Heliosphere News - Feb 9, 2018
A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.
Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at
unh.edu)
Co-Editor: Mihir Desai (mdesai at
swri.edu)
Co-Editor: Merav Opher (mopher at
bu.edu)
Co-Editor: Nick Pogorelov (np0002 at
uah.edu)
Web site editor: Ken Fairchild (Ken.Fairchild at
unh.edu)
If you are interested in being added to the list, being removed from the list, or posting an announcement, please send information to Nathan, Mihir, Eric, Merav, or Nick. Posts are limited to ascii text. Newsletters are archived on the following website:
http://heliospherenews.unh.edu/.
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1. MEETING: 17th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, March 5-9, 2018, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2. MEETING: EWASS 2018 (Liverpool, UK 3- 6 April 2018) Symposium S4: High Resolution Solar Physics - the dawn of a new era
3. MEETING: New England Space Science Consortium (NESSC) Meeting 26 at U. New Hampshire, May 4, 2018: The Evolving Solar Wind During a Decade of Historically Low Solar Activity: Preparing for Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter
4. MEETING: Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) Meeting, Leesburg, Virginia, 20-24 May 2018
5. MEETING: AOGS 15th Annual Meeting, Heliospheric Session, June 3-8, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
6. MEETING: ASTRONUM 2018, June 25-29, 2018, Panama City Beach, Florida, USA
7. MEETING: 49nd COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY, July 14-22, 2018, Pasadena, California, USA (PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE 2/16/2018)
8. MEETING: 15th International Solar Wind Conference, June 18-22, 2018, Brussels, Belgium
9. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Joint UTSA/SwRI Graduate Physics Program in San Antonio, TX
10. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Graduate Student Opportunities at University of Alabama, Huntsville
11. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Department of Physics at the University of New Hampshire is accepting applications for Fall 2018
12. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Graduate Studies in Solar and Heliospheric Physics at the University of Arizona
13. PROPOSAL OPPORTUNITY: Call for International Teams for the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), LOI: Feb 20, 2018, Deadline: March 28, 2018
14. AWARD OPPORTUNITY: AGU SPA “Nonlinear Waves” prize of ~$10,000
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1. 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).
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 at
gmail.com or icnsmeetings at
gmail.com.
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2. MEETING: EWASS 2018 (Liverpool, UK 3- 6 April 2018)
Symposium S4: High Resolution Solar Physics - the dawn of a new era
Abstracts submission for the EWASS symposium on High Resolution Solar Physics is now open, and we encourage you to submit your abstracts before the deadline of 27 Nov.
The topics of the symposium are:
- Solar dynamo and its surface manifestations
- Flux emergence and evolution
- Photospheric dynamics and magnetism
- Chromospheric dynamics and magnetism
- Energy transport and waves
- Eruptive events
And we welcome contributions from theorists, ground and space-based observers alike.
More information on the symposium goals, abstract submission and registration can be found at:
Sarah Matthews, Manolo Collados, Mihalis Mathioudakis, Ilaria Ermolli, Hector Socas-Navarro
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3. New England Space Science Consortium Meeting #26
Friday May 4, 2018, 10 AM – 5 PM
Room 330/332 Memorial Union, University of New Hampshire
Local Organizers: Nathan Schwadron, Ken Fairchild, Noe Lugaz, Maureen Rodgers, Chuck Smith, Sonya Smith
The Evolving Solar Wind During a Decade of Historically Low Solar Activity: Preparing for Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter
Over more than a decade, Solar and Heliospheric Scientists have observed behavior in the solar wind that is unprecedented through the space age. Solar wind densities, magnetic field strengths and pressures have been exceptionally low, while galactic cosmic ray fluxes have reached new the highest levels in more than 80 years. Solar activity has also been extremely weak during the mini solar maximum of cycle 24. Fundamental to Heliophysics is connection between solar activity, the properties of the solar wind and Heliospheric magnetic field, the nature and frequency of coronal mass ejections, the properties of solar energetic particles and cosmic rays. The physical relationships between these phenomena is a critical area in Heliophysics with wide-reaching implications for space weather, and for upcoming missions including Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter, and the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe.
We invite you to come to the meeting. If you should decide to come, please send an email to Maureen Rodgers (
maureen.rodgers@unh.edu), and if you would like to give a talk, please send a title along with the authors and co-authors to Maureen.
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4. MEETING: Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) Meeting, Leesburg, Virginia, 20-24 May 2018
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 6 November.
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5. MEETING: AOGS 15th Annual Meeting, Heliospheric Session, June 3-8, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
AOGS HELIOSPHERIC SESSION HONOLULU
We are soliciting abstracts for our session ST15, "Evolution and Effects of Large Solar Transients Throughout Geospace and the Heliosphere" at AOGS meeting June 3-8 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
We hope to see you in Honolulu!
