[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVIII, Issue 23

Thu Apr 22 04:25:12 PDT 2021

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVIII, Issue 23
Apr.22,2021

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: Heliophysics 2050 Workshop

2. Second Outer Corona and Heliosphere Pre-2050 Discussion

3. Interstellar Probe Study Webinar on 22 April @ 12PM EDT: The Circum-Solar Dust Disk: Ground Truth for Planetary Formation

4. Open-Access Issue of Advances Space Research

5. JOB OPENING: Energetic Particle Instrumentation Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory

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MEETING: Heliophysics 2050 Workshop

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

May 3-7, 2021
Virtual

The workshop will examine current scientific understanding and what near-term investigations can enable and inform future investigations. From this scientific progression, the workshop will explore fundamental connections that map current understanding to the next set of research investigations which will, in turn, enable next-generation studies. These investigations will cover the range of work from basic research to operational efforts and would be agnostic to their mode of execution. This approach will enable the next Decadal Survey to lay out a long-term science strategy.

At the workshop Program page, find information about and links to the preceding volume, white papers, poster abstracts, and a detailed program.

Registration will be available through May 7, 2021.

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/helio2050/

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Second Outer Corona and Heliosphere Pre-2050 Discussion

From: Aleida Higginson, Ben Lynch (aleida.k.higginson at nasa.gov)

In preparation for the Helio 2050 Workshop, Ben Lynch and Aleida Higginson will be hosting two discussion sessions on the Outer Corona and Heliosphere. The first meeting was held April 22. Please join us for the second meeting on Friday April 30, 2021 at 2PM EST / 11 AM PST. Through these discussions, we hope to identify any topics that may still need to be addressed in preparation for the upcoming heliophysics decadal.

Zoom link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95195513914?pwd=UHZUZWtHc0ZlUndHK1U4QzNPRmw5QT09 Meeting ID: 951 9551 3914 Passcode: solarwind

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Interstellar Probe Study Webinar on 22 April @ 12PM EDT: The Circum-Solar Dust Disk: Ground Truth for Planetary Formation

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

Please join us for another Interstellar Probe Study webinar being held this week on 22 April at 12PM EDT. 

During the voyage of an Interstellar Probe mission to the edge of our Heliosphere and beyond, there exist many opportunities for new discoveries relevant to circum-solar and interstellar dust. The analysis of this dust furthers our understanding of planetary formation in our solar system, the physics of our heliosphere and heliopause, the environment of the very local interstellar medium (VLISM), and dust in the distant galaxy. This webinar will focus on the dust in our solar system and its link to planetary formation. The panelists will present the current models of circum-solar dust, what specific measurements are needed to improve our understanding, and how such measurements can be made by the unique journey of an Interstellar Probe.

The speakers at this week's webinar will be:
Casey Lisse, Astrophysics Lead, Interstellar Probe Study, JHU/APL
Andrew Poppe, Associate Research Scientist, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley
Mihaly Horanyi, Professor, Department of Physics & Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
For more details and the link to join, please visit the event page here: http://interstellarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Resources/Meetings/agenda.php?id=145

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Open-Access Issue of Advances Space Research

From: Jan Lastovicka (jla at ufa.cas.cz)

All articles of the first issue of the year of COSPAR journal Advances in Space Research (67/01; impact factor 2.17) will be OpenAccess for one complete year, as courtesy of Elsevier. Articles can be downloaded by anyone without any paid subscription to the journal at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/advances-in-space-research/vol/67/issue/1. This issue contains a couple of interesting SPA articles.

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JOB OPENING: Energetic Particle Instrumentation Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory

From: Daniel Reisenfeld (dreisenfeld at lanl.gov)

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks candidates for a research scientist position in energetic particle instrumentation and observational data analysis with the Space Science and Applications Group (ISR-1). ISR Division supports a dynamic space research program and leads instruments on current and past NASA missions such as IMAP, IBEX, TWINS, SWIFT, ACE, and Van Allen Probes, as well as the Mars Curiosity and Perseverance rovers. We also build, fly, operate, and analyze data from measurement systems deployed to space for verification of international nuclear treaties, and develop innovative sensors for basic scientific missions, nuclear nonproliferation, space situational awareness and remote sensing.

The successful applicant will participate in the design and development of energetic particle sensors for the next generation of Los Alamos treaty verification payloads, and will perform scientific analysis of energetic particle populations in space to gain new understanding of the space environment, anomalies and damage to payloads and host spacecraft, and to inform instrument development. They will also be expected to participate in proposal efforts for future NASA missions and data analysis efforts.

Applicants should have experience designing and building energetic particle sensors, and for carrying out original research addressing the nature of the magnetospheric and/or solar energetic particle environment. It is also desirable if the applicant has experience in energetic particle damage and anomaly effects. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in Space Physics, Physics, Astrophysics, or a closely related Engineering field.  The ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance is required.

Interested persons should apply online to position posting IRC82445 or IRC82464 (depending on the level of experience) at lanl.jobs.  For further inquiries, contact Dan Reisenfeld (dreisenfeld at lanl.gov).

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