[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 30

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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 30
Jun.05,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme -- Abstract Extension, Registration Opening, and Venue Change

2. MEETING: AOSWA 2023 -- Call for Participation

3. MEETING: 15th International Conference on Substorms (ICS-15), Deqing, China, October 16-20, 2023

4. MEETING: ESA Brainstorming on Astrobiology Workshop -- Invitation for Applications

5. MEETING: ESWW2023 -- Abstracts, TDMs, Financial Support, Accommodation, Child Care, Satellite Events

6. SESSION: GEM Tutorial "Analyzing MMS Data with PySPEDAS" - Friday, June 16, 2023, 10:30AM - 12:00PM Pacific

7. SESSION: GEM Special Session “Solar Eclipse Effects on the Geospace – Preparing for the 2023 Annular and 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Events” -- Updated Information

8. JOB OPENING: 3-year Data Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis)

9. JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Space debris Identification and Tracking, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

10. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Scientist Position at the University of New Hampshire

11. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Fellowship in New Zealand Undertaking Geomagnetic Field Measurements and Analysis

12. Solar Orbiter Science Nuggets (May Releases)

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


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MEETING: UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme -- Abstract Extension, Registration Opening, and Venue Change

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

Dear Colleagues.

Registration is now open for our upcoming “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” with an early-bird deadline of 10 July 2023 before the prices increase in stages until registration closes on 04 September 2023.  In addition, we are extending the abstract-submission deadline to 22:59:59UT/23:59:59BST on Friday 23 June 2023 – this is the only extension so please ensure you submit by this new deadline.  You are able to submit more than one abstract if you wish.

Please also note that due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to change the venue to the Leonardo Hotel Cardiff, Wales, UK, but the meetings dates remain the same: 12-15 September 2023.

Please see: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023/ for all meeting details including the abstract submissions, registration, and venue details.

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.

A reminder of the categorised/themed abstract-submission options are as follows:
- SWIMMR
- Instrumentation
- Industry and Users
- Policy and Strategy
- Space Weather Science, Modelling, and Forecasting
- Space Sustainability
- Space Domain Awareness (SST, SSA, Space Environment)
- Other
The “Other” category is for any other aspect of the space environment (space weather, space safety, SSA, engineering, forecasting, science, education, outreach, etc…) that you feel does not fall into the seven defined theme titles.

Abstracts can be up to 300 words in plain text only.  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 (including making payment) and subsequently travel 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.

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: AOSWA 2023 -- Call for Participation

From: Mardina Abdullah, Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid (zana at ukm.edu.my)

The Space Science Centre, under the Institute of Climate Change of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), is proud to host the 6th Asia-Oceania Space Weather Alliance (AOSWA) Workshop on 9-11 October 2023 at Bangi Resort Hotel, Malaysia, together with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan.

The objective of this workshop is to encourage cooperation and sharing information related to space weather research and operation among all relevant parties.

The abstract submission is due on 30 June 2023. Please visit our website at https://www.ukm.my/aoswa/ for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Shazana at zana at ukm.edu.my. Looking forward to seeing you in Malaysia.


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MEETING: 15th International Conference on Substorms (ICS-15), Deqing, China, October 16-20, 2023

From: Xuzhi Zhou (xuzhi.zhou at gmail.com)

We are pleased to announce that the 15th International Conference on Substorms (ICS-15) will be held this year, from October 16-20, in Deqing, China. The conference aims to bring together scientists from the magnetospheric, ionospheric, and planetary communities to review the recent discoveries in light of recent space missions and numerical simulations, and to discuss the current status and future direction of substorm research. 

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting with online components. But we strongly encourage in-person participation, since the conference series are known for the atmosphere of lively discussions. We will start each day with a tutorial lecture on a specific topic, and we will provide sufficient time for questions and dialogues on each session. 

