[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 28, Number 59

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     THE GEM MESSENGER
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Volume 28, Number 59
Dec.05,2018

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

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Table of Contents

1. Mini GEM 2018: Plenary Session -- NSF Presentation and Focus Group Proposals

2. Timely new AGU Town Hall session: TH45A - Data Science and a New Scientific Frontier in Space Science

3. Postdoctoral Research Scholar Position in Space Plasma Physics-research area at the Center for Space and Atmospheric Research at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida

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1. Mini GEM 2018: Plenary Session -- NSF Presentation and Focus Group Proposals
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From: GEM Steering Committee (gemeditor at igpp.ucla.edu)

Plenary Session at Mini-GEM
Salon A&B, Hilton Old Town Alexandria
5:10 - 6:50 pm, Sunday, December 9

At the upcoming Mini-GEM Workshop, there will be a plenary session that starts at 5:10 pm in Room Salon A&B. The session agenda is as follows:

1. Lisa Winter - NSF's Big Ideas
2. New Focus Group proposals, including:
 - Particle heating and thermalization in collisionless shocks in the MMS era
 - System understanding of radiation belt particle dynamics through multi-spacecraft and ground-based observations and modeling
 - Radiation Environment Dynamics on Short-to-Long Time-scales
 - Enhancement and loss in the Earth's radiation belts: from wave-particle interactions in the magnetosphere to particle precipitation into the atmosphere


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2. Timely new AGU Town Hall session: TH45A - Data Science and a New Scientific Frontier in Space Science
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From: Ryan McGranaghan (ryan.mcgranaghan at jpl.nasa.gov)

Dear colleagues

Frontiers in data collection, analysis, and discovery are transforming the way we think about and create new discovery across the sciences and engineering. Discussions across academia, government, and industry to take advantage of opportunities at these frontiers are ongoing and constantly evolving. 

A new AGU Town Hall session (TH45A: Data Science and a New Scientific Frontier in Space Science - https://bit.ly/2Dgfhbe) will converge these conversations to address the growing need to leverage new data science approaches, innovations, and technologies across AGU science and engineering.

Please join us for this exciting Town Hall session. We will hear about efforts and ideas for making better use of scientific information from thought-leaders from academia, industry, and government and will highlight the convergence (https://bit.ly/2GrdWBe) between disciplines through methodology and technology transfer. 

Your contribution is essential, so please mark your calendars on   **Thursday evening December 13 from 6:15-7:15 PM EST**   to help shape this developing and important conversation. More details may be found in the announcement below. 

Looking forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C.!

Abstract:
In light of drastic data growth and the advent of data-intensive computing capabilities and sophisticated data science technologies, profound new opportunities now exist to transform research across all fields of science and engineering. These new opportunities are accompanied by important challenges, which are being discussed and navigated across scientific communities and coordinating groups. The goal of this town hall is to bring together these communities and groups from the field of space science to discuss cohesive approaches to the development of appropriate data infrastructures and to the creation of data-capable workforces. Though the emphasis will be on the discipline of space science, the discussion will be decidedly broad, addressing the connections between disciplines through methodology transfer. 

This town hall will provide a brief introduction to current efforts to transform the field of space science through data-driven discovery, including the National Science Foundation’s “Harnessing the Data Revolution”, the National Academy of Sciences Space Studies Board’s “Best Practices for a Future Open Code Policy for NASA Space Science”, and the NASA "Frontier Development Laboratory". The session will feature updates from each agency and provide a discussion period for the community to engage with agency representatives.


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3. Postdoctoral Research Scholar Position in Space Plasma Physics-research area at the Center for Space and Atmospheric Research at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida
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From: Katariina Nykyri (nykyrik at erau.edu)

The Space Plasma Physics Research Group in the Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR) in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida is seeking a postdoctoral scholar with initial appointment of two years with a possibility of career development to a Research Professor ladder. Applicant is expected to have a strong background in spacecraft data-analysis and numerical simulations and a good publication record. Work will involve spacecraft data-analysis using data mainly from NASA’s Magnetosphere-Multi-Scale (MMS) mission and THEMIS, as well as numerical simulations. The research topic involves studying the particle acceleration mechanisms at the Earth’s magnetospheric boundary layers. For further information, please contact position mentor and supervisor, Professor Katariina Nykyri (nykyrik at erau.edu).

Interested applicants, please submit application online at http://careers.erau.edu, requisition #180557. 

https://embryriddle.taleo.net/careersection/002/jobdetail.ftl?job=180557&tz=GMT-05%3A00. 

Position is open until filled with the earliest possible start date of January 14th, 2019.  Application package should include a Cover letter, CV with a list of publications, as well as name and contact information of 3 references.

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Physics, Space Physics, or related field
Familiarity with IDL, Matlab, Fortran and/or C++ 

Embry-Riddle is the world’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious university specializing in aviation and aerospace. It is recognized as a premier educational institution and a global leader in teaching the science, practice and business of aviation, aerospace and engineering. Embry-Riddle is committed to being a global leader in diversity and inclusion in higher education. We continually strive to recognize, respect and celebrate the differences and cultural identities among individuals as we recruit, support, and embrace our diverse community. We work to provide a safe environment where self-expression is welcome. We strive to create a campus climate free of discrimination so that networks, partnerships and cultural competency continue to be fostered through leadership, integrity, care and respect. 

The Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR) studies the fundamental physics of Planetary Atmospheres and Space Environments. These systems include the complex and highly-coupled Atmosphere, Ionosphere, and Magnetosphere (AIM) systems of Earth and other planets. The members of CSAR will bring scientific competencies spanning the realms of theory, modeling, observation, and experiment, as they apply to each region of the AIM system.  For further information on CSAR laboratories and facilities please see http://csar.erau.edu/. CSAR faculty collaborate across ERAU’s College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Engineering, and also utilize facilities in ERAU’s Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex (Micaplex) at Embry-Riddle Research Park, which provide state-of-the-art facilities for  platform and instrument development, as well as incubator space and facilities for startup companies (https://erau.edu/micaplex/). Recently, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has installed a Cray® CS™ cluster supercomputer – Vega — into the Lehman Engineering and Technology Center on the Daytona Beach, Florida campus. Vega is currently being used by CSAR faculty for numerical simulations of processes in the Heliosphere and Earth's AIM systems. CSAR's SAIL lab also house a plasma chamber used for characterization of plasma diagnostic instruments that are flown on rockets and satellites. 

Embry-Riddle is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for qualified individuals. The university does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.


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