[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIV, Issue 62

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIV, Issue 62
Nov.13,2017

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Table of Contents

1. JGR-Space Physics Editor Blog Monthly Highlights

2. Science Enabled by a Deep Space Gateway

3. NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development

4. Special MMS Plasma Webinar on FPI/HPCA Analysis Using SPEDAS

5. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Boston University

6. Graduate Studies in Solar and Heliospheric Physics at the University of Arizona 

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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g


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JGR-Space Physics Editor Blog Monthly Highlights

From: Mike Liemohn, JGR-Space Physics Editor-in-Chief  (liemohn at umich.edu)

In October, AGU sent a 5-person crew to Shanghai and Wuhan, China, visiting 7 different universities and institutes to get to know each other and hold author workshops.  This type of trip is becoming a regular, annual event for AGU pubs staff and editors. This year, I got to go.

October 31: Highlights of the trip and our advice to authors
https://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/trip-to-china/

November 6: CRediT author role designations are in GEMS
https://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/credit-is-here/

November 7: More advice, establish coauthorships early, if possible
https://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/2017/11/07/start-authorship-discussions-early/

Main Website:   http://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/


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Science Enabled by a Deep Space Gateway

From: Elsayed Talaat, Barbara Giles, Jim Spann (barbara.giles at nasa.gov)

NASA is sponsoring a three-day workshop to actively engage the scientific community in the early stages of determining the ways in which the deep space gateway concept could be used to facilitate science. This workshop will be held February 27-March 1, 2018, in the Denver area. The final location will be announced at a later date.

The intent of the workshop is to provide an open forum for the presentation, discussion, and consideration of various concepts, options, capabilities, and innovations to advance scientific discovery from cislunar space. Attendance will be by invitation only based on submitted abstracts. It is expected that some science investigations may require the attention of a crew while other investigations may simply use the gateway as infrastructure supplying power, communications, etc.

The goal is to have parallel sessions covering Heliophysics, Earth Science, Astrophysics, Fundamental Physics, Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, and Space Biology. Scientists from these communities will discuss how the presence of the deep space gateway can enable high-quality science.

Abstracts no longer than 2 pages are requested should be submitted to through the workshop web page by Dec. 15, 2017:

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/deepspace2018/


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NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development

From: Michael Wiltberger (mwiltber at nsf.gov)

Dear Colleagues,

The new solicitation for the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program has just been released, and there is one significant change that proposers and institutions should be made aware of.  The institutional limit of 3 proposals is no longer based on acquisition vs developmental proposals.  Instead, the limits will be based on the dollar amount requested from NSF.  Two proposals per institution are allowed in Track 1 ($100k to $1M) and one proposal per institution from Track 2 ($1M to $4M).  Please see the solicitation for more details and a few other changes. 

Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development

Available Formats: 
HTML: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18513/nsf18513.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
PDF: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18513/nsf18513.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Document Number: nsf18513


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Special MMS Plasma Webinar on FPI/HPCA Analysis Using SPEDAS

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 November 15, 2017.

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 10:00am Pacific, we'll be hosting a session focusing on tools to analyze MMS plasma data (FPI/HPCA) using SPEDAS. 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

Special MMS plasma webinar on FPI/HPCA analysis using SPEDAS

Time: November 15, 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific
URL: https://uclaigpp.webex.com/uclaigpp
Meeting name = Special MMS plasma webinar on FPI/HPCA analysis using SPEDAS
Password = mms-FPI-HPC4
Phone to use: 510-643-3817
Conference ID/pass = none; first person hears the ring, second starts the telecon

Tentative agenda:

1) Introduction to load routines, keywords
2) Energy, PA, gyro phase spectra from distributions (mms_part_getspec)
3) 2D velocity/energy slices from distributions (spd_slice2d)
4) Combining time series moments/spectra with 2D slices (mms_flipbookify)
5) Visualizing the distributions in 3D (isee_3d)


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Boston University

From: Brian Walsh (bwalsh at bu.edu)

The Center for Solar Physics (CSP) at Boston University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in the area of cubesat and instrument development and solar wind-magnetosphere coupling. We are looking for a postdoctoral scholar to be involved in mission development and scientific analysis with the CuPID Cubesat Observatory. The 6U cubesat is scheduled to launch in 2019 and will carry a soft X-ray telescope and microdosimeter suite with a science objective to study large-scale properties of magnetic reconnection. There’s additional opportunity for involvement in the ESA-Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Solar Wind Magnetosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission. The SMILE mission is currently being developed with a scheduled launch date of 2021. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in space physics, as well as some spaceflight or ground-based hardware experience.

Conditions: 
The position is available immediately with a negotiable start date. The duration is two years with the potential for renewal. Salary will follow the Boston University standard for post-doctoral scholars and it will scale with the applicant’s experience.

How to Apply: 
Applicants must submit the following materials by email to Brian Walsh bwalsh at bu.edu by December 1:
1. A cover letter describing background, qualifications, and experience relevant to the position
2. A full curriculum vitae (CV) - detailing education, awards, publications, research experience, etc.
3. Contact information for three professional references

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer.


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Graduate Studies in Solar and Heliospheric Physics at the University of Arizona 

From: Joe Giacalone (giacalon at lpl.arizona.edu)

The Department of Planetary Sciences, and Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, at the University of Arizona seeks prospective graduate students interested in pursuing research in heliophysics and space physics.  Successful candidates will (nominally) enter the program in the fall 2018 semester. The deadline for application is December 8, 2017; prospective students should apply at https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/graduate/admission. Research assistantships in solar and heliospheric physics are available. 

The Solar and Heliospheric research group (https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/research/heliophysics), consists of eight faculty and researchers, whose broad research interests include: cosmic ray acceleration and transport in the solar system, the nature of the heliosphere, the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field, space weather and the space radiation environment, and fundamental topics in space plasma physics and astrophysics.   We are involved in existing NASA spacecraft missions, including Voyager and the Advanced Composition Explorer, and future NASA missions such as the Parker Solar Probe – a mission to ‘touch’ the Sun – launching next summer.  

Students admitted to our program will take courses covering broad aspects of planetary sciences, including physics, chemistry, and geology of the solar system, in addition to research in solar and heliospheric physics.  Further details can be found at https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/graduate

Questions about the program, application process, research projects, or other general questions, should be directed to either Prof. Joe Giacalone (giacalon at lpl.arizona.edu) or Prof. Kristopher Klein (kgklein at lpl.arizona.edu). 

We kindly request educators and researchers to distribute this announcement to possible candidates including undergraduates and research assistants.  We are strongly committed to and value diversity and inclusiveness, and encourage minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply, as well as alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs.


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