[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVIII, Issue 55
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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVIII, Issue 55
Nov.19,2021
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Table of Contents
1. AGU Advances Reminder of AGU Open Access Journal Beginning Its 3rd Year
2. MEETING: 2021 Hybrid mini-GEM
3. MEETING: Global Monitoring of Geospace: Meeting Announcement
4. MEETING: Future Solar and Heliospheric Assets for Space Weather Prediction: Instruments, Modelling and Machine-Learning
5. SESSION: Virtual Session of the GEM Cold-Plasma Focus Group at Mini-GEM, 12/12/2021
6. Analyzing MMS Data with pySPEDAS
7. Deadline Extended Course on “The different spatio-temporal scales of the solar magnetism”
8. JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position in Atmospheric Electricity at New Mexico Tech, NM, USA
9. JOB OPENING: Vacancy Announcement for Geophysicist Positions at USGS
10. JOB OPENING: Space Physics Group, Princeton University Department of Astrophysical Sciences
11. JOB OPENING: Two Post-Doctoral Research Fellows in Magnetospheric Physics at CLaSP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA and at LPP, École Polytechnique, Paris, France
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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g
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AGU Advances Reminder of AGU Open Access Journal Beginning Its 3rd Year
From: Mary Hudson (maryk at dartmouth.edu)
I would like to bring AGU Advances to the attention of the SPA community. Entering its 3rd year, we have published papers by SPA colleagues, including the first AGU Advances paper, and since then papers which make use of the embedded animation feature available exclusively in Advances papers. I encourage you all to visit the Advances link for more information, including the Aims and Scope description: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2576604x
AGU Advances rapidly publishes research -- from all fields of Earth and space sciences -- that has broad and immediate implications and that is of interest not only to researchers in these fields but also to the larger science community and to the public at large. AGU Advances differentiates itself from other highly selective journals by being fully open access: available for all to download, read, and share.
AGU Advances publishes novel, innovative research in the form of approximately 150 full-length papers each year. All papers are enriched by plain-language summaries and Editor’s Highlights and are often accompanied by Viewpoint commentaries aimed at explaining and elaborating the research to a wide audience.
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MEETING: 2021 Hybrid mini-GEM
From: Chia-Lin Huang, Christoforos Mouikis (chia-lin.huang at unh.edu)
This year the mini-GEM meeting will take place on December 12th from Noon to 7:00 pm Central Time, the Sunday before the start of the AGU meeting. The format of the meeting is hybrid. The in-person component of the meeting will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn (near the New Orleans convention center), while the virtual component will be on Zoom.
The Meeting Schedule and Registration links are posted on the GEM workshop website https://gemworkshop.org/index.php. Registration for the meeting is required (no fee).
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MEETING: Global Monitoring of Geospace: Meeting Announcement
From: Maria-Theresia Walach, Jennifer Carter, Michaela Mooney (m.walach at lancaster.ac.uk)
We are now soliciting abstract submissions to the:
Royal Astronomical Society’s Specialist Discussion Meeting on Global Monitoring of Geospace
Date, time: 14th January 2022, tentatively from 10:30 – 15:30 UT.
Format: TBC, possibly a hybrid meeting between the Royal Astronomical Society, London, UK and online
Abstract deadline: 26th November 2021
What is this meeting about?
The interaction between the solar wind and the Earth’s magnetosphere, and the geospace dynamics that result, comprise a fundamental aspect of heliophysics. Understanding how this vast system works requires knowledge of energy and mass transport, and a comprehension of coupling between regions and between plasma and neutral populations. Missions such as Cluster, THEMIS, Swarm, and Magnetospheric Multi-Scale, like their predecessors, explore the magnetosphere in situ, making incredibly precise local measurements of the plasma processes that drive the behaviour of the magnetosphere on the microscale, and that enable transport and coupling. However, we are still unable to quantify the global effects of those drivers, including the conditions that prevail throughout geospace, and how they evolve. This information is the key missing link for developing a complete understanding of how the Sun gives rise to and controls the Earth’s plasma environment.