Dr. John Richardson (M.I.T., USA)
Prof. Chi Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Iver Cairns (University of Sydney, Australia)
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6. MEETING: ASTRONUM 2018, June 25-29, 2018, Panama City 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 City 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 at
uah.edu and Edouard.Audit at
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. MEETING: 49nd COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY, July 14-22, 2018, Pasadena, California, USA
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PAPERS IS EXTENDED TO 02/16/2018
Heliospheric sessions:
A. Scientific Commission D
Overview Talks
Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere and in the Interstellar Medium: Acceleration, Anisotropy and Anomalous Transport
Large-Scale Heliospheric Structure: Theory, Modelling, and Data
Acceleration and Transport of Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere and beyond: from Pickup Ions to Cosmic Rays
Coordinated Observations and Modeling of Accelerated Particles at the Sun and in the Inner Heliosphere
Cool Material in the Hot Solar Corona (Prominences & Coronal Rain) and Non-solar Analogs
Solar Transients: From Solar Origin to Earth Impact and the Outer Helioshere
Space Climate
Highlights of Magnetospheric Plasma Physics
Cross-Scale Coupling and Multipoint Observations in the Magnetosphere
Role of Nonthermal Distributions in Wave Generation, Particle Heating and Acceleration in Space Plasmas
Plasma Transport and Heating Across Boundary Layers
Particle Acceleration and Loss in the Earth and Planetary Magnetospheres
Magnetotail Dynamics and Substorms during Storm and Non-storm Time
B. Panels and Special Events
Issues in Capacity Building and Education for Space Sciences
Near-term Exploration of the Interstellar Medium
Development of Physics-based, Empirical, and Data Assimilative Models of the Radiation Environment
Metrics and Validation Needs for Space Weather Models and Services
Solar System Space Weather
>From Ionospheric Indices towards Standardised Activity Scales for Space Weather Services
Interoperability of Space Weather Data Models, Data Holdings and Data Access Tools
Space Weather Initiatives and Coordinated International Efforts to implement COSPAR-ILWS Roadmap Recommendations
8. MEETING: 15th International Solar Wind Conference, June 18-22, 2018, Brussels, Belgium
Topics
Origin and acceleration of the solar wind close to the Sun
Solar wind evolution during its propagation in the heliosphere
Connection of CMEs and ICMEs
Suprathermal and energetic particles in the solar wind
Solar wind interaction with solar system objects and dust
Interaction of the solar wind with the interstellar medium
Current and future solar and heliospheric missions
Deadline for abstract submission = March 31, 2018
Author acceptance notifications = April 16, 2018
9. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Joint UTSA/SwRI Graduate Physics Program in San Antonio, TX
Since 2004, a physics graduate program has been offered in partnership between the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). UTSA is the second largest component university of The University of Texas System, with an enrollment of more than 28,000 students. SwRI's Space Science and Engineering Division is a leader in space physics and planetary science research with major involvement in numerous NASA missions. The participation by SwRI offers students a chance to be involved in many of the most exciting ongoing NASA missions (Juno, MMS, LRO, Van Allen Probes, New Horizons, TWINS, IBEX) and future missions (e.g., Europa Clipper, JUICE, Bepi Columbo, Solar Probe).
UTSA/SwRI graduate students can engage in data analysis and instrument design & calibration, and even lead their own projects. Some past or current projects include (for example): analysis of Cassini observations of Enceladus’ water vapor plume, design of a new ion mass spectrometer, interpretation of the first New Horizons measurements from Pluto, and investigation of reconnection in Earth’s magnetosphere. During one year, the students in our laboratory class got to perform the calibration on one of the IBEX instruments now flying and obtaining phenomenal new observations of the interstellar boundary.
Our areas of space physics include:
Solar & Heliospheric physics
Planetary Science
Magnetospheric physics
Space Science instrumentation
Astrophysics
The deadlines for application:
1 February 2018 for entry in Fall 2018.
1 October 2018 for entry in Spring 2019.
Application procedures and additional information:
Financial support is available to students through Research Assistantships while conducting research for SwRI's Space Science and Engineering Division (
http://www.swri.edu).
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10. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Graduate Student Opportunities at the University of Alabama, Huntsville
The Department of Space Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville is accepting applications to its M.S. and Ph.D. programs for the Fall 2018 semester. We are a graduate-only, student and research focused department that aims to produce proficient and self-reliant scientists through our M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Students have the opportunity to not only work with our world-renowned faculty, but also with adjunct faculty from the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research and NASA’s Marshal Space Flight Center. Scientists from both centers share office space on the UAH campus with faculty from the department. Our research projects cover topics including: the Sun, solar atmosphere, inner heliosphere and space weather, the solar wind and its interaction with the interstellar medium, solar energetic particles and cosmic rays, high energy astrophysics including gamma- ray bursts and gravitational waves. Our students graduate with a broad range of professional scientific skills including: analytic methods for solving physics problems, computational physics, data analysis, presentation of scientific ideas in both written and oral formats. UAH is an anchor tenant of the second largest research park in the country, in a city with a rich history of space science that dates back to Wernher von Braun and the birth of the US space program. Contact person is Dr. Jacob Heerikhuisen,
e-mail: jh0004@uah.edu.
