[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIX, Issue 8

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIX, Issue 8
Jan.31,2022

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Table of Contents

1. NSF AGS Geospace Welcomes Two IPAs

2. MEETING: THEMIS-ARTEMIS SWT Virtual Meeting, Feb. 23-24th 8am-12pm PST -- Save the Date

3. MEETING: Second WAVE Community Workshop -- Registration Open

4. MEETING: 2022 Space Weather Workshop

5. MEETING: 2022 MMS Community Science Workshop – May 10-13, 2022 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

6. GeoDAWG Seminar Series

7. Outer Heliosphere/LISM Science Discussion (Online), Wednesday, Feb 2nd

8. Online Cold-Plasma Seminar Series

9. Introduction to Plasma Physics for Undergraduate students Virtual Course

10. JOB OPENING: Space Weather Research Scientist at CIRES CU Boulder/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

11. JOB OPENING: Solar Energetic Particle Research Scientist at CIRES CU Boulder/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

12. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in the Physics Department at Auburn University

13. JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Academic/Researcher Position, University of Liège and Royal Observatory of Belgium

14. JOB OPENING: Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Lecturer of Solar and Space Physics (Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK). Deadline 13th February 2022

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


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NSF AGS Geospace Welcomes Two IPAs

From: Alan Liu (zhualiu at nsf.gov)

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences at NSF is pleased to welcome Dr. Chia-Lin Huang and Dr. Tai-Yin Huang as program directors in Geospace section.

Dr. Chia-Lin Huang joins AGS from the University of New Hampshire, where she is a Research Assistant Faculty member. She will be serving as a Program Director for Magnetospheric Physics and Solar-Terrestrial Research Programs. Dr. Huang is a Space Physicist studying the Earth's magnetosphere driven by the solar wind. Recently, her interests have included energetic particle precipitations and their impact on the atmosphere. After working with NSF as a student, researcher, and meeting organizer,  Dr. Huang is excited to be part of the NSF family to expand her experience and serve the science community. Dr. Huang received a B.S. degree from the National Central University in Taiwan and a Ph.D. from Boston University.  Her NSF email is chihuang at nsf.gov.

Dr. Tai-Yin Huang joins AGS from Penn State Lehigh Valley, where she is a professor of physics. She is also affiliated with the Electrical Engineering Department of Penn State University Park. Her research interests include gravity waves dynamics, airglow chemistry, and energetics in the MLT region, Lightning-Induced Transient Emissions (LITEs) of airglow, sprites and elves, global warming and climate change, specializing in analytical approach, numerical simulation, and data analysis. She will be working with the Aeronomy program and leading an exploration of data infrastructure needs for the geospace field. Dr. Huang received a B.S. degree in Physics from the National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cincinnati.  Her NSF email is  thuang at nsf.gov.

Please join us in welcoming Chia-Lin and Tai-Yin and we look forward to working closely together to serve the Geospace community.

Alan Liu, PhD
Acting Section Head, Geospace
Program Director, Aeronomy
Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
National Science Foundation


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MEETING: THEMIS-ARTEMIS SWT Virtual Meeting, Feb. 23-24th 8am-12pm PST -- Save the Date

From: Emmanuel Masongsong (emasongsong at igpp.ucla.edu)

Greetings! On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of THEMIS’s launch, we will have a virtual THEMIS-ARTEMIS SWT meeting.  It will take place on Feb. 23-24 from 8am-12pm Pacific Standard Time, to accommodate as many attendees in other time zones as possible.  Attendance is free and all are welcome to join via zoom and re-connect. Following our usual practice we’ll keep it to **3min/3 slides plus 2min questions.** There will be extra time allotted after each topic section to foster further discussion.

Please visit the event page for more details, and to register your talk, no later than Feb. 16th so we can plan the schedule accordingly.  

http://themis.igpp.ucla.edu/events_winter2022swt.shtml

Work from conjunction studies from the Heliophysics System Observatory and Ground Networks, Simulations, Theory and studies of the moon and from the moon are all encouraged! New this year: we will be offering gift card prizes for the top two outstanding student presentations, we look forward to seeing your work! It will be fun to see everyone again, and to also meet the new faces on our extended team!

Last but not least, to commemorate the launch anniversary there also will be a JGR Special Issue on THEMIS-ARTEMIS so we invite you to submit your recent and upcoming papers there. More details will be provided soon, please check the SWT event page for updates.


