[HeliosphereNews] Heliosphere News January 24, 2020
Nikolai Pogorelov
np0002 at uah.edu
Fri Jan 24 14:07:51 EST 2020
Heliosphere News January 24, 2020
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)
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******************* Announcements *******************
1. MEETING: The 19th Annual International Astrophysics Conference will be
held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 9 - 13, 2020.
2. MEETING: EGU General Assembly 2020 in Vienna, Austria, May 3-8 2020
- ST1.1 Open Session on the Sun and Heliosphere
- ST1.2 Multi-spacecraft Measurements in the Inner Heliosphere on Various
Scales
- ST1.6 Advancing the Understanding of the Heliosphere and the Very Local
Interstellar Medium with IMAP
3. MEETING: 15-th International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space
Plasma Flows (ASTRONUM-2020), Pasadena, CA, July 20-24, 2020.
Registration is now open. Housing is available.
4. MEETING: SCOSTEP's 15th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium
(STP-15), Alibag, India, February 21-25, 2022
5. MEETING: COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 15-22 August, 2020. Abstract
submission deadline is February 14, 2020.
6. MEETING: The SHINE Conference, 13-17 July, 2020, Honolulu, HI.
7. ANNOUNCEMENT: First release of PSP science data
- First release of level 2 PSP-IS?IS science data
- First release of level 2 PSP-FIELDS science data
- First release of level 2 PSP-WISPR science data
- First release of level 2 PSP-SWEAP science data
8. ANNOUNCEMENT: ISOIS Data Visualization Toolkit is Publicly Available
8. ANNOUNCEMENT: "PRINCIPLES OF HELIOPHYSICS: a textbook on the universal
processes behind planetary habitability", by Karel Schrijver et al.
10. INVITATION: PSP FIELDS and SWEAP weekly telecons.
11. INVITATION: to Join the Whole Heliosphere & Planetary Interactions
Campaigns
12. JOB OPPORTUNITY: NSF Supported Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Solar
Physics and Astro-informatics at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
13. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Job Opening at the Southwest Research Institute, San
Antonio, Texas, USA
14. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral, Early-Career Staff, and Mid-Career Staff
Positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory
15. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Research Chair in Space Weather at South African
National Space Agency (SANSA) in South Africa
16. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Research Position in Space Physics at
Princeton University
17. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Space
Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
18. JOB OPPORTUNITY: NASA Heliophysics Division is Hiring IPA Program
Scientists
19. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Position in the Department of Astronomy at
the University of Maryland, College Park
20. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Research Position in Space Physics at
Florida Institute of Technology
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1. MEETING: The 19th Annual International Astrophysics Conference will be
held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 9 - 13, 2020. (Welcome Reception and
Evening Registration begins Sunday, March 8).
The theme of the meeting will be "From the Sun's Atmosphere to the Edge of
the Galaxy: A Story of Connections" and will follow the same format as
before with 25-minute presentations punctuated by selected 40-minute invited
talks that will explore various themes in greater detail.
The oldest and the newest heliospheric space missions are distinguished by
being the farthest and closest human-made objects ever to the Sun. Plunging
into the depths of the atmosphere of the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe,
launched in August 12, 2018, has completed the first three closest encounter
passes to the Sun, edging closer and closer with each orbit. The venerable
Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, entered the very local interstellar
medium on 25 August 2012 and at ~141 astronomical units from the Sun is now
further from the Earth than any other human-made object. Voyager 2,
following suit, likewise entered the interstellar medium on 5 November 2018.
It is astonishing that, since the start of the space age in October 1957,
humankind is now reaching for the stars and reaching into a star itself.
Despite the immense distance separating the Voyager spacecraft from the Sun,
the Sun's influence is still felt in the immensely cold distant very local
interstellar medium. This conference will address the connected story of how
the Sun and interstellar medium collectively shape their environment.
Conference Website: www.icnsmeetings.com/conference/19thannual/index.html
E-mail inquiries about the meeting should be directed to Gary Zank at
garyp.zank at gmail.com or icnsmeetings at gmail.com
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2. MEETING: EGU General Assembly 2020 in Vienna, Austria, May 3-8 2020
Meeting details can be found at https://www.egu2020.eu/
The abstract submission site is open. The deadline for all submissions is
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 13:00 CET. Abstracts will not be accepted for
review after this date.