A global perspective can be provided by remote imaging, e.g. in IR, visible, FUV and X-ray, including images of aurorae, EUV images of the plasmasphere, ENA images of the ring current and soon soft X-ray images of the Earth's magnetosheath and cusps with the SMILE mission. The aim of this Specialist Discussion Meeting is to review the remote sensing techniques and observations which provide the global view necessary for a joined-up approach to understanding the details of the interactions, and to validate the many global models which have been developed to describe them. This meeting is targeted at the heliospheric, magnetospheric and space plasma scientific communities; it will be a forum for discussions reflecting on the results achieved so far, considering their implications and looking forward to forthcoming missions and observing opportunities, of which these communities will be the main users and beneficiaries.
To submit your abstract, please either:
Fill in the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdieY9SryO4e2NrOocY2yIvfJz2P7OCxQKvGLQ_gwP-CTs_Zg/viewform ;
Or if you cannot access the Google form, please email
m.walach at lancaster.ac.uk
Please note that meeting registration will be required via the Royal Astronomical Society (the meetings are free to Fellows and £5 for non-fellows). This will be separate to the abstract submission and circulated closer to the time.
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MEETING: Future Solar and Heliospheric Assets for Space Weather Prediction: Instruments, Modelling and Machine-Learning
From: Ravindra Desai (Imperial College London), Siegfried Gonzi (UK MET Office), Jackie Davies (RAL Space), Matthew Lang (University of Reading) (ravindra.desai at imperial.ac.uk)
We are writing to give advance notice of a Royal Astronomical Society Specialist Discussion Meeting: “Future Solar and Heliospheric Assets for Space Weather Prediction: Instruments, Modelling and Machine-Learning” which will take place on Friday, April 22nd, 2022. Abstract submission details will be announced closer to the time.
https://ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/ras-meetings/future-solar-and-heliospheric-assets-space-weather-prediction
This will likely be a hybrid in-person / virtual meeting, although this is subject to RAS policy at the time.
Meeting Abstract
The UK has world leading heliophysics and space weather programmes with major involvement in operating space missions such as SOHO, STEREO and Solar Orbiter, ground-based facilities such as BISON and LOFAR, and the creation of the MET Office Space Weather Operations Centre. Notably, currently under development, is the Lagrange operational space weather mission to the Lagrange L5 point in which the UK has invested heavily via ESA’s Space Safety Programme.
As we enter the era of satellite mega-constellations and domestic rocket launches, and with the NASA/ESA Lunar Gateway Space Station due to be stationed outside the protective influence of the Earth’s magnetic field, there is a strong need to better understand the fundamental link between solar and interplanetary space weather and the near-Earth environment. As we observe increasing solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, a community wide effort is required to coordinate and synergise current and future developments.
We invite contributions from academic and space weather communities on all aspects of solar- and helio-physics starting from the solar surface, extending out through the solar corona, into the solar wind, and out to Earth’s orbit and beyond. The meeting will focus on three key themes:
1. Space-, ground-based and in-situ observations of the photosphere, corona and inner heliosphere;
2. Physical models which solve the relevant physics to make best use of sparse observations in space and to fill gaps where observations are unavailable; and
3. Data assimilation and machine learning techniques which are now understood to be fundamental for many regimes of space weather forecasting.
Invited Speakers
Dr. Enrico Camporeale (NOAA, University of Colarado)
Dr. Eftyhia Zesta (NASA Heliospherics Division)
Prof. Dr. Stefaan Poedts (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Prof. Dr. Jasmina Magdalenić (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
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SESSION: Virtual Session of the GEM Cold-Plasma Focus Group at Mini-GEM, 12/12/2021
From: Gian Luca Delzanno, Joe Borovsky, Natalia Buzulukova, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney (delzanno at lanl.gov)
Dear colleagues,
please mark your calendar for the VIRTUAL session of the GEM Focus Group ‘The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics’ at Mini-GEM. The virtual session will occur on
*** Sunday Dec 12th 2021 at 15:45-17:15 US CENTRAL TIME ***
The session is structured with
- An overview of cold-plasma research given by Sergio Toledo Redondo
- Short contributions on recent technical progress
- Open discussion
Please contact Gian Luca Delzanno (delzanno at lanl.gov) to schedule your contribution in the program, all aspects of cold-plasma research are welcome!
