[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIV, Issue 50

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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIV, Issue 50
Sep.17,2017

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: AGU Chapman Conference: Particle Dynamics in the Earth’s Radiation Belts, Cascais, Portugal, 4-9 March 2018 -- Second Announcement

2. MEETING: 2018 Sun-Climate Symposium, Lake Arrowhead, CA, March 19-23 -- Call for Abstracts 

3. MEETING: “Into the Red Dragon’s Lair: Four-in-One Workshop Tackling Outstanding Problems in Heliophysics and Space Weather” at the Clayton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, UK (03-08 December 2017) – FINAL Announcement.

4. Socioeconomic Study on the Impact of Space Weather on Canadian Infrastructure

5. European Solar Physics Division Awards 2017 Prizes

6. European Solar Physics Division – New ESPD Board 

7. JOB OPENING: University of New Hampshire – Post-doctoral Research Position in the Simulation of Particle Acceleration to Suprathermal Energies

8. JOB OPENING: Position in Radiation Belt Physics

9. Ph.D. Scholarship at DTU Space, Denmark

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


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MEETING: AGU Chapman Conference: Particle Dynamics in the Earth’s Radiation Belts, Cascais, Portugal, 4-9 March 2018 -- Second Announcement

From: Seth Claudepierre (seth at aero.org)

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the AGU Chapman Conference: Particle Dynamics in the Earth’s Radiation Belts, to be held 4-9 March 2018 in Cascais, Portugal at the Quinta da Marinha Resort Hotel.

All members of the science community are welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting. For details regarding registration and abstract submission, including hotel information, please explore the meeting website:

http://chapman.agu.org/particle-dynamics/

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submissions Deadline: 11 Oct 2017
Housing Deadline: 29 Nov 2017
Registration Deadline: 29 Nov 2017

Abstracts will be solicited on radiation belt theory, observation, modeling, and experiment, with an emphasis on the five major science themes:

(1) Particle Acceleration and Transport
(2) Particle Loss
(3) Role of Nonlinear Processes
(4) New Radiation Belt Modeling Capabilities and the Quantification of Model Uncertainties
(5) Laboratory Plasma Experiments, as they relate to particle dynamics in the Earth’s radiation belts

Abstract notifications will be sent 1 Nov 2017 and the conference size will be capped at 120 participants, including students. We anticipate that partial student travel support will be available (details will be posted at the conference website when they are finalized).

Sincerely,
The Conference Conveners
Seth Claudepierre, Chris Colpitts, Joe Fennell, Xinlin Li, Jean-Francois Ripoll, Sasha Ukhorskiy 


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MEETING: 2018 Sun-Climate Symposium, Lake Arrowhead, CA, March 19-23 -- Call for Abstracts 

From: Vanessa George (vanessa.george at lasp.colorado.edu)

2018 Sun-Climate Symposium:
“The State of the TSI and SSI Climate Records at the Junction of the SORCE and TSIS Missions”
March 19-23, 2018   *   Lake Arrowhead, California

* Call for Abstracts:  Due Jan. 5, 2018 *

We are pleased to announce the 2018 Sun-Climate Symposium, which is sponsored by the Sun-Climate Research Center (SCRC), a joint venture between NASA GSFC and LASP at the University of Colorado.  Please visit the meeting website for a detailed program description, abstract form and submittal instructions, confirmed speaker listing, and logistical information: 
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/sorce/news-events/meetings/2018-scs/.

Observations of the Sun and Earth from space have revolutionized our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate. Since 1978 – more than three solar cycles – the total and spectral solar irradiance (TSI and SSI) and global terrestrial atmosphere and surface have been observed continuously, providing unprecedented quality data for Sun-climate studies. The 2018 Symposium will convene experts from across the solar-terrestrial community and from various disciplines that include Sun-climate connections, atmospheric physics and chemistry, heliophysics, and metrology to discuss solar and climate observations and models during this crucial period near the end of the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) and the start of the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) Mission.  Sessions will be organized around six themes:
     
1.  The creation, significance, and applications of accurate Climate Data Records

2.  The state of the TSI and SSI Climate Records near the end of the SORCE Mission

3.  What was learned about solar variability and impacts on the terrestrial environment during SC24?

4.  What are the expectations for the next solar minimum and SC25?

5.  Stellar variability and connections to the Sun

6.  Next generation of solar and atmospheric observations

The format for this symposium consists of invited and contributed oral and poster presentations.   We encourage your participation and hope that you will share this announcement with colleagues.  Please join us!

Best regards,
2018 Sun-Climate Symposium Organizing Committee 
(Odele Coddington, Jerry Harder, Charles Ichoku, Greg Kopp, Jae Lee, Peter Pilewskie, Doug Rabin, Erik Richard, Marty Snow, Tom Woods, Dong Wu)


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MEETING: “Into the Red Dragon’s Lair: Four-in-One Workshop Tackling Outstanding Problems in Heliophysics and Space Weather” at the Clayton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, UK (03-08 December 2017) – FINAL Announcement.

From: Mario M. Bisi (Mario.Bisi at stfc.ac.uk)

Dear Colleagues.

