[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 10

Wed Feb 15 22:56:26 PST 2023

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 10
Feb.15,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: IUGG2023 Abstract Deadline Extended to February 21

2. MEETING: AOGS2023 Abstract Deadline Extended to February 21

3. MEETING: Ionospheric Effects Symposium - Deadline Feb 20

4. MEETING: Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Community Workshop #9

5. MEETING: IAGA Geospace Data Assimilation Working Group (GeoDAWG) Workshop, Neustrelitz, Germany, July 20-22, 2023

6. MEETING: ‘Heliophysics in Europe' Hybrid Meeting (in person component at ESTEC), 30 October - 3 November 2023

7. RBSP Online Seminar 24 February 12:00 ET US

8. Course on “Frontend Research at Low Radio Frequency Radio Astronomy: Science and Technical Challenges” -- Second Announcement (Web School)

9. NASA HPD Seeking Technology Working Group Members

10. JOB OPENING: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Solar and/or Magnetospheric Theory, University of St Andrews (Deadline 28 Feb 2023) -- Second Announcement

11. JOB OPENING: Research Fellow in Solar Physics (12-months, Deadline 12.03.2023, Northumbria University)

12. 4 PhD Positions @ U.o.Birmingham Space Environment & Radio Engineering (SERENE)

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

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MEETING: IUGG2023 Abstract Deadline Extended to February 21

From: IUGG (postmaster at iugg.org)

The deadline for submitting abstracts (https://www.iugg2023berlin.org/abstract-submission/) and applications for travel grants (https://www.iugg2023berlin.org/travel-grant/) to attend the IUGG General Assembly 2023 (https://www.iugg2023berlin.org/), which will be held from 11 to 20 July in Berlin, Germany, has been extended to 21 February 2023.

The scientific programme covers a wide variety of topics and reflects the latest trends and concerns in Earth and space sciences. Inter-association Symposia highlight strong elements of interdisciplinary research, while the Association Symposia focus on more specific topics. Union Symposia, Union Lectures, and the new session format “Big Themes” will complete the programme.

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MEETING: AOGS2023 Abstract Deadline Extended to February 21

From: Cheng Hoon Khoo, AOGS Secretariat (info at asiaoceania.org)

First off, we want to say a massive thank you to everyone for their time and energy put into the abstracts that we have received so far. You’ve all been fantastic!

After a few requests in our inbox for a little more time to work on abstracts, we have decided to extend the deadline for everyone. We understand that many may be facing deadlines, increased workloads, and a whole host of other pressures. So, we hope this extra week will help in some way.

The new deadline is Tuesday 21 February at 11:59 Hours (GMT + 08)
This new deadline will replace the existing deadline of 14 February

AOGS2023 website: https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2023/public.asp?page=home.asp.

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MEETING: Ionospheric Effects Symposium - Deadline Feb 20

From: Keith Groves and Anthea Coster (ajc at haystack.mit.edu)

Dear Colleagues, 

We would like to inform you that the submission deadline for Ionospheric Effects Symposium abstracts has been extended from this Friday, February 10 to Monday, February 20. 

We are looking forward to the first organized gathering of the IES community since before the pandemic, planned for 9-11 May in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Please see the website, https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/research/sites/institute-for-scientific-research/events-conferences/IES2023.html for more details. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

Best,
Keith Groves

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MEETING: Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Community Workshop #9

From: Narges Ahmadi (Narges.Ahmadi at lasp.colorado.edu)

Community Workshop #9 for NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission
June 6-8, Boulder, Colorado

Abstract submission and registration: Opens March 1, 2023
Early registration deadline: April 14, 2023
Late registration deadline: May 5, 2023
Abstracts submission deadline: May 5, 2023
Virtual registration deadline: May 22, 2023

More information: https://sites.google.com/view/9th-mms-community-workshop/

The Spring MMS Community Workshop will be a hybrid (virtual and in-person) meeting with an in-person component in University of Colorado Boulder. The meeting will be open to the entire community, and all are encouraged to participate. Virtual attendees will receive a meeting link via email from the organizers.