The abstract submission is now open at the meeting website (http://ics15.cssr.org.cn/). Registration and housing pages will be open soon. The deadline for abstract submission is July 31, 2023. We look forward to meeting you in China! 

Xuzhi Zhou & Zuyin Pu 
On behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee of ICS-15


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MEETING: ESA Brainstorming on Astrobiology Workshop -- Invitation for Applications

From: Laura A. Hayes (laura.hayes at esa.int)

Dear colleagues, 

ESA is organising an open, focused, and multidisciplinary workshop -- a Brainstorming on Astrobiology -- this autumn. On behalf of the Organising Committee, we are delighted to invite applications from the solar and the stellar communities.

At this workshop, we aim to connect experts on themes related to astrobiology from ESA and the wider scientific community, with the goal of fostering new collaborations, connecting across complementary fields, and identifying ways to progress effectively, while leveraging the state-of-the art in current and future facilities and theory. We will engage with the wider scientific community and public during the conference via public talks as well as afterwards by publishing the outcome of the workshop via our website and/or a high-impact journal. 

As discussions and connecting across the different themes covered are so central to the success of the workshop, we request all participants to attend as much of the workshop as possible. Experts in related areas are encouraged to be in contact beforehand to identify common themes and potential points of discussion, as a key goal of the workshop is to foster discussion.  

Please submit your application by 15 June 2023 if you are available to participate and contribute to this workshop. We are of course happy to discuss further should you have any questions and look forward to hearing from you. 

More information: 
When:  16 – 20 October 2023  
Where: ESTEC, The Netherlands 
Webpage: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/exoplanetsworkinggroup/esa-brainstorming-on-astrobiology  


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MEETING: ESWW2023 -- Abstracts, TDMs, Financial Support, Accommodation, Child Care, Satellite Events

From: Mario M. Bisi and Alexis Rouillard (Mario.Bisi at stfc.ac.uk)

Dear colleagues.

We have several announcements regarding the European Space Weather Week, ESWW2023 in Toulouse (20-24 November 2023, https://esww2023.org)

ESWW2023 CALL-FOR-ABSTRACTS
The submission system for the abstracts in one of the sessions is now open. The submission  system with details on the sessions and instructions is available at these links:
Description of selected plenary sessions: https://esww2023.org/plenary-session-description
Description of selected parallel sessions: https://esww2023.org/parallel-session-description
Abstract submission page: https://esww2023.org/submit-an-abstract 
The deadline for oral abstract submissions is 29th of June 2023
The deadline for late poster abstract submissions is 10th of September 2023

ESWW2023 CALL-FOR-TOPICAL DISCUSSION MEETINGS
The submission system to propose a topical discussion meeting (TDM) is now open. The submission system with details and instructions is available here:
Description of TDMs: https://esww2023.org/call-for-topical-discussion-meetings 
TDM submission page: https://esww2023.org/submit-a-tdm 
The deadline for submission of a TDM is 29th of June 2023, included.

ESWW2023 FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial support can be provided to a limited number of participants from DAC-listed countries and students (PhD, Msc, Bsc). More details and instructions are available here:
https://esww2023.org/submit-your-application-for-financial-support 
The deadline for application for financial support is 29th of June 2023, included

BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION!
In order to facilitate your arrival at ESWW 2023, the organisers have called on Groupcorner to provide you with a reservation platform for your accommodation in Toulouse at negotiated rates. We recommend that you book your accommodation as soon as possible. Toulouse is a busy place! 
You can book your room at: https://esww2023.org/accommodation

CHILDCARE SURVEY!
We plan to offer childcare during the 4.5 days of ESWW2023 (from November 20 morning to November 24 midday 2023). Through this questionnaire, we would like to anticipate the number and age of the children likely to be concerned: ChildCare Survey

SATELLITE EVENTS
Three Satellite Events are organized before the main ESWW 2023 conference: Mini-ISWAT, E-SWAN School and E-SWAN Sustainability Workshop. You will find a description of these events at this link: https://esww2023.org/satellite-events-before-esww-2023 

More information will be sent out next week on the satellite events as well as their application process and the general registration to ESWW 2023.

