[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVI, Issue 49

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVI, Issue 49
Aug.23,2019

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Table of Contents

1. Community Letter from NASA HQ

2. Solar Physics Topical Collection Announcement

3. MEETING: Space Commerce Workshop, 12 September 2019, Boulder, CO

4. MEETING: Pre-Announcement of the 14th International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS-14), 10-18 September 2020, Kobe, Japan

5. Monday Science Telecon, Aug. 26, 2019

6. Dayside Kinetic Southward IMF GEM challenge: Less Than 1 Month to Submission Deadline!

7. JOB OPENING: Professor/Associate Professor in Atmospheric and Space Physics, Trondheim Norway -- Deadline Approaching

8. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Positions in Space Physics Group at the Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland

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


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Community Letter from NASA HQ

From: Mona Kessel (mona.kessel at nasa.gov)

Dear Heliophysics community, 

Every year the NASA Heliophysics Division runs multiple science competitions. Each competition has between ten and three hundred submissions, and each proposal requires at least two panelists. That means about four hundred panelists are needed every year. But it really means we contact four thousand community members, because for every one who agrees to serve, nine others say no.  

This year, the Division is offering more, new funding opportunities, and needs your help--more than ever--to ensure that all proposals receive a high-quality review.

When you write a proposal, you expect to receive a quality review.  That review requires qualified reviewers.  You can return the favor and join us in the review process for a different competition. Community participation is essential to identify the most meritorious proposals.

Participation in the proposal review process is something that can benefit every reviewer. Those earlier in their career are exposed to new perspectives and unique structures of science, and see the details of how proposals are evaluated. For scientists in leadership positions, this offers a break from management and gives an opportunity to focus exclusively on science. 

Regardless of the stage of your career, the best bonus of participating in reviews is enhancing your ability to write successful proposals to further your career and science. 

We understand that you are very busy, and that reviewing proposals takes significant time and effort. Your investment of this time and effort makes a valuable contribution to the NASA Heliophysics program and to your professional community. NASA covers panelists’ travel, lodging, food, and other associated costs, and also provides a daily honorarium for each day a panelist participates in the process.   

Please volunteer at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels or just say, “Yes” the next time a program scientist from NASA Heliophysics sends you an invitation.  Do your part to keep the Heliophysics program strong and vibrant. We are counting on you! 

Mona Kessel
Research & Analysis Lead
Heliophysics, NASA HQ
mona.kessel at nasa.gov


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Solar Physics Topical Collection Announcement

From: Hebe Cremades (hebe.cremades at frm.utn.edu.ar)

Topical Collection of Solar Physics “Towards Future Research on the Drivers of Space Weather”

We solicit manuscripts on this general subject for inclusion in a Topical Collection of Solar Physics Journal. The deadline for submission of statements of interest (SOI) with a tentative title, abstract, author list, and three suggestions for referees, preferably with e-mail, is 30 September 2019; while the deadline for manuscript submission is 15 December 2019.

This Topical Collection is inspired after the subjects discussed in the meeting held in San Juan, Argentina, in occasion of the total solar eclipse on 2 July 2019. It must be noted that this Topical Collection is not a conference proceedings and all submissions must be completed original papers that meet the regular quality of the journal. Although participants of the recent FReSWeD meeting are especially encouraged to submit their papers, the Topical Collection is open to all scientists who would like to advance our understanding on space weather drivers. Some of the topics are:

-Phenomena and structures affecting space weather, from the solar interior to the lower solar atmosphere
-Energy release in the low solar atmosphere
-Eruptive phenomena initiation and consequences
-Coronal mass ejections
-Solar energetic particles
-Radio emissions
-Radiation variation of short time-scale
-Coronal large-scale structuring and coupling with the solar wind
-Interplanetary space weather drivers
-Tools and simulations for space weather predictions
-Missions and instrumentation with space weather applications
-Scientific issues and questions to be answered by the observation of total solar eclipses

For further information and submission of statements of interest, please send an email to hebe.cremades at frm.utn.edu.ar and Teresa.Nieves at nasa.gov.

