[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 9

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 9
Feb.11,2023

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Table of Contents

1. IUGG2023 Abstracts Due February 14

2. AOGS2023 Abstracts Due February 14

3. Heliophysics Virtual Town Hall: March 6, 2023, at 12 p.m. EDT

4. NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 2023 Phase I Solicitation, January 2023 (Space Weather R202R)

5. MEETING: Data, Analysis & Software in Heliophysics (DASH) Conference Oct 9-11

6. Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

7. Apply Now for the NASA Heliophysics Summer School!

8. JOB OPENING: Space Physics Systems Engineer at U. Alberta

9. JOB OPENING: Open Positions at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics

10. PhD Positions at KTH, Stockholm

11. New RHESSI Science Nuggets

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


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IUGG2023 Abstracts Due February 14

From: Editor (editor at igpp.ucla.edu)

The abstracts for the 28th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly MUST be submitted via the online submission system (https://www.czech-in.org/cmportalV15/portal/iugg23/normal) by the given deadline of 14 February 2023, 23:59 Pacific Time.

A list of SPA-related symposia at IUGG2023 can be found in the January 29 issue of the SPA Newsletter (http://lists.igpp.ucla.edu/pipermail/spa/2023-January/000562.html).

More information about IUGG2023 can be found at https://www.iugg2023berlin.org/.


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AOGS2023 Abstracts Due February 14

From: Editor (editor at igpp.ucla.edu)

The abstracts and funding support applications for the 20th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Annual Meeting are due 14 February 2023, 12:00 (GMT +08). 

A list of SPA-related sessions at AOGS2023 can be found in the February 4 issue of the SPA Newsletter (http://lists.igpp.ucla.edu/pipermail/spa/2023-February/000564.html).

More information about AOGS2023 can be found at https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2023/public.asp?page=home.asp.


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Heliophysics Virtual Town Hall: March 6, 2023, at 12 p.m. EDT

From: Rachel Morrow (rachel.morrow at nasa.gov)

NASA’s Heliophysics Division invites you to participate in the first Heliophysics Town Hall of 2023. This one-hour community meeting will be held on Monday, March 6, 2023, at 12 p.m. EDT.

The Heliophysics Town Hall will start with a division update from Dr. Nicola Fox. It will include discussions on current activities of interest to the community and an open question and answer session. The update and discussions include but are not limited to Heliophysics budget, GDC selections, the Heliophysics Big Year, and a Research and Analysis (R&A) update.

Members of the Heliophysics community, academia, and the public are invited to participate by joining at the link below.

Join from the webinar link
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m0c9f59308a4f818db92d772c2a02dadf

Join by the webinar number 
Webinar number (access code): 2764 490 7229 
Webinar password: CEfP6ipp8 at 5 (23376477 from phones) 

Join by phone
+1-929-251-9612 USA Toll 2
+1-415-527-5035 US Toll
Global call-in numbers

Individuals may submit questions before and during the town hall and view and up-vote submitted questions using the link below.
https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/rhp4/#!/dashboard

If you have any questions about the virtual town hall meeting, please contact Chris Caisse at christopher.caisse at nasa.gov. The information in this announcement, along with presentation materials will be posted on SMD’s Community Town Hall Website. 


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NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 2023 Phase I Solicitation, January 2023 (Space Weather R202R)

From: Mitzi Adams (mitzi.adams at nasa.gov)

It’s not too late!  NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, solicits proposals, due March 13, 2023.  The SBIR program seeks to transform scientific discovery into products and services through innovations; these have the potential to infuse into NASA programs and missions, the potential for commercialization into NASA relevant commercial markets, and they provide a societal benefit.  The SBIR program furnishes an important opportunity for our community to consider Space Weather applications in addition to Space Weather research.  

Specifically, the Space Weather Research to Operations to Research Technology Development and Commercial Applications subtopic (S14.01) broadens NASA's impact in this area by nurturing small businesses that form a national space-weather applications, commercial-business sector as part of NASA’s response to the National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan.  Work under this subtopic is important to assure the protection of human and technological assets in space and on the ground, and to ensure that NASA’s exploration activities continue unabated, to improve life on Earth.  Successful space-weather projects will aim to improve one or more of the following priority focus areas: 

•	forecasting technologies, 
•	techniques and applications,
•	commercial and decision-making applications, 
•	advanced data-driven discovery techniques, and 
•	instrumentation. 

Additional 2023 SBIR subtopics of interest to the Heliophysics community will include enabling technologies for In Situ Particles and Fields and Remote-Sensing instruments (S16.3) to include: in-situ instruments such as ion and neutral mass spectrometers, wind and drift meters, thermal plasma, energetic particles, dc and wave electric and magnetic fields.  Remote sensing instruments include solar and geospace FUV/EUV and X-ray imagers, and radio-wave electromagnetic sounders of ionospheric and magnetospheric plasmas.  All technologies must be capable of withstanding space-radiation levels, survival and operational temperatures, and launch stresses.

The SBIR program has several phases with various levels of support.  Phase I awards up to $150,000 are for six months.  Phase II awards up to $850,000 for prototype development are for 24 months.  Phase III, intended for infusion and commercialization of the product, must seek non-SBIR funding, which could include NASA/SMD.  Direct questions to Jim Spann (james.f.spann at nasa.gov), Mitzi Adams (mitzi.adams at nasa.gov), or Anthony DeStefano (anthony.m.destefano at nasa.gov), or see  https://sbir.nasa.gov/.


