[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 27, Number 41

[Peter Chi]

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     THE GEM MESSENGER
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Volume 27, Number 41
Sep.06,2017

Announcement submission website:
http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/messenger_form/

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Table of Contents

1. 2017 GEM Tutorials and Mission Updates Are Available at GemWiki

2. JGR Special Section on Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions

3. Multi-Spacecraft Analysis with SPEDAS - No IDL License Required

4. Register for THEMIS/ARTEMIS Post-AGU SWT Meeting, Sat. Dec. 16, 2017,
New Orleans

5. JOB OPENING: Two Post-doctoral Research Positions in Space Physics at
the University of Iowa

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1. 2017 GEM Tutorials and Mission Updates Are Available at GemWiki
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From: Peter Chi (gemeditor at igpp.ucla.edu)

The following tutorial talks and mission updates presented at the 2017
Summer Workshop are now available online at
http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/GEM_Tutorials.

Tutorials:
1. Robert Lysak and Yan Song: Electromagnetic coupling of the magnetosphere
to the ionosphere and atmosphere
2. Binzheng Zhang: Whole Geospace modeling -- for space science research
and space weather applications
3. Anton Artemyev: Earth magnetotail current sheet -- observations vs.
models
4. Christine Gabrielse: Magnetotail dipolarizations and their effects on
the inner magnetosphere
5. Stefan Eriksson: New insights from MMS observations on magnetic field
reconnection in a large guide magnetic field along the Earth's flank
magnetopause
6. Yiqun Yu: Global modeling of the magnetosphere-ionosphere electrodynamic
coupling -- overview and challenges
7. Eric Donovan: Citizen sensors -- a new era

Mission Updates:
1. Michael Shay: MMS update
2. Matina Gkioulidou and Sasha Ukhorskiy: Van Allen Probes extended mission
3. Vassilis Angelopoulos: THEMIS mission update -- status and plans
David Klumpar and Harlan Spence: Mission status -- FIREBIRD-II
4. James McCollough: Update on DSX -- demonstration and science experiments

We are grateful to all the speakers for providing their presentation
materials. If you use the content in any of these presentations, please do
cite the original source.


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2. JGR Special Section on Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions
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From: Qiugang Zong, Philippe Escoubet, David Sibeck, Guan Le, Hui Zhang
 (qgzong at pku.edu.cn)

Submission acceptance begins: October 1, 2017
Note: If an author is ready to submit before the October 1, AGU HQ staff
can manually link a paper to the special section if the author requests
this (with a note in the “letter to the editor” text box in GEMS)
Submission deadline: November 30, 2017
Special collection title: Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions
Special section organizers: Qiugang Zong, Philippe Escoubet, David Sibeck,
Guan Le, Hui Zhang

Manuscripts are invited for a special section that focuses on Dayside
Magnetosphere Interactions. This special collection will address the
processes by which solar wind mass, momentum, and energy enter the
magnetosphere. Regions of interest include the foreshock, bow shock,
magnetosheath, magnetopause, and cusps, the dayside magnetosphere, and both
the dayside polar and equatorial ionosphere. Results from spacecraft
observations (e.g., MMS, Cluster, Geotail, THEMIS, and Van Allen Probes),
ground-based observations (all-sky camera, radar, and magnetometer), MHD,
hybrid and PIC simulations are all welcome. Parallel processes occur at
other planets are also solicited. Many of the collected papers will be
based on presentations at a recent AGU Chapman conference held in Chengdu,
China, in July 2017. Papers relevant to the scope but not presented at the
conference are also solicited.

Manuscripts are to be submitted through the AGU's submission system (GEMS)
for JGR: Space Physics (https://jgr-spacephysics-submit.agu.org). The
manuscript type will be a Research Article.  When authors submit a
manuscript, they must select the correct special collection designation. If
authors do not see the correct special collection in the list, please
contact journal staff.


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3. Multi-Spacecraft Analysis with SPEDAS - No IDL License Required
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From: Eric Grimes, Jim Lewis, Vassilis Angelopoulos and the SPEDAS team
(egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu)

Dear Space Physics community

The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis Software (SPEDAS) development
team would like to invite you to participate in a Webex presentation we'll
be holding on September 13, 2017.

On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 10:00am Pacific, we'll be hosting a
session focusing on multi-spacecraft analysis using the SPEDAS Graphical
User Interface (GUI); we plan to use the SPEDAS Virtual Machine (VM) for
all examples in this session, so no IDL installation or IDL license will be
required. For more information on SPEDAS, please see: http://spedas.org/wiki

If there are any particular questions or topics of general interest that
you'd like to see covered, please send your suggestions to Eric Grimes,
egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu, and we'll try to work them in.

See below for the agenda and Webex connection info.

Eric Grimes, Jim Lewis, Vassilis Angelopoulos and the SPEDAS team

Multi-Spacecraft Analysis with SPEDAS - No IDL License Required

Time: September 13, 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific
URL: https://uclaigpp.webex.com/uclaigpp
Meeting name = Multi-Spacecraft Analysis with SPEDAS
Password = SP3DAS_webinar
Phone to use: 1-888-921-8686
Conference ID/pass = 3107947090 and press # International callers dial:
001-678-259-1049

Tentative agenda:

- Getting Started / Installation
- Load Data
- Save Data
- Plots
- SPEDAS documents
- Data Processing
- Calculate
- Field Models
- Neutral Sheet Models
- Overview Plots


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4. Register for THEMIS/ARTEMIS Post-AGU SWT Meeting, Sat. Dec. 16, 2017,
New Orleans
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From: Emmanuel Masongsong (emasongsong at igpp.ucla.edu)

We will have our annual THEMIS/ARTEMIS SWT meeting right after AGU on
Saturday, Dec 16th, 8:30am-5pm at the Hilton Garden Inn - Convention
Center, New Orleans, LA.  It is 1 block west of the AGU meeting site.

