[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 63

Fri Nov 17 09:08:26 PST 2023

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 63
Nov.17,2023

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: 21st Annual International Astrophysics Conference: Early Bird Registration Open for AIAC 21, March 25-29, 2024, Turin, Italy

2. MEETING: International Astronomical Union Symposium 388: Solar & Stellar Coronal  Mass Ejections, May 5-10, 2024

3. MEETING: 3rd Moon-Magnetosphere Interaction Workshop, 13-17 May 2024, Dublin -- Call for Abstracts: 

4. MEETING: ISSS-15 + IPELS-16 Meeting August 1-9, 2024 in Garching near Munich, Germany -- Save the Date for 

5. CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue On Magnetosheaths For Frontiers In Astronomy And Space Sciences

6. CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Topic "Variability in the Solar Wind and its Impact on the Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere System", Frontiers in Physics/Astronomy and Space Sciences

7. E-Book on Diversity in Space Physics

8. JOB OPENING: Solar and Heliospheric Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Deadline Extended)

9. Ph.D Student Opportunity under the PBASE Program in Japan

10. RHESSI Nuggets, Fall 2023

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MEETING: 21st Annual International Astrophysics Conference: Early Bird Registration Open for AIAC 21, March 25-29, 2024, Turin, Italy

From: Gary P Zank (garyp.zank at gmail.com)

REGISTER NOW: Registration and abstract submission can be found at https://www.uah.edu/cspar/news-and-events/aiac.

ABOUT: The 21st Annual International Astrophysics Conference will be held for the first time internationally in Turin, Italy at the AC Hotel Torino, from March 25-29, 2024 (Welcome Reception and Evening Registration begins Sunday, March 24, 2024).

THEME: “Bracketing the Solar Wind: The Physics of its Initiation and Termination” is the theme for the 21st AIAC. The meeting will include both oral and poster presentations. Since the oral presentations are 25 minutes each, we can accommodate only a limited number of talks and the remainder will be poster presentations. 

Early bird registration is available until 14 January 2024.

Reach us by emailing aiac at uah.edu for all conference-related inquiries.

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MEETING: International Astronomical Union Symposium 388: Solar & Stellar Coronal  Mass Ejections, May 5-10, 2024

From: Nat Gopalswamy (nat.gopalswamy at nasa.gov)

International Astronomical Union Symposium 388: SOLAR & STELLAR CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS
May 5th-10th, 2024
Krakow, Poland
https://iausymposium.zyrosite.com/ 

Description
The 388th symposium of the IAU – in Krakow, Poland where Copernicus studied – will discuss the transient phenomena on the Sun and stars and how these phenomena affect the planets/exoplanets, emphasizing the synergy between solar and stellar research. The symposium will review the current results, identify gaps, and plan to make further progress on the observations and modeling of solar and stellar CMEs. 
Topics to be Covered
1. Solar Sources of CMEs
2. CME initiation
3. CME, flare, eruptive prominence relationship
4. Detection and modeling of stellar CMEs
5. Propagation of CMEs in solar and stellar environments
6. CMEs, shocks, and radio bursts
7. CMEs and Energetic Particles
8. CME impact on planets/exoplanets
9. Solar and Stellar Extreme events
10. Panel discussion 

Confirmed Invited Speakers 
The list of confirmed speakers will be announced soon.
Important Dates
Early bird registration: Open now until February 15, 2024
Standard registration: Open from February 16 until April 15, 2024
Abstract submission deadline: Open now until February 15, 2024
One-day School: May 5, 2024
Symposium Dates: May 6-10, 2024

SOC Members
Nat Gopalswamy, NASA/GSFC, USA (co-chair) 
Olga Malandraki, National Observatory of Athens, Greece (co-chair) 
Aline Vidotto, Leiden Observatory, Netherlands, (co-chair) 
Ward Manchester, U. Michigan, USA (co-chair) 
Iver Cairns, U. Sydney, Australia 
Piyali Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India 
Hebe Cremades, Universidad de Mendoza, Argentina 
Mateja Dumbovic, U. Zagreb, Croatia 
Christina Kay, Catholic University of America, USA 
Kyoko Watanabe, National Defense Academy, Japan 
Martin Leitzinger, U. Graz, Austria 
Hiroyuki Maehara, NAOJ, Japan 
Pertti Makela, Catholic University of America, USA 
Grzegorz Michalek, Jagiellonian Observatory, Poland 
Dhani Herdiwijaya, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia 
Alexander Nindos, U. Ioannina, Greece (ex-officio) 
Susan Samwel, NRIAG, Egypt 
Fang Shen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 
Alphonse Sterling, NASA/MSFC, USA

LOC Members
Grzegorz Michalek, Jagiellonian Observatory, Poland (chair)
Seiji Yashiro, Catholic University of America, USA
Pertti Makela, NASA, Catholic University of America, USA
Vasanth Velusamy, Jagiellonian Observatory, Poland
Ashutosh Pattnaik, Jagiellonian Observatory, Poland

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MEETING: 3rd Moon-Magnetosphere Interaction Workshop, 13-17 May 2024, Dublin -- Call for Abstracts: 

From: Hans Huybrighs, Mika Holmberg, Shahab Fatemi, Norbert Krupp, Stas Barabash and Caitriona Jackman (hans at cp.dias.ie)

Call for abstracts: 3rd moon-magnetosphere interaction workshop, 13-17 May 2024, Dublin

We are inviting abstracts for the third “Outer planet moon-magnetosphere interaction workshop”. The meeting will be hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in Dublin, Ireland from 13 to 17 May 2024.