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Analyzing MMS Data with pySPEDAS
From: Eric Grimes, Jim Lewis, Vassilis Angelopoulos and the SPEDAS team (egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu)
The pySPEDAS development team invites you to a webinar we'll be holding on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern.
The focus of this webinar will be on MMS analysis tools in pySPEDAS. In addition to giving an introduction to the load routines and several analysis tools, we plan to show several new features in pytplot (so that this webinar will hopefully be useful to those already familiar with pySPEDAS).
Topic: Analyzing MMS Data with pySPEDAS
Time: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern
Tentative agenda:
1) Introduction to the new matplotlib version of pytplot
2) Ephemeris/coordinates data
3) FIELDS data
4) Energetic particle data (FEEPS/EIS)
5) Plasma data (FPI/HPCA)
If there are any topics of interest you would like to see covered, please email: egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the SPEDAS Youtube page for those of you who can't make it.
Topic: Analyzing MMS Data with pySPEDAS
Time: Dec 1, 2021 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Deadline Extended Course on “The different spatio-temporal scales of the solar magnetism”
From: Umberto Villante (ssc at aquila.infn.it)
The deadline for the application has been extended to December, 5 2021
The International School of Space Science of the Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale organizes a Course on “The different spatio-temporal scales of the solar magnetism”, to be held in L’Aquila, Italy, 11-15 April, 2022 directed by Prof. F. Zuccarello (Università di Catania, Italy) and Prof. L.Bellot Rubio (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía, IAA-CSIC, Spain).
The School is aimed at providing an in-depth overview of the magnetic phenomena occurring in our star, as well as at presenting some of the most recent tools that can allow to directly tackle the analysis of the problems that are still present in the comprehension of solar magnetic phenomena, through hands-on sessions.
The main topics that will be examined are: the global magnetic field of the Sun and the solar cycle; the small-scale magnetic field: emergence and evolution; the global and local dynamo; the sunspots: processes of formation and evolution and the fine-structure of umbrae and penumbrae; magnetic field instabilities, eruptive events and their impact on Space Weather.
Applications are due before December, 5 2021
For more information visit https://www.cifs-isss.org/ or send an e-mail to ssc at aquila.infn.it
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JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position in Atmospheric Electricity at New Mexico Tech, NM, USA
From: Caitano L. da Silva (caitano.dasilva at nmt.edu)
The Physics Department at New Mexico Tech (NMT) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Physics position to start in the Fall/2022 semester. We specifically seek candidates with research focus in atmospheric physics instrumentation. We strongly encourage applicants with research emphasis on lightning and atmospheric electricity to apply, especially the ones that can augment the research already done at NMT’s Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research. Broader areas of interest include: atmospheric & space electricity, atmospheric physics and chemistry, planetary & space physics, aeronomy, and space weather. Successful candidates are expected to build an externally funded research program supporting graduate and undergraduate students. Our department values excellence in attentive instruction and expects a successful candidate with great enthusiasm for mentoring and teaching. A Ph.D. is required in physics, atmospheric science, or related field.
For full consideration please apply by December 1, 2021. We anticipate closure of application period on January 15, 2022. Applicants should send curriculum vitae (with names of 3 potential references) and a statement of teaching and research interests all in ONE single attachment. Materials should be sent to nmtjobapps at npe.nmt.edu (c/o Rosa Jaramillo) and also copied to the search committee chair (richard.sonnenfeld at nmt.edu – please put TTAP2022 in subject line of e-mail). For additional information please see the department's web page at http://www.nmt.edu/academics/physics, or contact the search committee chair, Professor Richard Sonnenfeld. If for some reason you cannot meet the deadline, please make sure to send a letter of intent by December 1st. Full job ad can be found at: https://www.nmt.edu/hr/docs/hr/jobs/AsstProfPhysics21-146.pdf
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JOB OPENING: Vacancy Announcement for Geophysicist Positions at USGS
From: Kristen Lewis (klewis at usgs.gov)
The U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Hazards Science Center has several vacancies open for the position of Geophysicist as part of the Geomagnetism Group. The mission of the USGS Geomagnetism Program is to monitor geomagnetic field variation through operation of a network of observatories across the U.S. and territories, and to pursue scientific research needed to estimate and assess geomagnetic and geoelectric hazards. The advertised vacancies will focus on operations and data handling for the USGS magnetic observatory network.
