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

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVII, Issue 49
Aug.14,2020

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Table of Contents

1. NASA Space Weather Council Announcement

2. NSF AGS August Update

3. Files From the NASA Heliophysics Advisory Committee Summer 2020 Meeting

4. MEETING: Heliophysics 2050 Workshop and Call for White Papers

5. MEETING: AMS Space Weather Conference & AMS 101st Meeting, 10-14 January, 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE -- CALL FOR PAPERS DUE AUGUST 24 2020

6. MEETING: Announcing the Rescheduled SDO 2021 Science Workshop: A Cycle of Discovery

7. Invitation to Webinar Featuring Lennard Fisk: "Voyagers 1 and 2: Where are we now?" 20 August @ 12PM EDT

8. Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

9. BOOK: New Elsevier Book “Ring Current Investigations: The Quest for Space Weather Prediction”

10. JOB OPENING: Goddard’s Solar Physics Laboratory Is Seeking an Experimental Researcher (Federal Civil Service)

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


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NASA Space Weather Council Announcement

From: Kate Petersen (kate.m.petersen at nasa.gov)

Sign up form: 
https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/space-weather-council

The NASA Heliophysics Division Seeks Community Members to Serve on a NASA Space Weather Council

The NASA Heliophysics Division is establishing a NASA Space Weather Council (SWC), a subcommittee to the Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC). The SWC is established as a means to secure the counsel of community experts across diverse areas, on matters relevant to space weather in support of the NASA Heliophysics Division (HPD). The SWC serves as a community-based, interdisciplinary forum for soliciting and coordinating community analysis and input and providing advice.

The mission of the NASA HPD space weather strategy is to establish a preeminent space weather capability that supports human and robotic space exploration and meets national, international, and societal needs. This is done by advancing measurement and analysis techniques and expanding knowledge and understanding that improves space weather forecasts and nowcasts.

Ultimately, the HPD enables the space weather forecasting capability that the Agency and Nation require, in partnership with NASA’s Artemis Program and other Federal agencies, and international partners. This includes the development and launch of missions/instruments that advance our knowledge of space weather and improve its prediction, and the transitioning of technology, tools, models, data, and knowledge from research to operational environments.

NASA HPD openly solicits nominations of individuals who are affiliated with U.S. institutions for membership on the SWC. Members shall be approved by the HPD Director for up to a three-year term.

Interested community members are asked to complete and submit the form using the link below by Friday, August 28, 2020.

https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/space-weather-council


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NSF AGS August Update

From: Anjuli Bamzai (mwiltber at nsf.gov)

Dear Colleagues,                                                                                                   
Hope you are keeping well and safe. 

Some news on the staffing front: starting next week, Dr. Carrie Black, program director of the Geospace Facilities program in AGS begins a new assignment in the Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate at NSF. She will be the program director for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). We thank Carrie for her years of service with us. We are going to miss Carrie but look forward to continued interactions between AGS and AST with her being there. The job opportunity for program director in the  Geospace Facilities program is out (details below). 

I am also providing information about a new AGS solicitation, Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF) in case you missed the notification from Nick Anderson earlier this week. A webinar is planned for August 24th. Please register in advance if you are interested in participating. 

Job Opportunity in Geospace Facilities program AGS-2020-0002
Closing date:  09/14/2020 
The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidate for a Physical Scientist (Program Director) position for the Geospace Facilities (GF) program in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Alexandria, VA.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/576109400

NSF 20-596 Proposals for Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF)
Letters of Intent required and  due 10/21/2020. 
Full CIF proposals due 12/10/2020 
Program contact for CIF: Shree Mishra (sumishra at nsf.gov

The goal of this solicitation is to expand the suite of instruments and facilities available to the atmospheric science community supported by NSF.  AGS solicits proposals from PIs who currently have existing instruments/facilities and are willing to make these resources available to the broader community.  