See you there!
Organizing committee

Narges Ahmadi, Bob Ergun, Alex Chasapis

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MEETING: IAGA Geospace Data Assimilation Working Group (GeoDAWG) Workshop, Neustrelitz, Germany, July 20-22, 2023

From: Tomoko Matsuo, Claudia Borries (tomoko.matsuo at colorado.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

Please consider participating in the IAGA GeoDAWG workshop "Current Challenges in Data Assimilation for Geospace Systems" held in Neustrelitz, Germany, July 20-22, 2023. The workshop and registration information can be found at the following site:

 https://dlr.expert/geodawg-workshop-2023/

The workshop is planned to follow the IUGG General Assembly’s JA02 Inter-Association Symposia on Data Assimilation and Statistical Learning in Earth and Space Sciences (www.iugg2023berlin.org/922-2/#IAGA) in Berlin, Germany, in July. The workshop will be co-sponsored by the German Aerospace Center - DLR Neustrelitz, located about one hour by train from Berlin. 

Here are important dates:

The GeoDAWG workshop registration deadline - July 3, 2023 
The Neustrelitz hotel early booking deadline - March 31, 2023
The IUGG abstract deadline - February 21, 2023 (extended)

Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin and Neustrelitz this summer!

Best regards,

Tomoko Matsuo (CU Boulder, USA)
Claudia Borries (DLR, Germany)

https://iaga-aiga.org/working-groups/geodawg/
https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/

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MEETING: ‘Heliophysics in Europe' Hybrid Meeting (in person component at ESTEC), 30 October - 3 November 2023

From: Matt Taylor (matthew.taylor at esa.int)

‘Heliophysics in Europe' hybrid meeting (in person component at ESTEC) 30 October - 3 November 2023

Save the date! 30 October - 3 November 2023

Heliophysics is the science of understanding the Sun and its interaction with the Earth and the solar system. Here, we define Heliophysicsto encompass space plasma physics throughout the solar system, from Sun to the solar wind, planets and small bodies. Heliophysics has a large and active international community, with significant expertise and heritage in the European Space Agency and Europe. Several ESA directorates have activities directly connected with this topic, including ongoing and/ or planned missions and instrumentation (D/SCI, D/EOP, D/HRE, D/OPS and D/TEC). 
The ESA Heliophysics Working Group was appointed in 2021 by ESA Directors to act as a focus for discussion, inside ESA, of the scientific interests of the Heliophysics community, including the European ground-based community and data archiving activities.

After several internal discussions we have proposed to have a meeting at ESTEC this autumn/fall entitled ‘Heliophysics in Europe’.

The goal of the meeting is to improve communication between the European Heliophysics community and the various ESA directorates involved. It will highlight opportunities existing in those directorates, but also look to identify synergies spanning directorates and possible future coordination efforts. 

Areas of mutual interest already identified include archiving, data formats and discoverability, as well as improved connection to the modelling and ground-based community. 

The focus will not be on specific missions, or regions or bodies in the solar system, but in terms of Heliophysics phenomena and processes that cut across ESA.

This will allow better connection of all parts of the Heliophysics community (as described above) to all relevant parts of ESA and vice versa. The aim is to hold discussions panels at the meeting and conclude with a report or set of papers from the community, which could also lead to follow up or more dedicated thematic meetings. 

The ESA Heliophysics WG have been emailing a number of colleagues across the community to form up a programme in the next months.

Updates will appear here
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esa-heliophysics/workshop-2023

For now, please keep the week 28 October – 3 November 2023 clear to help us make Heliophysics even greater in Europe

Regards
Matt, on behalf of the ESA Helio WG.

