[HeliosphereNews] Heliosphere News - Aug 26, 2019

Mon Aug 26 21:27:23 EDT 2019

Heliosphere News - Aug 26, 2019

http://heliospherenews.unh.edu/

A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.

Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu) Co-Editor: Mihir Desai (mdesai at swri.edu) Co-Editor: Eric Zirnstein (ejz at princeton.edu) Co-Editor: Merav Opher (mopher at bu.edu) Co-Editor: Nick Pogorelov (np0002 at uah.edu)

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1. MEETING: 5th Edition of the Cosmic Ray Anisotropy Workshop - CR2019, Gran Sasso Science Institute, in L'Aquila, Italy, on October 7-11, 2019

2. MEETING: Mini-conference "Turbulence, Reconnection, Particle Acceleration, and Shocks in Laboratory, Space, and Astrophysical Plasmas" at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics, October 21-25, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

3. MEETING: 235th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 4-8 January 2020, Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI

4. MEETING: AMS Space Weather Conference & AMS 100th Meeting, 12-16 January, 2020, Boston MA

5. CALL FOR PANELISTS: NASA Heliophysics Division.

6. INVITATION: Send SPA Images for AGU Centennial

7. INVITATION: Request for Community Input on Benchmarks for Space Weather

8. INVITATION: to Join the Whole Heliosphere & Planetary Interactions Campaigns

9. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: MS and PhD Funded Graduate Opportunities in Space Physics Available at UAH

10. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Job Opening at the Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA

11. SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY: 2019 Fall AGU Student and Early Career Travel Grant and Scholarship

12. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral, Early-Career Staff, and Mid-Career Staff Positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory

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1. MEETING: 5th Edition of the Cosmic Ray Anisotropy Workshop - CRA 2019

5th edition of the Cosmic Ray Anisotropy Workshop - CRA 2019 that will be hosted at the Gran Sasso Science Institute, in L'Aquila, Italy, on October 7 to 11, 2019.

CRA2019, following the experience of previous editions, will bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the origin, composition, propagation, and modulation of cosmic-rays, with a focus upon the anisotropy on small and large scales, and the effects of interstellar and heliospheric processes on the signal observed at the Earth, including plasma processes.
The program will include invited lectures and contributed talks. As in the past, the workshop is addressed to scientists in the field as well as to PhD and graduate students. We will encourage lively and informal discussions among participants!
To ensure organizational effectiveness we will be allowing maximum 70 registrations. The registration fee of €150 will include the social dinner and coffee breaks during the Workshop.
Should you have any question please do not hesitate to write to us at carmelo.evoli at gssi.it <mailto:carmelo.evoli at gssi.it>  or paolo.desiati at icecube.wisc.edu <mailto:paolo.desiati at icecube.wisc.edu>
Here below the important dates of the Workshop:
              1 April 2019: open call for abstract.
              30 May 2019: call for abstract close.
              1 June 2019: early registration open (registration fee 150€).
              7 June 2019: confirmation of abstract acceptance.
              2 August 2019: early registration close (after this date the registration fee will be 200 €)
              1  September 2019: registration close.
              7-11 October 2019: Conference

Please find additional information, including the list of invited speakers and logistics at:
https://indico.gssi.it/event/45/

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2. MEETING: Mini-conference "Turbulence, Reconnection, Particle Acceleration, and Shocks in Laboratory, Space, and Astrophysical Plasmas"  at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics, October 21-25, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Program Committee: Stanislav Boldyrev (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Maxim Lyutikov (Purdue), Nikolai Pogorelov (University of Alabama in Huntsville), Dmitri Uzdensky (University of Colorado), and Ming Zhang (Florida Institute of Technology)

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3. MEETING: 235th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 4-8 January 2020, Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI

Regular Abstract Deadline 9:00 pm ET, Tuesday, 8 October 2019.
Late Breaking Discovery Abstract Deadline (iPosters and iPoster-Plus only): 9:00 pm ET, Wednesday, 7 November 2019.

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4. MEETING: AMS Space Weather Conference & AMS 100th Meeting, 12-16 January, 2020, Boston MA
CALL FOR PAPERS DUE AUGUST 1 2019

The 17th Conference on Space Weather, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS), and organized by the AMS Committee on Space Weather, will be held 12-16 January 2020, as part of the 100th AMS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.  Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS website as they become available.

https://annual.ametsoc.org/2020/

Please submit your abstract electronically by 1 August 2019:
https://ams.confex.com/ams/2020Annual/webprogrampreliminary/17SPACEWX.html

The Conference on Space Weather solicits papers on the following topics:
I. Ensemble Modeling and Data Assimilation Improving Forecast Accuracy
II. Handling Vulnerabilities and Risks: Power Grids, Aviation, and Communication Networks
III. Heliophysics and Space Weather in History
IV. International and Interdisciplinary Space Weather Initiatives: ICAO and Beyond
V. New Instruments, Platforms and Initiatives for Space Weather
VI. R2O2R : User Needs and Priorities
VII. Rise of the Machines!! Machine Learning and AI for Space Weather
VIII. Space Weather at Other Planets and Solar Systems
IX. Space Weather at Solar Minimum and What's to Come: Solar Cycle 25 Predictions
X. The History of Space Weather Science and Operations
XI. When Forecasts Fail: How We Make Progress
XII. Advances in Research and Modeling of Space Weather Drivers
XIII. Agency Efforts in Space Weather: Priorities and Opportunities

The committee will be providing several small travel grants (~$400) to help defray the cost of attending the AMS meeting for a student who submitted an abstract to present at the Space Weather Conference.  Students who wish to apply should contact the program chairs (Richard Behnke or Barbara Thompson) for application instructions. Deadline for student support is October 15, 2019.

