From: nschwadron at
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Heliosphere News - June 7, 2016
A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.
Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at
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1. ISSI invites applications for Two Post-Doctoral Positions, in Space Sciences and Earth Sciences
2. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
3. SHINE Conference 2016 - Call for Abstracts, Session 2, 9, 13 (Deadline for Abstract Submission/Hotel Reservation is June 9th)
4. MEETING: International Astronomical Union Symposium 328 "Living around Active Stars," 17-21 October, 2016, Maresias, SP, Brazil
5. MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the Solar Environs, April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain
6. MEETING: SDO 2016 - Unraveling the Sun's Complexity, October 17-21, 2016, Burlington, VT
7. MEETING: Global Modelling of the Space Weather Chain. October 24-28, 2016, Helsinki, Finland -- Call for Abstracts
8. Project SMART Summer Institute 2016
9. Publication, ASTRONUM-2015: 10th Conf. on Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows
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1) ISSI invites applications for Two Post-Doctoral Positions for a two-year period starting in October 2016 or by agreement.
One of the two positions is in Space Sciences, the other is in Earth Sciences. The successful
candidates should have received a Ph.D. within the last five years in a field relating to either
Space or Earth Sciences in general.
Applications for the post-doctoral position in Space Sciences relating to space physics, or to solar
system sciences, or to astronomy are particularly welcome.
Applications for the post-doctoral position in Earth Sciences relating to remote sensing of the
Earth system including climate are particularly welcome.
The successful candidate is expected to pursue his/her independent research program, and will
participate in the Institute's research and meetings program, and will work in close contact with
the scientific staff of the Institute. He or she may also lead or participate as a member in projects
conducted by international teams at ISSI. Thus he or she will be exposed to, and interact with, a
numerous and varied community of scientists from throughout the world.
Nationals from ESA Member States shall have priority. Salary and conditions of employment
will be similar to those provided by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Professor Rudolf von Steiger, phone: +41 31 631 48 96, email: vsteiger at
issibern.ch).
The submission should include a letter of application including a brief outline of foreseen
research, the curriculum vitae, the list of publications and the names, addresses and means of
contact of three references, not exceeding 7 pages in total. They shall be addressed to ISSI, attn.
Professor R. von Steiger, Hallerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland; email:
vsteiger at
issibern.ch. Submissions by email are preferred provided all the documents are in the
form of a single PDF file.
All applications must be received by ISSI no later than July 31st, 2016.
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2) Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is accepting applications for the regular full-time position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant II to work in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research. The research will involve modeling of the solar wind interaction with the local interstellar medium with the focus on instabilities and magnetic reconnection occurring locally in the turbulent plasma near the heliopause. The research will be performed using a software suite (Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite, MS-FLUKSS) developed at CSPAR. MS-FLUKSS is built on the Chombo adaptive mesh refinement framework and allows self-consistent solution of MHD, gas dynamics Euler, and kinetic Boltzmann equations. The code is scalable to over 150,000 computing cores and was ported to major national supercomputers.
The successful candidate is expected to have a recent Ph.D. in Physics or Space Sciences, must have extensive experience in object-oriented programing in C++, parallel programming using MPI and OpenMP, and the ability to work with big codes, must have experience in modeling plasma flows on supercomputers. Experience in data analysis and modeling turbulent flows is desired.
The approximate annual salary range for this position is $43,209 - $50,315. Applicants should submit a letter describing their research interests, a curriculum vitae, and reference letters. The appointment will be initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for another year. Questions should be addressed to Professor Nikolai Pogorelov at np0002 at
uah.edu. Qualified applicants should apply on-line at
http://uah.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=71283. The University of Alabama in Huntsville is AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED.
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3) SHINE Conference 2016 - Call for Abstracts, Session 2, 9, 13 (Deadline for Abstract Submission/Hotel Reservation is June 9th)
Session 2: Understanding the Origin and Transport of GLEs with Modern Observations
Conveners: Eric Christian, Jim Ryan, Georgia deNolfo, and Gen Li
Session Description:
How the highest energy solar energetic particles, the so called Ground Level Enhancements (GLEs) are accelerated to GeV energies remains a mystery. Both acceleration through flare reconnection and CME-driven shocks are plausible, but the question remains as to their relative importance in driving the highest energy SEP events. While these high-energy particles often reach near Earth with minimal transport effects compared to the widely studied low-energy SEPs, the spectral shape, anisotropy, and time-evolution of GLEs suggest that transport is important in interpreting these events. This session will focus on the origin and transport of the highest energy (>100 MeV) particles in SEP events, with a focus on GLEs and high-energy SEP events that may fail to register in neutron monitors, the so-called sub-GLEs (e.g. Jan 6 2014, Jan 27 2012).
