[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 27, Number 35

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     THE GEM MESSENGER
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Volume 27, Number 35
Jul.24,2017

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Table of Contents

1. 2017 GEM Student Representative Report

2. Memorial Service for John Freeman

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1. 2017 GEM Student Representative Report
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From: Anthony Saikin, Suzanne Smith, and Ryan Dewey (aax75 at wildcats.unh.edu)

This year 68 students attended the GEM Summer Workshop in Portsmouth, Virginia. Student Day was held on Sunday, June 17th, and featured 14 student speakers. Eleven students gave tutorials encompassing different magnetospheric regions, processes, models, and current missions. Three students introduced the incoming focus groups: “Magnetotail dipolarization and its effects on the inner magnetosphere” and “Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling Dynamics”. Also, introduced “Dayside Kinetic Processes”, which was new last year, but did not get introduced due to the CEDAR/GEM combined meeting.

This year, continuing the trend of the last 2 years, the Student Representatives hosted a panel conversation with three career scientists during the Monday night student dinner. The topic of conversation this year, “Ethics in Research”, was selected after conversations with students during the 2016 Mini GEM Student Town Hall. The GEM Student Representatives would like to extend a special thank you to our panelists: Paul Cassak, Alexa Halford, and Lynn Kistler. 

For the second year in a row, the Student Representatives organized and hosted the GEM Student Poster Competition. As with last year’s poster competition, winners are awarded for each research area. This year’s winners were:

* Irina Zhelavskaya (GFZ Postdam) – Global System Modeling
* Terry Liu (University of California, Los Angeles) – Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Interaction
* Boyi Wang (University of California, Los Angeles/Boston University) - Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Coupling
* Dong Lin (Virginia Tech) and Michelle Salzano (University of New Hampshire) – tied for Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet
* Mohammed Barani (West Virginia University) – Inner Magnetosphere

This year, Ryan Dewey (University of Michigan) was elected as the next GEM Student Representative and will replace Anthony Saikin (University of New Hampshire). Ryan’s term will run through the 2019 GEM workshop. Outgoing Student Representative Anthony Saikin would like to thank everyone at GEM and the GEM Steering Committee for their continued support of students, in creating a cordial environment, and for allowing the opportunity to serve the GEM community. Anthony would also like to thank his predecessors (Robert C. Allen and Lois Sarno-Smith) and the other Student Representative, Suzanne Smith (Catholic University of America), for their continued support and help during his tenure.


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2. Memorial Service for John Freeman
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From: Umbe Cantu (umbe at rice.edu)

A memorial service for Dr. Freeman will be held on July 29 at 2:00pm in Houston, TX.

St. John's Presbyterian Church
5020 W. Belfort Blvd. 
Houston, Tx 77035

He had many charities that he was personally involved in. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to one of the following:

Living Waters for the World: Clean Water Ministry
https://www.livingwatersfortheworld.org/

or

ALS Texas Chapter
https://donate.alstexas.org/

While he will be greatly missed by many, his legacy will continue forever.


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