[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXXI, Issue 8

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXXI, Issue 8
Feb.02,2024

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Table of Contents

1. Call for Nominations: AGU Macelwane Medal, due March 1, 2024

2. MEETING: 2024 Space Weather Workshop [Boulder, CO; 15-19 April 2024]-Registration Open

3. MEETING: Express Your Interest to Participate in the “ Community Expectations for a Geoscience Data Commons” Workshop, May 29-31, Boulder, CO

4. MEETING: IAU Symposium 388 - Abstract Submission Approaching

5. WHPI Coordination for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 

6. SHIELD Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System

7. JOB OPENING: NSF Program Director in Geospace Science

8. JOB OPENING: Upcoming Heliophysics/Planetary Science Civil Servant Position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

9. JOB OPENING: Assistant Researcher - Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley

10. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher - Space Research Laboratory, University of Turku

11. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position, TU Braunschweig, Germany

12. SCOSTEP/PRESTO Newsletter JAN. 2024 (vol.38)

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

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Call for Nominations: AGU Macelwane Medal, due March 1, 2024

From: Toshi Nishimura (toshi16 at bu.edu)

The AGU Macelwane Medal selection committee invites nominations for early career scientists who have made outstanding contributions to Earth and Space Science. The Macelwane Medal recognizes early career scientists across all AGU sections for their research excellence and the alignment of their activities with the AGU values. The nomination package should highlight the significant impact, novelty, creativity, depth, and breadth of nominee's research beyond the number of publications, citations and awards. The nomination package should also demonstrate the excellence in nominee's activities related to the AGU values, such as diversity, education and outreach. The quality of the nomination package, such as the nomination team and the coordination between the letters, is also evaluated.

The nomination deadline is March 1st, 2024. The nomination requirements and past recipients can be found on the Macelwane Medal website. For resubmissions, please note that AGU introduced major changes in the nomination package and selection criteria this year.

https://www.agu.org/honors/macelwane

Questions can be addressed to the committee members (Toshi Nishimura, toshi16 at bu.edu) and AGU staff (honors at agu.org).

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MEETING: 2024 Space Weather Workshop [Boulder, CO; 15-19 April 2024]-Registration Open

From: Jessica Martinez (jessicam at ucar.edu)

Registration is now open for the 2024 Space Weather Workshop!  The 2024 Space Weather Workshop will be held in person along with a virtual component, April 15-19, 2024 in Boulder, CO at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder. This meeting will bring together Federal agencies, the academic community, the private sector, and international partners to focus on the diverse impacts of space weather, on forecasting techniques, and on recent scientific advances in understanding and predicting conditions in the space environment. 

The workshop addresses the remarkably diverse impacts of space weather on today’s technology. The program highlights space weather impacts in several areas including communications, navigation, spacecraft operations, human space exploration, aviation, space
traffic coordination, and electric power. The workshop will also focus on the highest priority needs for operational services that can guide future research and new high-value capabilities that can be transitioned into operations. The conference fosters communication among researchers, space weather service providers, commercial services and users of space weather services.

The Space Weather Workshop is coordinated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and co-sponsored by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, the NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, and the NASA Heliophysics Division.
For workshop information and to register, please visit: 2024 Space Weather Workshop

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MEETING: Express Your Interest to Participate in the “ Community Expectations for a Geoscience Data Commons” Workshop, May 29-31, Boulder, CO

From: Doug Schuster (schuster at ucar.edu)

Please express if you would be interested in attending the Innovations in Open Science Planning Workshop: Community Expectations for a Geoscience Research Data Commons, to be held May 29-31, 2024, in Boulder, CO. 

This workshop will focus on developing community requirements to modernize community-accessible data science infrastructure, to better connect our geoscience datasets with geoscience-focused analytics environments, and to support researcher needs in meeting data sharing expectations. The purpose of a “geoscience data commons” resource would be to allow a broad and diverse user community to share, integrate, analyze, and visualize geoscience research data to drive scientific discovery. 

For more information and to express your interest, visit the workshop web page (https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/events/innovations-open-science-ios-planning-workshop-community-expectations-geoscience-data). Travel support may be provided if needed.  An initial determination on who will receive invitations to attend the workshop will be decided by the steering committee in mid February based on participant expertise and background, facility capacity, and availability of travel support funds.

Thanks in advance for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions.