For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Richard Behnke,  behnke.richard (at) yahoo.com or Barbara J. Thompson, barbara.j.thompson (at) nasa.gov

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5. CALL FOR PANELISTS: NASA Heliophysics Division.

Dear Heliophysics community, 

Every year the NASA Heliophysics Division runs multiple science competitions. Each competition has between ten and three hundred submissions, and each proposal requires at least two panelists. That means about four hundred panelists are needed every year. But it really means we contact four thousand community members, because for every one who agrees to serve, nine others say no.  
This year, the Division is offering more, new funding opportunities, and needs your help--more than ever--to ensure that all proposals receive a high-quality review.
When you write a proposal, you expect to receive a quality review.  That review requires qualified reviewers.  You can return the favor and join us in the review process for a different competition. Community participation is essential to identify the most meritorious proposals.

Participation in the proposal review process is something that can benefit every reviewer. Those earlier in their career are exposed to new perspectives and unique structures of science, and see the details of how proposals are evaluated. For scientists in leadership positions, this offers a break from management and gives an opportunity to focus exclusively on science. 
Regardless of the stage of your career, the best bonus of participating in reviews is enhancing your ability to write successful proposals to further your career and science. 
We understand that you are very busy, and that reviewing proposals takes significant time and effort. Your investment of this time and effort makes a valuable contribution to the NASA Heliophysics program and to your professional community. NASA covers panelists’ travel, lodging, food, and other associated costs, and also provides a daily honorarium for each day a panelist participates in the process.   
Please volunteer at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels or just say, “Yes” the next time a program scientist from NASA Heliophysics sends you an invitation.  Do your part to keep the Heliophysics program strong and vibrant. We are counting on you! 

Mona Kessel
Research & Analysis Lead
Heliophysics, NASA HQ
mona.kessel at nasa.gov

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6. INVITATION: Send SPA Images for AGU Centennial

From: Christina M. S. Cohen (cohen at srl.caltech.edu)

Greetings from Your Space Physics & Aeronomy Section Leadership!
This Fall Meeting is also our Centennial, and we are collecting iconic images and graphics that represent progress within our field over the past 100 years. The images and graphics can include results and observations, science history, vision of the future, scientists and engineers in action (instrumentation development and building), rocket spacecraft missions, etc. Some of the images will be displayed at the Centennial theater screen on a rotating basis with images collected from other sections and potentially on other AGU media.

For additional questions or comments about the images, please contact any one of the SPA section leadership members, listed below. Images/graphics along with a short title or brief description may be sent to Christina Cohen (cohen at srl.caltech.edu <mailto:cohen at srl.caltech.edu%3cmailto:cohen at srl.caltech.edu> <mailto:cohen at srl.caltech.edu>).
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We look forward to seeing many of you at the Fall Meeting!

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7. INVITATION: Request for Community Input on Benchmarks for Space Weather

From: Michael Wiltberger (mwiltber at nsf.gov)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is sponsoring an effort that seeks to engage the space weather community to develop the next phase of space weather benchmarks. As a point of reference, the U.S. National Science and Technology Council released Phase 1 benchmarks in June 2018. This new NSF-sponsored effort seeks to improve on the Phase 1 Benchmarks and identify opportunities for research efforts that will improve the understanding of extreme space weather, resulting in better benchmarks and preparedness. This effort, supported by NASA and the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, is being chaired by Geoff Reeves (LANL).

To support this effort, we are requesting input from the space weather community. Your input will help improve the fidelity and utility of space weather benchmarks and support development of a more refined Phase 2 Benchmarks study. This input may also be used to inform Federal research and development R&D priorities. For more information, please see the following link: https://idalink.org/SWxBenchmarks

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8. INVITATION: to Join the Whole Heliosphere & Planetary Interactions Campaigns

It's solar minimum. In the tradition of Whole Sun Month (1996) and Whole Heliosphere Interval (2008), it's time for Whole Heliosphere & Planetary Interactions (2019) - WHPI!
Goal:
A coordinated observing and modeling effort to characterize the three-dimensional interconnected solar-heliospheric-planetary system. By focusing on specific solar rotations near solar minimum, structures and activity can be unambiguously traced throughout the heliosphere and into planetary space environments.
When:
3 target intervals:
Jul 2019 - Solar eclipse
Sep 2019 - Parker Solar Probe at perihelion Dec 2019 - Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
Who:
Everyone is welcome - it's a grassroots effort. Sign up - we will have telecons and workshops to coordinate analyses. See https://whpi.hao.ucar.edu for further details.
Contact: Sarah Gibson (sgibson at ucar.edu)