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ST1.1 Open Session on the Sun and Heliosphere
This session traditionally provides a forum for the discussion of all
aspects of solar and heliospheric physics. Popular topics have included
solar cycle dependencies of the Sun, solar wind and heliosphere, Coronal
Mass Ejection research, studies of energetic particles throughout the
heliosphere, and the outer boundaries of the heliosphere. We encourage
contributions related to all ongoing and planned space missions, to
ground-based experiments and to theoretical research. Papers presenting
ideas for future space missions and experiments are very welcome in this
session. The session will consist of both oral and poster presentations.
Conveners: Manuela Temmer, Olga Malandraki, Andre Galli
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ST1.2 Multi-spacecraft Measurements in the Inner Heliosphere on Various
Scales
Much of our knowledge about the large-scale structure and variations of the
solar wind, interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), transients (coronal mass
ejections, shocks) and energetic particles in the inner heliosphere (< 2 AU)
was gained from multi-spacecraft in-situ measurements, especially from
missions such as Helios and STEREO as well as conjunctions between
spacecraft at various planets. We have also gained some knowledge of
structures and variability in the interplanetary space associated with
turbulence, waves and instabilities on much smaller scales thanks to ACE,
Wind and ARTEMIS as well as MMS, while their properties on intermediate
(meso) scales is yet mostly unknown. The aim of this session is to discuss
progress in our understanding of CMEs, CIRs, shocks, SEPs, the IMF and solar
wind made thanks to multi-spacecraft measurements on various scales ranging
from a fraction of an earth radius to 1 AU and the way forward. This session
invites abstracts related to analyses and simulations of multi-spacecraft
measurements in the inner heliosphere. It is especially interested in
in-situ measurements made possible by STEREO (which will be within 60
degrees of the Sun-Earth line by the end of 2020), Solar Probe, Solar
Orbiter and missions near L1, planetary missions (MESSENGER, BepiColombo,
MAVEN) as well as future missions, concepts and instrumentation to
investigate the various scales in interplanetary space.
Conveners: Harald Kucharek, Charles Farrugia, Benoit Lavraud, No? Lugaz,
Alessandro Retin?
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ST1.6 Advancing the Understanding of the Heliosphere and the Very Local
Interstellar Medium with IMAP
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is a future space
mission dedicated to study the interaction of the solar wind with the
interstellar medium and the acceleration of energetic particles. These two
topics are crucial for understanding the coupling between the inner and the
outer heliosphere. With discoveries of the past (e.g., Mariner, Pioneers,
Ulysses) and the present (e.g., Voyager, SOHO/SWAN, IBEX) heliospheric
missions our understanding of the heliosphere, its boundary regions, as well
as the Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) still expands. Many methods
and techniques have developed to study the heliosphere and its interstellar
neighbourhood. The boundaries regions of the heliosphere are probed directly
by the two Voyager spacecraft and their investigation is accessible by
remote observations of the energetic neutral atoms (ENAs), interstellar
neutral (ISN) gas, pickup ions (PUIs), cosmic rays, and heliospheric
backscattered ultraviolet emission by instruments in the Earth?s vicinity.
The processes in the inner and the outer heliosphere comprise a complex
system to investigate the shape and size of the heliosphere, the plasma flow
in the inner and outer heliosheath, as well as the magnetic field, the
composition, and the ionization state of the VLISM. This session is
dedicated to contributions advancing the understanding of the heliosphere
and its interaction with VLISM, this includes theory development, modelling,
analysis of data from past and present space missions, and preparations for
future heliospheric missions like, e.g., IMAP.
Conveners: Justyna Sokol, Andre Galli, Olga Katushkina
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3. MEETING: 15-th International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space
Plasma Flows (ASTRONUM-2020), Pasadena, CA, July 20-24, 2020.
Maison de la Simulation (CEA/CNRS/UPS/UVSQ), France will organize
ASTRONUM-2020 ? the 15th International Conference on Numerical Modeling of
Space Plasma Flows in Pasadena, CA, USA, on 20?24 July, 2020.
