[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 28, Number 35

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     THE GEM MESSENGER
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Volume 28, Number 35
Aug.06,2018

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Table of Contents

1. 2018 GEM Student Representative Report

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1. 2018 GEM Student Representative Report
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From: Suzanne Smith, Ryan Dewey, and Matthew Cooper (suzanne.e.smith at nasa.gov)

This year 71 students attended the GEM Summer Workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Student Day was held on Sunday, June 17th, and featured 13 student speakers. The students gave tutorials encompassing different magnetospheric regions, processes, models, and data sources. The GEM student representatives introduced all the focus groups briefly, as a way to give the students the opportunity to understand what they will be walking into during the week.

This year, continuing the trend of the last three years, the Student Representatives hosted a panel conversation with three career scientists during the Monday night Student Dinner. The topic of conversation this year, “Proposals and Getting Funded”, was selected after conversations with students during the 2017 Mini GEM Student Town Hall. The GEM Student Representatives would like to extend a special thank you to our panelists: Alex Glocer, Christine Gabrielse, and David Sibeck.

For the third 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:

* Mei-Yun Li (University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign) – Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Interaction
* Bruce Fritz (University of New Hampshire) – Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Coupling
* Nithin Sivadas (Boston University) – Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet
* Leng Ying Khoo (University of Colorado – Boulder) – Inner Magnetosphere
* Luisa Capannolo (Boston University) – Inner Magnetosphere

Based on the results from the post GEM student survey, the Student Representatives hope to keep improving the student experience during the week of GEM. Student Day continues to be a successful venture in introducing new students to the topics covered at GEM and the rest of the student community. We are also pleased to announce the students found the Student Dinner and Panel worthwhile as well. 

This year, Matthew Cooper (NJIT) was elected as the next GEM Student Representative and will replace Suzanne Smith (Catholic University of America). Matthew’s term will run through the 2020 GEM workshop. Outgoing Student Representative Suzanne Smith 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. Suzanne would also like to thank her predecessor (Anthony Saikin) and the other Student Representative, Ryan Dewey (University of Michigan), for their continued support and help during her tenure. Yay GEM!


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