Hebe Cremades (Guest Editor)
Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla (Guest Editor)
Cristina Mandrini (Handling Editor in Chief)


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MEETING: Space Commerce Workshop, 12 September 2019, Boulder, CO

From: William Murtagh (william.murtagh at noaa.gov)

The Department of Commerce (DOC) Boulder Laboratories, the DOC Office of Space Commerce, and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) are presenting a one-day workshop to bring together industry, academia, and federal government organizations to identify key technology and measurement barriers to deploying and safely operating commercial space technology. This workshop will identify technical grand challenges for space commerce and civil space traffic management and inform DOC coordination of resources to apply to identified challenges. Outcomes of this workshop will be provided to the Office of Space Commerce and made available to other organizations with interests in space commerce technology and policy. The Workshop will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Auditorium at 325 Broadway on 12 September 2019. More information can be found at: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/09/space-commerce-workshop


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MEETING: Pre-Announcement of the 14th International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS-14), 10-18 September 2020, Kobe, Japan

From: Hideyuki Usui (h-usui at port.kobe-u.ac.jp)

Dear Colleagues,
The 14th International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS-14) will take place at the Integrated Research Center of Kobe University in Japan from the 10th to the 18th of September in 2020. 

Conference:    ISSS-14
Website:    https://isss14.org/   
Date:    10-18 September, 2020
Venue:    The Integrated Research Center of Kobe University, Japan

Please remember to mark your calendar for ISSS-14 and forward this information to those who are interested in ISSS-14 in Kobe. We will update the conference information on the ISSS-14 website, which is currently in preparation. 

The International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS) is designed for the teaching of space plasma simulation techniques and the sharing of state-of-the-art simulation advances and results with researchers in plasma physics. The first ISSS was held in Kyoto, Japan, in 1982. Since then ISSS has regularly been held approximately every two to three years rotating between North America, Asia, and Europe. 

If you have any question, please contact the LOC chairperson, Hideyuki Usui, h-usui (at) port.kobe-u.ac.jp

Steering Committee:  Yoshiharu Omura (Chair, Kyoto University, Japan),  Bertrand Lembege (Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatiales (LATMOS), France), David Schriver (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), US)


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Monday Science Telecon, Aug. 26, 2019

From: David Sibeck (david.g.sibeck at nasa.gov)

At 12:00 noon EST on Monday (Aug. 26), we plan to hold the next in our ongoing series of science telecons. The speaker this Monday will be Subash Adhikari from the University of Delaware. The topic will be "Reconnection from a Turbulence Perspective".

Please check out our new website! 
https://sites.google.com/view/mondaysciencetelecon/home

The telecom will be broadcast live via webex. If you would like to join, please go to http://uclaigpp.webex.com/ and enter the Meeting number: 280 328 066 (‘Dayside Science meeting). Please type your name and contact information, and then the meeting password, which is Substorm1!

To hear the audio, do not dial the number that pops up on the webex website. Instead, please dial the following toll-free (in the United States) number:
1-844-467-6272
with passcode 901533#

Please remember to mute your telephone if you are not speaking.

Looking forward to speaking with you.


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Dayside Kinetic Southward IMF GEM challenge: Less Than 1 Month to Submission Deadline!

From: Andrew P. Dimmock (andy at irfu.se)

This is a reminder that submissions for the special issue on the dayside kinetic southward IMF GEM challenge are due by 15 September 2019. 

Details of the event can be found on the CCMC webpage: https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/support/GEM/Dayside_Kinetic_Processes/Dayside_Kinetic_Challenge/Introduction.php. The special issue is joint between JGR-Space Physics and Earth and Space Science. Therefore, submissions can be the subject of new scientific results (JGR), or of a more technical nature (Earth and Space Science) which provide a contribution to the community. The issue information can be found here: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/23335084/call-for-papers.html 

The issue is now open and accepting submissions until 15 September 2019. The issue is open to all, so those who have not yet participated in our challenge are very welcome. We also encourage submissions which may have focused on a similar event or southward IMF in general.

If you are interested to submit a manuscript but know that you are unable to meet this submission deadline, please contact one of the special issue organisers below.

