[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 23

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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 23
Apr.18,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: ISTPNext and the Heliophysics Great Observatories - May 8-10 at JHU/APL

2. MEETING: Announcement of Bill Feldman Science Symposium 2.0, August 31 - September 1, 2023

3. MEETING: “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” – Abstract Submission Is Now Open!

4. MEETING: Workshop on Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GIC), College Park, MD, 24 -27 October 2023.

5. ASO-S Guest Investigator Program

6. 16th SCOSTEP/PRESTO Online Seminar by Dr. Annika Seppala on April 19, 08:00-09:00 UT

7. Hybrid Cold-Plasma Seminar Series

8. Next SHIELD Webinar: Lindy Elkins-Tanton,  PI NASA Psyche Mission, "What drives you forward? Connecting School, Teams, and a Robotic Exploration to Outer Space"

9. International EISCAT Radar School, 14-19 Aug 2023, Kilpisjarvi, Finland

10. JOB OPENING: NASA Instrument Development Position at NASA GSFC

11. JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Position in Space Weather

12. JOB OPENING: Post-doctoral Fellowships in Space Physics at the North-West University (South Africa)

13. Ph.D. Student in Space Physics

14. Ph.D. Student Position in Atmospheric Physics at Stockholm University

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


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MEETING: ISTPNext and the Heliophysics Great Observatories - May 8-10 at JHU/APL

From: Larry Kepko (larry.kepko at nasa.gov)

The draft schedule and registration ($50 in person, $0 virtual) for the ISTPNext workshop is now available at

https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/EventLink/Event/267

A focal point of the workshop is the concept of “Heliophysics Great Observatories” that coordinate space- and ground-based observations with modeling, theory, and advanced analysis techniques into holistic studies of the SH, ITM, and Mag systems. The top-level schedule is below:

Day 1 (May 8), all plenary
- Introduction by Jason Kalirai and Nicky Fox
- Scene-setting talks by Nicki Viall (SIH), Matina Gkioulidou (Mag) and Yue Deng (ITM)  (90 minutes)
- SH-Great Observatory (90 minutes)
- Mag-Great Observatory (90 minutes)
- ITM-Great Observatory (90 minutes)

Day 2 (May 9), plenary + breakouts
- Numerical simulations across the heliosphere (90 minutes)
- Advanced analysis techniques (90 minutes)
- Future Research Infrastructure (90 minutes)
- Heliophysics “branding” (45 minutes)
- Breakouts on numerical simulations (validation, cross-scale coupling) and SH coordination planning

Day 3 (May 10), plenary + optional breakouts.
- Ground-based/simulation and data/model comparisons
- Wrap-up, plans for reporting up-and-out to NASA

ISTPNext  constitutes a grass-roots extension of the original ISTP program, unifying the Sun-Heliosphere and Geospace communities under a common scientific framework of studying elements of the Heliosphere as systems-of-systems. Such an international program would coalesce our discipline and help coordinate current and future observations, programs, and initiatives to holistically study our interconnected system-of-systems in pursuit of answering fundamental science questions. 

For more information please contact one the organizers.

Larry Kepko (NASA GSFC), George Ho (JHU/APL), Yoshifum Saito (JAXA), and Louise Harra (PMOD/WRC)


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MEETING: Announcement of Bill Feldman Science Symposium 2.0, August 31 - September 1, 2023

From: David J. Lawrence (David.J.Lawrence at jhuapl.edu)

In April 2020, a science symposium was planned to honor Bill Feldman.  Unfortunately, the symposium was cancelled due to COVID.  Now that much has opened up, the symposium has been rescheduled for August 31 – September 1, 2023.  A number of people have been contacted for an indication of interest, and there have been sufficient responses that we plan to move forward with the symposium.

As was mentioned in the prior announcement, Bill Feldman’s friends and colleagues would like to honor him with a symposium of talks covering the wide variety of scientific disciplines to which he has made significant contributions. These include: spaceflight instrument development; solar and magnetospheric physics; planetary nuclear spectroscopy; lunar, Mars, Mercury, and asteroid science; and fundamental physics (e.g., neutron lifetime). 

Invited and contributed talks will include both a review of the contributions made by Bill and/or a discussion of the current state of the fields. All are invited to attend and participate in invigorating and enjoyable scientific discussions. 

Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting the symposium, which will take place in Los Alamos, NM August 31 – September 1. A dinner/banquet will be held on the evening of August 31.

Please indicate your interest either in attending and/or giving a talk by sending a note to Sarah Balkey (slbalkey at lanl.gov), with copies to David Lawrence (David.J.Lawrence at jhuapl.edu) and Katherine Mesick (kmesick at lanl.gov).  If you have already indicated your plans to attend and/or give a talk, you will be contacted soon with more details.

