[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVIII, Issue 22

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVIII, Issue 22
Apr.16,2021

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Table of Contents

1. Special Issue on Non-dedicated Magnetometer Data at LEO for Earth and Space Sciences

2. MEETING: IAGA-IASPEI Virtual Conference -- Abstract Deadline Extended to April 30

3. MEETING: The Van Allen Probes Mission: Scientific Legacy, Space Weather, and What’s to Follow (18-19 May 2021, 2nd announcement)

4. MEETING: Virtual Fireballs Workshop #1 on Fireball Databases and Machine Learning

5. MEETING: PUNCH Science Meeting -- First Announcement

6. Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

7. Pre-Helio2050 Discussion on Reconnection

8. Helio2050 Pre-Workshop Discussion on Data Science Continues April 19

9. Upcoming SHIELD Webinar May 14 2pm EST - A Path Towards Creating Effecitve Scientific Presentation

10. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship – Application Deadline July 1, 2021

11. JOB OPENING: Now Hiring: Scientific Software Developer- Contract Basis

12. JOB OPENING: Heliophysics Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity at SwRI, San Antonio

13. JOB OPENING: Seeking One Post-doctorial Researcher 

14. PhD Opportunities (3.5 Years, Fully-funded) Within the Solar and Space Physics Research Group at Northumbria University (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK). Deadline = 28th April 2021

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


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Special Issue on Non-dedicated Magnetometer Data at LEO for Earth and Space Sciences

From: Claudia Stolle, Nils Olsen, Brian Anderson, Eelco Doornbos, Alexey Kuvshinov (cstolle at gfz-potsdam.de)

The special issue “Characterization of the geomagnetic field and its dynamic environment using data from space-based magnetometers” published in Springer's Earth, Planets and Space has collected articles that deal with the calibration and application of non-dedicated magnetometer data at LEO for Earth and space sciences. All articles are open access and the applied calibrated magnetometer data are publicly available.
https://www.springeropen.com/collections/LEO


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MEETING: IAGA-IASPEI Virtual Conference -- Abstract Deadline Extended to April 30

From: Editor (editor at igpp.ucla.edu)

International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI) Joint Scientific Assembly
August 21-27, 2021, Virtual Conference
https://www.iaga-iaspei-india2021.in/

New Abstract Deadline: April 30, 2021

Online Abstract Submission Website: https://www.iaga-iaspei-india2021.in/abstract.html

Symposia Details: https://www.iaga-iaspei-india2021.in/symposia-details.html


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MEETING: The Van Allen Probes Mission: Scientific Legacy, Space Weather, and What’s to Follow (18-19 May 2021, 2nd announcement)

From: Sasha Ukhorskiy (ukhorskiy at jhuapl.edu)

After a remarkable journey through Earth’s ring current and radiation belts the Van Allen Probes mission is coming to its finale; the Phase F of the mission is scheduled to conclude in 2021. To celebrate the tremendous science legacy of the mission, its contribution to Space Weather research, and to discuss the future of the inner magnetosphere exploration we will be holding an international virtual workshop on 18-19 May 2021. To see preliminary agenda and to fill out a short registration form please go to: http://vanallenprobes.jhuapl.edu/Events/index.php (please note that zoom links to the meeting will be available to registered participants only).


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MEETING: Virtual Fireballs Workshop #1 on Fireball Databases and Machine Learning

From: Ute Amerstorfer (ute.amerstorfer at oeaw.ac.at)

In cooperation with Europlanet, a series of four workshops that will bring together different networks of fireballs observers as well as machine learning experts is planned over the next two years. This series aims to culminate into i) the development of a common data format and/or common entry point to the observational data of the different fireballs networks, and ii) machine learning science cases for meteor observations.

The first of these workshops will take place virtually on 11-12 June 2021 and aims towards
(1) introducing and discussing the different fireballs networks, databases and data formats with a strong focus on its technical aspects; (2) discussing and exploring the possibilities of a common data format and/or a common entry point to all data; (3) discussing and identifying machine learning science cases for fireball observations.

The workshop will also introduce and discuss Europlanet, its Virtual Observatory for planetary sciences (VESPA) and the support it can offer to the fireballs community. Through EPN-TAP services, VESPA currently provides access to more than 50 decentralised databases worldwide, and it might be one option for a common entry point to the different fireballs networks that will be explored over the course of the workshop. In addition, Europlanet also provides support for the development of machine learning science cases, and the fireballs community is invited to discuss potential use cases during the second half of the first meeting. As an outcome, this workshop intends to provide an outline for the next months and to define first tasks towards the overarching meeting goals. The second workshop of the series is intended to be organized in autumn 2021.

