <br>Protons (SWEAP) Investigation, the Wide-field Imager for Solar PRobe (WISPR), and the <br>Integrated Science Investigation of the sun (IS\u2609IS) that detects energetic electrons, protons and heavy ions that are accelerated to high energies (10s of keV to 100 MeV) in the sun&#8217;s <br>atmosphere. On 24 December 2024 PSP has made its closest approach to the Sun within a <br>distance 6.1 million km or about 9 solar radii from the solar \u2018surface\u2019 (photosphere) providing <br>unprecedent new observations. So far PSP has made important discoveries that <br>revolutionized our understanding to the solar wind, the solar corona, solar eruptions and the <br>acceleration of energetic particles. Some of the discoveries are the detection of magnetic <br>switchbacks, the detection of strong kinetic wave activity and ion instabilities in the solar <br>wind plasma, and the observations of solar eruptions as they happen around the spacecraft.  I will provide an overview of the PSP mission and the related main discoveries and will review our recent work that uses PSP data for understanding the main physical mechanism <br>associated with solar wind heating and acceleration. I will discuss the impact of PSP <br>discoveries on our understanding of solar activity and space weather.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQBwbhNJ1GTMRawyF64rmBNmAWTKozqiu7MKs_PDj6wqvXc?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=DTL3gs\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/30193827\/Calogero.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/30193827\/Calogero-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/30193827\/Calogero-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/30193827\/Calogero-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/30193827\/Calogero.jpg 1165w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">5th February 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"economic-impacts-of-severe-space-weather-calogero-nicosia-associate-director-at-fidelity-international-adjunct-lecturer-at-the-university-of-luxembourg\"\n    >\nEconomic impacts of severe space weather  <br> &#8211; Calogero Nicosia, Associate Director at Fidelity International, adjunct lecturer at the 91短视频<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 lockdown, it became evident that the functioning of financial systems and society relied heavily on real-time global communication. At the same time, the growing focus on space highlighted the need to integrate academic insights and economic considerations in assessing its strategic importance for the future. Space plays a vital role in communication, Earth observation, and navigation, and its dual-use nature has gained significance amid geopolitical fragmentation, creating new risks but also opportunities for collective action, especially in mitigating space weather risks. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms pose serious threats to critical infrastructures such as power grids, satellites, telecommunications, and financial networks. Awareness of these interdependencies is crucial.  With the expansion of satellite constellations and increasing reliance on space-based data, societal exposure to space weather risks is growing. Although the probability of extreme space-weather events may remain stable, overall risk rises as exposure increases. A close collaboration among physicists, engineers, policymakers, the financial sector, international organizations, and industry stakeholders is essential to enhance preparedness, resilience, and mitigation of space-weather disruptions.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQA_2xLroZCkTZe0sLKCJandAYdJR1h20W4faa5hirqgcyI?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=SsgJoJ\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/03002541\/Alex.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/03002541\/Alex-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/03002541\/Alex-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/03002541\/Alex-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/03002541\/Alex.jpeg 1536w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">12th February 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"magnetic-reconnection-in-realistically-turbulent-astrophysical-media-alexandre-lazarian-professor-university-of-wisconsin-madison-usa\"\n    >\nMagnetic reconnection in realistically turbulent astrophysical media <br> &#8211; Alexandre Lazarian, Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT:  Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process of enormous astrophysical importance. It changes magnetic field topology, releases magnetic field energy, and accelerates energetic particles. The properties of the media significantly influence the process. One of the most fundamental properties of astrophysical environments is their being turbulent. I will discuss how turbulence can regulate the rate of magnetic reconnection and how reconnection can induce and amplify turbulence. I will compare turbulent 3D reconnection theory with the alternative ideas that are being explored, as well as the astrophysical implications of turbulent reconnection.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQCcsr-o9kg9QLuHLG746W0UASzS7oxDgc0Y0UsoRV1KJ5o?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=55iUNB\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032155\/Lev.