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MEETING: Second WAVE Community Workshop -- Registration Open

From: Cora Randall on behalf of the WAVE team (cora.randall at colorado.edu)

The Wave-induced Atmospheric Variability Enterprise (WAVE), a Phase I NASA Heliophysics DRIVE Science Center, is sponsoring a half-day, remote workshop to facilitate formulating white papers for the National Academies 2024 Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics.

This interactive workshop will be held via Zoom on Monday, 28 February 2022, from 0830-1200 MT (1530-1900 UTC), with an optional social hour from 1200-1300 MT (1900-2000 UTC). During the workshop you'll be engaged in breakout session discussions organized according to potential white paper topics that are being solicited ahead of time.

For more information and to register (no cost) and participate in pre-workshop planning, please visit https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/wave/workshops/february-2022-workshop/. The registration deadline is Friday, 18 February.  Please contact Cora Randall with any questions.


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MEETING: 2022 Space Weather Workshop

From: Michelle McCambrige (mmccamb at ucar.edu)

The 2022 Space Weather Workshop will be held virtually April 26-28, 2022. This meeting will bring together Federal agencies, the academic community, the private sector, and international partners to focus on the diverse impacts of space weather, on forecasting techniques, and on recent scientific advances in understanding and predicting conditions in the space environment. The theme for this year’s workshop is: Collaboration: Advancing the Space Weather Enterprise.
The program will highlight impacts in several areas, including: space traffic coordination, aviation, human spaceflight and exploration, satellites, power grids, and other industries affected by space weather. The conference will also include an update on the national and international space weather programs to mitigate and respond to space weather impacts on society. We welcome a broad range of participation, including representatives from research and development, space weather service providers, policy development, and industries impacted by space weather.

The Space Weather Workshop is coordinated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and co-sponsored by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, the NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, and the NASA Heliophysics Division.
For workshop information and to register (no registration fee this year), please visit https://cpaess.ucar.edu/space-weather-workshop-2022. The program, speakers, poster presentations, information for a student program, and other relevant information will be provided at the meeting registration site and in future announcements. 


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MEETING: 2022 MMS Community Science Workshop – May 10-13, 2022 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

From: Kateriina Nykyri, Barbara Giles, James Burch, Roy Torbert (nykyrik at erau.edu)

We are pleased to announce the 2022 Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Science Workshop. Celebrating our 7th anniversary of flight, the workshop will be held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 10-13, 2022. A hybrid attendance model is planned with in-person as well as virtual components.

MMS seeks to understand the mechanisms that drive conditions for magnetic reconnection, how reconnection is initiated and evolves, and how reconnection affects the dynamics of surrounding systems. This includes the phenomena of turbulence, plasma instabilities, high-speed jets, heavy-ion contributions, particle acceleration, shock physics, and other processes that are affected by or contribute to the formation of thin current sheets. Much more than a reconnection mission, the unique aspects of this versatile mission – coupled with the central role the mission now plays in the Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO) – has opened up other exciting avenues of research into many important processes in the coupled Sun-Earth system. We encourage participation from all those conducting research in these science areas, especially those utilizing data from across the HSO and ground based facilities, which allow a variety multi-point conjunction studies of the solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere system. We especially welcome graduate students and early career scientists whom we hope will take a lead in our science discussions as they prepare themselves for the coming decades of space exploration. MMS data usage tutorials will be offered on May 9th for those that wish to discuss their results with MMS analysis experts and/or wish to begin using the various data and analysis tools available.

Meeting Website is open now
Early Bird Registration ($320): By March 12, 2022
Late Registration ($380): By April 12, 2022
Virtual Registration ($50): anytime
Abstract deadline: April 12, 2022
Data and software tool tutorials: May 9, 2022
MMS Community Workshop:  May 10-13, 2022

Please visit the meeting website at https://commons.erau.edu/mms-conference. Discount tickets for nearby family attractions will be made available.  For further questions, please contact Kateriina Nykyri (nykyrik at erau.edu) and Barbara Giles (barbara.giles at nasa.gov).   We hope to see you there!


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GeoDAWG Seminar Series

From: Larry Kepko, Anthony Sciola, Adam Michael (adam.michael at jhuapl.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the monthly seminar series of the IAGA “Geospace Data Assimilation Working Group” (GeoDAWG). GeoDAWG’s purpose is to provide a forum to aid in the discussion of data assimilative modeling methods across the geospace sciences. More information can be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/home

Seminars will be held virtually at 11 am EST on the first Tuesday of every month. 

