[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 17

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 17
Mar.26,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: Symposium on the Future of Heliospheric Science: From Geotail and Beyond – 3rd Circular

2. MEETING: Registration is Open for Machine Learning and Computer Vision in Heliophysics 2023

3. MEETING: Parker Solar Probe Scholars #5 Virtual Meeting May 2-3, Abstracts Due April 4th

4. MEETING: ISTPNext Workshop May 8-10 at JHU/APL

5. MEETING: Coronal Loops Workshop XI, 2024

6. Outer Heliosphere/LISM Online Seminar, Wednesday, March 29th 11AM EDT

7. JOB OPENING: Deputy Chief Scientist (Half Time), JHU/APL Space Exploration Sector 

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


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MEETING: Symposium on the Future of Heliospheric Science: From Geotail and Beyond – 3rd Circular

From: Yoshifumi Saito (saito at stp.isas.jaxa.jp)

This is the final reminder of an international symposium “Symposium on the Future of Heliospheric Science: From Geotail and Beyond”. （https://sprg.isas.jaxa.jp/Geotail30/）

It is our great pleasure to announce that “Symposium on the Future of Heliospheric Science: From Geotail and Beyond” will be held at Koshiba-Hall, University of Tokyo, between 28 -31 March 2023.

The Geotail satellite, launched in July 1992 from Florida, U. S. A., as a joint project between ISAS (now JAXA) and NASA, has been studying the structure and dynamics of the magnetotail and other key regions of the magnetosphere. It has achieved epoch-making results, including numerous discoveries in magnetospheric physics. After more than three decades in operation, a failure of the onboard data recorder that occurred at the end of June has considerably reduced the amount of data that can be received, while data from some onboard instruments are no longer available. Therefore, we decided to end Geotail’s operation and the operation was terminated in the end of November, 2022.

The purpose of this symposium is to link the tremendous results of Geotail to the future by reviewing the achievements of Geotail to date and looking forward to the exploration of the inner heliosphere system that consists of several sub-systems, Geospace, planetary system, interplanetary space, and the Sun in the late 2020s. The exploration will further expand its area to the whole heliosphere beyond that time frame. The future exploration will also contribute to the space weather research/forecast that supports human activities in Geospace, Moon and other planets.

The symposium will be held in a hybrid format. 

Place:  Koshiba Hall, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo
(https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/map/map01.html)

Date:  March 28(Tuesday) to 31(Friday) 2023

Symposium Web:　https://sprg.isas.jaxa.jp/Geotail30/

If you wish to participate online, please use the following URL
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/87685492446?pwd=MTZKZ1hSeXNmQUEvY0ZqTVBXVEo4UT09

The latest version of the program can be downloaded from the following page.
https://sprg.isas.jaxa.jp/Geotail30/program.html
Please check back for updates.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the symposium or online. 


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MEETING: Registration is Open for Machine Learning and Computer Vision in Heliophysics 2023

From: Kamen Kozarev (kkozarev at astro.bas.bg)

Registration is open for the hybrid International Workshop on Machine Learning and Computer Vision in Heliophysics – Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19-21, 2023. The schedule of talks and posters has been published on the conference website, https://mch23.astro.bas.bg. There, you can register for in-person (by April 1st) or online (by April 15) participation. A link is also available to book rooms at a preferred rate at the conference hotel Millennium.

Topics to be covered:
Machine Learning and Computer Vision Techniques
Machine Learning and Computer Vision Applications in Heliophysics
Explainable Machine Learning and Physics-Informed Networks
Open Source Tools for CV and ML

Invited Speakers:
Enrico Camporeale (NOAA)
Alec Engell (NextGen Federal Systems)
Robert Jarolim (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)
Athanasios Papaioannou (National Observatory of Athens)
Michele Piana (Università di Genova)

Scientific Organising Committee:
Kamen Kozarev (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
Manolis Georgoulis (Academy of Athens)
Astrid Veronig (Graz University)
Shane Maloney (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)
Long Xu (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Pietro Zucca (ASTRON, The Netherlands Institute of Radio Astronomy)

All inquiries should be addressed to mch23 at nao-rozhen.org.


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MEETING: Parker Solar Probe Scholars #5 Virtual Meeting May 2-3, Abstracts Due April 4th

From: Sam Badman, Julie Vievering (samuel.badman at cfa.harvard.edu)

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Scholars is a regular and open virtual meeting series aiming to promote heliophysics research by early-career scientists. This platform provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and other early-career researchers to showcase their research, advance their careers, foster collaborations, and seek help when needed. It is also meant to promote diversity and interest in heliophysics, particularly recent space missions and ground-based observatories (e.g., Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter, DKIST, etc.), and do so in a friendly and collegial environment. We welcome all contributions from across the heliophysics community on any topic related to PSP science; note that it is not necessary for submissions to use PSP data.

The fifth PSP Scholars meeting will be held on May 2-3, 2023. All information about the meeting series (e.g., how to join the mailing list, present your work, and attend the meetings) is available at the Parker Solar Probe Scholars website: Parker Solar Probe Scholars | Parker Solar Probe Science Gateway.

Abstracts are due on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 and can be submitted here: PSP Scholars: Presentation Submission | Parker Solar Probe Science Gateway.