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032155\/Lev-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032155\/Lev-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032155\/Lev-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032155\/Lev.jpg 1181w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">19th February 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"variations-of-geophysical-fields-as-precursors-of-dangerous-geodynamic-events-lev-eppelbaum-professor-dept-of-geophysics-faculty-of-exact-sciences-tel-aviv-university-israel\"\n    >\nVariations of geophysical fields as precursors of dangerous geodynamic events <br> &#8211; Lev Eppelbaum, Professor, Dept. of Geophysics, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT:  Temporal variations of geophysical fields measured at the Earth\u2019s surface (on land and in the oceans), at various levels above the surface, in boreholes, underground, and on the seafloor may contain essential information on the preparation processes of hazardous geodynamic events, &#8211; earthquakes. Key questions concern how these variations can be reliably recorded and whether the observed anomalous effects are robust and reproducible. This presentation briefly analyzes temporal variations in magnetic and gravitational fields, temperature, very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic signals, and radon gas emissions. Analyzing the processes mentioned above is important from the perspective of their impact on critical infrastructure, as not only earthquakes are damaging, but also preceding electromagnetic, thermal, and gas-related anomalies can affect the operation, safety, and reliability of technological systems on land and in the marine environment. Understanding their variations is therefore important for assessing infrastructure vulnerability, improving monitoring and early-warning capabilities, and enhancing system resilience to natural geophysical hazards.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQDyzV6qleNzQIG3mILQrnzdAYIGqoDa4pv2ZkIU6VvRRxI?e=acHYqT&#038;nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10033227\/Michaela.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10033227\/Michaela-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10033227\/Michaela-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10033227\/Michaela.jpg 952w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">26th February 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"space-weather-challenges-for-defence-operations-in-the-arctic-michaela-brchnelova-ass-professor-faculty-of-military-sciences-netherlands-defence-academy-den-helder-netherlands\"\n    >\nSpace weather challenges for defence operations in the Arctic <br> &#8211; Michaela Brchnelova, Ass. Professor, Faculty of Military Sciences, Netherlands Defence Academy, Den Helder, Netherlands<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: On the land, on the sea, in the air and now also in space, solar phenomena have been affecting the performance of our sensors and signals ever since we started using them for defence purposes. Yet, we still have difficulty understanding and predicting these effects in detail, which, in turn, also constrains how well we can mitigate their impacts during our operations. In this seminar, I will discuss space weather challenges from the perspective of defence, highlighting the key areas of interest as our focus is now expanding and shifting to the Arctic. I will also outline some of the difficulties we are facing with space weather information as users; including the factors of monitoring, forecasting and of strategic autonomy in data provision. The contents presented in this seminar are unclassified.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQCyX4TNK4OBSZJPcTvyj1vKAcloVTNQT4t07YOb4NKBh8c?e=SW8gHK&#038;nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032648\/Alec.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032648\/Alec-300x254.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/10032648\/Alec.jpeg 543w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">12th March 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"space-weather-analyst-decision-aid-system-for-space-weather-impacts-alec-engell-technical-director-at-nextgen-federal-systems-usa\"\n    >\nSpace Weather Analyst &#8211; decision aid system for space weather impacts <br> &#8211; Alec Engell, Technical Director at NextGen Federal Systems, USA<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Physics-based models for space weather are limited by their ability to assimilate relevant observational data.  Machine-learned models have the benefit of being able to assimilate all relevant data.  We present the Space Weather Analyst decision aid system that executes streamlined ML operations to rapidly develop, validate, and deploy space weather forecast models such as solar energetic particle radiation events.  Such radiation events can impact satellite operations and cause spacecraft anomalies. The Space Weather Analyst supports the fusion of such space weather impacts to its underlying database providing the means to analyze and develop models focused on the impacts of space weather. This talk will provide an overview of the Space Weather Analyst technology, highlight its features, and demonstrate a live UI.   https:\/\/spark.nextgenfed.com\/ <br> ___________________________<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQAA_lxet7YoQ462zZdwZZGjAZ27Y0U5Z__IIzgFma1pcKg?