As a Geophysicist within the Geologic Hazards Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
• Performing data acquisition, processing, archiving and retrieval activities for a conventional monitoring network with channels of continuous geomagnetic, geodetic, or other geophysical data
• Creating new and/or modifying existing software or applications to assist and automate geophysical operations processes and real-time processing, submittal, and archival of geophysical data
• Applying geophysical approaches to use, maintain, and design/develop scientific instrumentation, particularly magnetometers and related magnetic equipment; and,
• Working as part of a team of scientists, engineers, and technical support personnel to maintain near real-time operation of a network of magnetic observatories and provide data to program stakeholders.
For additional information or to apply, please refer to:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/620151400
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JOB OPENING: Space Physics Group, Princeton University Department of Astrophysical Sciences
From: Daniel White (spacephysics at princeton.edu)
The Space Physics Group (see https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/) in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, anticipates offering one or more postdoctoral or more senior research positions in the observational study of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) and Energetic Neutral Atoms (ENAs).
The Space Physics Group researches many aspects of space physics (aka Heliophysics), with a strong emphasis on experimental and observational space plasma physics. The Group currently leads NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISOIS) energetic particle instrument suite. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission and the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which will launch in 2025 to explore the details of particle acceleration and the Sun's interaction with the local interstellar medium.
The successful candidate(s) will play a significant role in the analysis and publication of SEP observations from ISOIS and/or ENA observations from IBEX and must have both significant prior experiences analyzing at least one of these type(s) of particle data, as well as the proven ability to lead and participate in the rapid development and publication of numerous excellent research articles. A Ph.D. is required in physics, astrophysics, space science, or a closely related field.
Interested persons must apply online at https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=22241, Selecting Space Physics as the position you are interested in.
For further inquiries, contact spacephysics at princeton.edu
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JOB OPENING: Two Post-Doctoral Research Fellows in Magnetospheric Physics at CLaSP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA and at LPP, École Polytechnique, Paris, France
From: Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti (akhavant at umich.edu)
The Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA and Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP) at École Polytechnique in Paris, France are seeking two postdoctoral research fellows, one at each location, for a unique international collaboration to advance our understanding of magnetospheric dynamics under extreme space weather conditions. The successful candidates will work for one-year (full-time, with the opportunity to extend the contract for an additional year) in collaboration with Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Dr. Dominique Fontaine and other mentors at CLaSP and LPP.
Research will consist of analyses utilizing measurements from various current and past magnetospheric satellite constellations, including MMS, THEMIS, CLUSTER, and Van Allen Probes. The simultaneous presence of these constellations in the magnetosphere gives a unique opportunity to quantitatively investigate: 1) the evolution of storm-time magnetospheric flux content, and 2) magnetospheric driving under extreme plasma conditions. The analyses could be compared and contrasted with state-of-the-art, global simulations of the magnetosphere.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, aerospace, or closely related discipline by the start of the position. The successful applicants should have demonstrated experience in a scientific field applicable to space physics, in analysis of in-situ and/or remote sensing datasets, and scientific programming proficiency.
Please send your application including (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a list of publications, (3) statement of the past and current research experience (up to 2 pages), (4) copies of certificates for full academic record, (5) the preferred location of employment (Ann Arbor, MI or Paris, France), and (6) up to three names of references with the full contact information in a single PDF file via email to the points of contact provided below, no later than December 23, 2021. Review of application materials will begin November 15, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.
Inquiries about the position in the US should be directed to Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti (akhavant (at) umich.edu). Find more information at: tinyurl.com/UMICHID206700.
Inquiries about the position in France should be directed to Dr. Dominique Fontaine (dominique.fontaine (at) lpp.polytechnique.fr) with more information at: tinyurl.com/lpppolytechnique.
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