To provide beginning researchers with the necessary theoretical foundations and numerical tools to study astrophysical plasmas and related fields, the Simons Collaboration on Extreme Electrodynamics of Compact Sources (SCEECS) is organizing a summer school on “Plasmas Around Black Holes and Neutron Stars,” to be held July 27 - August 7, 2026, at the Institute of Astronomy, UNAM, Baja California, Mexico.

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SCEECS is a Simons Collaboration in Mathematics and Physical Sciences involving researchers from 16 institutions. Our goals are to explore extreme electrodynamics through neutron stars and black holes using theory, simulation, and observation, to educate and foster a new and diverse generation of researchers with translatable skills and experience, to connect with scientists working in related fields, and to provide far-reaching public outreach.

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The two-week long summer school includes lectures on a diverse set of subjects related to plasma physics (basic fluid theory and kinetic theory of plasmas, observations of BHs and NSs, particle acceleration, BH accretion and jets, NS magnetospheres, cosmic rays, space plasmas, fusion plasmas, laser-plasma interaction, and so on). The summer school also highlights two tutorial series on observational techniques for high energy astrophysics, and a tutorial session on outreach. There will be panel discussions on career development and poster sessions where students are encouraged to present their research.