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D&#038;e=afatg9\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013827\/KaleviMursula.jpg.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013827\/KaleviMursula.jpg-249x300.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013827\/KaleviMursula.jpg-768x927.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013827\/KaleviMursula.jpg.jpeg 778w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">19th March 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"space-climate-how-does-space-weather-change-in-time-kalevi-mursula-prof-space-physics-head-of-resolve-centre-of-excellence-of-the-academy-of-finland\"\n    >\nSpace climate: How does space weather change in time?        <br>                                           &#8211; Kalevi Mursula, Prof. (space physics), Head of ReSoLVE Centre of Excellence of the Academy of Finland<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: The Sun is a magnetic star and its magnetic activity changes in time dramatically from short time scales of seconds and minutes to the longest studied time scales of hundreds and thousands of years. Variations in solar magnetic fields control the space conditions in the whole solar system until the distance of about 100AU. These variations also cause changes in space weather conditions on Earth. In this seminar we will discuss how the solar magnetic fields vary at decadal time scales and longer, and how this variability modifies the near-Earth space and space weather conditions.<br> ___________________________<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQByszuwRaSlT42L1cmz4lkpAV-Hy1l79MqgQIDGV30RJEs?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=nDbQoA\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013538\/Valentina.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013538\/Valentina-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04013538\/Valentina.jpg 726w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">26th March 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"particle-acceleration-in-3d-current-sheets-in-the-heliosphere-pic-simulations-versus-observations-valentina-zharkova-prof-northumbria-university-uk\"\n    >\nParticle acceleration in 3D current sheets in the heliosphere: PIC simulations versus observations         <br>                        &#8211; Valentina Zharkova, Prof. Northumbria University, UK<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: In this talk I will describe the specifics of particle acceleration in  3D reconnecting current sheets occurring in solar flares and interplanetary space, describe a role of transverse and guiding magnetic fields  in particle acceleration of both charges  and in separation of the particles of the opposite charges leading to generation of  a polarisation electric field. <br>I will demonstrate that moving  from a basic test particle  approach to full kinetic 2.5-3.0D Particle-in-Cell (PIC) approach one can derive real particle dynamics observed in the heliosphere by satellites passing reconnecting current sheets like heliospheric current sheet, current sheets of interplanetary coronal mass ejection etc. PIC approach allows to account for current sheet density structure, ion velocities, electron pitch-angle distributions inside and after ejection from current sheets in the heliosphere. I will also demonstrate that the accelerated particles are also responsible for generation of kinetic turbulence induced by two beam instabilities by different accelerated particle beams.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQC80yrQIHyHRav82B5h5L7iAaSRQt_F_O4L6UDPA17lWAE?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=dUb3bl\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/06115555\/George.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/06115555\/George-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/06115555\/George-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/06115555\/George-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/06115555\/George.png 1536w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">2nd April 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"the-lifecycle-of-space-plasma-instruments-dr-georgios-nicolaou-mullar-space-science-laboratory-university-college-london-uk\"\n    >\nThe Lifecycle of Space Plasma Instruments                                                                     <br>              &#8211; Dr. Georgios Nicolaou, Mullar Space Science Laboratory,  University College London, UK<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT:Since the beginning of space exploration, space scientists and engineers have been designing, constructing, testing, and ultimately sending instruments into space in order to obtain the measurements required to answer significant science questions. Therefore, a successful mission depends on detailed studies of the appropriate instruments and the environment in which they are going to operate. <br>In this seminar, we will outline the standard development cycle of typical space plasma particle detectors. These are the devices we build and use to sample space plasma particles and determine their kinetic properties within various regimes in our solar system. We will explain the measurement principles behind these instruments and walk you through their design, testing, and operational phases. We will also highlight the most important considerations when preparing a new science, or operational mission.  