The next seminar will be on February 1, given by Donglai Ma on “Machine learning models and Data-driven method of radiation belt dynamics.” 

A link to join the seminar via Zoom can be found on the GeoDawg website: https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/seminars, along with the current GeoDAWG seminar schedule, which is updated regularly.

You can request to join our mailing list, https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/mailing-list, if you would like to receive our regular newsletter where we share research highlights and information relevant to the community.

Speaker suggestions or questions can be also submitted online: https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/contact-us, or you can email us directly at iaga.geodawg at gmail.com


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Outer Heliosphere/LISM Science Discussion (Online), Wednesday, Feb 2nd

From: Elena Provornikova, Justyna Sokol, Marc Kornbleuth (Elena.Provornikova at jhuapl.edu)

Dear Colleagues,
We continue online meetings to discuss science of the outer heliosphere and local interstellar medium and white paper preparation for the upcoming Heliophysics Decadal. Please join us on Wednesday, February 2nd 11:00 am EST for a presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Linsky (JILA, University of Colorado) “The Local Interstellar Medium is far more complex and interesting than previously thought”.

A link to join the meeting via Zoom can be found on the website https://outer.helio.zone/ shortly before the meeting.


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Online Cold-Plasma Seminar Series

From: Pedro Resendiz (resendiz at lanl.gov)

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for the Online Cold-Plasma Seminar series on February 2nd, 2022. 
Details can be found at:
https://www.lanl.gov/org/ddste/aldsc/theoretical/applied-mathematics-plasma-physics/cold-plasma-seminars.php

where the zoom link will be posted prior to each seminar. You can also join the distribution mailing list by contacting Gian Luca Delzanno (delzanno at lanl.gov).

The speaker is Jing Liao from the Space Science Center at New Hampshire University:

Speaker: Jing Liao, Space Science Center at Hampshire University.
Title: Access of Ionospheric Ions to the Plasma Sheet.
Date: February 2nd, 2022
Time: 11 AM-12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 3-4 PM Universal Time Coordinated, 5-6 PM Central European Time


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Introduction to Plasma Physics for Undergraduate students Virtual Course

From: Saskia Mordijk (smordijck at wm.edu)

Are you curious about learning more about plasmas? Maybe you are looking at getting involved in fusion energy? Maybe you are just curious to learn more about the interior of stars and gas giants? Are you a 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate in physics or engineering? We are offering a free remote introduction to plasma physics reading course, which will start January 31st and will last 13 weeks (spring semester). More information and registration can be found here:

Virtual Introduction to Plasma Physics – Small College Plasma Consortium
https://smallcollegeplasma.org/virtual-introduction-to-plasma-physics/

Sometimes getting involved in a new topic can be overwhelming. To lower the barrier of getting started on a research topic related to plasma physics, we plan to teach a plasma physics class for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students. This class will be offered via zoom (and live at W&M) and will be taught as a reading class. In a reading class, each week, students will be assigned parts of a textbook to read and work through as preparation for class. During the lecture itself, the instructor will first give a short summary of the material. Depending on the topic, the instructor might expand beyond what is in the textbook or connect the material to concepts that might relate to ongoing research questions.


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JOB OPENING: Space Weather Research Scientist at CIRES CU Boulder/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

From: Hazel Bain (hazel.bain at noaa.gov)

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado, Boulder invites applications for an applied Research Scientist at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The successful applicant will develop experimental space weather forecasting applications for the benefit of SWPC forecasters and customers, primarily working with the Space Weather Follow On-L1 (SWFO-L1), Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) Compact Coronagraph and Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) teams.

For more information on the job and how to apply, please follow this link:
https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/CIRES-NOAA-SWPC-Forecast-Product-Scientist-Research-Scientist/31120

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Posting will remain active until the position is filled.


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JOB OPENING: Solar Energetic Particle Research Scientist at CIRES CU Boulder/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

From: Hazel Bain (hazel.bain at noaa.gov)

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado, Boulder invites applications for an applied Research Scientist at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The successful applicant will work to improve SWPC solar radiation storm products and services for forecasters and customers in the commercial aviation, human space exploration, and satellite industries.

The primary responsibilities will include the validation and operationalization of solar energetic particle and aviation radiation models and applications for the benefit of forecasters and customers. This applied research position will involve energetic particle observations from a variety of data sources as well as physics-based and empirical models. The successful applicant will work closely with the space weather testbed to transition proven capabilities into real-time operations. 

