[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIX, Issue 40
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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIX, Issue 40
Jul.10,2022
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Table of Contents
1. AGU Fall Meeting Program Changes
2. MEETING: Cluster 22nd Anniversary Symposium: Second Announcement
3. MEETING: AGU Chapman Conference on Advances in Understanding Alfvén Waves in the Sun and the Heliosphere
4. Outer Heliosphere/LISM White Paper Coordination, Wednesday, July 13th 11AM EDT
5. COSPAR Community Forum on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program
6. CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue of Frontiers on the topic of “Circulation of Heavy Ions and Their Role in Regulating the Near-Earth Plasma Dynamics
7. CALL FOR PAPES: Reminder -- White Papers -- Special Issue of Frontiers
8. BOOK: Open Access E-Book Available: Cold Plasma in the Magnetosphere
9. BOOK: New Book by Michael Mendillo
10. JOB OPENING: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Seeking Numerical Modeler With Strong Background in Theoretical Plasma Physics
11. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher – Experimental Space Physics – Southwest Research Institute
12. JOB OPENING: Two Positions on Space Science, Simulation and Machine Learning at the University of Leuven in Belgium
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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g
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AGU Fall Meeting Program Changes
From: Amy Keesee (amy.keesee at unh.edu)
Now that AGU abstract submission is open, we want to point out some of the changes to this year’s program. Many of these changes were discussed by the program committee to make a hybrid conference run more smoothly and ensure both in person and remote participants will have a positive experience.
1. No e-lightning sessions
2. Oral presentations will return to the more typical format of full presentations during the sessions. There will no longer be recorded presentations plus summary presentations. Remote participants will need to pre-record their talks (to avoid technical issues) and then be available to answer questions live.
3. All oral sessions will be available in person and live-streamed. They will also be recorded and posted online for later viewing.
4. There will be two poster sessions each day. The first hour of each poster session will not have any oral sessions scheduled to provide dedicated poster viewing time.
Thanks,
SPA Secretaries:
Amy Keesee, SM
Christina Lee, SH
Romina Nikoukar, SA
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MEETING: Cluster 22nd Anniversary Symposium: Second Announcement
From: C. Philippe Escoubet (philippe.escoubet at esa.int)
22nd Cluster anniversary symposium Second announcement
ESOC, Darmstadt (Germany) on 7-11 November 2022
The symposium will celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the Cluster launches in July and August 2000. Cluster was the first mission with four identical satellites flying in formation, joined later by the five THEMIS spacecraft and by the four MMS spacecraft.
We will use this opportunity to review discoveries made during the 22 years of operations as well as well as remembering the history of Cluster from the proposal submission, to its development up to launch. Contributions on Cluster science as well as on other missions operating during Cluster’s lifetime (Arase, Double Star, Geotail, MMS, SWARM, THEMIS, Van Allen Probes) ground-based observatories and simulations are welcome.
The symposium will be a hybrid one allowing people who could not travel to participate online.
The symposium will take place at ESOC (https://www.esa.int/ESOC), ESA centre for satellite operations. Tours of the satellite main control room, where Cluster is operated, will be organised.
The symposium main page: https://caa.esac.esa.int/wksp/cluster_workshop30_main.xml
Abstract submission deadline: 30 August 2022
Early bird registration: 15 September 2022
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MEETING: AGU Chapman Conference on Advances in Understanding Alfvén Waves in the Sun and the Heliosphere
From: Andreas Keiling, Tom Van Doorsselaere (keiling at berkeley.edu)
Advances in Understanding Alfvén Waves in the Sun and the Heliosphere
Berlin, Germany, 28 May – 2 June 2023
Conference website: https://www.agu.org/Chapman-Alfven-Waves
This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scientists to review and discuss the current state of research on Alfvén waves in space plasmas, including the solar atmosphere, the solar wind, planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres, and laboratory plasmas (if relevant to space plasmas). The conference will take place in Berlin (in-person), one of the most iconic cities in Europe with a history of over 750 years, and one of the trendiest vacation destinations in Europe (to quote a couple of travel websites).
The following science sessions will be organized:
1. Alfvén wave generation mechanisms
2. Alfvén wave propagation and coupling
3. Alfvén wave interactions with plasma and energetic particles
4. Alfvén wave applications in solar system plasmas
The conveners/SPC are:
Andreas Keiling (UC Berkeley, USA)
Tom Van Doorsselaere (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Fran Bagenal (University of Colorado, USA)
Akimasa Yoshikawa (Kyushu University, Japan)
Lyndsay Fletcher (University of Glasgow, UK)
David Knudsen (University of Calgary, Canada)
Lei Dai (National Space Science Center, China)
Ineke De Moortel (University of St Andrews, UK)
Ali Sulaiman (University of Iowa, USA)
Hermann Lühr (GeoForschungsZentrum, Germany)
George Clark (JHU/APL, USA)
Petra Kohutova (University of Oslo, Norway)
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Outer Heliosphere/LISM White Paper Coordination, Wednesday, July 13th 11AM EDT
From: Elena Provornikova, Justyna Sokol, Marc Kornbleuth (Elena.Provornikova at jhuapl.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
We continue virtual meetings (now weekly) dedicated to the exploration of the outer heliosphere and local interstellar medium, white paper coordination and preparation for the upcoming Heliophysics Decadal Survey.