Additionally, we will demonstrate real plasma measurements obtained from instruments on board missions such as Solar Orbiter and Cassini. Finally, we will discuss our plans for developing a new generation of instruments for future missions to potentially habitable worlds within our solar system.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQBpIN56LqgvTpap32CQ7kESAXEylaaEielmUdUsn0JpTpI?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=46GLxX\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27140903\/Martin.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27140903\/Martin-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27140903\/Martin-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27140903\/Martin-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27140903\/Martin-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/27140903\/Martin.jpg 1660w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">16th April 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"variable-element-abundances-in-the-solar-corona-and-wind-dr-martin-laming-space-science-division-naval-research-laboratory-washington-dc-usa\"\n    >\nVariable Element Abundances in the Solar Corona and Wind     <br>              \u2013 Dr. Martin Laming, Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Element abundances in the solar corona and wind vary from those in the solar photosphere. While some form of fractionation might well be expected as plasma is transported from the photosphere or chromosphere to the corona, the form of the abundance anomaly is unusual. Increasingly clarified in the decades following the first hint in 1963, this abundance anomaly has defied any interpretation in terms of the \u201cusual\u201d plasma physics processes such as the various forms of diffusion, gravitational settling, conservation of adiabatic invariants or inefficient Coulomb drag. <br> Elements with First Ionization Potential (FIP) below about 10 eV, like Mg, Si, and Fe, are enhanced in abundance in the corona over their typical photospheric values by a factor of about 3-4. Elements with FIP above 10 eV are relatively unaffected. This apparent \u201cstep function\u201d in FIP, and the absence of obvious mass dependence posed problems for any model based on quasi-thermal plasma processes. <br> I describe the modern view of this phenomenon, invoking the \u201cPonderomotive Force\u201d. This force arises as magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves reflect and refract in the solar chromosphere. It is an analog in MHD of \u201coptical tweezers\u201d, the optical part of a magneto-optical trap, now central to various applications in quantum optics. These \u201cMHD tweezers\u201d offer novel diagnostics of and implications for dynamical processes in the solar corona and wind, with applications to the coronal responses to solar activity and the emerging discipline of \u201cspace weather\u201d.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQDRPWYLVftwSacvGdM60UFCAVDVdiUx5cKROXDw4_aa0yY?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=EHm6cB\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/02234154\/Diana.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/02234154\/Diana.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/02234154\/Diana-150x150.jpeg 150w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">23rd April 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"predicting-the-geoeffectiveness-of-coronal-mass-ejections-dr-diana-besliu-ionescu-astronomical-institute-of-the-romanian-academy-institute-of-geodynamics\"\n    >\nPredicting the geoeffectiveness of Coronal Mass Ejections \n <br> &#8211; Dr. Diana Besliu-Ionescu, Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Institute of Geodynamics<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) represent the primary drivers of severe space weather, making the accurate prediction of their geoeffectiveness a critical challenge for orbital and ground-based infrastructure. While CMEs are continuously monitored, determining which events will impact Earth, and the intensity of the resulting disturbances, remains a complex forecasting problem. <br>This seminar will primarily focus on the model developed by Besliu-Ionescu and Mierla (2021). This method utilizes logistic regression to provide a binary forecast of whether a CME will reach Earth and if it will trigger a geomagnetic storm (such as defined by a minimum DST index &lt;\u221230 nT). To provide broader context, I will briefly examine Machine Learning frameworks used to predict CME geoeffectiveness comparing performances and methodologies. <\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQCXYKQkwirkQqOkRX7WTKNGAVP8dGqyjwRP_x05KZnVjgE?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=G2sWNe\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/16183756\/Elisabete.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/16183756\/Elisabete-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/16183756\/Elisabete-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/16183756\/Elisabete.png 389w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">29rd April 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"particle-acceleration-by-turbulence-driven-reconnection-from-space-and-solar-plasmas-to-astrophysical-systems-prof-elisabete-m-de-gouveia-dal-pino-instituto-de-astronomia-geofisica-e-ciencias-a\"\n    >\nParticle Acceleration by Turbulence-Driven Reconnection: From Space and Solar Plasmas to Astrophysical Systems    \n      <br>       &#8211; Prof. Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, Instituto de Astronomia, Geof\u00edsica e Ci\u00eancias Atmosf\u00e9ricas (IAG-USP) Universidade de Sao Paulo Cidade Universit\u00e1ria, Brasil<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Turbulence-driven magnetic reconnection is increasingly recognized as a fundamental mechanism for accelerating charged particles to high and very high energies in magnetized plasmas. It operates across a broad range of environments, from space and solar plasmas to extreme astrophysical systems associated with compact objects and extended magnetized flows. In this talk, I will present an overview of this acceleration process and a comparative analysis of particle energization in 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. I will examine how particle acceleration develops across both microscopic and macroscopic scales, drawing on results from 3D PIC kinetic simulations, hybrid 3D MHD-PIC models, and large-scale MHD simulations. While kinetic-scale PIC models are essential for addressing the injection problem\u2014the initial stage of particle acceleration\u2014macroscopic MHD simulations are needed to determine how particles continue to gain energy and what maximum energies can be reached. I will highlight the main similarities and differences between these regimes, their impact on acceleration rates and energy spectra, and how the transition from micro to macro scales shapes the overall acceleration process. I will further show that particle acceleration in 3D turbulent reconnection is primarily governed by a Fermi-type process, rather than by drift acceleration. This mechanism provides an efficient route to particle energization over a wide range of plasma conditions, with important implications not only for astrophysical sources but also for space and solar plasma environments. Although the main examples will focus on astrophysical systems, particularly active galactic nuclei (AGN), the underlying physical process is quite general and directly relevant to the broader plasma community. I will conclude by discussing applications to AGN sources. <\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQB8btJtDI_eQoJ61qoz9VBMAUPPBFUliOxEjTVBuah6pWg?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=V04sJX\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04144833\/Olga.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04144833\/Olga-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04144833\/Olga.jpg 492w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">7th May 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"space-weather-impacts-on-space-and-terrestrial-critical-infrastructure-dr-olga-khabarova-snt-university-of-luxembourg-luxembourg\"\n    >\nSpace weather impacts on space and terrestrial critical infrastructure \n <br> &#8211; Dr. Olga Khabarova, SnT, 91短视频, Luxembourg<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Space weather plays a critical role in satellite operations as well as in ground-based power systems and communication networks. Its impacts arise through processes such as ionospheric and thermospheric disturbances, geomagnetically induced currents, and energetic particle precipitation.  <br>A recent illustrative example is the May 2024 Gannon geomagnetic storm, which reached a minimum Dst of \u2212412 nT. This severe event had a pronounced effect on satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO): enhanced solar activity increased atmospheric density, leading to elevated drag, measurable orbital decay, and even satellite loss. Also, this storm&#8217;s impact on the Eastern Inner Mongolia power grid was comparable to the March 1989 event.  <br>Forecasting hazardous changes in near-Earth space remains a major scientific and operational challenge, given its direct implications for global security and the long-term sustainability of technological infrastructure. Reliable prediction requires a comprehensive understanding of the physical mechanisms through which space weather affects satellites and other critical systems. While the primary drivers of damage to space- and ground-based infrastructure are broadly understood, no existing model fully captures their combined effects, reflecting the early stage of progress in this field. Notably, statistical studies show no consistent correlation between geomagnetic storm intensity and the occurrence of satellite malfunctions or terrestrial impacts. Instead, infrastructure anomalies are often associated not only with rare extreme events but also with more frequent moderate storms. <br>In this seminar, I will discuss the physical processes underlying space weather hazards, emphasize the importance of considering the full spectrum of geomagnetic activity in risk assessment, and demonstrate that the severity of impacts depends on the interplay of multiple concurrent factors. <\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQCmY1cVBZ5CS4cAZsmcv6u0AXsDJx7Dis847ydQ4szsGQ0?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=SCgHaI\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04121237\/Colin.