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3. MEETING: APS-Division of Plasma Physics Mini-Conference: Bridging the
Divide Between Space and Laboratory Plasma Physics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
from October 23 to 27, 2017
4. MEETING: Fourteenth European Space Weather Week, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2017,
Ostend, Belgium
5. MEETING: 17th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, March
5-9, 2018, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
6. MEETING: ASTRONUM 2018, June 25-29, 2018, Panama City Beach, Florida,
USA
7. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Associate or Assistant Professor at University of
New Hampshire Department of Physics and Space Science Center
8. JOB OPENING: Heliophysics Division Director, NASA Science Mission
Directorate, under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
9. MEETING: "Cosmic Accelerators: Understanding Nature's High-energy
Particles and Radiation", November 6-9, 2017, Annapolis, Maryland
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1. SCOSTEP/VarSITI Grants for 2018
From: Kazuo Shiokawa and Katya Georgieva (shiokawa at nagoya-u.jp)
The Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) is a joint meeting of the Space
Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and
the Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society.
Following the successful inaugural meeting in Indianapolis in 2015, the
next meeting will take place 20-24 May 2018 at the Lansdowne Resort and
Spa in Leesburg, VA.
TESS welcomes participation by the entire Heliophysics community,
including all four traditional sub-disciplines devoted to studies of the
Sun, Heliosphere, Magnetosphere, and Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere.
TESS not only promotes greater interaction and unity within
Heliophysics, but also connections to astrophysics and planetary
physics.
The scientific program will include four interdisciplinary plenary
sessions of interest across Heliophysics: Space Weather, Heliophysics
Applied to Stellar-Planet Systems, Ion-Neutral Coupling Throughout the
Heliophysical System, and Magnetic Reconnection in Space Plasmas. There
will also be many sessions devoted to other topics, both
interdisciplinary and more narrowly focused. Some of these sessions will
be led by organizers, in the conventional "AGU style", while others will
be created by the Scientific Organizing Committee after the abstracts
have been submitted (SPD style). The SOC invites you to help organize
and then join us for the second TESS meeting.
To suggest a session, please contact one of the organizers below by 17
October.
3. MEETING: APS-Division of Plasma Physics Mini-Conference: Bridging the
Divide Between Space and Laboratory Plasma Physics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
from October 23 to 27, 2017
The American Physical Society Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics
invites submission of abstracts for the mini-conference "Bridging the
Divide Between Space and Laboratory Plasma Physics" at the 2017 APS
Division of Plasma Physics meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October
23 to 27, 2017. Many of the challenges facing the laboratory plasma
physics and fusion confinement communities are rooted in fundamental
kinetic plasma physics phenomena that are also crucial to understanding
the physics of the heliosphere and astrophysical systems. This
mini-conference is dedicated to fostering cross-disciplinary interaction
and communication among plasma physicists, space physicists, and
astrophysicists. We solicit talks and poster presentations focusing on
new results from spacecraft missions that illuminates plasma phenomena,
laboratory findings relevant to space physics,
and theoretical and computational work that covers the fundamental
physics common to studies of space and laboratory plasmas.
Jason TenBarge, Greg Howes, Kris Klein, Chris Chen, Stanislav Boldyrev
Kristopher G. Klein, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow Climate and
Space Science University of Michigan
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4. MEETING: Fourteenth European Space Weather Week, Nov 27 - Dec 1,
2017, Ostend, Belgium
The ESWW is the main annual event in the European Space Weather
calendar. It is the European forum for Space Weather as proven by the
high attendance to the past editions. The agenda will be composed of
plenary/parallel sessions, working meetings and dedicated events for
service end-users. The ESWW will again adopt the central aim of bringing
together the diverse groups in Europe working on different aspects of
Space Weather.
Following an excellent response to the call for sessions, the Program
Committee is pleased to invite contributions to sessions, addressing a
wide range of scientific and application related themes.
