1. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Virginia Tech SuperDARN HF radar group Relocated from JHU/APL to VT in 2008 Senior Staff: Mike Ruohoniemi Jo Baker Ray Greenwald (Research faculty) Lasse Clausen*(Post-doc from Leicester University, UK) Students:Nathaniel FrissellPh.D. Yin YanPh.D. Kevin SterneM.Sc. A J Riberio*M.Sc. Nitya Ravindran*M.Sc. *Additions since the last IAB meeting The SuperDARN lab is located in the Corporate Research Center in the ICTAS building. A recent proposal to double our office space was accepted.

2. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Combined Fields-of-View of SuperDARN Radars Currently in Operation Northern Hemisphere 14 operating radars. Southern Hemisphere 7 operating radars. McMurdo, Dome C (2) and Zhongshan in development.

3. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Virginia Tech SuperDARN HF radar group PI Institution for the NSF SuperDARN Upper Atmosphere Facility (UAF) - supports the U.S. component of the international SuperDARN collaboration (21 radars, ten countries), including: - operation of four radars (Goose Bay, Kapuskasing, Wallops, and Blackstone) - distribution of SuperDARN data to the wider research community - research on topics in space physics and space weather - engineering and software innovations of benefit to the wider collaboration

4. Space@VT October 8, 2009 SuperDARN Space Weather Map SUN

5. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Virginia Tech SuperDARN HF radar group The UAF renewal proposal was submitted in June and funded as a grant in September. - awarded for a 5 year term as an NSF Collaborative grant - VT is the lead institution with a partner at JHU/APL - funding for VT is $2.35 (out of $3.7M)

6. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Northern hemisphere: 14 radars Southern hemisphere: 8 radars

7. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Virginia Tech SuperDARN HF radar group PI Institution on an NSF Mid-Sized Infrastructure (MSI) project: - aim is to construct a mid-latitude chain of SuperDARN radars - 4 year term (2009-2012) - VT is the lead collaborative institution with partners at Dartmouth College, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and JHU/APL - funding for VT is $2M (out of $6M) - the build of the first pair of radars is underway on the grounds of Fort Hays State University in western Kansas

8. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Layout of MSI SuperDARN radars in Kansas

9. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Construction of the MSI SuperDARN Facility - 2009 Staking – January Piers and poles – August Raising the poles - September

10. Space@VT October 8, 2009 Construction of the MSI SuperDARN Facility - 2009

11. Space@VT October 8, 2009 FHSU – 2009 Hays, KS OSU – 2010 Corvallis, OR 2011 Aleutian Islands, AK 2012 Azore Islands, Portugal MSI SuperDARN