The goal of the workshop is to advance our understanding of moon-magnetosphere interaction in the outer solar system, in the context of past (e.g. Galileo, Cassini), current (e.g. Hisaki, Juno), upcoming (e.g. JUICE, Europa Clipper) and next generation missions (e.g. icy giants). We will welcome contributions including but not limited to: data analysis, modeling, remote sensing and laboratory studies. We aim in particular to foster collaborations with moon-atmosphere and moon-surface researchers, as well as with the Earth-moon community. Other special topics of interest include the recent Juno flybys of Europa, Ganymede and Io, as well as the August 2024 JUICE flyby of Earth’s moon.

The venue (Maharry theater, Trinity College) is in Dublin City Centre, easily accessible from the airport, and with a huge number of local hotels.

Thanks to generous support from Science Foundation Ireland, the Royal Astronomical Society and ESA we will be able to provide financial support for a limited number of early career researchers.

Where: Dublin, Ireland
When: 13-17 May 2024
Abstract & registration deadline: 15 January 2024
Website: https://indico.esa.int/event/482/ (registration and abstract submission now open)

The organizing committee,
Hans Huybrighs (DIAS), Mika Holmberg (DIAS), Shahab Fatemi (Umeå University), Norbert Krupp (MPS), Stas Barabash (IRF) and Caitriona Jackman (DIAS)

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MEETING: ISSS-15 + IPELS-16 Meeting August 1-9, 2024 in Garching near Munich, Germany -- Save the Date for 

From: David Schriver, Frank Jenko (dschrive at ucla.edu)

The 15th International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS-15) will be held next summer August 1-9, 2024 in beautiful Garching near Munich, Germany.  We're excited to announce that the 16th International Workshop on the Interrelationship between Plasma Experiments in the Laboratory and in Space (IPELS-16) will be held jointly with the Symposium portion of ISSS-15 the week of August 5-9, 2024.  More details will be provided in the coming months.  Look forward to seeing you in Garching in the summer of 2024!

Frank Jenko (frank.jenko at ipp.mpg.de)
David Schriver (dschrive at ucla.edu)

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue On Magnetosheaths For Frontiers In Astronomy And Space Sciences

From: Zerefşan Kaymaz, Xochitl Blanco Cano, Yu Lin, Steven M. Petrinec, Ian G. Richardson, Andrey Samsonov, David G. Sibeck, Special Issue Editors (zerefsan at itu.edu.tr)

Dear Colleagues,

A new Special Issue of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science on the topic of “Solar System Magnetosheaths” is now open for submissions. The scope will include the magnetosheaths of planets (including Earth), other solar system bodies (such as comets), solar wind transients (e.g., interplanetary coronal mass ejections) and the solar system heliosheath. Further details are available at:

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/58904/magnetosheaths?utm_source=F-RTM&utm_medium=TED1&utm_campaign=PRD_TED1_T1_RT-TITLE

Contributions (original research papers, commentaries or review papers) are welcome on topics such as:

• Magnetosheath structure,
• Waves in magnetosheaths,
• Transient features in magnetosheaths such as jets,
• Reconnection, particle acceleration and turbulence in magnetosheaths,
• Connections between the magnetosheath,and the  magnetopause, ionopause, cusps and ionosphere,
• Comparative magnetosheaths (e.g., CME sheaths, and planetary or cometary magnetosheaths)
• Methods and techniques for observing magnetosheaths such as global imaging using X-rays, 
• The role of the magnetosheath in modulating solar wind-obstacle interactions 
• New missions to study magnetosheaths such as SMILE for Earth.

Manuscript Summary Submission deadline: January 15, 2024
Paper Submission deadline: May 13, 2024

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Topic "Variability in the Solar Wind and its Impact on the Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere System", Frontiers in Physics/Astronomy and Space Sciences

From: Yi Wang, Boyi Wang, Andrey Samsonov, Nithin Sivadas, Yulia Bogdanova, Guram Kervalishvili (bywang08 at gmail.com)

We would like to draw your attention to a special issue in Frontiers in Physics and Astronomy and Space Sciences on the topic of "Variability in the Solar Wind and its Impact on the Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere System”. We invite you to submit your manuscripts and learn more about this topic at https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/60115/variability-in-the-solar-wind-and-its-impact-on-the-coupled-magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere-system. 