5. MEETING: 17th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, March
5-9, 2018, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: The 17th Annual International Astrophysics
Conference will be return to Santa Fe, New Mexico at the La Posada de
Santa Fe Hotel from March 5-9, 2018. (Welcome Reception and Evening
Registration begins Sunday, March 4).
The website and more details will be available soon. For now, please
mark your calendars and contact us with your interest in attending.
E-mail inquiries about the meeting should be directed to Gary Zank at garyp.zank@gmail.com or icnsmeetings@gmail.com.
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6. MEETING: ASTRONUM 2018, June 25-29, 2018, Panama Beach, Florida, USA
Maison de la Simulation (CEA/CNRS/UPS/UVSQ), France will organize
ASTRONUM-2018 - the 14th International Conference on Numerical Modeling
of Space Plasma Flows in Panama Beach, Florida, USA, on 25-29 June,
2018.
The conference will cover the following topics:
(1) Advanced numerical methods for space and astrophysical flows; (2)
Large-scale fluid-based, kinetic, and hybrid simulations; (3) Turbulence
and cosmic ray transport; (4) Magnetohydrodynamics (5) Software packages
for modeling and analyzing plasma flows / Visualisation
with the application to
(1) Physics of the Sun-Heliosphere-Magnetosphere; (2) Interstellar
medium and star formation; (3) Cosmology and galaxy formation; (4)
Dynamo effect; (5) Stellar Physics.
The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading experts in
applied mathematics, space physics, astrophysics, and geophysics to
discuss the application of novel numerical algorithms and petascale
parallelization strategies to computationally challenging problems. 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 icnsmeetings.com will soon provide the information about the conference
venue, registration, and means of transportation. E-mail inquiries about
the meeting should be directed to Nikolai.Pogorelov@uah.edu and Edouard.Audit@cea.fr.
Program Committee: Tahar Amari (CNRS Ecole Polytechnique), Edouard Audit
(CEA, Maison de la Simulation, co-chair), Amitava Bhattacharjee
(Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Phillip Colella (Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory), Anthony Mezzacappa (University of
Tennessee, Knoxville), Ewald Mueller (Max-Planck-Institute for
Astrophysics, Garching), Nikolai Pogorelov (University of Alabama in
Huntsville, chair), Kazunari Shibata (Kyoto University), James Stone
(Princeton University), Jon Linker (Predictive Science Inc.), and Gary
P. Zank (University of Alabama in Huntsville).
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7. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Associate or Assistant Professor in solar, space or
planetary science, University of New Hampshire Department of Physics and
Space Science Center
The Department of Physics and the Space Science Center at the University
of New Hampshire (UNH) invite applications for a tenure-track position
in Physics with joint appointment in the Space Science Center at the
rank of Associate or Assistant Professor beginning August, 2018, in the
areas of solar, space, or planetary science. The successful applicant
can expect to interact with highly active research groups in solar and
space science, lunar science and astrophysics. Applicants are sought in
the leadership and development of strong experimental research programs
in solar, heliospheric, magnetospheric, geospace, ionospheric, and upper
atmospheric research and/or experimental programs in planetary science.
UNH is a research university on the beautiful New Hampshire seacoast,
roughly an hour north of Boston, with significant resources in
engineering, world-class laboratories, and a ~60 year history of
leadership in space science missions. UNH has been involved with and
committed to instrument design and fabrication, science operations, data
analysis, sophisticated numerical modeling and theory. UNH involvement
and leadership extends over an enormous array of missions including MMS,
Solar Orbiter, Solar Probe Plus, GOES, IBEX, RBSP, Firebird,
BalloonWinds, Equator-S, ACE, Cluster, STEREO, Wind, Polar, FAST, SMM,
Compton GRO, OSO-7. In addition, UNH has excellent computational
resources including a CRAY XE6m-200 supercomputer, and houses leading
theory and modeling groups in space science. The successful candidate
will have a strong track record of research accomplishments, and a
demonstrated track record in securing external grant funding. The
candidate should be enthusiastic about teaching physics and
space science classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, or a related field.
Review of applications will begin on Oct. 16, 2017. The application
package should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, brief summaries
of teaching interests and future research plans and the names of three
references. Please apply directly online at: https://jobs.usnh.edu/.
