[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 26, Number 46

Tue Nov 15 22:14:53 PST 2016

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     THE GEM MESSENGER
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Volume 26, Number 46
Nov.15,2016

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Table of Contents

1. Mini GEM Workshop 2016

2. ULF Wave Discussion Session at Mini-GEM

3. Quo Vadis Workshop Report Available

4. Call for Papers to the MMS Special Collection of JGR (1st Notice)

5. JOB OPENING: Post-doctoral Position in Space Physics at UIUC

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1. Mini GEM Workshop 2016
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From: Zhonghua Xu (zxu77 at vt.edu)

The Mini-GEM Workshop 2016 will be hold at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway in San Francisco on December 11, 2016, the Sunday right before the AGU Fall Meeting. Support to this workshop is made possible by the National Science Foundation. See more at: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem-mini/.

In order to better track the number of participant for the mini workshop, we would like to add an option of registration information. It is voluntary.

If you have more questions, please contact Bob Clauer (757-325-9800, rclauer at vt.edu), or Zhonghua Xu (ZXU77 at VT.EDU).

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2. ULF Wave Discussion Session at Mini-GEM
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From: Mike Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Brian Kress (mdhartin at vt.edu)

The ULF wave modeling, effects, and applications focus group will have one discussion session at this year’s mini-GEM meeting (http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem-mini/) on 11 Dec, 1200-1330 in the Oregon room of the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway. The first half will include updates on FG activities, discussion of future plans, ULF wave modeling challenge update, and a discussion of modeling challenges by Robert Rankin. The last half is open for 1-slide presentations (time permitting – first come, first served). Please send your presentation titles to mdhartin at vt.edu

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3. Quo Vadis Workshop Report Available
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From: David Hysell, Scott McIntosh, Josh Semeter, Jeff Thayer, Mike Wiltberger  (wiltbemj at ucar.edu)

Scientists from across the geospace domain participated Exploring the Geospace Frontier: Quo Vadis workshop sponsored by NSF.  The main goal was to identify mechanisms for advancing space weather observations and prediction capabilities. The collective of nearly 100 space scientists reached a consensus that now is the time to invest in infrastructure and observational facilities to meet the societal need and scientific challenges posed by Space Weather. Workshop presenters outlined numerous observing strategies and platform concepts, each with the potential to transform space weather forecast capability in one or another domain. All considered it imperative to develop a conceptual community-wide NSF Major Research Equipment Facilities Construction (MREFC) proposal to bring these platform concepts together into an end-to-end (dedicated) space weather research facility. To develop this plan further, it was determined that we must, as a community-leading group, invest time to evaluate, prioritize, and scope the components of such a cross-cutting initiative.

The full workshop report for the 2016 Quo Vadis Workshop is now available online at 

https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/events/GeospaceFrontier2016

The workshop organizing committee thanks all those that participated in the workshop and looks forward to further developments in this exciting project.

Respectfully submitted,
David Hysell
Scott McIntosh
Josh Semeter
Jeff Thayer
Mike Wiltberger

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4. Call for Papers to the MMS Special Collection of JGR (1st Notice)
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From: Matthew Argall (matthew.argall at unh.edu)

The Magnetosphere Multiscale (MMS) mission is preparing a special collection in the Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) that will contain detailed reports of discoveries made during the first primary mission phase. Anyone analyzing MMS data is encouraged to submit. Details are below:

SUBMISSION DATES:
Open: Dec. 1, 2016
Close: April 15, 2017

TITLE:
Magnetosphere Multiscale (MMS) mission results throughout the first primary mission phase

DESCRIPTION:
The Magnetosphere Multiscale (MMS) mission was launched March 15, 2015 with the goal of studying the microphysics of magnetic reconnection. During its second day-side pass, the inter-spacecraft separation was reduced to as little as 7km, or 2-3 electron skin depths at the magnetopause, allowing electron-scale physics to be spatially resolved and investigated. The unprecedented temporal resolution of the fields and particle instrument suites has advanced our understanding of dynamical processes from the bowshock, through the magnetosheath, across the magnetopause and into the inner magnetosphere and magnetotail. This special issue expands upon discoveries made during the first primary mission phase and tail pass, and provides in-depth reports of new findings from the second day-side pass.

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5. JOB OPENING: Post-doctoral Position in Space Physics at UIUC
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From: Raluca Ilie (rilie at illinois.edu)

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in geospace research, in the Electromagnetics, Optics, And Remote Sensing research group, under the guidance of Assistant Professor Raluca Ilie. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will conduct research in the field of magnetospheric physics with a focus on solar wind-geospace coupling; in particular to investigate and quantify plasma transport processes from the magnetotail into near-Earth space. The work will rely on numerical simulations with the Space Weather Modeling Framework and the various models within this computational suite, augmented by analysis of THEMIS, TWINS, Van Allen Probes and MMS data. 

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Space Physics or a related discipline, and experience in geospace research is highly preferred. Preferred applicants should have a strong publication record and significant experience in high performance computing, modeling techniques, utilizing models to conduct research and some experience with data analysis. The candidate is expected to have demonstrated ability to effectively communicate research results in the form of peer-reviewed research journal articles and oral presentations.

The initial appointment will be for one year with the option for renewal, contingent on performance and the availability of funding.  

Qualified applicants should submit curriculum vitae, a brief summary of research interests, and contact information for three or more references, to Dr. Raluca Ilie (rilie at illinois.edu). Applications will be reviewed starting January 15th, 2017, and will be considered until the position is filled. The start date can be as soon as February 1st, 2017 or at a negotiated time in the near future. 

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled (www.inclusiveillinois.illnois.edu).

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