[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVIII, Issue 15

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVIII, Issue 15
Mar.23,2021

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Table of Contents

1. Congratulations to the 2020 Outstanding Student Presentation Award Winners

2. NASA SMD AI/ML Survey

3. MEETING: Arecibo Observatory Options Workshop

4. SESSION: 'Wave-Particle Interactions in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas' Session at NAM2021

5. JOB OPENING: Professor Position at the University of Orleans -  France

6. JOB OPENING: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Space Scientist, GS-1330-13/14

7. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Space Physics at JHU/APL

8. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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


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Congratulations to the 2020 Outstanding Student Presentation Award Winners

From: Geoff Reeves (Geoff at ReevesResearch.org)

This year’s winners and the titles of their presentations are:

Johan Lauritz Freiherr von Forstner, " First CME and Forbush decrease observed at Solar Orbiter using EPD"

Ryan French, "Spectropolarimetric Insight into Plasma Sheet Dynamics of a Solar Flare"

Yudai Inaba, "Multi-event analysis of plasma and field variations in the source of Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arcs in the inner magnetosphere during non-storm time substorms"

Milla Kalliokoski, "Comprehensive Study of the Response of Outer Radiation Belt and Inner Magnetosphere to Sheath Regions of Coronal Mass Ejections"

Mei-Yun Lin, "Revealing the role of ‘hidden heavy ions’ component in the terrestrial polar wind outflow"

Leonid Olifer, "On the Creation of Apparent Local Peaks in Electron Phase Space Density Data by Rapid Inward ULF Wave Radial Transport"

Rhyan Sawyer, "Observations of Low-Energy Magnetospheric Ions by the TRICE 2 Sounding Rocket and the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission"

Riley Troyer, "A Statistical Study of Pulsating Aurora and its Impact on M-I Coupling”

These presentations deserve special recognition but the SPA leadership team wants to thank and congratulate all of our student presenters for your great work and your perseverance despite the many obstacles you faced this year. Your contributions are truly valued!

Many thanks also to our OSPA judges, particularly for your patience and flexibility. We know the virtual platform and changing landscape made it particularly challenging.

The SPA leadership team is looking into ideas that will make student presentations and opportunities for professional growth both easier and more rewarding for the 2021 Fall Meeting - whether your presentation is in person or virtual. Please send your ideas to SPA.leadership.team at gmail.com.

Thanks, and again, congratulations to our OSPA winners from the SPA leadership team and all your colleagues.


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NASA SMD AI/ML Survey

From: Madhulika Guhathakurta (madhulika.guhathakurta at nasa.gov)

In response to the NASA Science Mission Directorate’s (SMD) Strategy for Data Management and Computing for Groundbreaking Science 2019-2024, SMD is conducting a landscape study of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) within SMD. As a part of this study, the Strategic Data Management Working Group (SDMWG) is conducting this survey to assess AI/ML level of knowledge, the attitudes towards AI/ML, and to understand AI/ML related challenges within SMD. The targeted audience for this survey includes NASA and NASA SMD funded individuals working in the field of AI/ML.

Access the Survey via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI7EUSR75aTUQzJdQP5PPMqj641ULpP97pEQIdz9TNflvZxA/viewform
Survey will remain open through April, 19 2021*

In order to complete this survey you will need to provide a valid email address; This will be used to contact you if clarification is needed on your response. If you support more than one role and would like to provide an additional submission, please use a separate email address for each role you will be responding for. This Survey should not take more than 7 minutes.

PERMISSION: By filling out this survey, you agree to allow various elements of the SMD to use the anonymized version of your data for analysis purposes. It will not be shared outside NASA SMD SDMWG AI/ML team.

Please contact Morgan Douglas <morgan.e.douglas at nasa.gov> if you have any questions.

Thank you,

NASA SMD SDMWG AI Working Group


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MEETING: Arecibo Observatory Options Workshop

From: Roman Makarevich (rmakarev at nsf.gov), Program Director, Geospace Facilities AGS/GEO

NSF has posted a Dear Colleague Letter <https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21055/nsf21055.jsp> advising the research community of a planned workshop focused on finding actionable and innovative ways to support, broaden, and strengthen the radio science community across all of Puerto Rico and to create or enhance opportunities for science and educational and cultural activities and public outreach at the Arecibo Observatory. The workshop will be the equivalent of three days but will consist of shorter online sessions scheduled over several weeks. Further information regarding this workshop, including detailed information about the format, timing and logistics as well as the application process, can be found at https://arecibo.hub.ki.

Key Dates (subject to change)
Overview and Workshop Plan 04/02/2021
Workshop Application Deadline 05/03/2021
Workshop Invitations Sent Out 05/21/2021
Workshop Registration Deadline 05/28/2021
Virtual Workshop Sessions: 06/04/2021- 6/28/2021


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SESSION: 'Wave-Particle Interactions in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas' Session at NAM2021

From: Jasmine Kaur Sandhu, Aurora Simionescu, Daniel Verscharen, Clare Watt, Emma Woodfield (jasmine.k.sandhu at northumbria.ac.uk)

We invite abstract submissions for a session on 'Wave-Particle Interactions in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas' at NAM 2021. 

The session abstract is included below, and invited speakers are Wen Li (Boston University), Francesco Valentini (Università della Calabria), and Irina Zhuravleva (University of Chicago). Abstract deadline is Friday 30 April 2021 at 1700 UTC. Full details can be found at https://nam2021.org/science/parallel-sessions/details/2/79.