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RBSP Online Seminar 24 February 12:00 ET US

From: Sasha Ukhorskiy (ukhorskiy at jhuapl.edu)

Next RBSP online seminar will be held on 24 February 2023, 12:00 ET US dedicated to Recent Highlights from Arase (JAXA) Mission with three talks:

Yoshizumi Miyoshi “Overview of Arase Observation: Some Highlights from Conjugate Observations with Van Allen Probes”

Naoko Takahashi “Relative Contribution of Waves to the Radiation Belt Variation During May 2017 Storm”

Shoya Matsuda “Multipoint Measurements of Fine-Structured EMIC Waves by Arase, Van Allen Probe A, and Ground Stations”

For Zoom and YouTube streaming details please goto: https://sites.google.com/view/rbsp/home

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Course on “Frontend Research at Low Radio Frequency Radio Astronomy: Science and Technical Challenges” -- Second Announcement (Web School)

From: Umberto Villante (ssc at aquila.infn.it)

Owing to organization problems related to the international situation and to allow a wider participation, the organizers have decided to held the school  online.

We inform you that the ISSS Course on “Frontend research at low radio frequency Radio astronomy: Science and technical challenges”, directed by Prof. R. Vermeulen (International LOFAR Telescope (ILT), The Netherlands), Prof. G. Brunetti (INAF- Istituto di Radioastronomia, Italy) and Prof. A. Mignone (Physics Dept. University of Torino, Italy), planned at first in L’Aquila, Italy, 3-7 April, 2023 will be held online.

In recent years, radio astronomy has been experiencing a golden age thanks to the advent of the precursors and pathfinders of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The pan-European LOFAR radio telescope is the largest SKA pathfinder in the low frequency band. LOFAR observations are entering uncharted observational territories, paving the way to the SKA science and technical challenges. 
The School aims to provide a broad overview of the technical and scientific developments of radio astronomy at low frequencies, with particular reference to the LOFAR case. We will discuss the modern observational techniques of interest for low frequency radio astronomy and their challenges, and the impact of LOFAR observations in a multitude of important areas, from the physics of the Sun and compact objects, to galaxy clusters and cosmology.
The School will also provide an overview for students on the roadmap for the SKA, which will be the largest radio telescope ever built that will be operational from the next decade.

The deadline for application has been extended to February 28, 2023
For more information visit http://www.cifs-isss.org/ or send an e-mail to ssc at aquila.infn.it

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NASA HPD Seeking Technology Working Group Members

From: Steven Christe (steven.christe at nasa.gov)

NASA’s Heliophysics Division (HPD) would like to invite Heliophysics community members to consider joining the new HESTO Technology Working Group (TWG). HESTO, short for HEliophysics Strategic Technology Office, is a newly formed office with the goal to support HPD in selecting, advancing, maturing and infusing novel and transformative new technologies and capabilities, and to develop new mission concepts in Heliophysics using those new technologies to advance future Heliophysics Science.  

HESTO’s responsibilities include: 

Active management and support of the Heliophysics technology portfolio from early development, maturation to infusion. 
Engagement with and expansion of the Heliophysics technology community 
Identification of technology gaps and trends to guide future investments 
Support of the Science Mission Directorate’s HPD in implementing the Technology Program 

For more information about this new office and the TWG (including its Charter) see, https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/technology 

Part of the structure of HESTO is the inclusion of a Technology Working Group made up of members of the community to review and provide feedback to HPD on the technology portfolio, gaps, and processes for technology advancement and infusion.  

Members will be asked to commit to this Working Group for a period of one year. Currently, we have two membership openings for which we are seeking applicants. If you are interested, please send an email to Roshanak Hakimzadeh (HQ-DJ000) (hakimzadeh at nasa.gov) and CHRISTE, STEVEN (GSFC-1010) steven.d.christe at nasa.gov stating your interest including a short paragraph describing your background and your interests in participating as a member of this group before March 31, 2023. Thank you for your interest. 

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JOB OPENING: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Solar and/or Magnetospheric Theory, University of St Andrews (Deadline 28 Feb 2023) -- Second Announcement

From: Thomas Neukirch (tn3 at st-andrews.ac.uk)

This is a reminder that the Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, is currently advertising a permanent staff position to be filled at Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader level, with an application deadline of 28 February 2023 (23:59 GMT).