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04121237\/Colin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04121237\/Colin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04121237\/Colin.jpg 420w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">14th May 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"lightning-as-a-natural-hazard-prof-colin-price-department-of-geophysics-tel-aviv-university-israel\"\n    >\nLightning as a natural hazard \n <br> &#8211; Prof. Colin Price, Department of Geophysics, Tel Aviv University, Israel<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Lightning can be regarded as a weather and climate risk due to its impact on humans, infrastructures (power lines, wind turbines), aviation, and wildfires. Furthermore, as the climate warms it is expected that the number and severity of thunderstorms will increase, with increasing risks to the public and industry.  In Africa and Asia there are reports of significant increases in the deaths due to lightning, although this could be partially due to population growth in those regions.  In addition to the direct impact of lightning and thunderstorms on our lives and economies, thunderstorms and lightning can also feed back on the climate system, causing additional warming via the production of ozone and water vapor (both greenhouse gases) in the upper troposphere.  The presentation will present what we know and what we don&#8217;t know about the risks of thunderstorms, lightning in our changing climate.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQDYcgsUQ17oSq2pSMup50U6AQ-4-nGpo1dvir95wJ2Ekvo?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=bAKT49\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161255\/Cristiana-1.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161255\/Cristiana-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161255\/Cristiana-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161255\/Cristiana-1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161255\/Cristiana-1-1536x1228.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161255\/Cristiana-1-2048x1637.png 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">21th May 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-heliospheric-odyssey-with-the-ulysses-spacecraft-dr-cristiana-dumitrache-astronomical-institute-of-romanian-academy-romania-leader-of-the-aira-team-in-the-esa-project-space-weather-service-ne\"\n    >\nA Heliospheric Odyssey with the Ulysses Spacecraft <br>  &#8211; Dr. Cristiana Dumitrache, Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy, Romania; leader of the AIRA Team in the ESA Project &#8220;Space Weather Service Network Development and Pre-Operation&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Launched in 1990 as a joint ESA\/NASA mission, the Ulysses spacecraft provided the first detailed in-situ observations of the solar wind and interplanetary medium at high heliographic latitudes. Its unique polar orbit offered an unprecedented three-dimensional view of the heliosphere throughout different phases of the solar cycle.  <br>This seminar focuses on the CME\u2013ICME relationship, the propagation of coronal mass ejections through the heliosphere, and methods for identifying and tracking ICME events using multi-spacecraft observations. Particular attention is given to ICME identification techniques, magnetic cloud analysis, and back-tracing methods to determine solar source regions. A semi-automatic method for ICME boundary detection based on proton temperature ratios and plasma beta thresholds is also presented. <\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQCaQE40MrKNTq_K4AmHP-6UAZcETbFHHBEpsLEkklm4x60?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=kYZZQQ\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04145533\/Carl.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04145533\/Carl-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04145533\/Carl-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04145533\/Carl-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/04145533\/Carl.png 1536w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">28th May 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"ai-perspectives-for-space-weather-dr-carl-shneider-snt-university-of-luxembourg-luxembourg\"\n    >\nAI Perspectives for Space Weather   <br> &#8211; Dr. Carl Shneider, SnT, 91短视频, Luxembourg<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Artificial Intelligence (AI) consists of a plethora of techniques which advance at an ever burgeoning pace. In this talk, a structured taxonomy of AI is introduced, spanning classical machine learning and deep learning through to emerging paradigms of augmented intelligence, including foundation models, generative AI, and agentic AI. These methods enable the fusion of heterogeneous data sources and support increasingly complex inference workflows. In particular, physics-informed machine learning integrates observational data with governing equations to enhance predictive fidelity.<br>From a systems perspective, the deployment of these AI methodologies is tightly coupled with advances in computing architectures. Hardware acceleration using ASICs and FPGAs enables low-latency, energy-efficient inference, forming the basis for on-board AI processing. Emerging physical, computational, and architectural paradigms such as neuromorphic computing, photonic computing, and analog in-memory computing (AIMC) offer scalable, radiation-tolerant hardware alternatives for executing energy-efficient AI inference at the space edge.<br>Through selected examples, this talk highlights how the co-evolution of advanced AI methodologies and computing paradigms can address key challenges in the domains of heliophysics and space weather.