{"id":292,"date":"2026-09-17T11:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/esailors\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:02:58","slug":"summer-school-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/esailors\/summer-school-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer School I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22-24 September 2026 \/ RTU, Riga, Latvia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY 0<\/strong> (Monday, 21 September)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17:00 Gathering event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY 1 <\/strong>(Tuesday, 22 September)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>09:00 <strong>Ali Arshad (RTU)<\/strong> \u201cWelcome address. Schedule of the summer school\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09:30 <strong>Aditya Savio Paul (UT)<\/strong> \u201cPresentation of the E-Sailors project and Consortium\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:00 Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:20 <span style=\"color: blue;\">KEYNOTE:<\/span> <strong>Mykola Ivchenko (KTH)<\/strong> \u201cFundaments of space plasma physics\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:50 <strong>Jaan Praks (Aalto)<\/strong> \u201cLessons learned from previous E-sail missions. Nanospacecraft platform design\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:20 Student kick-off meeting: Doctoral Candidates presentations, session 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13:00 Lunch break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:00 Student kick-off meeting: Doctoral Candidates presentations, session 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:00 Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:30 Student kick-off meeting: First meeting among Doctral Candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:30 End of the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY 2<\/strong> (Wednesday, 23 September)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>09:00 <span style=\"color: blue;\">KEYNOTE:<\/span> <strong>Pekka Janhunen (FMI)<\/strong> \u201cIntroduction to the Coulomb drag propulsion. Brief history of the E-sail concept\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:30 <strong>(APT) Perttu Yli-Opas<\/strong> \u201cE-sail tether design and manufacturing\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:00 Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:30 <span style=\"color: blue;\">KEYNOTE:<\/span> <strong>Martin Tajmar (TUD)<\/strong> \u201cFundamental components for E-sailing: high-voltage source, electron emitter, FEEP\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:30 <strong>Mykola Ivchenko (KTH)<\/strong> \u201cPlasma interactions and plasma probes\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:00 Lunch break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:00 Industrial partners session part 1: research activity in companies, expected outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:30 Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:00 Industrial partners session part 2: research activity in companies, expected outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:00 End of the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY 3<\/strong> (Thursday, 24 September)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>09.30 <strong>Ali Arshad (RTU)<\/strong> \u201cRTU: presentation of space activities\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09:45 <strong>Andris Vaivads (VUAS)<\/strong> \u201cVUAS: presentation of space activities\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:00 <strong>Lorenzo Niccolai (UNIPI)<\/strong> \u201cA brief overview of E-sail thrust models for orbital dynamic simulation\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:30 <strong>(NC) Mario Palos<\/strong> \u201cDevelopment of the ESME software\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:00 Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:30 <span style=\"color: orange;\">WORKSHOP:<\/span> <strong>Lorenzo Niccolai (UNIPI)<\/strong> \u201cHow to write a scientific paper? Theory + practical test\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13:00 Lunch break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:00 <span style=\"color: orange;\">WORKSHOP:<\/span> <strong>Lorenzo Niccolai (UNIPI)<\/strong> \u201cHow to give an effective presentation? Theory\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:00 Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:30 <span style=\"color: orange;\">WORKSHOP:<\/span> <strong>Lorenzo Niccolai (UNIPI)<\/strong> \u201cHow to give an effective presentation? 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