For further information, questions, and suggestions, contact:

Julie Vievering (PSP Scholars SOC, Juliana.Vievering at jhuapl.edu)
Sam Badman (PSP Scholars SOC, samuel.badman at cfa.harvard.edu)
Nour E. Raouafi (PSP Project Scientist, Nour.Raouafi at jhuapl.edu)


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MEETING: ISTPNext Workshop May 8-10 at JHU/APL

From: Larry Kepko (larry.kepko at nasa.gov)

Registration is now open for the International Solar Terrestrial Physics Next (ISTPNext) Workshop to be held at JHU/APL May 8-10.

https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/EventLink/Event/267

The nominal registration fee of ($50) covers food and beverages during breaks. Ala carte lunch orders are also available. 

The goals of this workshop are to establish a compelling narrative for the inspirational and practical value of Heliophysics research and to provide a forum for coordination, planning, and strategy for worldwide Heliophysics activities in the coming decades. The workshop is organized around the following primary sessions:

* Cross-scale geospace and heliosphere & science vision for 2050 (3 invited scene-setting talks)
* Heliophysics Great Observatories:
- Solar-Inner Heliosphere Great Observatory (SIH-GO)
- Magnetosphere Great Observatory (Mag-GO)
- Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere Great Observatory (ITM-GO)
* Next generation numerical simulations across the heliosphere
* Advanced Analysis Techniques
* Future Research Infrastructure
Breakout rooms for specialized discussions and planning will be available on days 2 and 3.

ISTPNext constitutes a grass-roots extension of the original ISTP program, unifying the Sun-Heliosphere and Geospace communities under a common scientific framework of studying elements of the Heliosphere as systems-of-systems. Such an international program would coalesce our discipline and help coordinate current and future observations, programs, and initiatives to holistically study our interconnected system-of-systems in pursuit of answering fundamental science questions. More background on the motivation and goals of ISTPNext and the Great Observatories can be found in this talk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0yDUJ4U10

For more information please contact one the organizers. Registration closes April 21st. 

Larry Kepko (NASA GSFC), George Ho (JHU/APL), Yoshifum Saito (JAXA), and Louise Harra (PMOD/WRC)


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MEETING: Coronal Loops Workshop XI, 2024

From: David Brooks (dhbrooks.work at gmail.com)

Coronal Loops Workshop XI, 2024.

I am pleased to announce that the 11th Coronal Loops Workshop will be held from 25-28 June, 2024. Please mark your calendars.

The meeting will be hosted by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) in San Cristobal de La Laguna on the Island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).

Further information on the venue, meeting registration, accommodation etc. will be provided in due course.

Best wishes,
David Brooks 
[Chair] Coronal Loops Workshop Steering Committee


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Outer Heliosphere/LISM Online Seminar, Wednesday, March 29th 11AM EDT

From: Justyna Sokol, Elena Provornikova, Marc Kornbleuth (Elena.Provornikova at jhuapl.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

We continue virtual bi-weekly seminars to discuss science of the outer heliosphere and local interstellar medium. Please join us on Wednesday, March 29th 11:00 am EDT for a presentation by Dr. Alan Stern (Southwest Research Institute) and Dr. Pontus Brandt (Johns Hopkins APL) " About New Horizons extended mission".
A link to join the meeting via Zoom will be posted on the website https://outer.helio.zone/ shortly before the meeting.


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JOB OPENING: Deputy Chief Scientist (Half Time), JHU/APL Space Exploration Sector 

From: Louise Prockter (Louise.Prockter at jhuapl.edu)

Deputy Chief Scientist – Half time
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Space Exploration Sector 

The APL Space Exploration Sector is looking for a dynamic and talented scientist with a background in space physics to join the Chief Scientist’s office. The selected candidate will report to the Sector Chief Scientist for this role, helping to ensure the scientific integrity of the Sector efforts and providing community connection and vision for APL space physics-related activities. 

The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Scientist to ensure APL space science missions and instruments proposed/flown are consistent with national science strategy; serve as the primary Space Sector representative and recognized as a scientific and influential leader in the space physics community; promote new approaches for scientific investigations (experimental, theoretical and/or data analysis) that impact APL’s strategic goals; serve as a key participant in the development and execution of strategies for space physics missions and instruments; interface with the scientific community in support of formulation activities and advanced program and mission planning; and identify and nurture the next generation of APL science and mission leaders in space physics.

You meet the minimum qualifications for the job if you have a Ph.D. in a space physics-related scientific discipline, have excellent communication skills, are a recognized and respected leader in the space physics scientific community with the ability to cultivate strong relationships across organizational and institutional boundaries, including with NASA, have hands-on mission formulation and development experience (Phase A-D), or can demonstrate a broad knowledge of scientific fields as they are applied to in-space systems and activities, and hold an active Secret security clearance, or a willingness to be cleared. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

This is a half-time funded position; the successful candidate is expected to cover the remainder of their time through grants or project work.  Such work must be disclosed and mitigation plans put in place for any potential conflict of interest. The successful candidate will be expected to travel (<25%) to attend relevant conferences and other meetings in person.

Applications can be made to: https://careers.jhuapl.edu/jobs/52432?lang=en-us 


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