If you plan to attend this meeting please see details, map, and
registration here:

http://themis.igpp.ucla.edu/events_fall2017swt.shtml

We are requesting a $20 registration fee to cover the refreshments and room
costs, payable by credit at the site above. The deadline to register is
Friday, November 10th, but you are encouraged to register early so we can
plan the agenda. If you prefer to pay by cash on the day of, please email
Emmanuel at your earliest: emasongsong at igpp.ucla.edu .

We will have a 2 hr mission planning and outlook session, followed by
science presentations on current topics. As usual, we will have short talks
(~5 mins each AND 3 slides absolute maximum) with time for questions, which
helps keep the meeting very focused.  If you wish to give a presentation,
please provide a short title or topic of your presentation in the comment
box, along with any scheduling requests.

Rough agenda:
8:30-10:30 am Mission planning and operations outlook.
Products, processing, upcoming opportunities, strategy.
11:00 – 12:00: Science, 5min presentations.
12:00 – 1:15: Lunch
1:15 - 5:00 pm. Science 5min presentations.

We will update the website with the schedule closer to the date.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,

Emmanuel Masongsong, Tai Phan, and Vassilis Angelopoulos


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5. JOB OPENING: Two Post-doctoral Research Positions in Space Physics at
the University of Iowa
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From: David Miles, Allison Jaynes (david-miles at uiowa.edu)

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa seeks to
appoint two post-doctoral researchers to join a dynamic and expanding group
of space physics researchers. The University of Iowa has developed
spaceflight hardware for 69 successful satellite and rocket missions and
currently participates in missions including Voyager, Cassini, Mars
Express, Juno, Van Allen Probes, MMS, Cassiope/e-POP, HaloSat, JUICE, and
the Europa Mission.
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will
receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis
of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational
preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status
as a protected veteran.

Position 1: Post-doctoral Research Associate – Magnetic Fields
Reports to: Assistant Professor David Miles – david-miles at uiowa.edu
This appointment is partially funded by the Cassiope/e-POP mission (
https://epop.phys.ucalgary.ca/) which has been operating since 2013. The
post holder will spend approximately 50% of their time conducting original
research within the field of space plasma and magnetosphere-ionosphere (MI)
science. Research topics include: field-aligned currents, MI coupling, and
auroral physics using data from Cassiope/e-POP and the ESA Swarm magnetic
field mission (
https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/swarm).
The remaining 50% will be dedicated to supporting the Cassiope/e-POP
MaGnetic Field instrument (MGF) through data quality assurance, development
of value added data products, and project deliverables, and aiding other
researchers in validating and interpreting MGF data for publication.

Position 2: Post-doctoral Research Associate – Energetic Particles
Reports to: Assistant Professor Allison N. Jaynes –
allison-n-jaynes at uiowa.edu
This appointment will be jointly funded by the Magnetosphere Multiscale
(MMS) mission, which launched in March 2015, and the Van Allen Probes
mission, currently entering the extended mission phase. The University of
Iowa is the home of several Co-Investigators on each mission. The position
will include data analysis and leadership roles related to the FEEPS
instrument (onboard MMS), and the REPT instrument (onboard Van Allen
Probes); both are solid state detectors designed to measure high-energy
electrons and ions in the space environment. Research topics include:
energetic particle dynamics in the inner magnetosphere and at
magnetospheric boundaries, radiation belt dynamics, and energetic particle
effects related to reconnection regions.

Qualifications:
A strong candidate will have (1) a solid background in space plasma
physics, (2) experience working with space hardware, (3) experience with
analyzing different types of spacecraft data, and (4) an appropriate track
record of research and publication. They should be fluent in various
computer languages (preferably IDL and/or Matlab), and they should hold, or
expect to hold, a PhD in physics or a related field. Inquiries may be
directed to Drs. Miles or Jaynes.

Expectations:
Candidates are expected to communicate research through the publication of
peer-reviewed journal articles and will be encouraged to undertake domestic
and international travel in support of the research program. The candidates
is also expected to engage constructively with national and international
collaborators to further the scientific goals of the projects and explore
new scientific opportunities. Finally, the candidates will support the
inception, scientific planning, and delivery of new and up-coming mission
concepts and scientific proposals.

Conditions:
Both positions are available immediately with negotiable start dates. Both
positions are for an initial term of two years with the potential of
renewal. Salary will follow the University of Iowa standard for
post-doctoral scholars and scale with the applicant’s experience.

How to Apply:
Application screening will begin on October 15, 2017. Applicants to either
position must submit the following material by email to
david-miles at uiowa.edu or allison-n-jaynes at uiowa.edu respectively.
1. A cover letter describing background, qualifications, and experience
relevant to the desired position
2. A full curriculum vitae (CV) detailing education, awards, publications,
research experience, etc.
3. The contact information for three references


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