The conference will be structured around invited, 40-minute keynote and
25-minute regular talks, and a limited number of contributed talks, with the
attempt to have no parallel sessions. The conference web site will soon be
established to provide you with useful information about the conference
venue, registration, and means of transportation, etc. E-mail inquiries
about the meeting should be directed to Nikolai dot Pogorelov at uah dot edu
and Edouard dot Audit at cea dot fr.
Program Committee: Tahar Amari (CNRS Ecole Polytechnique, France), Edouard
Audit (CEA, Maison de la Simulation, France, co-chair), Amitava
Bhattacharjee (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA), Phillip Colella
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA), Jon Linker (Predictive Science
Inc., USA), Anthony Mezzacappa (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA),
Ewald M?ller (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany),
Nikolai Pogorelov (University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA, chair),
Kazunari Shibata (Kyoto University, Japan), James Stone (Princeton
University, USA), and Gary P. Zank (University of Alabama in Huntsville,
USA).
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4. MEETING: SCOSTEP?s 15th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium
(STP-15), Alibag, India, February 21-25, 2022
We are happy to announce that the SCOSTEP?s 15th Quadrennial
Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium (STP-15) will be held at Alibag, India,
on February 21-25, 2022.
The Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) organizes
the Solar-Terrestrial Physics (STP) symposium once every four years. SCOSTEP
is engaged in three major activities: long-term scientific programs,
capacity building and public outreach. The scientific programs are of
interdisciplinary nature involving scientists from around the world. They
are designed to advance our understanding of the solar-terrestrial
relationship using space- and ground-based observations, cutting-edge models
and theory. Under what ways the Sun affects the Earth and its environment
over various time scales is the underlying theme of the scientific programs
pursued under SCOSTEP. Having addressed the variability component during the
recently concluded Variability of the Sun and its Terrestrial Impact
(VarSITI) program, the new program of SCOSTEP, Predictability of the
variable Solar-Terrestrial Coupling (PRESTO, 2020-2024,
http://www.issibj.ac.cn/Publications/Forum_Reports/201404/W02019062059290671
7714.pdf), address the predictability component of those phenomena that have
impact on the Sun-Earth system as a whole in various time scales.
The STP-15 will aim to gather eminent scientists from solar, magnetospheric,
ionospheric and atmospheric physics communities to discuss and deliberate on
the cutting-edge sciences pertaining to STP. STP-15 will address the
predictability as a focus area in each of the traditional topics deliberated
upon during the earlier STP meetings, namely, the mass and radiation chains
and intra-atmospheric coupling.
Please put the date of STP-15 into your calendar, and prepare to join in
with the new SCOSTEP program PRESTO.
With best regards,
Kazuo Shiokawa, SCOSTEP President
Daniel Marsh, SCOSTEP Vice President
Nat Gopalswamy, SCOSTEP Past President
Patricia Doherty, SCOSTEP Scientific Secretary SCOSTEP Bureau members and
their liaison organization: Aude Chambodut (WDS), Jorge Chau (URSI) ,
Kyung-Suk Cho (IAU), Yoshizumi Miyoshi (COSPAR), Renata Lukianova (IAGA),
Annika Seppala (SCAR), Prasad Subramanian (IUPAP), and Peter Pilewskie
(IAMAS) S. Gurubaran, LOC chair (Indian Institute of Geomagnetism)
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5. MEETING: COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 15-22 August, 2020. Abstract
submission deadline is February 14, 2020.
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly will take place on 15-22 August at the
International Convention Center in Sydney, Australia.
The 2020 Assembly will combine the latest in space research findings with
activities designed to enrich the global space research community -
including helping equip our future leaders, and workshopping with space
industry - and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. You
will have the opportunity of a lifetime to interact directly with everything
that Australia has to offer – our science and innovation, our people, our
heritage, and our beautiful environment. The Assembly website is
https://www.cospar2020.org.