Solar cycle 24 has provided an unprecedented view of GLE events including the first spectral and pitch angle measurements of GLEs over a wide range in energy from PAMELA and AMS, complementing the observations of traditional ground-based instruments. In addition, multi-point observations from spacecraft at 1 AU and the STEREO spacecraft provide detailed contextual data, particularly on CME structure and evolution and potential magnetic connectivity. While solar cycle 24 brings excited new observations to shed light on the GLE process, we welcome discussions on high-energy events from previous solar cycles.
Our session will expand on the discussion from SHINE 2015, focusing on the following questions:
- What is the spectral shape (and its evolution) over a broad energy range and how does this constrain models of acceleration? Are there spectral roll-overs, breaks?
- Is there a relationship between the anisotropic phase and it's evolution with time and the spectral shape (and its evolution)?
- Do all GLEs exhibit an anisotropic phase? What about sub-GLEs?
Isotropy at later times appears to be universal.
- What spectral features and/or pitch angle differences do we expect between GLE events that are well-connected. such as 2012 May 17, and other events (not necessarily GLEs) originating from the eastern hemisphere, e.g., 2012 March 7?
- Several of the GLEs in cycle 24 are associated with high-energy gamma-ray observations from Fermi/LAT. How or do the gamma-ray observations influence our understanding of GLE particle acceleration?
Are the particles in the flare and those in space related, and how?
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Session 9: Kinetic Range Physics in the Solar Wind: Turbulence and Waves with Implications for the Turbulent Dissipation Challenge
Conveners: S. Peter Gary, Kris Klein, Tulasi Parashar, Chadi Salem, and Daniel Verscharen
This session will focus on kinetic range physics of plasma turbulence in the solar wind. The primary goal is to understand the nature of electromagnetic fluctuations at scales smaller than the spectral break point. Some studies have suggested that the turbulence at these scales is highly intermittent and nonlinear while others indicate that linear theory may describe some properties of fluctuations at these scales. The primary science question of the session is: "What is the common ground between the above mentioned viewpoints?" Specific questions that address the differences between nonlinear turbulence and linear waves are: 1) Can we classify the kinetic range turbulence as "strong" or "weak"? Are the fluctuations in the quasilinear or fully nonlinear regimes? 2) What properties of kinetic range fluctuations can be adequately represented by linear waves? If linear theory is useful for wave descriptions, can the waves be classified as kinetic-Alfven-like and/or magnetosonic-whistler-like? 3) If kinetic range turbulence is a fundamentally nonlinear phenomenon, which computational models and which physical models (fluid, hybrid, or kinetic) are necessary to adequately represent the physics? Can nonlinear properties such as intermittency be quantified in kinetic turbulence? 4) What are the implications of various processes for heating of electrons, protons, and heavy ions? 5) What are the key issues in the design of critical simulations of the Challenge?
The session especially invites presentations of fully nonlinear simulation results.
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Session 13. Heliosphere as Revealed from IBEX and Voyager Measurements
Conveners: Nikolai Pogorelov, Merav Opher, and George Gloeckler
Session Description:
In situ observations by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, combined with the heliosheath tomography using energetic neutral hydrogen fluxes measured by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) in different energy bands gives the space physics community a unique opportunity to investigate the fundamental physical processes accompanying the solar wind (SW) interaction with the local interstellar medium (LISM). The proposed session will address microscopic and macroscopic phenomena derived from IBEX and Voyager observations, and especially their combination. It will particularly focus on the following scientific questions:
1. What is the effect of the coupling of the heliospheric and interstellar magnetic fields at the heliopause? What is the correlation between observations and model predictions for the magnetic field and plasma quantities? What do space-time variations in the magnetic structure tell us about the physics of the heliosphere and termination shock?
2. What are the physical mechanisms of the IBEX ribbon and distributed ENA fluxes?
3. What are the ion acceleration mechanisms in the inner heliosheath?
How do anomalous cosmic rays affect the structure of the heliosphere?
What are the reasons of the variation in the galactic and anomalous cosmic ray fluxes observed by Voyager 1?
