[HeliosphereNews] Heliosphere News - August 9, 2016
Ken Fairchild
ken at porter.sr.unh.edu
Tue Aug 9 09:18:32 EDT 2016
Heliosphere News
August 9, 2016
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** Announcements
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1. Important Message from NASA Heliophysics R&A Lead Dr.
Arik Posner.
2. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at The
University of Alabama in Huntsville
3. MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the
Solar Environs, April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain
4. Two new papers: Paper on IMAP and Physics of Plasmas
Editor Pick of the Month
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1. Important Message from NASA Heliophysics R&A Lead Dr.
Arik Posner.
Formatting Compliance
It has come to the attention of the Program Scientists
in Heliophysics at NASA HQ that some proposers are not
following the rules with respect to font size, line
spacing, and margins. These rules are established to
provide a fair framework within which all proposers have
the same amount of space inside the page limits for
writing their step-2 (full) proposals. The rules are
also intended to limit the burden on reviewers, making
it less difficult and time consuming to fulfill their
reviewer assignments.
We want to remind all potential PIs that the NASA
proposers’ guidebook gives specific guidance on these
formatting criteria, and that this guidance must be
followed or proposals may be declared non-compliant and
returned without review, or declined following review if
violations are detected during the evaluation process.
(As a guidance, Times New Roman font size 12,
single-spaced, 1-inch margin on all sides would be a
safe option to choose.)
It is also important to read a ROSES element before
submitting a proposal, as there can be changes from year
to year and there may be particular guidance that
supersedes guidance in the NASA Guidebook for Proposers.
We recommend that you become familiar with both
documents before submitting a proposal.
Arik Posner
Heliophysics R&A Lead
NASA/SMD Heliophysics Division
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 programming 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 ofAlabama in Huntsville is AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED.
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3. 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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4. Two New Papers - The first published paper on IMAP,
the mission has now been accepted. A preprint may be
downloaded from the following link
http://tinyurl.com/juywthj
Physics of Plasmas editor news
http://aip-info.org/1XPS-4DHIM-ADG1C0EFB8/cr.aspx
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