Workshop Details:
Date: 11-12 June 2021
Workshop Program: bit.ly/3w5kyvg
Registration: bit.ly/3szo1jp

The registration is open until 31 May 2021. 
Organizing Committee: Manuel Scherf (manuel.scherf at oeaw.ac.at, europlanet-iwf at oeaw.ac.at), Ute Amerstorfer (ute.amerstorfer at oeaw.ac.at), Detlef Koschny (detlef.koschny at esa.int), Günter Kargl (guenter.kargl at oeaw.ac.at) 


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MEETING: PUNCH Science Meeting -- First Announcement

From: Sarah Gibson (sgibson at ucar.edu)

We invite the community to the second PUNCH (Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere) Science Meeting (August 9-11, 2021), an in-development NASA mission that will image the outer corona and solar wind throughout the inner heliosphere. Major science topics include origin and evolution of the ambient solar wind and turbulence within it, and the physics and predictability of transient events including CMEs, CIRs, and shocks.

The meeting will be virtual and comprised of formal presentations (invited and contributed) intermixed with open/panel discussions and poster session/walks. It will take place over three days, Monday-Wednesday August 9-11, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). There will also be an icebreaker social event the evening of Monday August 9 (5:00-7:00 PDT).

Further information regarding abstract submission and registration (free) will be posted on our website (https://punch.spaceops.swri.org/) and through a second announcement in approximately a month's time.


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Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

From: Jason Shuster (magnetosphere.seminars at gmail.com)

We invite you to join us every Monday at 12pm (ET) for the weekly Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series.

We will resume on April 19 with Harald Frey who will discuss Optical Instruments. 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

You can view the current 2021 schedule here:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/schedule.html

Add your name to our mailing list here:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/mail-list.html

Read about previous talks here:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/blog.html


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Pre-Helio2050 Discussion on Reconnection

From: Hantao Ji (hji at princeton.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

We welcome everyone to participate pre-workshop discussion on the topic of magnetic reconnection ahead of the community virtual meeting Helio2050 (May 3-7). Our first meeting was held on Friday April 9 and our next meetings are every Mondays and Thursdays 1-2pm (EDT) until the workshop. If you are interested in attending, please email Hantao Ji at (hji at princeton.edu) to get a Zoom link. Meeting summaries and agenda can be found at https://shorturl.at/dflEQ.

Hantao Ji, Judy Karpen, and Li-Jen Chen


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Helio2050 Pre-Workshop Discussion on Data Science Continues April 19

From: Ryan McGranaghan (ryan.mcgranaghan at gmail.com)

Dear Colleagues,

The Heliophysics 2050 Workshop is quickly approaching (May 3-7), and we are convening pre-workshop discussions to make sure the community is being heard to guide the field over the next three decades. 

Our pre-workshop discussion on the theme of 'Heliophysics Data Science' will continue Monday April 19 at 3 PM EST. The goal of these sessions is to synthesize the scientific priorities in this field and discuss ways in which data science can contribute to transformational research across Helio and Earth sciences. 

Please feel welcome to drop in as you can, even if you cannot attend the entire session. We strongly encourage asynchronous contribution as a way to be more inclusive, so please add your thoughts on the topics (or add new topics) at any time (https://tinyurl.com/helio2050-ds). 

Pre-registration is requested at this link (https://forms.gle/fnaBFU56SNmBmSQL9), from which a Zoom link will be provided.

The structure of this meeting will be to review comments on the TOPICS and to develop a vision. 

Looking forward,
Ryan McGranaghan on behalf of
Asti Bhatt 
Allison Jaynes
Lindsay Goodwin
Ian Cohen
Katie Garcia-Sage


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Upcoming SHIELD Webinar May 14 2pm EST - A Path Towards Creating Effecitve Scientific Presentation

From: SHIELD Drive Science Center (shieldoutreach at bu.edu)

Title of Announcement: Upcoming SHIELD Webinar: Fri May14th, 2021 2:00 PM EST

A Path Towards Creating Effective Scientific Presentations

Speaker: Heather Elliot

This webinar is designed to set you on a path towards creating effective presentations. Presentations are a key way of advertising your work and an integral part of establishing collaborations. We go over general advice for making scientific presentations at conferences, and more formal presentations to clients and government agencies (e.g. NASA Preliminary
Design Reviews and Critical Design Reviews). The advice includes how to prepare presentations, and how to give presentations. We provide some advice for dealing with common problems encountered during presentations.
Additional links and references are provided to guide your journey towards being an effective presenter.