Details on upcoming webinar 
When: Aug 24, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Topic: NSF AGS CIF Solicitation (NSF 20-956) Webinar
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_9gTfhV64TxGENa-N7gM3wQ

Prepare in advance by testing your internet connection and devices with Zoom software: https://zoom.us/test.  Learn more about participating in meetings remotely with NSF at: https://beta.nsf.gov/about/participant.

Accessibility Accommodations: Real-time captions will be available during the webinar. Please submit requests for other types of accessibility accommodations 10 days in advance to Helena Fountain at hfountai at nsf.gov.  

Or an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Meeting ID: 160 849 6841
Passcode: 943223
SIP: 1608496841 at sip.zoomgov.com
Passcode: 943223

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


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Files From the NASA Heliophysics Advisory Committee Summer 2020 Meeting

From: Mike Liemohn (liemohn at umich.edu)

The Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC) held a virtual meeting on June 30 and July 1. The documents from that meeting are now online at the HPAC website:
https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/hpac

The document set includes all of the presentations made to the committee as well as our report.

All HPAC meetings and reports are open to the public. The link above includes PDF for many past committee meetings. The next HPAC meeting will most likely be in late September to complete the annual assessment of the Heliophysics Division according to the Government Results and Performance Act – Modernization Act (GPRAMA) with a regular-but-virtual meeting later in the fall.


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MEETING: Heliophysics 2050 Workshop and Call for White Papers

From: Jared Leisner, Linda Garcia (lgarcia at hou.usra.edu)

The Heliophysics 2050 Workshop is an agency-enabled, community-driven event to help the science community better prepare for the next Decadal Survey.

It will be held in May 2021. The event is intended to be an in-person meeting with a strong virtual attendance option. Organizers are monitoring the COVID-19 situation, and contingency plans for a fully virtual meeting will be made should they be necessary.

Purpose and Scope

The workshop will focus on discussing a strategic, multi-decadal science framework for solar and space physics. The community will create a cohesive science strategy to identify:

1. Essential science investigations necessary for major science advancements.
2. Research and capability development needed to meet science investigation requirements.
3. Research needed in the next decade to prepare for long-term research goals.
4. Work needed to ensure a pipeline from basic research to pre-application research and then into operational needs, including the operations-to-research loop that strengthens forecasting and other predictive capabilities.

Call for White Papers

The workshop discussions will be based on the science needs identified in community white papers. Submissions are encouraged to advance and expand the field of solar and space physics.

Submission details can be found on the workshop website:  https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/helio2050/. 

Community members are encouraged to proactively involve colleagues who may be experiencing significant time constraints due to the COVID-19 situation that would allow participation in but prevent the leading of white papers.

Create a profile and submit white papers via the USRA meeting portal: https://bit.ly/Helio2050.

White papers are due September 2, 2020, 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Daylight Time (GMT -5).

Questions about the Heliophysics 2050 Workshop or its rescheduling should be directed to Jared Leisner (jared.s.leisner at nasa.gov). 

Questions regarding the white paper submission process should be directed to USRA Meetings (publish at hou.usra.edu).


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MEETING: AMS Space Weather Conference & AMS 101st Meeting, 10-14 January, 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE -- CALL FOR PAPERS DUE AUGUST 24 2020

From: Barbara J Thompson (barbara.j.thompson at nasa.gov)

AMS Space Weather Conference & AMS 101st Meeting, 10-14 January, 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE -- CALL FOR PAPERS DUE AUGUST 24 2020

The 18th Conference on Space Weather, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS), and organized by the AMS Committee on Space Weather, will be held 10-14 January 2021 in a virtual (online) format.  Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS website as they become available. https://annual.ametsoc.org/2021/