For the full advert, the "Further Particulars" file, and to apply please go to:

https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/6659/0/374685/889/lecturer-senior-lecturer-reader-in-solar-and-or-magnetospheric-theory-ac2326rnb.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Thomas Neukirch (tn3 at st-andrews.ac.uk), Prof Mark Chaplain( Head of School; majc at st-andrews.ac.uk), or Prof Ineke De Moortel (ineke.demoortel at st-andrews.ac.uk).

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JOB OPENING: Research Fellow in Solar Physics (12-months, Deadline 12.03.2023, Northumbria University)

From: James McLaughlin (james.a.mclaughlin at northumbria.ac.uk)

Applications are invited for a 12-month postdoctoral research position in the area of Solar Physics. The successful candidate will conduct research relevant to STFC’s research remit, and that research will be conducted within the Solar and Space Physics research group at Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK). Further details about the research group can be found here: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/mathematics-physics-and-electrical-engineering/research/solar-and-space-physics/ 

This position is funded by a research project grant from STFC (ST/T000384/1) and the project focuses on an investigation into the fundamental physics of Oscillatory Reconnection (a time-dependent, wave-generating reconnection mechanism). You will work primarily with Professor James McLaughlin (PI of the grant). You will initiate, develop and conduct high-quality research in support of the project. The project will require an understanding of MHD wave theory, magnetic reconnection and computational MHD (particular 3D numerical modelling using High Performance Computing). The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of MHD and experience of computational MHD simulations. Experience in magnetic reconnection would also be beneficial. 

We also welcome applications that wish to conduct research within other areas of STFC’s research remit, since this research grant also has that flexibility built into it. Given the length of the contract, we will also consider remote working, but only in exceptional circumstances. 

For informal enquiries about this post, please contact Professor James McLaughlin on james.a.mclaughlin at northumbria.ac.uk. The job advert itself can be found here = https://work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/sites/CX_1001/job/585  

Deadline is Sunday 12th March 2023.

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4 PhD Positions @ U.o.Birmingham Space Environment & Radio Engineering (SERENE)

From: Oliver Allanson (o.d.allanson at bham.ac.uk)

PhD Positions in Space Environment & Radio Engineering (SERENE), School of Engineering, University of Birmingham

The successful applicants will join a large and growing Space Environment research group (https://spaceweather.bham.ac.uk/) spanning research interests from atmosphere-ionosphere coupling to thermospheric modelling to magnetospheric and space science & engineering, and the subsequent societally important space weather impacts of these systems.

The 4 projects advertised are as follows

Plasma wave-particle interactions for space physics and space weather
Info & Apply @ https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/plasma-wave-particle-interactions-for-space-physics-and-space-weather/?p155354
Lead supervisor Dr Oliver Allanson (o.d.allanson at bham.ac.uk)
(***Application deadline on this project is Friday 24th March 2023***)

Statistics for Space Weather
Info & Apply @ https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/statistics-for-space-weather/?p147017
Lead Supervisor Dr Sean Elvidge (s.elvidge at bham.ac.uk)

Modelling the Upper Atmosphere for Space Weather
Info & Apply @ https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/modelling-the-upper-atmosphere-for-space-weather/?p147018
Lead Supervisor Dr Sean Elvidge (s.elvidge at bham.ac.uk)

Toward next generation space environment modeling capability
Info & Apply @ https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/toward-next-generation-space-environment-modeling-capability/?p154822 
Lead Supervisor Dr David Themens (d.r.themens at bham.ac.uk)

We want our PhD student cohorts to reflect our diverse society. The University of Birmingham is committed to widening the diversity of our PhD student cohorts. UoB studentships are open to all and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, including, but not limited to BAME, disabled and neuro-diverse candidates. We also welcome applications for part-time study. 

Please do contact us with any questions. 

With kind regards,
Oliver
On behalf of SERENE 
Twitter: @UoBSERENE
Web: https://spaceweather.bham.ac.uk/

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