For meeting logistics, go to:

http://cses.lanl.gov 

Due to limited space, attendance will be on a first come, first served basis.

Questions/comments: 
David.J.Lawrence at jhuapl.edu
kmesick at lanl.gov


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MEETING: “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” – Abstract Submission Is Now Open!

From: Dr Mario M. Bisi (Mario.Bisi at stfc.ac.uk)

Dear Colleagues.

We have now opened the abstract-submission portal for our upcoming “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme”; please see: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023/abstract-submission.  The meeting will be held 12-15 September 2023 at the Mercure Holland House Hotel & Spa, in Cardiff, Wales, UK.  This is the first UK-focussed meeting and is timed as such to coincide with the latter part of the SWIMMR (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) Programme (see: https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/SWIMMR.aspx) building off the previous successful SWIMMR Symposia meetings as well as the UK’s hosting of ESWW2021 in Glasgow.  This will be the start of an international meeting series with a UK core.

We have categorised the abstract submissions into the following ‘broad themes’, with an “Other” category for any other aspects of the space environment (space weather, space safety, SSA, engineering, forecasting, science, education, outreach, etc…) that you feel does not fall into the six defined titles:
-  SWIMMR
-  Policy and Strategy
-  Space Weather Science and Forecasting
-  Space Sustainability
-  Industry and Users
-  Space Domain Awareness (SST, SSA, Space Environment)
-  Other

The abstract-submission deadline is 23:59:59UT on Wednesday 31st May 2023 – but please submit as early as possible and do not wait until the deadline.

Abstracts can be up to 300 words in plain text only, and you can submit more than one abstract if you wish.  The submitting author does not have to be the presenting author.  There is an expectation that by submitting an abstract, the presenting author will go on to register (when registration opens some time in May 2023) and come to Cardiff to present at the meeting.  You can submit your abstract(s) for an oral or a poster preference, but please note that this is just a preference, and the organisers reserve the right to change the presentation type when trying to make-up and balance the overall programme.  There is scope for multiple parallel sessions.

Registration details to follow in subsequent communications and at the website (so please check back regularly).  The meeting is open to the world, and indeed we encourage international involvements and collaborations.

We look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff in September.

Best wishes,

Mario.

On behalf of the Founding Organising Committee:
- Mario M. Bisi (UKRI STFC RAL Space)
- Claire Garland (IOP)
- Mark Gibbs (Met Office)
- Ian W. McCrea (UKRI STFC RAL Space)
- Simon Machin (Met Office)


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MEETING: Workshop on Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GIC), College Park, MD, 24 -27 October 2023.

From: Surja Sharma (ssh at umd.edu)

We are delighted to announce an inaugural workshop on Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GIC) to bring together participants from research, industry and government domains to develop a supported and sustained community. The primary goal of this workshop is to develop a community engaged in integration of research with their applications to the needs of industry and government agencies in managing potential consequences from impact to critical infrastructure. A key objective of the workshop is to build on the outcomes of the earlier initiatives, a strong community supported by funding agencies to support sustained research and collaboration across all GIC arenas.

The workshop will build on the outcomes of the GIC Innovation Lab (Golden CO, November 2022) and more details will be forthcoming. We look forward to ideas and suggestions for a stimulating and fruitful workshop.

Bang Nguyen (bangnguyen at ieee.org), Hannah Parry (hparry at ualberta.ca),  Liying Qian (lqian at ucar.edu), Daniel Welling (dwelling at umich.edu), Surja Sharma (ssh at umd.edu)


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ASO-S Guest Investigator Program

From: Weiqun Gan (wqgan at pmo.ac.cn)

Why: ASO-S, being the first comprehensive solar spacecraft in China, was successfully launched on October 9, 2022. After 6-month commissioning phase, the mission is now in scientific operation stage. The instruments onboard work mostly well (except coronagraph) and the data have been released to the community in April, 2023. In order to encourage the users to make use of the ASO-S data, enhance the scientific return, and promote closer international cooperation, ASO-S team releases now the ASO-S Guest Investigator Program (AGIP) to the worldwide solar community.
What: Each year AGIP could support up to 12 researchers, each of who is suggested to visit for 2-3 months the Science Operation and Data Center (SODC) of ASO-S at Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing. During this period of time, the visitors can perform independent researches or cooperated researches, based on or related to ASO-S data. 
How: AGIP will support each guest investigator with a competitive allowance, in addition to the international travel fees and partial lodging assistance. Besides a resume, the intended applicants should write one to two pages for his/her research plan and the desired period of visit. We encourage applicants to provide a potential cooperator in the ASO-S team where appropriate. The submission time should be at least three months earlier than the proposed visit time, so that to leave enough time for preparations. The selection for the application is based mainly on the scientific merits, together with research experience and feasibility. Young students are also welcome. Normally we evaluate applications once by bimonthly, i.e., we inform the results within a maximum of two months. For the highly qualified applicants, we will inform the result within two weeks from receiving the applications. There is no application deadline for the initial two years till the end of 2024. Please send your application or enquiry to Dr. Weiqun Gan (current chief scientist of ASO-S) at wqgan at pmo.ac.cn. 
Background material: At the moment, the early description on ASO-S could be found in Gan et al. (2019, RAA 19, 156; 2022, Nature Astron. 6, 165) and the special issue therein refereed. The latest status of the mission can be found at the ASO-S homepage of http://aso-s.pmo.ac.cn/en_index.jsp, and the tutorial material on the ASO-S data at http://aso-s.pmo.ac.cn/english/science/meeting/meeting-202304.jsp.