Please submit your abstract electronically by 24 August 2020:

https://ams.confex.com/ams/101ANNUAL/webprogrampreliminary/18SPACEWX.html

The Conference on Space Weather solicits papers on the following topics:
• Innovations and Advances in Operational Space Weather Forecasting
• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Repeatable Science for Space Weather
• Integration of Space Weather in Public Communications
• Observing, Modeling, and Forecasting the Van Allen Radiation Belt Energetic Charged Particle Environment
• Agency Efforts in Space Weather: Priorities and Opportunities  
• Citizen Science in Space Weather 
• Community Initiatives for Space Weather Research
• New Instruments, Platforms and Initiatives for Space Weather
• Space Weather at Earth and Beyond
• Advances in Research and Modeling of Space Weather Drivers
• Space Weather Customer and Stakeholder Perspectives and Applications

There will still be panel discussions, virtual town halls, and all the standard events that make the AMS annual meeting a rich and rewarding experience.  As the planning continues, we encourage you to view AMS’s FAQ on Virtual Elements for the AMS101st Annual Meeting: https://annual.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/2021/about-the-meeting/faq-for-virtual-elements-of-the-annual-meeting/ 

For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Richard Behnke,  behnke.richard (at) yahoo.com or Barbara J. Thompson, barbara.j.thompson (at) nasa.gov


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MEETING: Announcing the Rescheduled SDO 2021 Science Workshop: A Cycle of Discovery

From: W. Dean Pesnell (william.d.pesnell at nasa.gov)

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) invites you to the SDO 2021 Science Workshop: A Cycle of Discovery, to be held June 28-July 2, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, BC, Canada. All members of the science community are welcome and encouraged to attend. 

A wide range of science results have been produced by SDO during the almost complete sunspot cycle since its launch. As Solar Cycle 25 begins its rise to maximum, we will get together to discuss what we learned about the Sun and anticipate what the new cycle will look like. 

The invited speakers who will introduce themed sessions spanning SDO‘s wide range of research topics are:
Junwei Zhao: Subsurface Flows, the Dynamo, and the Solar Cycle 
Stan Solomon: Phun with Photons: Response of atmospheres to EUV variability
Paulo Simoes: Short-term Solar Variability
Aimee Norton: Magnetic Flux in the SDO Era: From Emergence to Eruption
KD Leka: SDO for Space Weather: Science and Applications
Dan Seaton: The SDO Corona and Beyond
Patrick Antolin: Energy and Mass Transfer Between the Corona and the Chromosphere
Xudong Sun: Vector Magnetic Field: Progress and Prospects 

There will also be one day of parallel mini-workshops and an EUV calibration workshop.

Registration, abstract submission, and other information about SDO 2021 will be made available at http://sdo2020.lws-sdo-workshops.org/. 

The Hyatt Regency can be explored at https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/canada/hyatt-regency-vancouver/yvrrv

We are assessing the need for childcare during this workshop. Please send your care requirements to William.D.Pesnell (at) NASA.gov. If you need for a visa to travel to Canada for this workshop you should apply by the end of January 2021.

Dean Pesnell 
Chair, SDO 2021 Science Organizing Committee


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Invitation to Webinar Featuring Lennard Fisk: "Voyagers 1 and 2: Where are we now?" 20 August @ 12PM EDT

From: Andrea S. Harman (ams573 at alumni.psu.edu)

Please join the Interstellar Probe Study Team for another installment of the Interstellar Probe Study Webinar series on Thursday (August 20th) at noon EDT via Zoom.

Title:
Voyagers 1 and 2: Where are we now?

Panelists:
Lennard Fisk: Thomas M. Donahue Distinguished University Professor of Space Science, University of Michigan
Michael Paul: Program Manager, Interstellar Probe Study, JHUAPL

The current interpretations of the Voyager data on the heliosheath and the interface with the local interstellar medium are reviewed, and serious omissions in these interpretations are pointed out.  Current conclusions on the global structure of the heliosheath, whether from models or observations, are found to be wanting, resulting in a need for better models and further observations, such as by Interstellar Probe.

Following the presentations there will be a question and answer session.