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11. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: The Department of Physics at the University of New Hampshire is accepting applications (to its MS and PhD programs for the Fall 2018 semester)
We have a number of graduate research fellowships to award to incoming students. The Department of Physics is linked to the Space Science Center (SSC), part of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space. Faculty and students are members of the Department of Physics (
http://physics.unh.edu) with a graduate degree program specializing in Space Physics/Astrophysics. The Space Science Center fosters research and graduate education in all of the space sciences with studies ranging from the ionosphere to the Earth's magnetosphere, the local solar system, and out to the farthest reaches of the universe. Investigations of the Earth's environment in the solar system look at space as a laboratory for plasma physics. We conduct theoretical, computational, data analysis, and instrument development projects focused on the solar-terrestrial radiation environment involving both satellite and suborbital missions. High energy astrophysics investigations involve the sensing of energetic astrophysical objects with ground, balloon, and satellite detectors. Satellites from NASA missions are still providing data for ongoing analysis. Students have opportunities to participate in recent missions that are carrying SSC-associated instruments including STEREO (launched 2006), IBEX (launched 2008), LRO (launched 2009), Van Allen Probes (launched 2012), Firebird (launched in Dec. 2013), MMS (launched in 2015), FIREBIRD II (launched in 2015), and GOES-R (launched in 2016). Upcoming missions in which the SSC is involved include Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe. The SSC is also a Center of Excellence in theoretical Solar-terrestrial research.
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12. GRAD OPPORTUNITY: Graduate Studies in Solar and Heliospheric Physics at the University of Arizona
The Department of Planetary Sciences, and Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, at the University of Arizona seeks prospective graduate students interested in pursuing research in heliophysics and space physics. Successful candidates will (nominally) enter the program in the fall 2018 semester. The deadline for application is December 8, 2017; prospective students should apply at
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/graduate/admission. Research assistantships in solar and heliospheric physics are available.
The Solar and Heliospheric research group (
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/research/heliophysics), consists of eight faculty and researchers, whose broad research interests include: cosmic ray acceleration and transport in the solar system, the nature of the heliosphere, the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field, space weather and the space radiation environment, and fundamental topics in space plasma physics and astrophysics. We are involved in existing NASA spacecraft missions, including Voyager and the Advanced Composition Explorer, and future NASA missions such as the Parker Solar Probe – a mission to ‘touch’ the Sun – launching next summer.
Students admitted to our program will take courses covering broad aspects of planetary sciences, including physics, chemistry, and geology of the solar system, in addition to research in solar and heliospheric physics. Further details can be found at
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/graduate
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13. Call for International Teams for the International Space Science Institute (ISSI)
The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland,
and ISSI-BJ in Beijing, China, invite proposals for establishing International
Teams to conduct on its premises research activities in Space Sciences, based on the
interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of data from spacecraft and
possible integration with ground data and theoretical models. For the purpose
of this Call, Space Sciences include the Solar and Heliospheric Physics,
Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Space Plasma and Magnetospheric Physics,
Planetary Sciences, Astrobiology, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Fundamental
Physics in Space, and Earth Sciences using Space data.
Letter of Intent: February 20, 2018
Deadline for proposals: March 28, 2018
The Call for International Teams proposal is available on the ISSI web site:
January 23, 2018
Maurizio Falanga
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12. AWARD OPPORTUNITY: AGU SPA “Nonlinear Waves” prize of ~$10,000
We call attention to an AGU SPA “Nonlinear Waves” prize of ~$10,000 to be given out by the AGU in 2018 (
https://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/space-weather-and-nonlinear-waves-and-processes-prize/). The deadline for submission is at the beginning of 2018. All of the pertinent information can be found on the AGU website. If you still have questions, you can contact Antonio Covington (
acovington@agu.org) of the AGU or any of the four of us. This prize will be given out every other year (alternating with a prize for Space Weather). The prize is intended to stimulate research in this particular area of science.
Anyone who has published a significant paper or body of papers on nonlinear plasma/MHD waves in space plasmas is eligible. The specific requirement is that the results be observational, theoretical/simulation that explain observations unequivocally, or theoretical/simulations that eventually led to confirmative observations.
A selection committee will be set up by the AGU SPA President (L. Paxton) and President-Elect (C. Cohen) and the AGU Nonlinear Geophysics (NG) Focus Group President (A. Pouquet) to evaluate the submitted nominations.
With Best Wishes,
Best regards,
Mihir
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Dr. Mihir I Desai
Tel: +1 210 522 6754
Director, Department of Space Research
Cell: +1 210 454 1671
Space Science & Engineering Division
Fax: +1 210 520 9935
Southwest Research Institute
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San Antonio TX 78238-5166, USA
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Lead Adjoint Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Texas, San Antonio
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Texas 78249-0697, USA
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Nathan Schwadron
Norman S. and Anna Marie Waite Professor
University of New Hampshire
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