Scene-setting presentations will be given by David McComas and John Richardson on behalf of the IBEX and Voyager mission teams, respectively, and followed by a discussion on the themes of the session.
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SHINE 2016 Conference Info:
Workshop Dates: July 11th-15th, 2016
(Student Day July 10th)
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Registration Fee: $425
Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 20th
Late Registration: $475
Deadline for student support: April 29th
Deadline for abstract submission: June 9th (extra poster $50)
Hotel Reservation Deadline: June 9th
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4) MEETING: International Astronomical Union Symposium 328 "Living around Active Stars," 17-21 October, 2016, Maresias, SP, Brazil
From: Dibyendu Nandi (dnandi at iiserkol.ac.in)
Rationale: The variable activity of stars such as the Sun is mediated via stellar magnetic fields, radiative and energetic particle fluxes, stellar winds and magnetic storms. This activity influences planetary atmospheres, climate and habitability. Studies of this intimate relationship between the parent star, its astrosphere (i.e., the equivalent of the heliosphere) and the planets that it hosts have reached a certain level of maturity within our own Solar System - fuelled both by advances in theoretical modeling and a host of satellites that observe the Sun-Earth system. In conjunction, the first attempts are being made to characterize the interactions between stars and planets and their coupled evolution, which have relevance for habitability and the search for habitable planets. This Symposium will bring together scientists from diverse, interdisciplinary scientific areas such as solar, stellar and planetary physics, atmospheric and climate physics and astrobiology to review the current state of our understanding of solar and stellar environments. The Symposium is expected to fertilize exchange of ideas and identify outstanding issues - tackling which necessitates coordinated scientific efforts across disciplines.
Invited Speakers: Anil Bhardwaj (India), Cesar Bertucci (Argentina), Paul Charbonneau (Canada), Manuel Guedel (Austria), Gaitee Hussain (Germany), Moira Jardine (UK), Colin Johnstone (Austria), Laur?ne Jouve (France), Eiichiro Kokubo (Japan), Hiroyuki Maehara (Japan), Jose Dias do Nascimento Jr. (Brazil), Rachel Olsten (USA), Katja Poppenhaeger (UK), Steve Saar (USA), Alexander Shapiro (Germany)
Specifics: The symposium will be held in the sea side town of Maresias, Brazil from 17-21 October, 2016. Further details, including registration, abstract submission, financial support and accommodation information are available at the conference websites:
Financial support application deadline: 30 April 2016
Abstract submission deadline: 16 June 2016
Early Registration deadline: 16 July 2016
On behalf of the Organizing Committees we welcome you to the IAUS 328 and look forward to hosting you in Maresias, Brazil.
Scientific Organizing Committee: Dibyendu Nandi (Chair), Sarah Gibson (Co-Chair), Pascal Petit (Co-Chair), Margit Haberreiter, Emre Isik, Heidi Korhonen, Kanya Kusano, Duncan Mackay, Cristina Mandrini, Allan Sacha-Brun, Adriana Valio, Aline Vidotto, David Webb
Local Organizing Committee: Adriana Valio (Chair), Gustavo Guerrero (Co-Chair), Alisson Dal Lago, Jorge Melendez, Emilia Correia, Caius L.
Selhorst
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5) MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the Solar Environs, April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain
EXPLORING THE SOLAR ENVIRONS
7th Solar Orbiter Workshop to be held from 3rd to 6th of April 2017 at the Granada Convention Center (Granada, Spain). This event will be hosted by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia - CSIC.
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6) MEETING: SDO 2016 - Unraveling the Sun's Complexity, October 17-21, 2016, Burlington, VT
SDO 2016: Unraveling the Sun's Complexity
Oct. 17-21, 2016 * Burlington, VT
Living With a Star's Solar Dynamics Observatory invites you to its 2016 Science Workshop "SDO 2016: Unraveling the Sun's Complexity," October 17-21, 2016, at the Sheraton Conference Center in Burlington, VT. All members of the science community are welcome and encouraged to attend. To submit your abstract, reserve your hotel room, register, apply for a Metcalf Travel Award, or review the science program details, please visit our website:
http://SDO2016.lws-sdo-workshops.org.
Important Due Dates:
Abstracts: July 15
Metcalf Travel Award Applications: June 15
Early Registration & Hotel Reservation: September 16
Abstracts are solicited for presentations describing solar research in the following eight broad areas: 1) Motions Inside the Sun, 2) The Evolution of Active Regions, 3) Studies of Solar Eruptive Events (SEEs),
4) Motions Near and Above the Solar Surface, 5) Atmospheric Dynamics and Sources of the Solar Wind, 6) Solar Magnetic Variability and the Solar Cycle, 7) The Sun as a Star, and 8) Space Weather at the Earth and other Planets.
