[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 14

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 14
Mar.12,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: Solar Wind 16

2. MEETING: “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” -- Save-the-Date Announcement

3. MEETING: ESWW2023 Open Calls for Sessions and Future-Meeting Hosting

4. Iberian Space Science Summer School (i4s), 26-30 June 2023, Coimbra, Portugal

5. JOB OPENING: Assistant Professor and CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair in Space Plasma Science AI/ML at the University of Alberta

6. JOB OPENING: Postdoc in Space Plasma Physics, Ecole polytechnique, Paris, France

7. JOB OPENING: Postdoc Position (3 years) Open at KTH, Stockholm, Sweden

8. RHESSI Nuggets in February 2023

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


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MEETING: Solar Wind 16

From: Stuart D. Bale (bale at berkeley.edu)

Registration is open for the Solar Wind 16 meeting, to be held June 12-16, 2023 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds on the Monterey Peninsula in California.  Asilomar was the site of the Solar Wind 2 and 3 meetings, in 1971 and 1974 respectively, and is especially well-suited to informal discussion.

The meeting will be organized around a group of 'scene-setting' talks which will describe the state-of-the-art in topics of solar wind heating and acceleration mechanisms, solar wind sources, transients, interaction with planets, and the relationship to broader problems in astrophysics. Contributed talks and posters will be organized around these scene-setting talks and there will be plenty of time for open discussion.

A goal of the meeting is to come away from the week with some consensus as the state of the field and ideas about where to go next. The new measurements from DKIST, Solar Orbiter, and Parker Solar Probe will frame these discussion and make this Solar Wind meeting especially timely.  This meeting will also take the 2023 place of the annual 'Parker' series.

A meeting website is here:  https://solarwind16.ssl.berkeley.edu


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MEETING: “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” -- Save-the-Date Announcement

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

Dear Colleagues.

We would like to draw your attention to our upcoming “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme”.  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 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 with this first meeting naturally being heavily focussed around the SWIMMR Programme.  Details of the SWIMMR Programme can be found here: https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/SWIMMR.aspx which includes links to several of the previous SWIMMR meetings.

Please note that the dates have changed to one week earlier than advertised last year – the meeting will now take place Tuesday 12th September 2023 through Friday 15th September 2023 (inclusively, over four full days) in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

The website will be live shortly, but no later than Friday 17th March 2023 and can be found here: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023 - please bookmark this for future use.

More 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: ESWW2023 Open Calls for Sessions and Future-Meeting Hosting

From: Mario M. Bisi, Alexis Rouillard (esww2023 at gmail.com)

Dear Colleagues.

Each year, during the European Space Weather Week (ESWW) conference, people from all over the world gather to discuss the newest insights and state-of-the-art in space weather and space climate; endeavouring to address the challenges and impacts of space weather.  Science, data exploitation, observations, service development, operational models, engineering, instrument and platform developments, data pipelines, industrial challenges, etc..., are all relevant and some of the most important aspects of space weather.

The overarching theme for ESWW2023 in Toulouse (20-24 November 2023) is ‘Bringing Space Weather, Space Climate and Engineering Together’, with a number of session topics reflecting this theme.  The conference will be held once again in hybrid format and the conference website is available here: https://esww2023.org/ - please keep check for periodic updates.

The online submission opened on the 10th of February 2023 and the deadline for submission is 12th of April 2023.  The submission system is accessible from: https://esww2023.org/submission-form - please don't leave it until the deadline to submit!

There are several sessions to submit to, so please check the website above to details and requirements (due to the limits in the length of the announcement for AGU SPA Newsletters).

The ESWW PC is also opening the call for preliminary declarations of interest by teams planning to submit a proposal to form the LOCs of the ESWW for one or more years in the period from 2025 to 2029 (inclusive).  It is important that a declaration of interest is submitted in order to have a good chance to be chosen.  More information is available here:
https://esww2023.org/submit-your-interest-for-future-esww-local-organisation, and future steps beyond this declaration stage will be completed in due course as we prepare for this year's meeting.

The deadline for this initial declaration of interest in forming the LOC for a future ESWW is 31st March 2023.

Kind regards, and best wishes,
Mario M. Bisi (PC Chair) and Alexis Rouillard (LOC Chair),
on behalf of the ESWW2023 PC.


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Iberian Space Science Summer School (i4s), 26-30 June 2023, Coimbra, Portugal

From: Anna Morozova (annamorozovauc at gmail.com)

Iberian Space Science Summer School (i4s), 26-30 June 2023, Coimbra, Portugal

We are pleased to announce the third edition of the Iberian Space Science Summer School (i4s 2023) which will take place on 26-30 June 2023. The school will be held in-person in Coimbra, Portugal at the Department of Physics of the University of Coimbra. 
The main objective of the school is to provide professional development for young researchers in the domain of Space Weather, with an emphasis on the fundamental science of the Sun-Earth system, modeling, and forecasting. 

More info below and for last updates, please visit: https://www.i4s-iberian-space-science-summer-school.com/

Important dates
School is held on June 26-30, 2023
Application submission: from March 15 to April 30, 2023
Decision of acceptance/rejection to the applications: May 15, 2023

Application
Requirements:
- The school is open to both Iberian and international PhD students and young researchers.
- A potential student should be currently enrolled as a graduate student in any phase of training, or first or second-year postdoctoral researcher or technician/engineer with MSc.
- Background: major in physics with an emphasis on astrophysics, geophysics, and space physics, or experienced in at least one of these areas.