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MEETING: Data, Analysis & Software in Heliophysics (DASH) Conference Oct 9-11

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

I'm happy to announce the inaugural Data, Analysis, and Software in Heliophysics (DASH) workshop, to take place October 9-11, 2023, at JHU/APL in Laurel, MD, USA! Additionally, we are looking for session chairs.

https://dash.heliophysics.net

Background: DASH will serve as a forum for scientists and software developers to present and discuss algorithms, software, and data systems used in the acquisition, reduction, analysis, and dissemination of data for Heliophysics, including space and ground-based measurements, as well as models. The meeting will connect practitioners across institutions, and international participation is key to success. All ranges of experience are welcome. The program will contain invited and contributed talks (with virtual participation possible), as well as posters (in-person only). 

Call for Session Proposals: We are currently accepting proposals for session topics. Please consider proposing a topic for which you would like to be a session chair. We particularly encourage early career applicants for session chairs. We will announce a set of session topics by March 31, 2023, after which we will solicit contributions to the sessions. If Interested, please send a short, 1-2 paragraph description of your session topic, along with an expression of commitment to serve as a session chair to: jon.vandegriff at jhuapl.edu. See details at http://dash.heliophysics.net/


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Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

From: Kyle Murphy (magnetosphere.seminars at gmail.com)

We invite you to join us every Monday at 12 pm (EDST, 1600 UT) for the weekly Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series.

Dong Lin and Anthony Sciola will give our next set of Early Career Seminars on Monday February 13. They’ll be discussing "Characterizing Auroral Precipitation and Ionospheric Conductance with the Multiscale Atmosphere-Geospace Environment Model" and “Build-up of the Storm-Time Ring Current via Mesoscale Plasma Sheet Flows”.

A link to join the seminar via Zoom or YouTube can be found on our home page (https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/). The password to join the Zoom seminar is Mag at 1. 

There is no seminar Monday February 20.

You can view the current 2022 schedule here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/schedule.html

Add your name to the mailing list here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/mail-list.html

And see previous talks here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlOK9mCmI3V111EHQRCuEQ


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Apply Now for the NASA Heliophysics Summer School!

From: Dawn Mullally (mullally at ucar.edu)

NASA's Heliophysics Summer School is open for applications through UCAR | CPAESS. The Summer School has two sections - a remote phase from July 17-21, 2023; and an in-person phase from August 7-11, 2023. We have expanded the summer school to include a remote phase so that more people can participate. Admission is competitive; up to 50 students are selected to attend each year. This year’s theme is Observational Heliophysics. Deadline: March 3, 2023. Learn more and apply at: https://heliophysics.ucar.edu/summer-school 


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JOB OPENING: Space Physics Systems Engineer at U. Alberta

From: Ian Mann (imann at ualberta.ca)

I wanted to bring your attention to a Systems Engineer position which is now open in the space physics group at the University of Alberta. Application deadline 16th February 2023.

The engineer will work on the upcoming RADICALS microsatellite mission, and on other spaceflight magnetometer instrumentation development projects. 

If you or anyone you know might be interested, please pass this along. Adverts and details in the links below. Note that Canadian immigration provisions dictate that priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents; however, if no qualified candidates apply then other nationalities will be considered. See below.

Greg Enno (enno at ualberta.ca), David Barona (david.barona at ualberta.ca) or I would be happy to answer any informal questions about the position.

Cheers and thanks,

Prof. Ian R. Mann FRSC
University of Alberta

Link to the Systems Engineer position:
https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A100149421/

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered. The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.


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JOB OPENING: Open Positions at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics

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

IRF has three open positions:

Research engineer specializing in analog electronics
Your main area of responsibility will be developing, designing, manufacturing, and testing electronics for space instruments.
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/02/03/research-engineer-specializing-in-analog-electronics-ref-2-2-1-394-22/

Post-Doctoral Position in Space Plasma Physics
The tasks include but are not limited to:
- science data analysis from IRF’s particle instruments onboard lunar missions.
- a collaboration with our simulation group working on the exosphere dynamics and global Moon – solar wind interaction models.
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/02/01/post-doctoral-position-in-space-plasma-physics/

Post-doctoral position in Atmospheric Physics
The tasks will include but are not limited to:
- lidar measurements
- testing and improving data inversion routines
- analysis of lidar data
- a compilation of data products for validation
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/01/26/post-doctoral-position-in-atmospheric-physics-ref-2-2-1-21-23/


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PhD Positions at KTH, Stockholm

From: Tomas Karlsson (tomask at kth.se)

Two PhD positions in Space Physics are available at KTH, Stockholm, Sweden. One project concerns solar wind energization and acceleration processes, using Parker Solar Probe data. The other project will compare Short Large-Amplitude Magnetic Structures (SLAMS) at different planetary environments. The ads can be found at the below links. The last day for application is March 7. 

https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:589124

https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:592230


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New RHESSI Science Nuggets

From: Hugh Hudson (hugh.hudson at glasgow.ac.uk)

http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/RHESSI_Science_Nuggets

No. 440, "Rapid variations of Si IV spectra in a flare observed by IRIS at a sub-second cadence,” by Juraj LÖRINČIK. Transition-region lines in a flare have a Doppler component revealing quasi-periodic pulsations.

No. 441, "A slow HOPE with microwave context,” by Hugh HUDSON. A new microwave facility at Chashan Observatory, and a prototypical Hot Onset Precursor Event.

No. 442, "A possible coronal magnetic flare precursor,’ by Enrico 	LANDI. Novel measurements of the coronal magnetic field may help with flare prediction.

No. 443, "Hard X-ray Pulsations via Gaussian Decomposition,” by Hannah COLLIER and Laura HAYES. Flare hard X-ray time variations decomposed objectively

We welcome contributions to the RHESSI Nuggets, and the topics may wander some distance away from specifically RHESSI results if they are generally interesting. See http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/RHESSI_Science_Nuggets for these and others. Comments about specific flares can often be found by searching for their SOLyyyy-mm-dd identifier from this home page.


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