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9. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: MS and PhD Funded Graduate Opportunities in Space Physics Available at UAH
The Department of Space Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has several funded teaching and research Assistantship positions available for motivated students wanting to pursue a PhD in Space Science, starting in the Fall of 2019. We are still accepting applications. We are a research-focused graduate-only department, covering topics in theory, simulation, data analysis, and instrument design in all aspects of space and solar physics. Students can participate in numerous research programs ranging from the physics of the outer atmosphere of the Sun, solar wind, solar energetic particles, turbulence, space weather, the heliosphere, the interstellar medium, gamma-ray bursts, and cosmic rays, for example. The Department collaborates closely with members of the Marshall Space Flight Center's solar physics, gamma ray physics, gravitational wave, energetic particles, and dusty plasma groups, with whom we share a building. More information can be found at our website https://www.uah.edu/science/departments/space-science.  Inquiries can be made to spa at uah.edu <mailto:spa at uah.edu>  or Prof. Gary P Zank (garyp.zank at gmail.com <mailto:garyp.zank at gmail.com> ), and applications should be made through the UAH graduate school https://www.uah.edu/admissions/graduate/apply-for-admission. Be sure to indicate Space Science on your application.

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10. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Job Opening at the Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA
The Department of Space Research of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas seeks candidates for positions at the research scientist or senior research scientist levels in Heliospheric Physics. The selected candidate is expected to lead and support the development and calibration of energetic neutral atom and plasma instruments to be flown on upcoming heliophysics or planetary missions such as the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe or IMAP. The candidate is also expected to publish results in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and present results at scientific meetings, workshops, and conferences. Research will also involve interactions with Institute Staff engaged in a broad range of experimental, observational, and computational research.
Click on the following link for more information about this position.
15-01317 Research Scientist/Sr. Research Scientist - Heliophysics
https://resapp.swri.org/ResApp/Job_Search_Results.aspx?DETAIL=15-01317

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11. SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES: 2019 Fall AGU Student and Early Career Travel Grants and Scholarships

We would like to draw your attention to several Fall AGU Meeting travel and scholarship opportunities for Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) students (high school, undergraduate, graduate) and early career SPA scientists to apply:

1) Data Visualization and Storytelling Competition (Open 12 June 2019; Close 4 September 2019): This competition is open to 2 and 4 year undergraduate students and graduate students who are legal U.S. residents. The competition winners will receive travel grants funded by AGU, complimentary registration to the AGU Fall Meeting, and the opportunity to present their data visualization on the NASA Hyperwall. This AGU competition is funded by a generous grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The application links to the above may be found through this webpage:

https://education.agu.org/grants/student-travel-grants-application-requirements/

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12. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral, Early-Career Staff, and Mid-Career Staff Positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Space Science and Applications (ISR-1) Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory is hiring postdocs and staff scientists at the early- and mid-career level to support our research programs in magnetospheric and heliospheric science and our national security mission focused on space-based verification of the Limited Test Ban Treaty.

Positions are available for candidates with expertise in modeling & simulation, data analysis, and/or instrumentation.  We particularly seek strong candidates with expertise in our core research areas including inner magnetospheres, natural and man-made radiation belts, space weather, and plasma, energetic particle, and neutral particle sensors. Candidates are also sought who can contribute to developing topic areas including ionospheric physics and magnetosphere-ionospheric coupling, GICs, EMP, and heliospheric and planetary science.

For the staff scientist positions, candidates are sought who have the flexibility and interest in contributing to both basic science research and our national security mission.  Staff scientist positions require the ability to obtain a Q clearance, which normally requires U.S. citizenship.

For the postdoc positions, candidates are expected to contribute to our basic science research.  Postdoc positions are open to all citizenships. The ability to obtain a Q clearance, which normally requires U.S. citizenship, is desirable but not required.

Los Alamos has been named a "Top 10" small town to live in, with its abundant outdoor recreation, highly ranked public school system, and available community facilities and activities.

Two-body problem?  Maybe we can help!  LANL has recently launched an aggressive hiring campaign to meet future staffing needs across many disciplines, including a new system to promote dual-career hires into strategic areas.

Interested candidates should contact Daniel Reisenfeld <dreisenfeld AT lanl.gov> or Vania Jordanova <vania AT lanl.gov>.  More about the ISR Division and the ISR-1 group can be found at <space.lanl.gov>.  The ISR-1 postdoc and staff scientist (Scientist 2, 3, and 4) job ads can be found by clicking on "Space Science and Applications" on the right menu.
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Nikolai V Pogorelov
Distinguished Professor
Department of Space Science
University of Alabama in Huntsville
320 Sparkman Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35805
Tel. 256-961-7617