For more information on the job and how to apply, please follow this link:
https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=36433

This position will remain posted until filled. Applications received by February 25th, 2022 will receive full consideration.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in the Physics Department at Auburn University

From: Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu)

The Physics Department at Auburn University has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow position in Space Physics. The successful candidate will contribute to a vigorous research program in radiation belt physics. The research will focus on investigating the roles of radial diffusion and local acceleration in radiation belt particle energization through data analysis and modeling. Experience in particle and wave data analysis and/or particle tracing simulation is highly desirable. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an application before April 1, 2022 to the COSAM Postdoctoral Fellow Pool 2021-2022 (https://www.auemployment.com/postings/23767), and also send the application package by email to Prof. Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu). Review of applications will begin April 1, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.

The College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) at Auburn University located in Auburn AL (http://www.auburn.edu/cosam) is seeking candidates for the position of postdoctoral fellow in the sciences and mathematics. From time-to-time, postdoctoral positions become available under a variety of research grants and projects in the college. We are seeking applications from individuals with a Ph.D. at the time employment begins in any one area such as: biology, chemistry, geosciences, mathematics, statistics, physics or related fields. The positions are available for a minimum of one year as full-time 12 month appointments, with renewal possible based on performance, need, and/or funding for a maximum of four years. These are non-tenure track positions. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Please upload a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement of contributions to diversity and inclusion (more information at https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/about/mission-vision-oied.htm), and contact information for three professional references.

Auburn University is an EEO/Vet/Disability Employer and committed to building an inclusive and diverse community.


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JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Academic/Researcher Position, University of Liège and Royal Observatory of Belgium

From: Andrei Zhukov (Andrei.Zhukov at sidc.be)

The School of Engineering of the University of Liège and the Royal Observatory of Belgium invite applications for a full-time position to fill their profile CHIPS – Conceiving Hardware to Investigate the Physics of the Sun, open in the framework of the Belgian federal FED-tWIN programme (Programme of sustainable research cooperation between the federal scientific institutes (FSI) and the universities).

The general objective of the profile is to conceive the next generation of solar space-borne instrumentation by pioneering new technologies and designs optimized for future solar physics. The successful candidate is expected to take a leading role internationally in the conception and development of space instruments for solar physics missions, to acquire competitive research funding, and to aim at excellence in research i.e. by publishing in outstanding journals and giving presentations at the main conferences in the field.

This position involves a part time (50 %) scientific position at the Solar Influences Data analysis Centre of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (SW2 scientific staff, contract of undetermined duration), and a complementary part time (50 %) tenure-track academic position at the School of Engineering of the University of Liège. The successful candidate will be in direct connection with the Centre Spatial de Liège.

Application deadline: 1 March 2022.

The full job announcement can be found at https://www.astro.oma.be/common/pdf/jobs/2FEDTWIN_CHIPS_job_announcement_ULG-ROB_EN.pdf


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JOB OPENING: Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Lecturer of Solar and Space Physics (Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK). Deadline 13th February 2022

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

Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) is advertising for permanent appointments within its areas of research excellence, which includes Solar and Space Physics. These appointments are being made at every level and so we welcome applications for Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer of Solar and Space Physics.

You will join the Solar and Space Physics research group - a successful group pursuing high-international-priority research across the broad remit of Solar and Space Physics, based in the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering. Evidence of the group’s success includes funding from STFC, NERC, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Astronomical Society, US Air Force, UKSA, and three UKRI Senior Fellows. The group also plays multiple roles in the UKRI SWIMMR programme in support of the UK Met Office. The group demonstrates international leadership across theory, numerical modelling, observations of solar and space plasma, data intensive science, and a growing reputation for space-related hardware. Our long-term research programme involves understanding all aspects of the solar-terrestrial connection and we are also interested in broadening our expertise to the study of plasma in all astrophysical systems.

We offer all applicants full guidance on the application process.  Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Professor James McLaughlin, Director of Research. We particularly welcome hearing from applicants from historically under-represented groups.
To apply for this vacancy please visit https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us/job-vacancies/academic-10971-academic-opportunities-in-areas-of-research-excellence

Please state within your covering letter the research area (Solar and Space Physics) and role (Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer) you would be interested in.

Deadline = 13th February 2022

Northumbria takes pride in the quality and diversity of our staff. We value the diverse routes that our colleagues take to get here, and we recognise that this diversity leads to stronger research and teaching. Northumbria holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and is a member of the Euraxess network. Northumbria has been recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, offering support and a proactive approach to employing disabled people.


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