List of Sessions in Commission D (Space Plasmas in the Solar System,
including Planetary Magnetospheres)
D1.1
Acceleration and Transport of Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere and
Beyond Main Scientific Organizer: Stefan Ferreira Deputy Organizer:
Agnieszka Gilwiderska Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/sessioninfo.php?session=871
D1.2
Large-Scale Heliospheric Structure: Theory, Modelling, and Data Main
Scientific Organizer: Jens Kleimann Deputy Organizer: John Richardson Event
Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=872
D1.3
Pickup Ions in the Heliosphere and Beyond Main Scientific Organizer: Nikolai
Pogorelov Deputy Organizer: Ming Zhang Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=873
D1.4
Propagation of Solar Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere Main Scientific
Organizer: Nina Dresing Deputy Organizer: Du Toit Strauss Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=874
D2.1 / E3.1
Space Climate
Main Scientific Organizer: Kalevi Mursula Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=875
D2.2 / E3.2
Solar Probe and SolO
Main Scientific Organizer: Angelos Vourlidas Deputy Organizer: Karl-Ludwig
Klein Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=876
D2.3 / E3.3
Thermal and Dynamic Plasma Instabilities on Multiscales: From Laboratories
to Planets, the Sun/Stars, Galaxies, and Beyond Main Scientific Organizer:
Patrick Antolin Deputy Organizer: Wei Liu Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=877
D2.4 / E3.4
Sun-Heliosphere Connection Events: Origin, Propagation, Impact and
Prediction Main Scientific Organizer: Jie Zhang Deputy Organizer: Miho
Janvier, Manuela Temmer Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=878
D2.5 / E3.5
Nonthermal Particles in the Inner Heliosphere: Origin and Consequences Main
Scientific Organizer: Nat Gopalswamy Deputy Organizer: Iver Cairns Event
Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=879
D3.1
Highlights of Magnetospheric Plasma Physics Main Scientific Organizer:
Michael A. Balikhin Deputy Organizer: Lev Zelenyi Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/sessioninfo.php?session=880
D3.2
Cross-scale Coupling and Multi-point Observations in the Magnetosphere Main
Scientific Organizer: Katariina Nykyri Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=881
D3.3
Non-thermal Distributions in Space Plasmas and their Role in Wave
Generation, and Heating and Acceleration of Particles Main Scientific
Organizer: Gurbax Singh Lakhina Deputy Organizer: Ioannis Kourakis Event
Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=882
D3.4
Plasma Transport across Magnetospheric Boundaries Main Scientific Organizer:
Zdenek Nemecek Deputy Organizer: Steven Petrinec Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=883
D3.5
Particle Acceleration and Loss in the Earth and Planetary Magnetospheres
Main Scientific Organizer: Maria Usanova Deputy Organizer: Yuri Shprits
Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=884
D3.6
Magnetotail Dynamics and Substorms during Storm and Non-storm Time Main
Scientific Organizer: Ian Mann Deputy Organizer: Elena Grigorenko Event
Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=885
D3.7
Imaging of the Magnetosphere
Main Scientific Organizer: Yaireska (Yari) Collado-Vega Deputy Organizer:
David Sibeck Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=886
D4.1
Active Space Experiments
Main Scientific Organizer: Björn Gustavsson Deputy Organizer: Haiyang Fu
Event Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=868
D4.2
Dust Detection and Observation in Space and Laboratory Experiments Main
Scientific Organizer: Jiri Pavlu Deputy Organizer: Shengyi Ye Event
Description:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=869
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Deadline for Abstract Submission 14 February 2020
Abstract acceptance notification 15 April 2020
Early Bird Registration closes 16 May 2020
Presenter / Speaker registration deadline 16 May 2020
Accommodation booking deadline 1 July 2020
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6. MEETING: The SHINE Conference, 13-17 July, 2020, Honolulu, HI.
SHINE-2020 Conference will take place on 13-17 July, 2020 in Honolulu,
Hawaii. The conference website is https://shinecon.org.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Workshop Dates: July 13th - 17th, 2020
(Student Day July 12th, 2020; Joint SHINE-GEM day following the completion
of the SHINE workshop)
Registration Fee: $475 early bird, $525 late registration, $550 onsite
Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 8th, 2020 by midnight at the end of
the day
Late Registration Starts: May 9th, 2020
Cancelations/reimbursements subject to $100 admin fee + PayPal fees.
Deadline for student support: April 24th, 2020
Deadline for abstract submission: June 11th, 2020
Hotel Reservation Deadline: June 11th, 2020
***NEW Registration Deadline: June 11th, 2020
ONSITE PAYMENT ALLOWED, BUT ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE BY THE
REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF JUNE 11th, 2020.