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16th SCOSTEP/PRESTO Online Seminar by Dr. Annika Seppala on April 19, 08:00-09:00 UT

From: Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at nagoya-u.jp)

We are pleased to announce that the SCOSTEP/PRESTO Online Seminar by 
Dr. Annika Seppala will be held via online on April 19, 2023 as below. To join the seminar, please register via the following zoom address.

16th SCOSTEP/PRESTO Online Seminar
Title: Solar Influence on climate via energetic particle precipitation: Why is it important and what are the current challenges?
Speaker: Dr. Annilka Seppala
Affiliation: University of Otago, New Zealand
Date/time: April 19, 2023, 08:00-09:00 UT
Zoom Registration URL (pre-registration is necessary):
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YT-AA2DkTmOX6FFpczFTOg


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Hybrid Cold-Plasma Seminar Series

From: Pedro Resendiz (resendiz at lanl.gov)

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for the Hybrid Cold-Plasma Seminar series taking place on April 19th, 2023. The seminar will be held at the Moon Room located at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA. 
If attending the seminar in person is not feasible, virtual attendance is also available. The Zoom/Webex link will be made available prior each seminar on our website at:
https://www.lanl.gov/org/ddste/aldsc/theoretical/applied-mathematics-plasma-physics/cold-plasma-seminars.php

You can also join the distribution mailing list by contacting Gian Luca Delzanno (delzanno at lanl.gov).

The speaker is Scott Thaller from Orion Space Solutions:

Speaker: Scott Thaller, Orion Space Solutions.
Title: Relationship of statistical Total Density, Electric Field, ExB flow, and low Energy Ion Pressure on global and meso scales in the inner magnetosphere as observed by the Van Allen Probes.
Date: April 19th, 2023
Time: 12 PM - 1 PM Eastern Time, 4-5 PM Universal Time Coordinated, 6-7 PM Central European Time.
Recorded Seminar: TBD.


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Next SHIELD Webinar: Lindy Elkins-Tanton,  PI NASA Psyche Mission, "What drives you forward? Connecting School, Teams, and a Robotic Exploration to Outer Space"

From: Nicholas Gross (gross at bu.edu)

Please join us for the next 
Next SHIELD Webinar: Lindy Elkins-Tanton, 
PI of NASA Psyche Mission
Friday, May 19th at 2pm ET
Registration https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8sYLwV14R4OOY3NFrzJoLg
For more details see: https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-webinars/

"What drives you forward?
Connecting School, Teams, and a Robotic Exploration to Outer Space"
Sometimes people think scientists always knew what they wanted to do, and went straight at it from the age of five. My path was far curvier, and had as many downs as ups, on my way to leading a robotic NASA mission to a metal asteroid. Maybe it's clearer in hindsight than it was moving forward, but I see now how my wish to work in teams where every person can succeed has driven most of my career choices. I'll talk about my path from single mother to scientific leader. 


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International EISCAT Radar School, 14-19 Aug 2023, Kilpisjarvi, Finland

From: Thomas Ulich (thomas.ulich at sgo.fi)

This year, the EISCAT Scientific Association will take the new phased-array EISCAT_3D incoherent scatter radar into use: the transmit-receive site in Skibotn, Norway, and the remote receiver sites at Kaiseniemi (Sweden) and Karesuvanto (Finland) are being deployed since last autumn.

Sodankyla Geophysical Observatory (SGO) in close collaboration with EISCAT, will run a training course for new users of the EISCAT radars, from 14th to 19th August 2023 (Monday to Saturday): The International EISCAT Radar School will be held at Kilpisjarvi, Finland, close to the Skibotn site in Norway.

The course will cover all essential aspects of the EISCAT systems, including their science programme. An overview of the hardware and software will be provided and future plans will be discussed, with a strong emphasis on EISCAT_3D. Tips on analysing and working with the data will be given and the participants will run an own radar experiment in a hands-on exercise.