Kind regards
Mario Bisi and Alexis Rouillard, on behalf of the ESWW2023 PC and LOC

ESWW2023 website: https://esww2023.org/


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SESSION: GEM Tutorial "Analyzing MMS Data with PySPEDAS" - Friday, June 16, 2023, 10:30AM - 12:00PM Pacific

From: Eric Grimes (egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu)

The SPEDAS development team would like to invite you to an in-person tutorial session on analyzing Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) data using PySPEDAS at the upcoming GEM Summer Workshop in San Diego, CA. 

The tutorial will take place in the Coast Ballroom, and starts at 10:30 AM, and is expected to last approximately 1.5 hours. 

We plan to show a wide variety of examples to highlight the current power of PySPEDAS, from the basics of loading and plotting the MMS data to more advanced particle calculations, and expect the tutorial to be of interest to beginners as well as more experienced users.  


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SESSION: GEM Special Session “Solar Eclipse Effects on the Geospace – Preparing for the 2023 Annular and 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Events” -- Updated Information

From: Peter Chi (pchi at igpp.ucla.edu)

The 2023 Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Summer Workshop will hold a special session for the geospace community and beyond to discuss observation, modeling, and education plans and opportunities for the annular and total solar eclipses in October 2023 and April 2024. Not only will these major solar eclipse events in the continental US draw the attention of the general public, but they are also rare natural controlled experiments to investigate fundamental physical processes in the geospace induced by solar eclipses. 

This special GEM session on solar eclipses is a hybrid event scheduled at 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, June 16. The session will be held in-person at Room Pacific B of the Wyndham San Diego Bay Hotel and via Zoom. Remote participants are strongly encouraged to register the GEM Workshop (at no cost for virtual attendees, see details at https://gemworkshop.org/), which allows access of the workshop materials through the GEM App.

All are welcome to the session, and people who are interested in making brief presentations in the GEM style or have questions about the session can contact Peter Chi (pchi at igpp.ucla.edu). The confirmed attendees of the session include Chia-Lin Huang (NSF), Michael Kirk (NASA GSFC), Gareth Perry (NJIT), Kevin Pham (HAO), Lutz Rastaetter (NASA GSFC), Josh Rigler (USGS), Shun-Rong Zhang (MIT), and Peter Chi (UCLA) with inputs from Howard Singer (NOAA). 


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JOB OPENING: 3-year Data Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis)

From: Laura Trouille (ltrouille at adlerplanetarium.org)

Job Announcement: 3-year Data Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis)

The Science Engagement Division at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago is seeking candidates for a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship position in the field of Data Science, with an emphasis on Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis. The Postdoctoral Fellow will carry out independent research with a focus on the analysis of light pollution image data collected by the Adler’s Far Horizons research program. Please see attached PDF for more details. 

Please use the following link to apply for the position:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=a34e224f-a2e0-411d-b27a-c621816a3d74&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=467668&lang=en_US 

Please reach out to Ken Walczak (kwalczak at adlerplanetarium.org) if you have any questions. 


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JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Space debris Identification and Tracking, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

From: Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti (akhavant at umich.edu) (akhavant at umich.edu)

The Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA is seeking a postdoctoral research fellow for a unique research-to-operation (R2O) industry collaboration to develop novel, innovative techniques to detect, track, and persistently monitor "non-trackable" orbital debris. The successful candidate will commit to one-year (full-time, with the opportunity to extend the contract for an additional year) with Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Prof. Nilton Renno.

