[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIX, Issue 41
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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIX, Issue 41
Jul.15,2022
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Table of Contents
1. COSPAR 2022 Awards
2. MEETING: 3rd CGS Workshop During the Week of November 14-18, 2022 -- Mark Your Calendar
3. 14th International School for Space Simulations (ISSS14) - Registration Now Open
4. Online Cold-Plasma Seminar Series
5. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher Position In Ionosphere and Geospace Modeling at University of California, Los Angeles
6. Fellowship Opportunities at St Andrews – Deadline 1 August 2022
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COSPAR 2022 Awards
From: Aaron Janofsky (cospar at cosparhq.cnes.fr)
COSPAR is happy to announce the winners of its 2022 Awards, to be presented during the 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Athens, Greece. COSPAR bestows a number of medals and awards each year – some jointly with other institutions or space agencies – upon endorsed candidates of merit. Scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to space research and are working in any of the fields covered by COSPAR are eligible. The coveted COSPAR Awards are aimed at encouraging space science and exploration research and are an important step to achieve international cooperation in the field. This year’s nominees have come from a wide range of backgrounds and after careful consideration by the Awards Committee, Bureau, and partner organizations the following selection has been made.
COSPAR Space Science Award for outstanding contributions to space science:
* James W. Head, III (USA), Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
* Alan Title (USA), Stanford Lockheed Institute for Space Research, Palo Alto, CA
COSPAR International Cooperation Medal for distinguished contributions to space science and work that has contributed significantly to the promotion of international scientific cooperation:
* WU Ji (China), National Space Science Center, Beijing
COSPAR William Nordberg Medal commemorating the late William Nordberg and for distinguished contributions to the application of space science in a field covered by COSPAR:
* Gerda Horneck (Germany), Inst. of Aerospace Medicine, Radiation Biology, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Cologne, retired
* Joyce E. Penner (USA), Dept.of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
COSPAR Harrie Massey Award honoring the memory of Sir Harrie Massey, FRS, for outstanding contributions to the development of space research in which a leadership role is of particular importance:
* Pascale Ehrenfreund (USA), Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC and President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
COSPAR Distinguished Service Medal recognizing extraordinary services rendered to COSPAR over many years.
* Willem Hermsen (Netherlands), SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Leiden and Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam
Vikram Sarabhai Medal (a joint award of COSPAR and the Indian Space Research Organization) honoring Vikram Sarabhai, one of the architects of modern India, for outstanding contributions to space research in developing countries:
* Christine Amory-Mazaudier (France), Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Univ. Paris Saclay, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP), Paris
Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists
* List of forty-six 2022 recipients available at:
https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/assets/uploads/2022/05/Outstanding-Paper-Award-Recipient-List_2022_Table_Web.pdf
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MEETING: 3rd CGS Workshop During the Week of November 14-18, 2022 -- Mark Your Calendar
From: Slava Merkin (slava.merkin at jhuapl.edu)
Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) is one of the three NASA DRIVE Science Centers that was recently selected for Phase II. As part of our community engagement program, we will be continuing the series of successful community workshops that we started in Phase I. The details of the previous two workshops, including recorded presentations, can be found at cgs.jhuapl.edu/News-and-Events. With this message, we would like to announce that the 3rd CGS Workshop will be held during the week of November 14-18, 2022. We will be working out the logistical details of the workshop in the next couple of months, including the duration as well as the decision on fully virtual versus hybrid options, dependent on the developing situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. The CGS science themes and other details of the project can be found at cgs.jhuapl.edu.
Slava Merkin, CGS Director
on behalf of the CGS team
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14th International School for Space Simulations (ISSS14) - Registration Now Open
From: Hideyuki Usui, David Schriver (h-usui at port.kobe-u.ac.jp)
The 14th International School for Space Simulations (ISSS14)
Online, September 12 - 16, 2022
(September 12 - 17 in Japan time)
https://isss14.org/
Registration Now Open
https://isss14.org/registration/
Call for Participation in Simulation Lectures
Call for Poster Papers
During school, lectures on essential simulation techniques are given online. Leading experts in the field will be in charge of each class, and some classes will include hands-on simulation exercises. The lectures are the following. Participants can choose any of these topics to attend. Participants can choose any of these topics to attend. You can find the lecture schedule at https://isss14.org/school-schedule/
Lecture subjects Lecturers Country
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Explicit PIC Yoshiharu Omura Japan
MHD Seiji Zenitani Japan
Hybrid Adam Stanier USA
Vlasov Urs Ganse Finland
Test particle Patricio Munoz Germany
Gyro kinetic Frank Jenko Germany
Delta-f Richard Sydora Canada
Implicit PIC Maria Elena Innocenti Germany
Interlock (MHD-Hybrid-PIC) Stefano Markidis Sweden
The registration fee is 5,000 Japanese Yen (~ $35.00) for all the participants, including students.
