Robert F. Stein

Ab Initio Models of Solar Activity

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Jun 2015 - May 2016

2014

Kaori Nagashima, Björn Löptien, Laurent Gizon, Aaron C. Birch, Robert Cameron, Sebastien Couvidat, Sanja Danilovic, Bernhard Fleck, and Robert Stein (2014): Interpreting the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) Multi-Height Velocity Measurements, Solar Physics, Springer Science + Business Media, Vol 289, Num 9, pp3457-3481

2016

Robert F. Stein (2016): Ab Initio Models of Solar Activity, 2016 Blue Waters Annual Report, pp41-42

2015

Robert F. Stein (2015): Ab Initio Models of Solar Activity, 2015 Blue Waters Annual Report, pp32-33

Robert Stein: Flux emergence: simulations and observations


NORDITA (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) Workshop: Sunspot formation: theory, simulations and observations; Stockholm, Sweden, Mar 10, 2015

Robert Stein: Granules, Flux Emergence and Subsurface Structure of Sunspots


Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research seminar; Göttingen, Germany, Jan 14, 2015

Robert Stein and A. Nordlund: Simulations of Magnetic Flux Emergence


40th COSPAR (Commitee on Space Research) Scientific Assembly; Moscow, Russia, Aug 6, 2014

Robert Stein: Active Region Emergence and Dynamo Action


Blue Waters Symposium 2014, May 14, 2014

“Making Of..” Behind the Scenes Mini-Documentaries


Nov 11, 2016

Dr. Leigh Orf, a scientist from the University of Wisconsin, tells us how he designed the most detailed supercomputer models of a tornadic thunderstorm ever produced. Robert Stein, Michigan State University describes how he got interested in stars and used computing to uncover the secrets of our sun.


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‘Solar Superstorms’ invited to show at SIGGRAPH 2016


Jul 8, 2016

The Advanced Visualization Lab at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at Illinois was recently invited to present its recent film “Solar Superstorms” at the 2016 SIGGRAPH Conference. This conference will be the 43rd annual international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, and will take place July 24-28 in Anaheim, California.


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Scientific visualizations heat up new documentary that helps explain sun’s strange phenomena


May 20, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF), the supercomputer company Cray Inc., and Sens. Bill Nelson of Florida and Gary Peters of Michigan invite members of the media to attend a special screening of the documentary "Solar Superstorms" May 25 at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. High-velocity jets, fiery tsunamis that reach up to 100,000 kilometers and rising loops of electrified gas -- NSF and Cray Inc. ask what's driving these strange phenomena that take place on the sun and how might they affect planet Earth? Without question, these occurrences are beautiful, but every year, they cost the United States billions of dollars.


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Journey Into The Sun's Guts With Benedict Cumberbatch As Your Guide


Jul 1, 2015

Without the sun, life on Earth would be impossible. It provides food for the plants that feed us, and warmth so that we don’t freeze to death. But the sun has a dark side. It is, after all, a giant ball of fire in the sky, whose 27 million degree Fahrenheit surface is tossed about by burning tsunami waves 62,000 miles high. And at pretty much any point, it could burp out rivers of charged particles that could paralyze technology on Earth. A new documentary premiering tonight asks the question, “What can cause our normally benign sun to erupt in such fury that it can threaten the world's power and technological infrastructure?" according to a press release.


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Solar Superstorms show Highlights Extremely Powerful Computer Simulation, Visualization


Jul 1, 2015

A 24-minute, high-resolution science documentary narrated Benedict Cumberbatch about the dynamics of the sun that features data-driven visualizations produced by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign debuted on June 30, 2015, at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum in Baton Rouge before rolling out to more than a dozen planetariums and science centers around the world. "Solar Superstorms" was produced as part of a project called CADENS (Centrality of Digitally Enabled Science). Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), CADENS spotlights the new knowledge produced thanks to the massive computing and data analysis capabilities now available to scientists, engineers and scholars.


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Computational science and data visualization take the spotlight in new Solar Superstorms documentary


Jun 29, 2015

A 24-minute, high-resolution science documentary about the dynamics of the Sun that features data-driven visualizations produced by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will debut June 30 at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum in Baton Rouge before rolling out to more than a dozen planetariums and science centers around the world. "Solar Superstorms” was produced as part of a project called CADENS (Centrality of Advanced Digitally Enabled Science). Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, CADENS spotlights the new knowledge produced thanks to the massive computing and data analysis capabilities now available to scientists, engineers, and scholars.


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