This research topic aims to bring together research from different aspects of the Space Weather domain to highlight how solar wind variability governs energy flow through the heliosphere: 

1. Properties of solar wind structures from the Sun to the magnetosphere. This subsection is dedicated to the various properties of solar wind fluctuations, including their origin, propagation, and evolution from the Sun to the Earth's magnetosphere.
2. Mechanisms governing the interaction between the solar wind and the magnetosphere. This subsection aims to explore various processes that govern the interaction between solar wind structures and the Earth's magnetosphere. 
3. Effects of solar wind structures on the ionosphere, thermosphere and human infrastructure. This subsection aims to assess the potential consequences of solar wind fluctuations and their magnetospheric responses on the ionosphere, thermosphere, critical infrastructure and humans, with an emphasis on understanding how these fluctuations could impact various aspects of human life and infrastructure. 

We welcome and encourage contributions to this research topic from diverse research approaches, including theoretical analyses, observational data from ground-based and space-based instruments, and advances in numerical simulations. Combining these methods can offer a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of solar wind structures and their impact on the coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere system, ultimately improving our ability to predict develop mitigation strategies and prepare for extreme space weather events.

Please note that the submission deadline is March 13, 2024. 

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E-Book on Diversity in Space Physics

From: Joe Borovsky (jborovsky at spacescience.org)

An open-access electronic book "Driving Towards a More Diverse Space Physics Research Community – Perspectives, Initiatives, Strategies, and Actions" is available for download at https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/32521/, push the "Download PDF" or the "Download EPUB" button. The book contains 20 unique research articles, perspectives, reviews, and editorials from your colleagues. The e-book is full of wisdom, history, data, anecdotes, ... The book editors are Mike Liemohn, McArthur Jones, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, John Coxon, Alexa Halford, and Chigomezyo Ngwira.

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JOB OPENING: Solar and Heliospheric Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Deadline Extended)

From: Fan Guo (guofan at lanl.gov)

We seek candidates with strong expertise in heliophysics to join the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The T-2, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group invites applications for a Scientist 2 position to lead research in computational and theoretical heliophysics. The group is particularly interested in particle acceleration, transport, and non-thermal emissions during solar eruptions, and kinetic processes and non-thermal particles in the inner and outer heliosphere, with the goal of understanding space weather environment and explaining observations made by current and future spacecraft and ground-based observations.

The hired scientist is expected to establish and sustain their own research portfolio. This will include leading proposal development for both internal and external projects. The candidate is expected to work in an environment with substantial collaborative research. This includes recruiting and mentoring students and postdocs. A successful candidate is expected to publish in peer-reviewed journals, present their research at conferences and workshops, and collaborate with scientists and managers to develop and sustain programs.
To view details and apply, please go to https://lanl.jobs/ and search for Req. Number IRC125917, or use the link: https://lanl.jobs/search/jobdetails/solar-and-heliospheric-scientistscientist-2/fa6dbee1-c105-4447-8723-0bf3fe79e2f2

Minimum Job Requirements:
* Research experience in theoretical or computational heliophysics or related fields
* Demonstrated ability and experience to mentor students
* Demonstrated ability and experience to execute projects and publish high-impact results
Education/Experience: Positions requires a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field from an accredited college and university and 4 years of related experience, typically with post-doctoral research experience at a university or national lab or equivalent experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired Qualifications:
* Experience with kinetic plasma simulations and/or magnetohydrodynamic simulations
* Experience with theory and modeling of space physics problems
* Experience with obtaining research funding
* Strong communication skills
* Experience with leading scientific projects
* Ph.D. in heliophysics, theoretical physics, astrophysics, heliophysics or related fields and 3 years of postdoctoral research experience.

Note to Applicants:
* Please include in the application a CV, contact information for 3 references, and a cover letter describing your interest in the position and how you meet minimum requirements and desired qualifications listed above
* Contact Christopher Lee (clee at lanl.gov) (T-2 Deputy Group Leader) for more details with questions about this position or application process. The hiring official for this position is Anna Hayes-Sterbenz (T-2 Group Leader).
* The deadline for full consideration has been extended to Dec. 1, 2023

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Ph.D Student Opportunity under the PBASE Program in Japan

From: Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at nagoya-u.jp)

The JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (International Leading Research) "International joint research of geospace variability by combining multi-point ground and satellite observations and modeling” (PBASE Program), which has started in January 2023, 
invites applications for doctoral degree program in Japan. The participating students 
will be employed or appointed as research assistants or research fellows by the participating institutions (Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, or National Institute of Polar Research) and will be paid approximately 200,000 yen per month (before tax) for up to three years during the doctoral program, with 500,000 yen available annually for research expenses. 

For details of the applications, please visit the provisional website of the PBASE program at 
https://www.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/dimr/PBASE/en/
The deadline of application is December 20, 2023. 

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RHESSI Nuggets, Fall 2023

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

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

No. 458, “Impact of nanoflare heating in the lower solar atmosphere," by Helle BAKKE: The interactions of nanoflare fast electrons in Bifrost models.

No. 457, “Precise timing of flare footpoint sources from mid-IR observations," by Paulo SIMÕES et al: Conjugacy at high resolution.

No. 456, “The Greatest GOES Flares," by Hugh HUDSON and Ed CLIVER: The greatest GOES events over four decades, re-analyzed, fall short of expectations.

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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