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7. ANNOUNCEMENT: First release of PSP science data
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First release of level 2 PSP-IS?IS science data
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun
(IS?IS) Team is delighted to announce the first release of our level 2
science data to the community. IS?IS comprises a two-instrument suite to
measure energetic particles over a very broad energy range: EPI-Lo
measurements of ions and ion composition from ~20 keV/nucleon?15 MeV total
energy and electrons from ?25?1000 keV, and EPI-Hi measurements of ions from
~1?200 MeV/nucleon and electrons from ~0.5?6 MeV. Together, IS?IS
observations enable the exploration of mechanisms of energetic particles
dynamics, including their: (1) Origins ? defining the seed populations and
physical conditions necessary for energetic particle acceleration; (2)
Acceleration ? determining the roles of shocks, reconnection, waves, and
turbulence in accelerating energetic particles; and (3) Transport ?
revealing how energetic particles propagate from the corona out into the
heliosphere. The data from the first IS?IS data release spans the interval
from Sept 28, 2018 to April 10, 2019, covering most of the first two PSP
orbits.
The IS?IS data, user guide, and more are available to the community at:
https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/missions-instruments/isois
Data are also available through the NASA Space Physics Data Facility:
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov
The IS?IS team is enthusiastic about working with members of the scientific
community. Please contact Dave McComas (dmccomas at princeton.edu), the
IS?IS PI, concerning scientific collaboration and projects, and contact
Colin Joyce (cjjoyce at princeton.edu) regarding questions or additional
information.
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First release of level 2 PSP-FIELDS science data
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) FIELDS team is delighted to announce
the release of science-quality ?Level 2? data from the FIELDS instrument
suite to the science community. This data release spans the interval from
the first two solar encounters (October 6, 2018 to May 15, 2019) and is
available both from the FIELDS data server:
http://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/data/
and from the NASA SPDF site. The FIELDS site includes further information
about the measurements, data quality, and suggested use.
Furthermore, the FIELDS and SWEAP teams together host a series of PSP
Working Groups (WGs) that focus on several science and instrument topics
and meet regularly online. Scientists interested in working with the data
are
encouraged to join these groups to learn more about the data and ongoing
research projects.
Data users are encouraged to contact the PI team (Stuart Bale - bale at
berkeley.edu)
and introduce yourself and your project to get the latest information and
data caveats.
Note that there are a lot of ongoing studies and several scientific papers
in press and
under review.
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First release of level 2 PSP-WISPR science data
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) WISPR team is happy to announce the release of
level 1, 2 and 3 science data to the science community. This data release
spans the intervals from the first two solar encounters (Nov 1-10, 2018 and
April 1-10, 2019).
The WISPR data and visualization tools are available to the community at:
https://wispr.nrl.navy.mil
Data are also available via the NASA Virtual Solar Observatory
https://vso.org
The WISPR data guide is available at
https://wispr.nrl.navy.mil
Data users are encouraged to contact the PI team (Guillermo Stenborg
guillermo.stenborg at nrl.navy, Angelos Vourlidas angelos.vourlidas at
jhuapl.edu, Nathan Rich nathan.rich at nrl.navy.mil, Russell Howard
russ.howard at nrl.navy.mil) concerning any issues, your projects and to get
the latest information.
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First release of level 2 PSP-SWEAP science data
The SWEAP data are available to the community at:
http://sweap.cfa.harvard.edu/
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8. ANNOUNCEMENT: ISOIS Data Visualization Toolkit is Publicly Available
From: Colin Joyce (cjjoyce at princeton.edu)
To better facilitate use of ISOIS data, we are releasing the ISOIS
Visualization package, a suite of IDL tools that enable quicklook and
command-line interface with the ISOIS data. The package includes a variety
of user-friendly visualization tools designed to enhance scientific analysis
of the energetic particles measured by ISOIS. Users are able to quickly plot
data vs. time or location, process selected time periods into spectra,
connect observations to their magnetic footpoints on the Sun, account for
dispersion effects, along with many other functions. These tools are also
able to interact with most CDF formatted datasets, including the other PSP
field and particle data.. To download the tools, please visit
http://spp-isois.sr.unh.edu and click ?Request Access?. Once granted access,
we encourage users to read the ISOIS Data User Guide
(http://spp-isois.sr.unh.edu/data_public/ISOIS_Data_Glossary.pdf) and ISOIS
IDL Tools Guide
(http://spp-isois.sr.unh.edu/viz_tools_public/a_epi_tools_doc.pdf) to better
familiarize yourself with the data and toolset.