The detection of currently non-trackable orbital debris would enable safer operation of valuable government and commercial space assets. Research will focus on 1) developing novel methods to identify debris signatures, and 2) establishing techniques for the persistent monitoring of the debris distribution. To achieve these, ground-based, in-situ, experimental, and simulated data are utilized to train and test algorithms.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, electrical or computer engineering, or a closely related discipline by the start of the position. The eligible applicant has demonstrated experience in (a) analyzing in-situ fields and plasma measurements or remote electromagnetic radiation data, AND (b) artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML).

Please submit your application including (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a list of publications, (3) statement of the past and current research experience (up to 2 pages), (4) copies of certificates for full academic record, and (5) up to three names of references with the full contact information in a single PDF file via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/dgaTRB3GKmG7eiZ99. 

The application submission deadline is June 30, 2023. Review of application materials will begin June 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. The position is available immediately. Please send your queries to Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti (akhavant (at) umich.edu).


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Scientist Position at the University of New Hampshire

From: Benjamin Chandran (benjamin.chandran at unh.edu)

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) invites applications for the position of Research Scientist 2. The successful applicant will work with Prof. Ben Chandran on investigations that trace the flow of energy from the Sun to the solar corona and solar wind, focusing on energy channels that involve turbulence and wave-particle interactions.  Applications are welcomed from candidates whose primary expertise is theory, computation, or data analysis. Prof. Chandran is a co-investigator on the Parker Solar Probe FIELDS Experiment, and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with other members of the FIELDS team. The position is for two years and is renewable for a third year subject to performance and the availability of funding. The minimum qualifications for this position are a PhD in physics or a closely related field. Applicants should email a cover letter and CV to Ben Chandran (benjamin.chandran at unh.edu) and in addition submit a formal application via the following link, https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/55446, which will ask candidates to upload another copy of their cover letter and CV and to list at least two individuals who may be contacted for letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position can be directed to Ben Chandran at benjamin.chandran at unh.edu.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Fellowship in New Zealand Undertaking Geomagnetic Field Measurements and Analysis

From: Craig Rodger (craig.rodger at otago.ac.nz)

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in space physics in the Space Physics Group inside the Department of Physics of the University of Otago, New Zealand. For more information on the research group visit our web page (http://www.physics.otago.ac.nz/nx/space/space-physics-home.html). The successful candidate will be responsible for the continued operation, support, and analysis of magnetic field observations. These observations are made by the recently deployed MANA network, a set of variometer instruments.

Applicants should have a PhD in Physics and a demonstrated strength in one of the areas of Space Physics, Ionospheric Physics, Geomagnetism, Space Weather and/or Geophysics. For further information, please see the Job Description (https://www.otago.ac.nz/humanresources/otago0245164). The length of the appointment is for two years.

Specific enquiries may be directed to Professor Craig J. Rodger, Department of Physics, Tel +64 3 479 4120, Email craig.rodger at otago.ac.nz

Applications should quote reference number 2300901. This position will close when a suitable candidate is appointed. The vacancy and application information is available through this website: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2300901. All applications for this position need to be made using that website. 


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Solar Orbiter Science Nuggets (May Releases)

From: Miho Janvier (miho.janvier at esa.int)

It is our pleasure to share new Solar Orbiter science nuggets (May releases): https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/solar-orbiter/science-nuggets

SO Nugget #7 "Measuring the nascent solar wind outflow velocities via the doppler dimming technique" (D. Spadaro, D. Telloni and the METIS team)

SO Nugget #8 "High-resolution imaging of coronal mass ejections from SoloHI" (P. Hess and the SoloHI team)

SO Nugget #9 "Direct assessment of far-side helioseismology using SO/PHI magnetograms" (D. Yan and the SO/PHI team)

SO Nugget #10 "An interesting interplanetary shock" (D. Trotta and the MAG team)

As a reminder, new nuggets will be added on a regular basis, based on input from the entire solar physics community. If you are working on Solar Orbiter data and would like your results to be featured, please contact Yannis Zouganelis (ioannis.zouganelis at esa.int) and Miho Janvier (miho.janvier at esa.int).

— The ESA Solar Orbiter team


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