Organisers: Heli Hietala (heli at igpp.ucla.edu), Andrew P. Dimmock (andy at irfu.se), or Ying Zou (yz0025 at uah.edu).

We look forward to reading your papers!

Dayside kinetic chairs: Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew P. Dimmock, Ying Zou


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JOB OPENING: Professor/Associate Professor in Atmospheric and Space Physics, Trondheim Norway -- Deadline Approaching

From: Patrick Espy (patrick.espy at ntnu.no)

Professor/Associate Professor in Atmospheric and Space Physics, NTNU, Trondheim Norway

The Department of Physics at NTNU announces a Professor/Associate Professor position in physics within the field of atmospheric and space physics. The focus will be on experimental and/or modelling studies of the middle and upper atmosphere and its coupling to regions above and below.

The department has active atmospheric research programs that include optical and radio remote sensing of the atmospheric environment and, though national and international collaborations, whole-atmosphere modelling. We are seeking a candidate with primary competence in atmospheric and space physics, specializing in either experimental remote-sensing of, or modelling of, the energetics, dynamics and chemistry of the middle atmosphere and its coupling to regions above and below. Candidates must hold relevant master’s and PhD degrees. The evaluation will emphasize publications in this field in the past five years (allowing for parental leave). The candidate must demonstrate the ability to initiate and lead research programs, and show a clear potential to attract externally-funded research and scholarships.

The appointee will have specific responsibility for teaching courses within energy, environment or atmospheric physics, but must also be able to teach general physics courses at bachelor level. Didactical skills, qualifications and potential will be evaluated on documented experience in teaching, outreach, course and study programme management, supervision of doctoral and master students and related work. It is a prerequisite that within three years of appointment employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language can demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level 3 in the NTNU Norwegian course (www.ntnu.edu/norwegiancourse).

The full advertisement including instruction on how to apply may be found at www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/172765/professor-associate-professor-in-atmospheric-and-space-physics. General questions about the position can be directed to the Head of Department, Prof. Erik Wahlström (erik.wahlstrom at ntnu.no). Specific questions about the Atmospheric and Environmental Physics group to Prof. Patrick Espy (patrick.espy at ntnu.no), or Prof. Robert Hibbins (robert.hibbins at ntnu.no). All application materials must be submitted via jobbnorge.no. Mark the application with reference number: 78/2019.

Deadline for applications: 10.September.2019


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Positions in Space Physics Group at the Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland

From: Emilia Kilpua (emilia.kilpua at helsinki.fi)

The Space Physics Group at the Department of Physics (http://blogs.helsinki.fi/spacephysics/) is a leading European space physics group specialised both in observations and modelling of space plasmas. Our current research areas include physics of coronal mass ejections, their influence in the magnetospheric dynamics, as well as reconnection, shocks and particle acceleration. We are leading a Finnish Centre of Excellence (www.helsinki.fi/sustainable-space).

We are now opening two postdoctoral positions in the field of modelling of the solar corona. These positions are involved in the ERC Consolidator Grant project SolMAG (Unraveling the structure solar flux ropes and their magnetosheaths; https://blogs.helsinki.fi/solmag-erc/). One of the positions is involved to the development of data-driven coronal models (magnetofrictional and MHD simulations), the other one includes more applying the simulations and interpreting the simulation results. The candidate should have a good knowledge in space plasma physics as well as coding experience (e.g., Python, C/C++). The other useful skills include expertise in supercomputer environments, parallel computations, and coronal observations.

We offer a position in a dynamic and international research group, with a possibility to network and to develop as a researcher. As our Centre of Excellence also builds and launches CubeSats establishing new technologies with cutting edge scientific payloads, our community extends from space physics to space technology and entrepreneurial startups.

The positions can start at the earliest 1 Oct 2019 and are for two years at least. The positions are open until they are filled.

For specifics about the position, contact Associate Professor Emilia Kilpua (emilia.kilpua ‘at’ helsinki.fi). 

Interested candidates should send their informal application, CV, list of publications, and maximum of three names to act as references to Mila Hyytinen (mila.hyytinen ‘at’ helsinki.fi)


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