In addition to the simulation lectures, we will have a poster session for young scientists using virtual conference software through which young scientists interact with each other and senior scientists. We will update the conference information on the ISSS14 Website.
Sincerely,
Hideyuki Usui (The LOC chair, Kobe University)
email: Isss14kobe at eccse.kobe-u.ac.jp
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Online Cold-Plasma Seminar Series
From: Justin Holmes, Gian Luca Delzanno, Pedro Resendiz Lira (jcholmes at lanl.gov)
Please join us for the Online Cold-Plasma Seminar series on July 20th, 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 Xiangning Chu from LASP.
Speaker: Xiangning Chu, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO
Title: Unraveling the mystery of plasmaspheric dynamics using machine learning approach
Date: July 20th, 2022
Time: 11 AM-12 PM Eastern Daylight time, 3-4 PM Universal Time Coordinated, 5-6 PM Central European time
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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher Position In Ionosphere and Geospace Modeling at University of California, Los Angeles
From: Roger Varney (rvarney at atmos.ucla.edu)
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in the field of ionosphere and geospace modeling. This position will be part of the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS) NASA DRIVE Science Center. CGS seeks to transform our understanding of space weather by building a physics-based, predictive, community model of storm-time geospace which couples all key regions while treating and resolving critical mesoscale processes. More information on the center is available at https://cgs.jhuapl.edu.
Within the CGS program, this postdoctoral research position will specifically be focused on ionosphere modeling, ion outflow modeling, and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. The postdoctoral researcher will work with the Ionosphere/Polar Wind Model (IPWM), the coupling of IPWM to other ionosphere, plasmasphere, and thermosphere models in use within CGS (SAMI3, TIEGCM, and WACCM-X), and the coupling of IPWM to the GAMERA magnetospheric magnetohydrodynamics model. The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to contribute to the continued development of these models, contribute towards the center’s goal of developing a unified ionosphere model and global electrodynamics model covering all latitudes, conduct scientific studies using the models, and publish scientific papers on the results of these studies.
Applicants for this position should have:
A PhD in space physics, atmospheric science, physics, astronomy, engineering, or a related field.
Substantial experience with FORTRAN programming, numerical methods, and high-performance computing.
A proven track-record of scientific publications in space physics.
Salary and benefits will follow the UCLA standards for postdoctoral scholars and will scale with the applicant’s experience. The initial appointment will be for one year, renewable for a second year depending on performance. This position will be an in-person appointment at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, CA, USA. This position will start on or after September 1, 2022, and this advertisement will remain open until filled.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should submit the following material by email to Prof. Roger Varney (rvarney at atmos.ucla.edu):
A cover letter describing background, experiences, and career objectives (one page max).
A curriculum vitae (CV), including a complete list of publications.
Names and contact information for at least 2 professional references.
For questions about the position please contact Prof. Roger Varney
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Fellowship Opportunities at St Andrews – Deadline 1 August 2022
From: Thomas Neukirch (tn3 at st-andrews.ac.uk)
The Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group (SMTG) within the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews encourages expressions of interest for the following fellowship opportunities to be hosted by the group:
STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (STFC deadline 13 Sep 2022, 4pm UK time):
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ernest-rutherford-fellowship-research-core-science-independently/
The School of Mathematics and Statistics in St Andrews can support one STFC ERF application in 2022. The successful candidate will be determined by an internal selection process (for details, see below).
Royal Society University Research Fellowship (Royal Society deadline 6 September 2022, 3pm UK time):
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/university-research/
While there is no quota on Royal Society URF applications, applicants will still need to undergo an internal selection process.
The group’s research focusses on applications of plasma theory, in particular MHD, to the solar atmosphere and planetary magnetospheres, and applications from candidates who would enhance and/or complement the group’s expertise in this general area would be welcome.
Interested candidates should submit a CV and a one-page project outline to Prof. Thomas Neukirch (tn3 at st-andrews.ac.uk) by 1 August 2022. For informal enquiries please also get in touch with Prof. Neukirch.
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