This is the FINAL open announcement of our exciting workshop entitled “Into the Red Dragon’s Lair: Four-in-One Workshop Tackling Outstanding Problems in Heliophysics and Space Weather”.  There are only a few places left so please register and submit your abstracts now – only two weeks left before the abstract and registration deadline of 01 October 2017 – and please remember to pay in the second step of the process as registration is not complete until payment has been made – we are only expecting around 40 participants to be able to maintain the workshop environment.

***Full details and deadlines can be found on the workshop website here: https://www.ukssdc.ac.uk/meetings/IntoTheRedDragonsLair/.***

Our Workshop encompasses four main themes:
- The “Fourth Remote-Sensing of the Inner Heliosphere Workshop”;
- “Where are we on Bz?” (a SEREN follow-on);
- “Novel Ionospheric Studies with Advanced Observing Techniques”; and
- The “11th LOFAR Solar Physics and Space Weather Key Science Project”.
(The combined workshop also incorporates the MWA SHI and future potential SKA SHI SWG science.)

The workshop aims to gather experts from the various fields of remote¬-sensing observations of the inner heliosphere (EUV, white-/visible-¬light, radio), together with modellers, in order to tackle key outstanding heliophysics issues.  It is also intended to establish closer working relations and devise the best ways our group can move the field forward as a whole, tapping into observational capabilities that can be used to aid the upcoming Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe Communities, as well as Space Weather science and forecasting enhancements in general.

The workshop registration fee (£150 late registration) includes lunches, excursions, welcome reception, and workshop dinner (the latter three are all Welsh themed allowing participants an insight into Wales’ culture and recent history).  Menus and excursion details have been updated accordingly on the website along with some other updates.

Several invited speakers have already been confirmed to include Sarah Gibson (UCAR), Colin Lonsdale (MIT Haystack), Jackie Davies (STFC RAL Space), Curt de Koning (NOAA SWPC), Anthony Yeates (Durham), David Jackson (Met Office), Giovanni Lapenta (KU Leuven), Dusan Odstrcil (GMU/NASA), and Cleo Loi (Cambridge University).

We look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff!

Best wishes,

Mario (SOC and LOC Chair, on behalf of the SOC and LOC).

Science Organising Committee (SOC):
Mario M. Bisi (STFC RAL Space, UK) (Chair)
Michael (Mike) A. Hapgood (STFC RAL Space, UK)
Richard A. Fallows (ASTRON, NL)
Kent Miller (EOARD, UK/AFRL, USA)
Bernard (Bernie) V. Jackson (UCSD, US)
David (Dave) F. Webb (BC, US)
Biagio Forte (University of Bath, UK)
Alexander (Alec) MacKinnon (University of Glasgow, UK)
Gottfried Mann (AIP, DE)

Local Organising Committee (LOC):
Mario M. Bisi (STFC RAL Space, UK) (Chair)
Catherine A. Baker (Baker-Bisi Executive Assistance, UK)
Annabel Cartwright (Cardiff University, UK)


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Socioeconomic Study on the Impact of Space Weather on Canadian Infrastructure

From: John Manuel (john.manuel at canada.ca)

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to study the impact of space weather on Canadian infrastructure and to compare with best practices internationally. The detailed analyses will be used to support the development of a comprehensive Canadian space weather program.

The activity has the following general objectives:
• Assess and quantify the socio-economic impact of various threats from space such that CSA and its partners can identify short-term and long term priorities.
• Identify priority areas for future technology roadmaps.
• Organize workshops where stakeholders (Canadian government, industry and academia) gather and exchange on the findings.

More specifically, the study has the following objectives:
• Assess current efforts to detect, warn, and mitigate space weather events on Canadian infrastructure.
• Assess the resilience of Canada’s critical infrastructure to different levels of space weather disturbances.
• Evaluate the cost of space weather as reliance on technology increases.

For more information, please visit the Government of Canada tendering website: https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-17-00793563. Although the RFP is only open to Canadian bidders, such bids may include subcontracts to non-Canadian entities.


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European Solar Physics Division Awards 2017 Prizes

From: Tiago Pereira (tiago.pereira at astro.uio.no)

The European Physical Society (EPS) Solar Physics Division (http://www.eps.org/group/ESPD) is delighted to present the first-ever, 2017 ESPD Prize winners:

* Senior Prize to Prof. Dr. Manfred Schüssler for his outstanding, life-long scholarship in solar physics, his fundamental contribution to the study of solar magnetic fields and his school-forming influence on generations of solar physicists.

* Early Career Prize to Dr. Natasha Jeffrey for significant contributions to the physics of solar flares and for inspiring outreach activities.

* PhD Thesis Prize to Dr. Clara Froment for significant contributions to the solar coronal heating problem in the course her PhD Thesis.

* Student Poster Prize to Mr. David Korda for his work entitled "Combined Helioseismic Inversion for 3D Vector Flows and Sound-Speed Perturbations". 