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MEETING: IAU Symposium 388 - Abstract Submission Approaching

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

* THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT *
International Astronomical Union Symposium 388: SOLAR & STELLAR CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS
May 5-10, 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. The symposium will feature invited reviews, invited talks, contributed talks, and posters. There will be two public lectures during the symposium.

Sessions and invited speakers
1. Solar Sources of CMEs
Shin Toriumi: Solar Sources of CMEs (review), Japan
Lucie Green: Magnetic properties of active regions & eruptive structures, UK
2. CME initiation
Meng Jin: MHD Simulation of CMEs and shocks (review), USA
Dibyendu Nandi CMEs and Solar Magnetism, India
Brian Welsch: The importance of reconnection in understanding CME flux ropes, USA
3. CME, flare, eruptive prominence relationship
Jie Zhang: CME flare relationship and Early life of CMEs (review), USA
P. Vemareddy: Flux rope as the fundamental structure of CMEs
4. Detection and modeling of stellar CMEs
Kosuke Namekata: Detection and modeling of stellar CMEs (review), Japan
Astrid Veronig: EUV and X-ray signatures of stellar CMEs, Austria
5. Propagation of CMEs in solar and stellar environments
Chenglong Shen: CME propagation effects (review), China
Julian Alvarado-Gómez: Extending solar flare-CME relations to stars, Germany
Christine Verbeke: Simulations of CMEs in the interplanetary medium, Belgium
6. CMEs, shocks, and radio bursts
Emilia Kilpua: CME shocks (review), Finland
Rachel Osten: Radio observations of stellar CMEs, USA
Jasmina Magdalenic: CMEs and radio bursts, Belgium
7. CMEs and Energetic Particles
Mihir Desai: All types of SEP events from ground level enhancement (GLE) to energetic storm particle (ESP) events (review), USA
Donna Rodgers-Lee: SEPs and cosmic ray effects on exoplanetary atmospheres, Ireland
Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber: SEP environment near the Sun from Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe, Germany
8. CME impact on planets/exoplanets
Paula Reyes: CMEs, ICMEs, and Geomagnetic storms (review), Chile
Vladimir Airapetian: CME impact on exoplanets, USA
Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla: CME flux ropes and geomagnetic storms, USA
9. Solar and Stellar Extreme events
Ilya Usoskin: Black swans vs. Dragon kings (review), Finland
Fusa Miyake: Historical Extreme Events, Japan
Konstantin Herbst: Modeling and observations of astrospheres, Germany
10. Panel Discussion
Gregg Hallinan: Instrumentation for stellar CME detection, USA (TBC)
Moira Jardine: Stellar prominences and mass loss of low-mass stars, UK
Jeremy Drake: Grand challenges in investigating stellar eruptions, USA
Kanya Kusano: Solar impact on Earth, Japan
Stefan Poedts: Solar and Stellar Flux Rope Modeling, Belgium’

One-day School Tutorials
Alphonse Sterling: Solar interior and Atmosphere
Seiji Yashiro: Coronal mass ejections: observational properties
Nat Gopalswamy: CMEs and associated phenomena
Julian Alvarado-Gómez: Stellar CMEs and their impact on exoplanets
Ward Manchester: Propagation of CMEs in solar and stellar environments
Pertti Mäkelä: Solar Energetic Particle events
Tibor Torok: Numerical studies of CMEs

Public Lectures
Tanja Amerstorfer: What is Space Weather and how do we forecast it?
Vladimir Airapetian: The Intimate Life of Giant Stellar Eruptions and Signatures of Habitable Worlds

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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WHPI Coordination for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 

From: Daniela Lacatus - on behalf of the WHPI team (lacatus at ucar.edu)

The Whole Heliosphere and Planetary Interactions (WHPI - https://whpi.hao.ucar.edu/) initiative is supporting the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse by providing a platform for collecting information about supporting observatories, eclipse experiments/efforts, and publishing the output of models targeting these observations. We hope that the campaign website (https://whpi.hao.ucar.edu/whpi_campaign-2024-total-eclipse.php) will serve as a repository for existing or ongoing eclipse activities and foster collaboration across disciplines.