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9. ANNOUNCEMENT: "PRINCIPLES OF HELIOPHYSICS: a textbook on the universal
processes behind planetary habitability", by Karel Schrijver et al., now at
arxiv.org/abs/1910.14022
Heliophysics is the science of the physical connections between the Sun and
the solar system. The science of heliophysics lies at the foundation of the
study of space weather, and is also directly involved in understanding
planetary habitability. The multitude of connections between heliophysics,
astrophysics, and planetary sciences is explored in a series of previously
published books (by Cambridge University Press, with 'Heliophysics' as their
primary titles) that were developed over more than a decade of NASA-funded
Summer Schools for early-career researchers in the discipline.
Now there is a new textbook, based on the original series, that emphasizes
universal processes from a perspective that draws attention to what provides
Earth (and similar (exo-)planets) with a relatively stable setting in which
life as we know it can thrive. Whereas the original books were written for
advanced PhD students and beginning postdocs, this book is intended for
students in physical sciences in later years of their university training
and for beginning graduate students in fields of solar, stellar,
(exo-)planetary, and planetary-system sciences. The text includes 200
"activities" in the form of problems, exercises, explorations, literature
readings, and "what if" challenges.
The volume is written by Karel Schrijver, Fran Bagenal, Tim Bastian, Juerg
Beer, Mario Bisi, Tom Bogdan, Steve Bougher, David Boteler, Dave Brain, Guy
Brasseur, Don Brownlee, Paul Charbonneau, Ofer Cohen, Uli Christensen, Tom
Crowley, Debrah Fischer, Terry Forbes, Tim Fuller-Rowell, Marina Galand, Joe
Giacalone, George Gloeckler, Jack Gosling, Janet Green, Steve Guetersloh,
Viggo Hansteen, Lee Hartmann, Mihaly Horanyi, Hugh Hudson, Norbert Jakowski,
Randy Jokipii, Margy Kivelson, Dietmar Krauss- Varban, Norbert Krupp, Judith
Lean, Jeff Linsky, Dana Longcope, Daniel Marsh, Mark Miesch, Mark Moldwin,
Luke Moore, Sten Odenwald, Merav Opher, Rachel Osten, Matthias Rempel, Hauke
Schmidt, George Siscoe, Dave Siskind, Chuck Smith, Stan Solomon, Tom
Stallard, Sabine Stanley, Jan Sojka, Kent Tobiska, Frank Toffoletto, Alan
Tribble, Vytenis Vasyliunas, Richard Walterscheid, Ji Wang, Brian Wood, Tom
Woods, and Neal Zapp
The book can be accessed directly at arXiv at
https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.14022 or via the textbook 'resources' page of the
Heliophysics Summer School:
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/resources/textbooks
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10. INVITATION: PSP FIELDS and SWEAP weekly telecons
The FIELDS and SWEAP Science Teams invite interested members of the
Heliophysics community to join weekly telecons discussing science related to
the recently released Parker Solar Probe data. These meetings will be held
weekly on Tuesdays, and have a rotating set of foci comprised of specific
topics relevant to the PSP data.
The first virtual meeting will be held on Nov 19th from 8-10 am PT (11am-1pm
ET), with a focus on the SWEAP and Fields data products themselves.
Participation in these meetings will be limited to 200 individuals per
meeting, but they will be recorded for those unable to attend.
The link for the telecon is:
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/752488353
The rotating schedule for the following weeks will be posted on the SWEAP
and Fields websites
http://sweap.cfa.harvard.edu/
and
http://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/
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11. 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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12. NSF Supported Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Solar Physics and
Astro-informatics at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University (GSU) is
seeking to fill a tenure-track faculty position by Fall 2020 at the
assistant professor level. We are looking for a solar physicist with
significant expertise in both the MHD of the solar corona and flares and in
Big Data and Machine Learning, along with a desire to enhance GSU's solar
physics and big data curriculum, with a focus on minority and female
education and mentoring. The new hire will join our Astro-informatics
Cluster, a close collaboration between the solar/stellar physics and remote
sensing for space sciences groups in the Department of Physics and
Astronomy, and the Computer Science department at GSU. Our Cluster is
currently focused on space weather forecasting and is looking to merge two
techniques (numerical simulations (SIM) and Machine Learning (ML)) into a
fully integrated approach for data-driven solar physics research and space
weather prediction. With our new hire the Cluster will achieve the critical
mass needed to succeed in this initiative.