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQCVDzddZoe-SJwi8gEJF-4fASzlqj0MhU_mxmU16I-qWW0?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=GaO5Lm\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161852\/Bin-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161852\/Bin-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161852\/Bin-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161852\/Bin-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161852\/Bin-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/15161852\/Bin-2048x1145.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">4th June 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"solar-flares-as-a-laboratory-for-studying-particle-acceleration-prof-bin-chen-new-jersey-institute-of-technology-usa\"\n    >\nSolar flares as a laboratory for studying particle acceleration <br> &#8211; Prof. Bin Chen, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: The Sun is a powerful particle accelerator, producing energetic particles across a broad range of energy, spatial, and temporal scales. Major solar flares can accelerate a large number of high-energy electrons and ions, producing intense electromagnetic radiation and shaping interplanetary space weather. Meanwhile, small-scale energy release events\u2014such as microflares\/nanoflares, network jets, and transient UV brightenings\u2014may also accelerate particles and contribute to coronal heating and solar wind acceleration. Recent advances in observations and numerical modeling have provided new insights into these processes. In this talk, I will highlight our recent developments and discuss future prospects, particularly in the context of current- and next-generation solar radio observations that enable broadband imaging spectroscopy.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQAhOE19VjKRRKNAqZL_qPB5AfJyx2xMRx_fHS-St6JDcUg?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=7dq1ub\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/08233858\/David.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/08233858\/David-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/08233858\/David-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/08233858\/David-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/08233858\/David.jpeg 1200w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">11th June 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"space-weather-impacts-on-satellites-effects-observations-and-investigations-david-pitchford-senior-engineer-iris2-meo100-satellite-survivability-ses-luxembourg\"\n    >\nSpace Weather Impacts on Satellites: Effects, Observations and Investigations. \n &#8211; David Pitchford, Senior Engineer, IRIS2 \/ MEO100 Satellite Survivability SES, Luxembourg <\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: This talk will discuss the effects of the Space Environment and its dynamics &#8211; Space Weather &#8211; on spacecraft orbiting the Earth. Examples of how spacecraft hardware can be adversely affected are given, as well as details of how these so called &#8216;Spacecraft Anomalies&#8217; can be investigated using in-situ Space Environment \/ Space Weather data as well as that from ground based observations such as from magnetometer chains.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/uniluxembourg-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/olga_khabarova_uni_lu\/IQDhw-oT0KPYTo8_Mz_iVahLAdCbcapeuM5W0GQ2HsuJlps?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&#038;e=c74bDI\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Watch the seminar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/11013538\/Bahruz.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/11013538\/Bahruz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/11013538\/Bahruz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/11013538\/Bahruz.jpg 400w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">18th June 2026<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"using-satellite-technology-to-monitor-changes-on-earths-surface-how-insar-helps-us-study-earthquakes-mud-volcanoes-and-other-geohazards-dr-bahruz-ahadov-leading-research-scientist-at-the-geolo\"\n    >\nUsing Satellite Technology to Monitor Changes on Earth&#8217;s Surface: How InSAR Helps Us Study Earthquakes, Mud Volcanoes, and Other Geohazards \n &#8211; Dr. Bahruz Ahadov, Leading research scientist at the Geology Institute. Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ABSTRACT: Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is recognized as a leading geodetic technique for measuring Earth&#8217;s surface deformation with millimeter-level precision. The expanded availability of satellite radar observations has greatly enhanced our capacity to investigate geodynamic processes and monitor natural hazards over diverse spatial and temporal scales. In this seminar, I will present the fundamental principles of InSAR and its applications to the study of earthquakes, mud volcanoes, and related geohazards. Using selected case studies, I will demonstrate how satellite radar observations enable the characterization of coseismic and postseismic deformation, the detection of subtle ground movements associated with mud volcanic systems, and the advancement of our understanding of the relationships among tectonic activity, fluid migration, and surface deformation. 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