If you, or your group, are leading an eclipse effort, providing support by supplying model runs, or recording coordinated/context observations please send an email to whpi_help at hao.ucar.edu with the following information: 
- name of project/observatory, 
- 1-3 sentence description of the effort, available capabilities, or planned activity,
- representative picture/figure (optional), 
- point-of-contact and (optional) website.
(Ideally information similar to: https://whpi.hao.ucar.edu/whpi_groundbased.php)

This spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OlTY7W2kI3EJ_NPajlkxXvVsIdjzfS-twmvopH-D06c/edit#gid=0) contains nearly up-to-date information about efforts we are already aware of even if they are not yet fully included on the website. Please also let us know if you know of any effort that is not listed, with contact details for someone we could reach out for more information.

Thanks to everyone for their efforts and support. This is going to be an exciting campaign!

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SHIELD Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System

From: Nick Gross (gross at bu.edu)

Apply Now: Applications Closing Soon!

SHIELD Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System; Week of June 10th, 2024

The SHIELD Summer School invites applications for the 2024 Summer School running in Boston during the week of June 10th, 2024. Participate in lectures from leading research scientists working in the outer heliosphere exploring plasma processes and phenomena in play at the edge of the solar system. Work with other participants on activities that explore data and models that exemplify these concepts. Topics covered include reconnection, turbulence, neutral-plasma interactions; particle acceleration; overview of the structure of the heliosphere; and theory and practice of interpreting spacecraft data from missions such as Voyager, New Horizons, Cassini, and IBEX. 

Advanced undergraduates, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers are welcome to apply.
For more information and application, visit https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-summer-school/ 

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JOB OPENING: NSF Program Director in Geospace Science

From: Mangala Sharma (MSharma at nsf.gov)

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking a Program Director in Geospace Science. Qualified candidates with research expertise in the synergy between solar physics and magnetospheric physics and/or experience in related ground-based observations or instrumentation are particularly welcome. The Program Director will be primarily associated with the AGS Geospace Cluster that supports research to understand the connected Sun-Earth system.  

The responsibilities of the Program Director include, but are not limited to, the administration of the merit review process and proposal recommendations, long-term planning and budget development for the managed program, work in partnership with other programs in NSF, and coordinate and liaison with other Federal agencies and stakeholder organizations.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a Geospace Sciences related field, plus at least six or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or management experience pertinent to the position. The position is available as a temporary (rotator) appointment and will be filled under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment, initially for a one-year period and may be extended by mutual agreement. Applications, following the instructions in the Dear Colleague Letter (https://new.nsf.gov/careers/openings/geo/geo-2024-96950), must be submitted by email to AGS-recruit at nsf.gov. Applications will be evaluated starting immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position should also be directed to AGS-recruit at nsf.gov.

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JOB OPENING: Upcoming Heliophysics/Planetary Science Civil Servant Position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

From: Dennis Gallagher (dennis.gallagher at nasa.gov)

An exciting Civil Servant position (permanent) is being offered by the Heliophysics and Planetary Science Branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama.   The selected scientist will conduct research and develop applications to straddle the disciplines of heliophysics and planetary science, joining more than 30 other federal employees, academic staff, and contractors supporting solar physics, space-weather, and planetary science efforts within the Branch, which is part of the Science and Technology Office at MSFC.  MSFC has significant strengths in suborbital missions for heliophysics, in-house development of scientific camera systems, and numerous calibration and testing facilities, including the Low Energy Electron and Ion Facility (LEEIF).  The incumbent will have a leading role in operations of and improvements to the Dusty Plasma Lab.

This Research Astrophysicist position will be offered to researchers and technical authorities with experience in spectroscopy and fields with emphasis on the development of experimental and analytical techniques, theories, and observations that can be used to improve our understanding of planetary environments and dust.  The selected candidate will participate as a Principal and/or Co-Investigator for future investigations in the space-weather effects on planetary environments, with responsibility for leading and directing the work of multidisciplinary teams of scientists.  The candidate will have opportunities to lead the development of research proposals for new activities, execute funded projects, and share accomplishments through conference participation and appropriate peer-reviewed literature.

Formal announcement of the position is expected to appear on USAJobs (www.usajobs.gov) on February 9, 2024 (open until February 23) under the category of Research Astrophysicist, AST Fields and Particles (Direct Hire), GS-1330-14/15.  Grade level will be dependent on the qualifications of the candidate.  Locate the announcement on USAJobs by searching with keyword NASA and location of Huntsville, Alabama.  Applications are only accepted through the USAJobs portal.  Candidates are encouraged to create a USAJobs profile well in advance to populate their resume and they may also subscribe to USAJobs email alerts.  Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr. Amy Winebarger, amy.r.winebarger at nasa.gov, 256-961-7509.