Dr. Elliott’s research focuses on the plasma properties of large‐scale solar wind structures, and Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections. Her work with ACE, Ulysses, New Horizons, OMNI, and Polar data has spanned a wide range of topics: solar wind, interstellar pickup ions, Jupiter’s magnetotail, ion outflow in Earth’s magnetosphere, comet tails, forecasting the Kp Index, and solar wind interaction with Pluto. Currently, she is the Deputy PI for the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument on the New Horizons spacecraft. She is a Co‐I on the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission, and the SHIELD DRIVE Data Center. As an undergraduate, she was a summer student at Arecibo Observatory assisting with ionospheric research, and her master’s work compared simulation results to thermospheric observations. Her Ph.D. dissertation examined how the solar wind affects the cold ion outflow that escapes from the ionosphere into the high altitude polar magnetosphere.

Friday, May 14
2 PM EST

Register Here:
https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vdemvrTMjGt0ECcz2tI1Prb36DWq7eou_


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NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship – Application Deadline July 1, 2021

From: Taifa Simpson (tsimpson at usra.edu)

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) supports NASA’s goal to expand scientific understanding of Earth and the universe in which we live.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA's scientific goals.  The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.
Engage in NASA research in Earth science, planetary science, heliophysics, astrophysics, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and operations, space bioscience, and astrobiology.

Details
	• Annual stipends start at $60,000, with supplements for high cost-of-living areas and certain degree fields
	• Annual travel budget of $10,000
	• Relocation allowance
	• Financial supplement for health insurance purchased through the program
	• Appointments renewable for up to three years
	• Approximately 90 Fellowships awarded annually

Available Fields of Study
	• Aeronautics, Aeronautical or Other Engineering
	• Astrobiology
	• Astrophysics
	• Biological Sciences
	• Cosmochemistry
	• Earth Science
	• Heliophysics Science
	• Interdisciplinary/Other
	• Planetary Science
	• Technology Development

Available NASA Centers
	• Ames Research Center
	• Armstrong Flight Research Center
	• Glenn Research Center
	• Goddard Institute for Space Studies
	• Goddard Space Flight Center
	• Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	• Johnson Space Center
	• Kennedy Space Center
	• Langley Research Center
	• Marshall Space Flight Center
	• NASA Astrobiology Program
	• NASA HQ
	• Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute
	• Stennis Space Center
	• Wallops Flight Facility
NOTE: Not all centers participate in every application round...please refer to the website for current opportunity locations.

Eligibility
	• See current eligibility requirements: https://npp.usra.edu/apply/eligibility/ 
	• Recent and Senior-Level PhD recipients

Application Deadlines
Three each year - March 1, July 1, and November 1
To learn more about specific opportunities and to apply, please visit https://npp.usra.edu/opportunities/

Questions: npphelp at usra.edu


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JOB OPENING: Now Hiring: Scientific Software Developer- Contract Basis

From: Nicole Foster (hiring at numfocus.org)

NumFOCUS is seeking a Scientific Software Developer to support the SunPy project. SunPy is a Python-based open source scientific software package supporting solar physics data analysis. 

The successful applicant will work on constructing practical example scientific workflows and analyses that demonstrate SunPy’s interaction and interoperability with other parts of the scientific Python ecosystem, and improving the foundations of SunPy. There are four main tasks:

● Create example code snippets and Jupyter notebooks that use SunPy and packages from the Python in Heliophysics Community; these examples will be shared via the Python in Heliophysics Community.
● Report on the state of the SunPy codebase by analyzing output from code coverage and API inspection tools, etc, identifying areas in the existing codebase that need more coverage, can be consolidated or removed.  
● Provide the ability to read spectroscopic data into a spectral data object, thereby enabling its later scientific analysis.  
● Implement three new heliophysical coordinate systems using the existing SunPy and Astropy-based coordinate system framework.  

The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to the SunPy and Python in Heliophysics community guidelines, and interact constructively with the SunPy and Python in Heliophysics communities.

Required Experience:
● 1-2 years scientific Python software development.
Desired Experience:
● Python in a scientific environment
● Software version control systems (e.g. Git/GitHub).
● Astrophysics research
● SunPy, Astropy

Education: 
Bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences, Computer Science, or Engineering.
Compensation:
$42.00 per hour, not to exceed $27,000.00 for the duration of the contract.

Duration:
Up to 16 weeks full time or 32 weeks of part time work (642 hours) may be completed. Work must be completed within the one-year.
How to Apply:
Please email your resume to hiring at numfocus.org with the subject line “SunPy Scientific Software Developer”.


