[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 43

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 43
Aug.13,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: Data, Analysis and Software for Heliophysics (DASH): Abstracts and Registration

2. MEETING: The 4th Annual NASA Eddy Symposium 2023 -- Register Now!

3. Cold Plasma Seminar Series

4. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Associate in Magnetic Reconnection and Solar Physics 

5. JOB OPENINGS: Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric Physics at Stockholm University

6. PhD Student in Space Physics for Studies of Space Weather

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


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MEETING: Data, Analysis and Software for Heliophysics (DASH): Abstracts and Registration

From: Sandy Antunes (sandy.antunes at jhuapl.edu)

Registration is now open for the Data, Analysis and Software for Heliophysics (DASH) meeting - a first of its kind event in the broader, international Heliophysics and ground-based geophysics data community. https://dash.heliophysics.net/  DASH will be at APL in Laurel, MD, USA on Oct 9-11, 2023.  Abstract submission is also open until Aug 31.
https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/EventLink/Event/295

Registration is also open for the International Heliophysics Data Environment Alliance (IHDEA) meeting Oct 12-13 to be held in the same venue as DASH.
https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/EventLink/Event/318

Both events are free to register, with the option to prepay for lunch.

Abstracts are sought for specific session topics, and general contributions for any DASH related topic are also welcome for the poster session. Posters will be up for the entire meeting.

>From Jon Vandegriff on behalf of the DASH organizing committee: Sandy Antunes, Brian Thomas, Julie Barnum, Jack Ireland, R. T. James McAteer, Arnaud Masson


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MEETING: The 4th Annual NASA Eddy Symposium 2023 -- Register Now!

From: Dawn Mullally (mullally at ucar.edu)

Join us from October 29 - November 3, 2023 in Golden, Colorado to explore the overarching theme of the 4th Eddy Symposium “Why Grand Challenges in Solar-Terrestrial Physics Require Open Science and How to Achieve it?”

Please join us this fall to engage in leading-edge scientific discussions as we address the application of Open Science through four focused areas:
l Open Science Methods: Emerging Open Science Methodologies 
l The Interconnection of Sun, Climate, and Society 
l Risk and Resiliency to Space Weather Disruption 
l (Exo)Planetary Atmosphere: the Impact of Stars and Solar Physics on Habitability & Life

Some student travel funding is available. Learn more and register here: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/4th-eddy-cross-disciplinary-symposium 


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Cold Plasma Seminar Series

From: Pedro Resendiz (resendiz at lanl.gov)

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for our Cold-Plasma Seminar series taking place on August 16th, 2023. The seminar will be held at the Coyote Conference 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 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 Michael Henderson from Los Alamos National Laboratory:

Speaker: Michael Henderson, LANL, ISR-1.
Title: Coupling Between Intense Meso-Scale Auroral Streamer Structures, the Concurrent Generation of Giant Undulations and STEVE Emissions, and Intermixing of Cold and Hot Plasma Populations in the Dusk to Pre-Midnight Plasmapause Region
Date: August 16th, 2023
Time: 12 PM - 1 PM Eastern Time, 4-5 PM Universal Time Coordinated, 6-7 PM Central European Time.
Recorded Seminar: Yes.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Associate in Magnetic Reconnection and Solar Physics 

From: Chuanfei Dong (dcfy at bu.edu)

The Center for Space Physics and the Department of Astronomy at Boston University invites applications for one postdoctoral or more senior research position in Magnetic Reconnection and Solar Physics. The successful candidates will work with Prof. Chuanfei Dong on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to reconnection-driven solar explosive events, the interplay between magnetic reconnection and turbulence in the solar atmosphere and solar wind, and the associated particle acceleration and heating. A strong background in space physics, heliophysics, plasma physics, and parallel computing is preferred. The successful candidate will have access to state-of-the-art computational facilities, opportunities for collaboration with people in the Center for Space Physics and the Department of Astronomy at BU, and support for travel.

Appointments are for one year, renewable annually based on funding and satisfactory performance, for a total of up to three years. The expected starting date is October 1, 2023, although this is flexible. A Ph.D. in Space Physics, Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, or a related field is required. Interested persons should send a curriculum vitae, a publication list, and a research statement (up to two pages) to Prof. Chuanfei Dong (dcfy at bu.edu) and ask three references to send their recommendation letters to dcfy at bu.edu by August 31, 2023 - 11:59 pm US Eastern Time. All applications received by August 31, 2023 11:59 pm US Eastern Time will be fully considered, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. For further inquiries, contact dcfy at bu.edu.

Boston University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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JOB OPENINGS: Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric Physics at Stockholm University

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

The Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow and 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 Earth’s 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.

In close collaboration with other members of the MATS team, both the postdoc position and the Ph.D student position concern analysis of the satellite data in order to investigate the properties and impact of waves in different parts of the atmosphere. Elements of basic data processing are also expected since the data are so new.

The postdoctoral position concerns full-time employment for a minimum of two years, with the possibility of extension to three years. Please find details and information about the application process at 
https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=21489&rmlang=UK 

The Ph.D. student position concerns full-time employment for a period of four years. 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=21491&rmlang=UK 

The application deadline for both positions is August 28, 2023. 


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PhD Student in Space Physics for Studies of Space Weather

From: Andrew P. Dimmock, Yuri Khotyaintsev (andrew.dimmock at irfu.se)

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is seeking a highly motivated individual to join a space-weather research project to investigate geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in the Swedish power grid. The project is part of an ongoing collaboration between IRF, the Swedish Research Defence Agency, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, and Svenska Kraftnät to improve awareness and resilience to space weather effects in Sweden.

GICs are unwanted currents that flow in ground-based infrastructure caused by varying conditions in space, often due to plasma eruptions from the Sun. They can cause physical damage and lead to disruptions such as blackouts, and thus, it is of high societal importance to mitigate this hazard. One of the outstanding questions is identifying the transmission lines at risk to GICs in Sweden.

The PhD project will focus on evaluating and understanding the causes of GICs in Sweden using state-of-the-art ground- and space-based experimental data, advanced plasma simulations, as well as 3D ground conductivity modelling.

The position is available at the Uppsala office at IRF, located at the Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala, Sweden, starting at the latest in the second half of 2023 for a total duration of four years. The position is funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. The PhD student will belong to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University and must fulfil the university requirements. Information on research education is available at http://www.physics.uu.se and http://www.teknat.uu.se. 

Applications should be sent, preferably by email, to: registrator at irf.se
Or by post to:
Swedish Institute of Space Physics,
Registrar,
Box 812,
SE-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden

The closing date for applications is 21 August 2023. 

Please quote reference number: 2.2.1-268/23

More information: 
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/07/03/phd-student-in-space-physics-for-studies-of-space-weather-dnr-2-2-1-268-23/

Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is a governmental research institute that conducts post-graduate education and research in space physics, atmospheric physics and space technology. Many of IRF's projects are run as large international projects in collaboration with other research institutes and space agencies. IRF has about one hundred employees and offices in Kiruna (headquarters), Umeå, Uppsala and Lund. For more information about IRF: www.irf.se


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