To watch this webinar please visit the following event page, which has the zoom link. http://interstellarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Resources/Meetings/agenda.php?id=86


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Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

From: Kyle Murphy, David Sibeck (magnetosphere.seminars at gmail.com)

You are invited to join the Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series every Monday at 12 pm (EDST, 1600 uT).

On Monday Aug 17, Liz MacDonald will discuss STEVE - a subauroral phenomena at 12 PM EDST. A link to join the seminar via Zoom or YouTube can be found on our home page (https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/). The password to join the Zoom seminar is Mag at 1. 

On Monday Aug 25 Christine Gabrielse will be talking about Convection and Substorms. 

You can see previous talks here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/blog.html

And add your name to the mailing list here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/mail-list.html


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BOOK: New Elsevier Book “Ring Current Investigations: The Quest for Space Weather Prediction”

From: Vania Jordanova, Raluca Ilie, Margaret Chen (vania at lanl.gov)

A new book that offers a comprehensive description of the complex near-Earth space environment is now available for libraries in a "DRM-free" version. Targeted toward space scientists and geophysicists, “Ring Current Investigations: The Quest for Space Weather Prediction” helps researchers develop a deeper understanding of the fundamental physics of geomagnetic storms. It gives the reader in-depth coverage of the dynamics of energetic particles forming the ring current populations, the main signature of a geomagnetic storm. The book provides a detailed review of historical and recent advances in observations, theory and simulations of the Earth’s ring current as part of the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere system. In addition, it compares the physics of ring currents at other strongly magnetized planets in the solar system, specifically Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, with the ring current system at Earth.

This book is motivated by the growing interest in space weather prediction. It describes the most important space weather effects driven by inner magnetospheric energetic particles and present capabilities for their nowcast and forecast. It provides an overview of existing state-of-the-art numerical models with links for open-source code downloads and offers guidance on how to develop numerical models within the context of the present-day understanding. The availability of the eBook for libraries in a "DRM-free" version means that it has no restrictions on access and anyone who is a member of the institution that the library serves will be able to download the PDF and read it at their leisure; we encourage you to recommend this option to your library.

Reference: Ring Current Investigations: The Quest for Space Weather Prediction, edited by V. Jordanova, R. Ilie, and M. Chen (2020), Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128155714, eBook ISBN: 9780128155721, https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128155714/ring-current-investigations?via=ihub=


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JOB OPENING: Goddard’s Solar Physics Laboratory Is Seeking an Experimental Researcher (Federal Civil Service)

From: Jeffrey Newmark (jeffrey.newmark at nasa.gov)

The Solar Physics Laboratory at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking to hire a scientist with expertise in experimental solar atmospheric measurements, ideally with coronagraphic and/or spectroscopic expertise. The ideal candidate will have had previous experience developing instruments for orbital and/or suborbital platforms, the ability to conceive and pursue independent investigations, and a desire to work as part of a team on a wide range of problems in solar physics. The selectee will become an integral part of a strong solar coronal research group at NASA.

The laboratory currently has instruments in development for the ISS (launch in 2023), several cubesats, sounding rockets, and scientific balloons, as well as several future missions.  The Solar Physics Laboratory is in Goddard’s Heliophysics Science Division. This is a US Government Civil Servant position, so applicants are required to be US citizens. In addition, they are expected to have a PhD in a related field and have at least 5 years of experience beyond completion of their PhD. 
Given the COVID-19 situation, the start date is negotiable and can range from a delayed start to remote telework until the situation is resolved. The duty station will be in Greenbelt, MD. While the position responsibilities detailed above describe the ultimate performance desired from the selectee, qualified applicants are not required to have direct experience in all the areas listed to be considered for this position. If you have passion for the work and relevant experience, you are encouraged to apply. We support on-the-job training for any additional skills or knowledge that become relevant to the position.

The position announcement will be released on USAJobs in the coming weeks. Due to the current federal hiring process, the vacancy will only be open to applications for five days.


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