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JOB OPENING: Heliophysics Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity at SwRI, San Antonio

From: Maher Dayeh (maldayeh at swri.edu)

The Space Research Department at SwRI, San Antonio is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to carry out original research addressing a broad range of heliospheric topics, with focus on the acceleration of energetic particles in the solar corona and the interplanetary medium. The candidate will analyze data from Wind, ACE, STEREO, MMS, and PSP missions. The candidate is also expected to participate in the testing and calibration of flight instruments on NOAA/SWFO and NASA/IMAP missions. The research will involve interactions with Institute Staff engaged in a broad range of experimental, observational, computational, and theoretical research in the physics of the solar wind, energetic neutral atoms, suprathermal and energetic particles. The candidate should have a PhD degree in Space Physics or Plasma Physics, and have graduate-level experience in the analysis and interpretation of solar wind, magnetic field, and suprathermal particle datasets. The candidate must have at least a 3.0 GPA, and demonstrate the ability to program and utilize data analysis software tools such as IDL, Python, Simion, or MATLAB. The position is available for immediate appointment and is for a one-year term with possible extension for up to one year.
To apply for this position go to
https://resapp.swri.org/ResApp/Job_Search_Results.aspx?DETAIL=15-01495
For more information about SwRI visit
https://www.swri.org/technical-divisions/space-science-engineering


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JOB OPENING: Seeking One Post-doctorial Researcher 

From: Young-Sook Lee (yslee0923 at cnu.ac.kr)

Space Science laboratory affiliated to Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University located in Daejeon, South Korea, is specialized in the research field of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere, distinct in domestic universities. The laboratory has been carrying out research activities of data analysis by utilizing the data from ground-based measurement network of meteor radar, ionosonde, VHF radar, magnetometers and etc., and international satellite-based measurements (ACE, POES, Aura and etc), and also mid-latitude modeling. It works in close communication with the domestic and international institutes and scientists. 

One Posdoctorial position available:
   We are looking for one Post-doctorial Researcher who can conduct researches on the ionospheric irregularities

Detailed duties:
-	Data analysis of ground- and space-based observation data to deal with plasma irregularities in terms of magnetic field oscillations, electric field and currents for/in the ionosphere. If a candidate has numerical simulation experience in those fields, it is also highly encouraged. 
-	Paper writing. 

Qualification requirements
-	PhD degree in Space physics or related field within 5 years.
-	Equipped for programming skills in Matlab, IDL and/or Python.
-	Candidate can conduct his/her research by self-motivation and also by collaboration.

Contract period:
-	Two-year contract with the standard salary and benefits in our national universities in Korea.
-	The first year should start as early as possible, and more years can be extended.

How to apply
-	Send a CV that includes research experiences and a research plan to Young-Sook Lee at yslee0923 at cnu.ac.kr


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PhD Opportunities (3.5 Years, Fully-funded) Within the Solar and Space Physics Research Group at Northumbria University (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK). Deadline = 28th April 2021

From: James McLaughlin (james.a.mclaughlin at northumbria.ac.uk)

The Solar and Space Physics research group at Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) is inviting applications for full-time PhD studentships for an October 2021 or March 2022 start.

These are 3.5 year studentships and are funded by a STFC Doctoral Training Partnership.

This year, we are offering PhDs on the following topics:

•	Plasma thermodynamics of the inner heliosphere with Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe
principal supervisor: Dr Robert Wicks
https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=131335

•	Determining global plasma waves in Earth's magnetosphere from ground observations
principal supervisor: Dr Sarah Bentley
https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=131337

•	What makes geomagnetic storms so special?
principal supervisor: Professor Jonathan Rae
https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=131333

•	Exploring fundamental MagnetoHydroDynamic (MHD) properties of solar chromospheric magnetic fields, via a unique observation of a large-scale swirl and associated magnetic null point
principal supervisor: Dr Eamon Scullion
https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=131334

•	Modelling an X-class solar flare combining observations, electron beam transport physics and MHD numerical simulations
principal supervisor: Dr Gert Botha
https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=131336


Full details can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/solarphysicsnu/research/phd-projects-2021 

For informal questions, please contact the relevant supervisor, and/or contact Professor James McLaughlin james.a.mclaughlin at northumbria.ac.uk 

Deadline for applications: 28th April 2021

Start Date: 1st October 2021 or 1st March 2022

Overview of the research group:
The Solar and Space Physics group is a large and successful group, and our long-term research programme is to understand all aspects of the solar-terrestrial connection. Evidence of the group’s success includes funding from STFC, NERC, UK Space Agency, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Astronomical Society, the US Air Force, a STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow and a UKRI Future Leader Fellow. The group also plays multiple roles in the UKRI SWIMMR (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) programme in support of the UK Met Office.


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