With a great science program and Vermont's beautiful fall foliage in mid-October, we hope you make plans to join us. Submit your abstract today!
The Scientific Organizing Committee for SDO 2016:
W. Dean Pesnell (chair), Charles Baldner, Mark Cheung, Frank Eparvier, Meng Jin, Aimee Norton, and Barbara Thompson
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7) MEETING: Global Modeling of the Space Weather Chain. October 24-28, 2016, Helsinki, Finland -- Call for Abstracts
From: Andrew P. Dimmock (andrew.dimmock at
aalto.fi)
We are now accepting abstracts for the upcoming workshop "Global Modelling of the Space Weather Chain" to be held in Helsinki, Finland from 24 - 28 October 2016.
Abstract submission deadline is 31 July 2016
The discussed topics will include, but are not limited to the following areas: 1) Solar-wind and CME modelling; 2) Global and Local Geo-space modelling; 3) Operation space weather needs; 4) Model integration
Format: Talks, posters and open discussion sessions.
Fees: The conference fee is 150eur for full participants, and 100eur for students.
We welcome submissions from both global and local modellers; those discussing local-global model integration are particularly encouraged. In addition, synergetic model-data themed abstracts are encouraged, particularly on the subject of data-assimilation.
Student support: student support is available to a limited number of students. Information on how to apply can be found on the website. Information on how to submit your abstract is posted on the workshop webpage (
www.spaceweatherchain2016.aalto.fi) along with other practical information.
Please direct all enquiries to questions.gmswc at
gmail.com and we will respond as soon as possible.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts and hope to see you in Helsinki.
Kind regards,
Andrew P. Dimmock, T. I. Pulkkinen, A. Osmane, E. Kilpua and M. Palmroth
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) sponsors this workshop.
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8) Project SMART Summer Institute 2016
(Science and Mathematics Achievement Through Research Training)
A Fast-Paced Month of Science for High School Students
University of New Hampshire Project SMART Summer Institute is accepting applications from (current) high school sophomores and juniors for the 25th year of its program in 2016. The program has a rolling admission policy, accepting applicants on first-come first-admit basis, based on applicants' interest and aptitude in science and mathematics. The 2016 program runs from June 26 to July 22. The program offers three modules; Biotechnology & Nanotechnology, Marine & Environmental Science, and Space Science, each admitting up to 25 students.
Project SMART program challenges, educates, and motivates talented high school students in science and mathematics. The program is open to students who are currently enrolled (or home schooled) as sophomores (10th grade) and juniors (11th grade). The participants study advanced topics in science, mathematics and computers through lectures, discussions, hands-on laboratory experience, and field trips; and learn to do research with UNH faculty.
The Summer Institute is an excellent opportunity to learn the interdisciplinary nature of the various scientific fields and the applications and implications (economic, social, environmental, legal, ethical and moral) of recent scientific advancements to society. In addition to learning/doing science, the students gain a greater appreciation for careers in the various sciences and establish friendships with their peers, and mentoring relationships with the UNH faculty.
The group of student participants is highly talented and includes those who have already shown interest and aptitude in sciences.
The group is highly diverse, and includes a significant proportion of participants from minority, underrepresented, economically disadvantaged, and rural as well as inner-city environs within the US (from Alaska to Puerto Rico and in between) and several other countries (e.g. Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Kazakhstan).
Project SMART is a residential program. The students stay in UNH dormitories. Over the weekends they participate in special programs
like: visits to the Boston Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, a whale watching trip to the Ocean, the top of Mt. Washington by Cog railway, Long Term Experimental Forests, the local malls and the movies, etc., which also enhance social interaction among the students. What a way to get connected to your peers. Weekend stay for local students is optional.
On the final day of the program, students present a scientific poster at a three-hour long session, which is attended by more than 200 students, faculty, teachers, parents, UNH administrators and invited guests.
Special evening discussions focus on college admissions, diversity issues, and careers in science.
For information on the space science module:
Please share this information with friends and colleagues.
The Space Science module of Project SMART is partially supported by the NSF Sun-to-Ice project.
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9)IOP Published Proceedings - 10th International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows: ASTRONUM-2015 (JCP 719)
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Nathan Schwadron
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