Session abstract:
Wave-particle interactions are an essential process in plasmas across our solar system and in astrophysical bodies that governs plasma heating and the transfer of energy between particles and electromagnetic fields. For example, EMIC waves and whistler mode waves play central roles in radiation belt acceleration and loss, Landau-damping of kinetic Alfvén waves is a key candidate to explain solar-wind heating, and heat-flux instabilities are crucial for the energy transfer in the intracluster medium. These interactions span a wide range of spatial scales: the fundamental interaction and wave growth take place on ion and electron scales but cause large-scale changes in the entire plasma population. Furthermore, the large-scale structure and plasma properties shape the propagation of wave energy and determine where wave-particle interactions occur.
This session aims to bring together researchers from the solar, terrestrial, planetary, and astrophysics communities to evaluate the breadth of interactions and investigate similarities and differences in wave-particle interactions. The multi-scale nature of wave-particle interactions and the variation of their characteristics for different plasma regimes will be explored. We welcome contributions from theoretical, modelling and observational perspectives.


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JOB OPENING: Professor Position at the University of Orleans -  France

From: Jean-Louis Pincon (jean-louis.pincon at cnrs-orleans.fr)

A position of University Professor is open at the University of Orléans (France). Teaching activities will be done at OSUC (Space Sciences Observatory in Centre region) and research activities will be performed at LPC2E (Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace) which is a joint research unit of CNRS, University of Orleans, and CNES.

Teaching profile:
- Training courses:
Master Risks and Environment, Chemistry, Pollution, Risks, Environment (CPRE)
Master of Fundamental Physics and Applications, Space Sciences and Applications (SSA)
- Teaching objectives and supervision needs:
The candidate will be encouraged to take responsibilities in Bachelor or Master programs (study management, honors management).
- Specific skills:
Plasma physics, spectroscopy, subatomic physics
Contact : manuel.moreira at cnrs-orleans.fr

Research profile:
As a full member of the space plasmas team of LPC2E, the recruited Professor will reinforce the potential of this team for all research activities related to the study of the close terrestrial environment as well as to atmospheric and space electrodynamics (one of the key studies of LPC2E). The recruited Professor will work in particular on the theory and modeling of transient luminous events (TLE) and terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGF) produced by storm clouds. He/She will bring his skills on the physico-chemistry associated with these phenomena. He/She will work in particular on plasma propagation phenomena and theoretical models of TGF. He/She will use measurements from different satellites to constrain and deepen the models.
- Required skills :
Electromagnetism, radio emission and propagation, plasma physics, discharge physics, numerical modeling of collisional fluids, satellite data processing.
Contact : dominique.delcourt at cnrs-orleans.fr

Detailed information about the position: 
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/siteD8/default/files/2021-02/37PR0381_4476.pdf

To apply you have to register through the GALAXIE website: 
https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/documentation/web/galaxie-can/accueil

Deadline for the registration: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM (Paris time).
A registration guide is available here:
https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/documentation/web/galaxie-can/recrutement-mcf-pr/nouvelle-candidature


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JOB OPENING: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Space Scientist, GS-1330-13/14

From: Michele Cash (michele.cash at noaa.gov)

This position is for an Ionospheric Modeler and Project Manager at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The incumbent will lead the development of all ionospheric products and modeling efforts at SWPC.

The announcements open on Monday, March 22, 2021 and close on Monday, April 5, 2021. Please be sure to submit all transcripts with your applications, including all undergraduate transcripts. 

For the General Public:
Job Announcement # (DE): NWS-NCEP-2021-0054
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/595860300

For Current Federal Employees and Individuals with Status:
Job Announcement # (MAP): NWS-NCEP-2021-0053
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/595860200


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Space Physics at JHU/APL

From: Mikhail Sitnov (Mikhail.Sitnov at jhuapl.edu)

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to conduct basic scientific research on kinetic modeling of collisionless plasmas in Earth’s magnetotail, and on augmentation of the first-principles simulations by observations through data mining.

The applicant must have completed a PhD in Physics or in a related field (or have demonstrated equivalent experience in a scientific field applicable to space physics) with a record of published first author scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.

The applicant is expected to have in-depth knowledge of plasma physics, numerical methods and computational physics with applications to astrophysical or space environments, including planetary magnetospheres. Experience with programming languages (Fortran, C, Java, Python) and familiarity with modern machine learning, data mining and ingestion methods will be an asset. Of particular interest is experience with particle-in-cell simulations or magnetohydrodynamic simulations with kinetic corrections. 

For more details and to apply, please see: http://k.rfer.us/JHUAPL83_MR
For questions, please contact Dr. Mikhail Sitnov (Mikhail.Sitnov at jhuapl.edu)


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position at University of Alabama in Huntsville

From: Ying Zou (yz0025 at uah.edu)

Postdoctoral Research Assistant III

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is accepting applications for one regular full-time position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research for two years with the potential for renewal. The candidate will study the dynamic interaction between the solar wind and the magnetosphere across a broad range of scale sizes. The position supports research initiatives using a wide range of observational tools, including ground-based facility networks such as SuperDARN and incoherent scatter radars, and magnetospheric missions such as THEMIS, MMS, and CLUSTER. Experience in using radar data is highly preferred.

Qualifications
• PhD in space science or physics is required
• Experience in using radar data is highly preferred.

How to Apply: 
Qualified applicants should apply on-line at https://careers.uah.edu/cw/en-us/job/493900/postdoctoral-research-assistant-iii-step-1 and also send requested materials by email to Dr. Ying Zou yz0025 at uah.edu

Applicants must submit the following materials:
1. A cover letter describing background, qualifications, and experience relevant to the position.
2. A full curriculum vitae (CV) - detailing education, awards, publications, research experience, etc.
3. A research statement describing research interest
4. Contact information for three professional references

Conditions:
The duration is two years with the potential for renewal. Salary will follow the UAH standard for post-doctoral scholars and will scale with the applicant’s experience.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED


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