This position is funded for the first five years through NSF's prestigious
Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) program. NSF support
includes summer salary, travel, publications, and graduate student support.
Upon the awarding of tenure in the fifth year GSU further supports the
faculty line.
Georgia State University, an enterprising R-1 university is located in the
heart of downtown Atlanta, a vibrant international city in the Southeast.
GSU enrolls and graduates one of the most diverse student bodies in the
nation and advances innovative research by building a diverse faculty. We
encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups in
the physical sciences.
Applicants should have the following basic qualifications: 1) Ph.D. in
astronomy, physics, or closely related field, 2) postdoctoral research
experience, 3) evidence of the ability to establish and maintain a
successful research program, 4) evidence of the motivation and ability to
teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a diverse student body,
5) evidence of the ability and clear desire to work in a large,
collaborative effort (i.e. the Cluster).
Applications should include 1) a CV, including a publication and grant list,
2) a statement of the candidate?s research interests and how the research
fits into the above program, 3) a statement of teaching experience and
philosophy, and 4) contact information for at least three references. All
materials should be sent via email to martens at astro.edu. Questions
regarding the position can be addressed to Dr. Piet Martens at the same
email address.
Applications received by December 15, 2019, will receive full consideration.
An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification.
Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran
status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local
protected class.
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13. 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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14. 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 or Vania Jordanova .
More about the ISR Division and the ISR-1 group can be found at . 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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15. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Research Chair in Space Weather at South African
National Space Agency (SANSA) in South Africa
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is searching for a Research
Chair in Space Weather, preferably specialising in Solar Physics. The
Research Chair would be mainly responsible for undertaking research within
the specialised area, providing guidance to the operational space weather
centre, and supervising postgraduate students.
The successful candidate will: ? have an extensive research track record
within an area of Space Weather (preferably Solar Physics) ? high and
sustained publication record in reputable research journals ? international
collaborations ? lead large projects ? raise and manage research funds ?
lead research groups and postgraduate student supervision and training.
The position is based in Hermanus in South Africa, and would be for an
initial 5 year period renewable for an additional 5 years based on
performance. The applicants do not have to be South African ? this is a
global recruit initiative for a specialised scarce skill area.
You can find out more about SANSA at the following links:
http://www.sansa.org.za http://spaceweather.sansa.org.za
http://research.sansa.org.za
SANSA has 3 campus locations.The position is to be based at the Hermanus
Campus within the Western Cape province of South Africa. Here is a link to
more information on Hermanus https://www.whalecoast.info/
https://hermanus-tourism.co.za/
More information including full requirements and application process can be
found at:
https://www.sansa.org.za/2019/07/29/sansa-sarchi-chair-in-space-weather/
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16. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Research Position in Space Physics at
Princeton University
The Space Physics Group in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences,
Princeton University, is expanding and anticipates offering one or more
postdoctoral or more senior research positions in experimental/observational
space physics.
Space Physics Group website: https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/
The Space Physics Group carries out research in many aspects of space
physics (aka heliophysics), and currently leads NASA?s Interstellar Boundary
Explorer (IBEX) mission, the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science
Investigation of the Sun (ISOIS) instrument suite, and the Interstellar
Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission. The successful candidate(s)
can play a major role in 1) the development of the experimental capability
of the group and development of space flight instrumentation for IMAP, 2)
the analysis and publication of SEP observations from ISOIS, and 3) the
analysis and publication of ENA observations from IBEX, and/or other funded
space physics research. Preferred qualifications include having prior
experience in the development of space flight instrumentation, analyzing
these type(s) of particle data, the proven ability to lead/participate in
the rapid development and publication of numerous excellent research
articles.
For more information about this position, please visit
https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/14383
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17. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Space
Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
The Department of Space Science is seeking an outstanding scientist and
teacher to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position in the field of
heliophysics, ideally with a focus on the physics of the interaction of the
solar wind with the local interstellar medium (LISM), broadly defined.