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JOB OPENING: Assistant Researcher - Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley

From: Solene Lejosne (solene at berkeley.edu)

The Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Researcher position. The successful applicant will investigate plasma transport, acceleration, and loss, in the coupled Earth’s magnetosphere. The work will involve the analysis of field and particle measurements from missions such as the magnetosphere multi-spacecraft Van Allen Probes, Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) missions, and Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms (THEMIS). The successful candidate will engage in independent research, enhancing our understanding of space plasma processes. This will include data analysis, interpretation, and modeling of space plasma processes. They will be involved in national and international collaborations, and will be expected to present their results at national and international conferences and publish their results in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04311

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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher - Space Research Laboratory, University of Turku

From: Diana Morosan  (diana.morosan at utu.fi)

The Space Research Laboratory at University of Turku, Finland invites applications for contract-based, fixed term postdoctoral researcher position for 2 years. The starting time of the position is flexible but no later than 1st of July 2024.

The Space Research Laboratory in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the University of Turku is a leading European space physics group specialised both in observations and theoretical/computational modelling of space plasmas and solar energetic particles. We are now opening a postdoctoral researcher position for 2 years, funded by a Research Council of Finland project ‘SolShocks’. This position will focus on imaging and spectroscopy of radio shock signatures from the Sun with the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR).

Apply between 23 January 2024 and 26 February 2024 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki).

The candidate should hold a PhD in solar or space physics, or a related field. Prior knowledge and useful skills include experience with Python data analysis and multi-wavelength solar observations. In particular, we welcome candidates with previous knowledge of radio interferometry, big data handling and high-performance computing.

We welcome applicants from under-represented minorities and diverse backgrounds.

We offer a position in a dynamic and international research group, with a possibility to network and to develop as a researcher. We are innovative, high-spirited and a close community. Finland also offers a great environment fostering equality, equality of opportunities, the best schooling system, vacations, and possibilities for work-life balance. We take care of your well-being at work and the functionality of your everyday life, e.g. with the help of flexible working hours and our well-being services.

Please find more details on the following link:
https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkijatohtori-avaruustutkimuslaboratorio/Zvr5JO?lang=en

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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position, TU Braunschweig, Germany

From: Yasuhito Narita (y.narita at tu-braunschweig.de)

The Institute of Theoretical Physics of the TU Braunschweig is looking for a postdoc with strong expertise in MHD and kinetic treatments of solar-heliospheric plasmas. The postdoc is expected to study the magnetic helicity transport from the Sun to the heliosphere. Different approaches such as the observational methods, theoretical studies, and numerical simulations are highly welcome. The position is for two years with the possibility of one-year extension, depending on the research performance and funding availability. The application deadline is on March 15, 2024. For more information, please visit the institute homepage:

https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/theophys/numerical-plasma-simulation/open-positions

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SCOSTEP/PRESTO Newsletter JAN. 2024 (vol.38)

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

SCOSTEP/PRESTO Newsletter volume 38 (JAN 2024) has now been published.  The PDF file is available at https://scostep.org/resources/scostep-presto-newsletter-archive/

Below are the contents of this volume.  

Contents of SCOSTEP/PRESTO Newsletter JAN.2024 (Vol.38)

<Articles>
     1. Aditya-L1: Solar & Heliospheric Observatory from India
     2. Report on Database for Solar Soft X-ray (Hinode/XRT) and
         (E)UV (SDO/AIA & PROBA2/SWAP) Irradiance Variability at ISEE, Nagoya University
     3. Message from the Newly Elected SCOSTEP Vice President

<Highlight on Young Scientists>
     1. Shannon Hill / USA
     2. Pooja Devi / India

＜Meeting Reports＞
     1. Space Weather and Upper Atmospheric data analysis training workshop for East African Community
     2. The 18th Sun-Climate Symposium, Flagstaff, AZ, 16 – 20 October 2023
     3. Report from the International Space Weather Coordination Forum (ISWCF)
     4. Workshop on Space Weather Science and Opportunities (17 – 18 Oct 2023) and
         2nd Indian Space Weather Conference, ISWC-2, (19 – 20 Oct 2023) were organized
         at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India
     5. European Space Weather Week, Toulouse (France), 20 – 24 November 2023

<Upcoming Meetings>

＜Announcement＞
     1. Citation of SCOSTEP Fellow 2023

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