Please join us on Wednesday, July 13th 11:00 am EDT for the discussion and coordination of white papers on Outer Heliosphere and LISM for the Heliophysics Decadal.
A link to join the meeting via Zoom will be posted on the website https://outer.helio.zone/ shortly before the meeting.
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COSPAR Community Forum on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program
From: Larry Kepko (Larry.kepko at nasa.gov)
We invite the community to attend a Community Forum on the COSPAR Task Group on establishing an International Geospace System Program (TGIGSP) that will be help at the COSPAR meeting in Athens.
https://www.cosparathens2022.org/program/associated-events/
COSPAR Task Group on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program (TGIGSP), 13:00 - 14:30, Tuesday, 19 July 2022, room MAICC UL-2. Open to all participants.
The COSPAR TGIGSP was formed in late 2021 to develop a COSPAR scientific roadmap to outline a path towards a holistic study of Earth’s magnetosphere, overcoming the limitations of our current ad hoc approach. This approach would study geospace as a “System of Systems”, with a focus on mesoscale processes and dynamics, with coordinated space- and ground-based assets, across different agencies. The goal would be to build upon the tremendous success of the ISTP program, with a coordinated, worldwide effort in the 2030s. During this community forum we will summarize the scientific justification for such a program and discuss the importance of organizing the worldwide space physics community, not just geospace, under a common scientific framework.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue of Frontiers on the topic of “Circulation of Heavy Ions and Their Role in Regulating the Near-Earth Plasma Dynamics
From: Muhammad Fraz Bashir, Elena Kronberg and Lunjin Chen (frazbashir at epss.ucla.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to a special issue in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences on the topic of “Circulation of Heavy Ions and Their Role in Regulating the Near-Earth Plasma Dynamics”
Topic Weblink: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/33505/circulation-of-heavy-ions-and-their-role-in-regulating-the-near-earth-plasma-dynamics
Abstract Submission Deadline: 21 July 2022
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 21 September 2022
The AGU Fall meeting sessions, for the consecutive third year (2020-2022 {now open for abstract submission till 3 August}), on the topic of “Circulation of Heavy Ions and Their Role in Regulating the Near-Earth Plasma Dynamics"" inspired new work on the outstanding problems caused by a lack of understanding of the circulation of heavy-ions and their impacts on near-Earth dynamic.
We would highly appreciate original research papers, review papers and perspective papers looking into the future of this research area. The special issue papers can be submitted either to “Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Physics” or to “Frontiers in Physics”.
This Research Topic will look for Original Research papers, General Commentaries, and Review articles focusing on:
(1) Statistical surveys of existing data sets to obtain information about the properties, evolution, and sources of lower (He+, N+, O+, He+2 and O+2) and higher (C+n, N+n, O+n and Fe+n with n>2) charge states, and the molecular ions (NO+, N2+, and O2+). and controlling factors for heavy-ions circulation in the magnetosphere-ionospheric system;
(2) Studies that quantify effects of heavy-ions in altering the wave-particle interaction to better understand the magnetospheric mechanisms related to wave dynamics;
(3) Theoretical models, numerical simulations, and data-analysis studies of the impact of heavy-ions in regulating the near-Earth dynamics;
(4) Measurement concepts for future space-flight instrumentation that can measure the properties of the heavy-ions in near-Earth plasma environment;
(5) New mission concepts focusing on science that would be enabled by measurements of heavy-ions, especially the minor ions.
Authors wishing to submit Reviews or Mini Reviews might coordinate their topics with the Topic Editors and If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
For other useful information see the links below:
Impact factor:
https://www.frontiersin.org/about/impact?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=fjour&utm_campaign=impact-2021-jour-hp-top
Publication Fee:
https://www.frontiersin.org/about/publishing-fees
Article Type:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/astronomy-and-space-sciences#article-types
Best Regards,
Muhammad Fraz Bashir, Elena Kronberg and Lunjin Chen
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CALL FOR PAPES: Reminder -- White Papers -- Special Issue of Frontiers
From: Joe Borovsky (jborovsky at spacescience.org)
Space-Physics community members are putting substantial efforts and ideas into white papers for the U.S. Heliophysics Decadal Survey. There are also other ideas in the international community about the needs of future Space Physics research efforts.
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences has a special issue now open “The Future of Space Physics 2022”
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/39204/
to provide a format for a reference-able, archived, accessible (open access) collection of these ideas from around the world.