Documents needed:
It is mandatory to fill the application form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1kpciI9dqGvld6adzfgVmIMsk-ytBM3XufHmYVfOA3mZvlw/viewform?usp=sf_link) 
and send by e-mail the following documents: 
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter briefly stating motivation for application and stating if financial support is needed and the justification.
- One reference letter from the supervisor or academic staff who know the applicant personally.

Only full applications that include (1) the on-line application form, (2) pdf file(s) with CV, a cover letter and a reference letter (the file name(s) must include the applicant name) sent to i4s.summerschool at gmail.com will be considered.

Contacts
Send your questions to i4s.summerschool at gmail.com
Other contacts:
Anna Morozova: annamorozovauc at gmail.com
Teresa Barata: mtbarata at gmail.com 
Antonio Guerrero: aguerrero at uah.es 

Fee, Living Cost and Financial support
- There is no registration fees
- Accommodation costs will be announced until mid-May on the website
- Limited accommodation support will be provided for students
- Limited travel support is also available for students from developing countries.


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JOB OPENING: Assistant Professor and CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair in Space Plasma Science AI/ML at the University of Alberta

From: Ian R. Mann (imann at ualberta.ca)

We are pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for an Assistant Professor position in Space Plasma Science and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) at the University of Alberta (U of A). This will be joint hire between Departments of Physics and Engineering and Computer Engineering, with Physics as the home department. The recruitment targets appointment at the Assistant Professor level, but highly qualified candidates at a more senior level may be considered. 

Details are available here: https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A100150628/

Applicants must possess a PhD in physics or related discipline and have the potential to develop an innovative and externally-funded research program in space plasma sciences and machine learning. Applicants whose research focuses on the application and/or development of innovative AI/ML algorithms addressing problems in space plasma science, and focusing on knowledge generation and information extraction from sparse and heterogeneous in-situ, ground-based, and remote-sensing datasets, in the heliosphere, in planetary magnetospheres, and/or in coupling the ionised and neutral planetary atmospheres, are especially encouraged. Applications of AI/ML to signal extraction and/or noise reduction would also have wide utility for high impact applications in space and plasma science in both host departments.

The successful candidate will be nominated for a CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) Chair (cifar.ca/ai/canada-cifar-ai-chairs/) by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii - www.amii.ca). Amii is one of three institutes named in the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and represents more than 35 artificial intelligence (AI) & machine learning (ML) researchers at the U of A, as well as CCAI Chairs at post-secondary institutions across Western Canada. The CCAI Chair includes research funding for at least five years.

The recruitment is part of a strategic hiring of 10 (ten) new AI/ML hires at U. Alberta as part of this CIFAR Chairs program in spring 2023 alone. 

Review of applications will begin April 3, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled, with a target start date of July 2023.

Informal enquiries can be addressed to Prof. Ian R. Mann at imann at ualberta.ca 


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JOB OPENING: Postdoc in Space Plasma Physics, Ecole polytechnique, Paris, France

From: Dominique Fontaine (dominique.fontaine 'at' lpp.polytechnique.fr) (dominique.fontaine at lpp.polytechnique.fr)

The Laboratory of Plasma Physics (LPP) at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France invites applications for a postdoctoral position in space plasma physics. The project aims to simulate the interaction of interplanetary solar events such as interplanetary shocks, Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) with Earth’s magnetized environment and its boundaries (bow-shock, magnetopause). The numerical results will be validated by comparison to in-situ observations from space missions such as Solar Orbiter, MMS. The successful candidate will join the team “Space Plasmas” which is internationally known for expertise in developing in-situ instrumentation, data analysis and simulation and modeling tools.

This postdoctoral fellowship will be appointed for a maximum of three years and will be granted on the basis of past experience (2900 - 4200 euros gross salary per month). The position will be open until it is filled.

The applicant must have completed a PhD preferably in Space Plasma Physics or in Physics, Astrophysics or related fields and published scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. Experience in simulations or space data analysis will be appreciated.

Interested candidates are invited to apply at:
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7648-DOMFON0-007/Default.aspx?lang=EN
or directly to : dominique.fontaine ‘at’ lpp.polytechnique.fr:
-	a cover letter describing background, qualifications and experience relevant to the position
-	a full curriculum vitae (CV) detailing education, awards, publications, research experiences, etc.
-	recommendation letters and contact information for 3 professional references.

Information on LPP can be found at : https://www.lpp.polytechnique.fr/
For further details please contact: dominique.fontaine ‘at’ lpp.polytechnique.f


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JOB OPENING: Postdoc Position (3 years) Open at KTH, Stockholm, Sweden

From: Tomas Karlsson (tomask at kth.se)

We are looking for a postdoc for a three year position at KTH in Stockholm. The project is MMS and Cluster multipoints measurements of Short Large-Amplitude Magnetic Structures (SLAMS). The last application date is March 31. 

The ad can be found here: https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:598690/type:job/where:4/apply:1 


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RHESSI Nuggets in February 2023

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

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

No. 444, “The curious first sunquake of Solar Cycle 25,” by Alexander KOSOVICHEV. A double whammy: two distinct sunquakes from SOL2022-05-10.

No. 445, “Particle acceleration in two coronal jets,” by Yixian ZHANG, Coronal jets with hard X-ray sources at disjoint locations.

We welcome almost any contribution to the RHESSI Nuggets. The topic may wander some distance away from specifically RHESSI results if it is 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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