Complete information is available at www.eps.org/blogpost/739454/284769/ESPD-prizes-awarded


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European Solar Physics Division – New ESPD Board 

From: Tiago Pereira (tiago.pereira at astro.uio.no)

At the 15th European Solar Physics Meeting in Budapest, a new board for the European Solar Physics Division has been appointed for the period of 2017 - 2020:

Elected Members: Eduard Kontar (UK) – President,  Istvan Ballai (UK) – Treasurer, Shaun Bloomfield (UK) – Chair, Conference/Workshop/School Committee, Ilia Ermolli (IT) – Chair, Public outreach Committee, Elena Khomenko (ES), Emilia Kilpua (FI), Jasmina Magdalenic (BE), Ramón Oliver (ES), Étienne Pariat (FR) – Vice-president; Chair, Prize Committee,  Tiago Pereira (NO) – Secretary, Georgia Tsiropoula (GR) – Chair, Conference/Workshop Committee, Francesca Zuccarello (IT).

Co-opted members: Manolis Georgoulis (co-opted: former President), Mats Carlsson (co-opted: EAST), Eduard Kontar (co-opted: CESRA), Stefaan Poedts (co-opted: SWWT) .


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JOB OPENING: University of New Hampshire – Post-doctoral Research Position in the Simulation of Particle Acceleration to Suprathermal Energies

From: Noé Lugaz (noe.lugaz at unh.edu)

The Space Science Center of the University of New Hampshire is looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work on hybrid/PIC simulations of the acceleration of protons and ions to suprathermal energies by turbulence, compression and shocks. The position is for 2 years starting around January 2018 with a possibility for a third year. The project involves a large fraction of the Space Science Center (Profs. Vasquez, Kucharek, Isenberg, Lugaz, Lee, Möbius, Schwadron, Smith, among others) as well as Mihir Desai from SwRI. The review of applications will start in early October. Any question should be addressed to noe.lugaz -at- unh.edu.

Here is the link to the job posting: jobs.usnh.edu/postings/27128


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JOB OPENING: Position in Radiation Belt Physics

From: Sarah Glauert (sagl at bas.ac.uk)

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has a 3 year, fixed term appointment available as part of a NERC funded project:  Modelling the acceleration, transport and loss of radiation belt electrons to protect satellites from space weather (Rad-Sat). Rad-Sat is led by Professor Richard Horne at BAS and brings together scientists from BAS and 4 UK universities with representatives from space insurance and satellite operators to deepen our understanding of the electron radiation belts and improve our forecasting capability.

The successful post holder will work on understanding the effects of different types of plasma waves on the transport, acceleration and loss of high energy electrons in the Earth’s radiation belts. They will use the PADIE code to calculate diffusion rates due to wave-particle interactions with plasmaspheric hiss, lightning-generated whistlers, transmitters and magnetosonic waves. The diffusion rates will then be incorporated into the BAS Radiation Belt Model (BAS-RBM). The BAS-RBM will be used for case studies comparing model output with satellite data to determine the effectiveness of each wave type. The candidate will also be expected to write software to manage a large number of data files and contribute to model development and visualisation.

For more details see 
https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/radiation-belt-research-associate-cambridge-2/ 
or contact Richard Horne (rh at bas.ac.uk) or Sarah Glauert (sagl at bas.ac.uk).


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Ph.D. Scholarship at DTU Space, Denmark

From: Torsten Neubert (neubert at space.dtu.dk)

A PhD scholarship is offered in “Observations from the International Space Station of High-Energy Radiation from Thunderstorms” 

The Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics Section at DTU Space leads the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) for the International Space Station with launch in early 2018. ASIM will measure Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) and Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) powered by thunderstorms. TGFs are burst of radiation from thunderstorm clouds and TLEs are the electrical discharges in the atmosphere between the cloud tops and the ionosphere, the so-called Sprites, Jets and Gigantic Jets. Scientists and engineers at DTU Space have supported the development of the ASIM instruments, are fielding instruments in the western Mediterranean region for optical observations of discharges above thunderstorms, and develop simulation tools for modelling of atmospheric electric discharges.

The position is within the EU H2020 Marie Skodowska-Curie Project SAINT (Science and Innovation with Thunderstorms) of 15 Ph.D. students and 19 partners. SAINT is coordinated by DTU Space and will conduct research in thunderstorm processes by coupling ASIM and ground-based observations with laboratory experiments and simulations. The position is one of 4 Ph. D. positions in the SAINT project at DTU Space.

Responsibilities and tasks 
The objective is to understand the electric discharge processes that generate TGFs and to determine if TGFs are associated with unique optical signature that can be identified in lightning detection cameras on geostationary monitoring satellites (GOES-R and MTG). Data are analyzed together with data from High-Voltage laboratory experiments and simulations in collaboration with Ph.D. students at other partners of the SAINT project.

Application
Please submit your online application no later than October 13, 2017. Apply online at www.career.dtu.dk. Applications must be submitted as one pdf file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one pdf file. 

The application deadline is October 13, 2017 at 12:00 CET.
The final assessment of the applicants will be made by 31 October, 2017
The target date of employment is January 1, 2018.

Further information may be obtained from Torsten Neubert, tel.: +45 2622 4265, and www.saint.eu.


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