A variety of publication formats are available in this special issue: Opinion articles, Perspective articles, Original Research articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory articles, Commentary articles, Technology and Code articles, ….. Please join this collection and make the ideas about the future of space physics available to the community. As soon as they are accepted for publication, the individual articles are published. Upon completion of the special issue an open-access e-book collection of all articles will be available for download.
The nominal submission deadline is October 7.
The special-issue editors are Phil Erickson, Joe Borovsky, Benoit Lavraud, Gian Luca Delzanno, Alexa Halford, and Sabrina Savage.
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BOOK: Open Access E-Book Available: Cold Plasma in the Magnetosphere
From: Joe Borovsky (jborovsky at spacescience.org)
An open-access e-book “Cold-Ion and Cold-Electron Populations in the Earth’s Magnetosphere and Their Impact on the System” is available for download at
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/17136/
Editors: Joe Borovsky, Gian Luca Delzanno, Elena Kronberg, and Cecilia Norgren.
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BOOK: New Book by Michael Mendillo
From: Josh Semeter (jls at bu.edu)
A former Chair of the CEDAR Science Steering Committee and President of the AGU/SPA Section, Michael Mendillo (Boston University) has recently published a book dealing with the interactions between science, religion and art. "Saints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Art in Western Culture" is available in softcover or as an ebook. For more details: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-84270-3
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JOB OPENING: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Seeking Numerical Modeler With Strong Background in Theoretical Plasma Physics
From: Nick Arge (charles.n.arge at nasa.gov)
The Solar Physics Laboratory (SPL) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking to hire a scientist with expertise in advanced numerical modeling techniques & theoretical plasma physics. A background in solar physics or related field is a plus but not required.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing plasma physics related numerical codes. The selectee will participate in or lead (depending on experience) science efforts to develop and/or enhance the capability of numerical models at GSFC applied to important solar physics problems. A strong background in theoretical plasma physics is highly desirable. In addition to numerical work, the selectee will also play an active role in the science support of mission development efforts. The candidate should be comfortable working in a team environment and, depending on career stage, be able to independently conceive and pursue funded investigations. The selectee will become an integral part of a strong solar research group.
SPL is one of the largest solar physics laboratories in the world. It is comprised of about 80 solar & support staff and resides within the Heliophysics Science Division (HSD) at GSFC. Both SPL and HSD have a wide variety of state-of-the-art numerical codes that model, for example, the corona, solar wind, active regions, and solar explosions/eruptions on all scales, including flares and nanoflares. Physical processes such as magnetic reconnection, particle acceleration, and flux emergence are especially important. This is a US Government Civil Servant position, so applicants are required to be US citizens. While individuals with a PhD in a related field plus experience beyond completion of their degree are preferred, all candidates with the above-mentioned scientific background and technical skills will be considered. The duty station will be in Greenbelt, MD.
We support on-the-job training for any additional skills or knowledge that become relevant to the position. GSFC has a strong commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and candidates from underrepresented groups are welcomed.
The position announcement is expected to be released on USAJobs approximately mid-August. Due to the current federal hiring process, the vacancy will only be open to applications for up to five days.
Feel free to contact C. “Nick” Arge (charles.n.arge at nasa.gov) for inquiries about this opportunity, preferably before the announcement formally appears in USAJobs.
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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher – Experimental Space Physics – Southwest Research Institute
From: Rob Ebert (rebert at swri.edu)
The Department of Space Research at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in Experimental Space Physics. The candidate is expected to engage in plasma instrument development and calibration for flight projects currently under development at SwRI and to conduct space physics research using observations from the MMS mission. The plasma instruments under development include SWFO-L1/SWiPS, Lunar Vertex/MAPS, and TRACERS/ACI. Early career scientists with a desire to gain flight instrument experience and have some experience with analysis of data relevant to space physics are encouraged to apply. Candidates should have a PhD degree in space physics, experimental physics, or a directly related field with a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
Interested candidates can apply online at https://resapp.swri.org/ResApp/Job_Details.aspx?JOB_CD=15-01617&JOB_TITLE=POSTDOCTORAL%20RESEARCHER%20-%20SPACE%20SCIENCE
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JOB OPENING: Two Positions on Space Science, Simulation and Machine Learning at the University of Leuven in Belgium
From: Giovanni Lapenta (giovanni.lapenta at kuleuven.be)
The Center for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics (CmPA) of the University of Leuven in Belgium, just a 30 minute train ride from the center of Brussel has two openings in space and solar science.
The first deals with the study of solar flares using images from the most recent missions of exploration and the use of machine learning to extract new information and understand the initiation of solar flares:
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60132552?hl=en&lang=en
The second deals with the use of new modular supercomputers made of CPUs and GPUs for kinetic PIC simulations of space plasmas and for using machine learning tools to analyse the simulation results.
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60135716
Both positions are for two years and can be further extended upon successful progress. For details please check the links above. For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Giovanni Lapenta, tel.: +32 16 32 79 65, mail: giovanni.lapenta at kuleuven.be. You can apply for this job no later than July 31, 2022 using the links above.
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