There'll be an excursion to the Skibotn EISCAT_3D radar site, as well as to the Finnish Kilpisjarvi Atmospheric Imaging Receiver Array (KAIRA) site, which is a multi-purpose radio telescope originally built for prototyping EISCAT_3D.

The lecturers comprise members of the EISCAT staff and experienced scientists from the user community. As well as providing a good foundation for scientists new to incoherent scatter radar, this in-person radar school will facilitate creation of a network of peers among all participants, learners and instructors alike, as well as provide a chance for more established users to be updated on the latest and future developments.

The deadline for registration is Sunday, 14th May, 2023.

For more information please visit http://www.sgo.fi/Events/RS2023/.

Please forward this message to anyone you might think is interested. Thank you!

All the best from Sodankylä.


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JOB OPENING: NASA Instrument Development Position at NASA GSFC

From: Menelaos Sarantos (menelaos.sarantos-1 at nasa.gov)

The Science and Exploration Directorate, Heliophysics Division, Geospace Physics Laboratory (Code 673) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking a Research Astrophysicist with a focus on instrument development.  The successful candidate would join NASA as a civil servant scientist to conceive, design and build instrumentation to measure neutral and/or ionized particles or fields onboard NASA strategic missions. These measurements would enable improved understanding of how neutral and/or ionized particles affect the terrestrial and planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres. Lab members are developing instruments for the Lunar Gateway, the International Space Station, the Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission, cubesats, sounding rockets, balloons, and payloads for the Moon to Mars program. 
  
The full vacancy announcement will be posted on April 28, 2023,  to  https://www.usajobs.gov/ and will close on May 2 at 11:59pm EST. Interested applicants should create a profile at usajobs.gov and begin preparing their CV, to be ready when the application period opens. This is a GS-13 or GS-14 level position (US citizens only) with annual salary in the range $112,015 - $172,075, depending on experience and qualifications. Applicants must describe experience that meets the qualifications section of the announcement and demonstrates competencies in designing and building instrumentation used for space flight. 

For additional information contact: Dr. Menelaos Sarantos (menelaos.sarantos-1 at nasa.gov)


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JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Position in Space Weather

From: Martin (martin.eriksson at irf.se)

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics is looking for a post-doctoral position, placed in Lund, in space weather, focusing on detecting and characterizing coronal mass ejections. For more information: https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/04/06/post-doctoral-position-in-space-weather-ref-2-2-1-137-23/


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JOB OPENING: Post-doctoral Fellowships in Space Physics at the North-West University (South Africa)

From: Du Toit Strauss (dutoit.strauss at nwu.ac.za)

The Center for Space Research at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, is seeking outstanding candidates for a postdoctoral fellowship in Space Physics. The position will be on the level of a senior postdoctoral fellow, with the appointment initially made for one year, and renewable for up to 5 years, depending on satisfactory performance. For this position, prior postdoctoral experience is recommended.

We seek a qualified applicant to contribute to one or more of the following areas:
- Observational and/or theoretical aspects pertaining to turbulent space plasmas and charged particle transport in such plasmas
- Acceleration and transport of cosmic rays and solar energetic particles
- Multi-fluid MHD simulations of the solar wind
- Development and optimization of large-scale numerical models

A PhD in space physics / astrophysics or a closely related field is required. The research activities of the positions should focus on observational or theoretical space physics. Applicants are requested to send a CV, publication list, summary of past research, research plan, and contact information of at least three references, to Prof Stefan Ferreira (Stefan.Ferreira at nwu.ac.za) no later than May 30, 2023.


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Ph.D. Student in Space Physics

From: Martin (martin.eriksson at irf.se)

Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Extreme Plasma Flares project, a collaboration between Chalmers, Gothenburg, IRF, Uppsala, and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm. For more information: https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/03/28/ph-d-student-in-space-physics-ref-2-2-1-126-23/


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Ph.D. Student Position in Atmospheric Physics at Stockholm University

From: Jörg Gumbel (gumbel at misu.su.se)

The Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University is seeking a Ph.D. student to become part of our MATS satellite team. The Swedish MATS satellite (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy) was launched in November 2022 to investigate atmospheric waves with a focus on the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. The remote sensing performed by MATS is based on optical imaging of atmospheric emissions and tomographic/spectroscopic analysis of the resulting data. The position involves research within the project in close collaboration with other members of the MATS team. The project will use the data set to study the interaction between gravity waves and atmospheric dynamics.

The position concerns full-time employment for a period of four years. Closing date is April 23. Please find details and information about the application process at 
https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs/phd-student-positions-1.507588?rmpage=job&rmjob=20495&rmlang=UK


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