Inquiries about the position should be directed to Prof. Nathan
Schwadron at nschwadron at unh.edu. The Southwest Research Institute's
Department of Earth, Oceans, and Space (SwRI-EOS) is co-located and
shares facilities with the UNH Space Science Center. UNH and SwRI staff
collaborate heavily on joint research efforts. UNH is an AA/EEO
Employer. UNH is committed to excellence through diversity of its
faculty and staff and encourages women and minorities to
apply. For a more comprehensive job description, visit http://physics.unh.edu/jobs.
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8. JOB OPENING: Heliophysics Division Director, NASA Science Mission
Directorate, under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has an immediate need for an
experienced science leader to serve as Heliophysics Division Director
under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) appointment.
The incumbent will lead the NASA HQ Heliophysics team in running
Research and Analysis programs of national and international scope,
developing and operating a fleet of 23 missions in various stages of
implementation and flight, and setting a strategic agenda for the future
informed by the decadal survey, including both fundamental research and
space weather related applied research, a crucial inter-agency activity.
The incumbent will also advocate and speak for all of NASA heliophysics
to various stakeholders, manage and oversee budget planning for NASA
Heliophysics, and directly engage in providing overall strategy,
guidance, and advocacy for all of NASA's science programs in SMD. The
Heliophysics Division Director reports directly to the SMD Associate
Administrator (AA), and supports the AA in determining and presenting
the Heliophysics Program to NASA senior management, the Office of
Management and Budget, Congress, and the scientific community.
Applicants should forward their resume or Curriculum Vitae to Mr. Leo
Gomez at leopoldo.gomez@nasa.gov on or before October 13, 2017; any
questions can be directed to Mr. Gomez at 202.358.1130.
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9. MEETING: "Cosmic Accelerators: Understanding Nature's High-energy
Particles and Radiation", November 6-9, 2017, Annapolis, Maryland
The Joint Space Science Institute at the University of Maryland and the
Goddard Space Flight Center is sponsoring a meeting on "Cosmic
Accelerators: Understanding Nature's High-energy Particles and
Radiation". The meeting will take place over 3.5 days on November 6-9,
2017, in the historic city of Annapolis, Maryland (see link below). The
goal of this meeting is to bring together scientists working on the
detection of high-energy particles and radiation signatures and
theorists and modelers to engage in a discussion of the dynamics of
astrophysical systems and the mechanisms for particle acceleration. We
are soliciting scientific contributions to this meeting that can take
the form of oral presentations (15 minute presentation + 5 minute for
discussion) or posters. The deadline for the submissions for oral
presentations is October 9 with a final deadline for posters of October
27.
The conference will cover a broad range of topics, including the latest
observations from new observatories and insights into the mechanisms for
particle acceleration coming from theoretical developments and
large-scale simulations. The goal of the meeting is to assess where we
stand in our effort to understand the sources of energetic particles
throughout the universe and the implications for understanding the
dynamics of those systems. A list of the topical sessions is below. In
addition to overview and invited talks, we are soliciting contributed
talks and poster presentations. Thus, we are encouraging a broad range
of participation, including early career scientists and students.
Students qualify for a reduced registration fee.
SOC members:Gianfranco Brunetti, Steven Christe, James Drake, Jordan
Goodman, Alice Harding, Maxim Markevitch, Angela Olinto, Jeremy Perkins,
Eun-Suk Seo, Anatoly Spitkovsky, Toni Venters
• Setting the Stage: overviews of observations and acceleration
mechanisms
• Cosmic Rays
• Supernova Remnants
• Pulsars, Pulsar Winds, Pulsar Wind Nebulae
• Black Holes, AGN, Jets and GRBs
• The Heliosphere: a local laboratory
• Galaxy Clusters
• Fast Radio Bursts
With best regards,
Merav Opher
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Merav Opher
Associate Professor, Dept. of Astronomy
Boston University
Sabbatical Professor, Institute for Theory and Computation