Although our focus is on the field of the interaction of the solar wind with
the LISM, we will consider applications that reflect broader interests in
the field of solar wind and interplanetary physics. Areas of particular
interest to the Department include solar physics, interplanetary and
heliospheric physics, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, physics of the
very local interstellar medium, cosmic rays and energetic particles, and
theoretical, computational, and observational space physics. The ideal
candidate will complement existing strengths within the Department while
expanding significantly research capabilities and competencies.
We are seeking someone who uses any of theory, modeling, or observations to
address one or more of the areas of interest. The successful candidate will
teach graduate-level courses primarily, will develop at least two new
advanced graduate level courses reflecting their research expertise, and
will mentor graduate students pursuing MSc and PhD degrees and undergraduate
students in summer programs. It is expected that the successful candidate
will have a PhD or equivalent degree in a field appropriate to the job
description above and will have and pursue independent research funding.
Collaboration is encouraged within the Department of Space Science, CSPAR
and with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
To apply for this position, a candidate should submit a complete CV, a list
of publications, a list of awarded research grants, a research statement, a
teaching statement, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to
the SPA Faculty Search Committee 2020, Department of Space Science, Cramer
Research Hall, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35899 or by email to
vab0002 at uah.edu with the header Faculty Search Committee 2020.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer of minorities/ females/ veterans/ disabled.
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18. JOB OPPORTUNITY: NASA Heliophysics Division is Hiring IPA Program
Scientists
NASA?s Heliophysics Division (HPD) is seeking driven, experienced
heliophysicists that want to join NASA HQ to manage the Heliophysics science
portfolio and to develop the policy and strategy that guides our science
into the next decade.
HPD intends to hire two experienced heliophysics researchers to serve as a
Program Scientists under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
appointment. These appointments will be for up to two years, with the
potential for extension up to a maximum of six years.
Applications are due March 1, 2020 at 11:59pm US Eastern Standard Time.
For the full job announcement, see
https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/job-opportunities
Interested parties should direct any questions to Jared Leisner
(jared.s.leisner at nasa.gov). Submission and other application instructions
are located in the full job announcement.
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19. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Position in the Department of Astronomy at
the University of Maryland, College Park
Applicants are invited to apply for a postdoctoral position in the
Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP).
The successful candidate will work on theoretical/computational studies of
magnetic reconnection in the Earth?s magnetosphere and shocks, by means of
3D particle-in-cell simulations, in collaboration with Dr. Naoki Bessho, Dr.
Shan Wang, and Dr. Li-Jen Chen. Opportunities to analyze data from NASA?s
Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission will be provided. The position will
start in January 2020 with an initial appointment for one year (renewal for
the second year is subject to funding and satisfactory performance).
The successful candidate will be appointed at UMCP, but will conduct
research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center located in Greenbelt, MD
(except for citizens from designated countries under NASA rules).
Applications from US citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United
States, and foreign nationals in an F1-OPT status (with an effective EAD
card) will be accepted.
Required qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in physics, astronomy,
or related fields. Experience in computational research on space plasma
physics, or related fields
Preferred qualifications: Experience in particle-in-cell simulations,
parallel computing, and code development. Strong interest (or experience) in
space data analysis
Applicants should send their applications electronically, including a cover
letter, CV with a publication list, a summary of past research achievements,
and contact information for two references. Applications should be submitted
by email to Naoki Bessho (nbessho at umd.edu). Applications will be reviewed
on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and
regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The
University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender
identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political
affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the
First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and
activities, and admissions.
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20. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Research Position in Space Physics at
Florida Institute of Technology
The Space Physics Group in the Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space
Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, is offering one or more
postdoctoral positions in space physics. Department website is
https://www.fit.edu/engineering-and-science/academics-and-learning/aerospace
-physics-and-space-sciences/research/. The Space Physics Group researches in
several areas of heliospheric physics. These positions focus on studying
cosmic rays and solar energetic particle radiation for space weather
forecasts. Preferred qualifications of the candidate include having prior
experience in numerical computer modeling, machine learning, and analyzing
plasma, particle, and magnetic field data from spacecraft. The applicant
should have a Ph.D. degree in space physics or closely related disciplines.
Send application to mzhang at fit.edu in a single PDF file along with names
and contact information for recommendation letters.
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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
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