Heliosphere News - May 31, 2018
A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.
Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu) Co-Editor: Mihir Desai Co-Editor: Merav Opher (mopher at bu.edu) Co-Editor: Nick Pogorelov
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1. MEETING: 15th International Solar Wind Conference, June 18-22, 2018,
Brussels, Belgium
2. MEETING: ASTRONUM 2018, June 25-29, 2018, Panama City Beach, Florida,
USA
3. MEETING: 49th COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY, July 14-22, 2018, Pasadena,
California, USA
4. MEETING: ISSS-13, Sept 10-14, 2018, UCLA, Abstract Submission and
Registration Now Open
5. MEETING: International Workshop on 'Particle Acceleration and
Transport: From the Sun to Extragalactic Sources', 12-16 November 2018,
Universita Della Calabria, Rende, Italy
6. MEETING: 18th Annual International Astrophysics Conference,
February 18-22, 2019, Pasadena, California, USA
7. Heliophysics POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER Opportunity at SwRI, San Antonio
8. OPPORTUNITY: 2018 Heliophysics TechDemo Mission of Opportunity
Technology Fair/Industry Day
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1. 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
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2. 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.
Conference Website:
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
venue, registration, and means of transportation. E-mail inquiries about
the meeting should be directed to Nikolai.Pogorelov at uah.edu and
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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3. MEETING: 49th COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY, July 14-22, 2018, Pasadena,
California, USA
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
Heliosphere
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
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
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4. MEEING: ISSS-13 Abstract Submission and Registration Now Open
Abstract submission and registration for the International
School/Symposium of Space Simulations (ISSS-13) is now open
The abstract submission deadline is June 15.
ISSS-13 will be held on the campus of UCLA the week of
September 10-14, 2018. Lodging options in and around UCLA
can be found on the website.
1. MEETING: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: The 18th Annual International
Astrophysics Conference will be held in Pasadena, California at the
Sheraton Pasadena February 18 - 22, 2019. (Welcome Reception and Evening
Registration begins Sunday, February 17).
The meeting 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 conference theme for the
18th AIAC is "The Physics of Energetic Particles: Universal Processes
from the Solar Corona to the Very Local Interstellar Medium and the
Physics they Enable."
More conference details and website will be available soon. For now,
mark your calendars and contact us with your interest in attending.
E-mail inquiries about the meeting should be directed to Gary Zank at
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5. MEETING: International Workshop on 'Particle Acceleration and
Transport: From the Sun to Extragalactic Sources', 12-16 November 2018,
Universita Della Calabria, Rende, Italy
The University of Calabria will host the international workshop on
'Particle acceleration and transport: from the Sun to extragalactic
sources' on 2018 November 12-16
Scientific rationale:
The workshop aims at presenting recent research on the longstanding
problems of particle acceleration and transport in different
astrophysical environments, such as the Sun, the heliosphere, galactic
sources, and extragalactic sources. The purpose is to bring together
experts in the fields of cosmic ray physics, plasma turbulence,
acceleration processes, and particle transport, in order to stimulate
cross-fertilization and to exchange scientific information among
different areas. Indeed, the basic theoretical framework adopted to
describe particle acceleration and transport is common to all those
fields but the properties of the environments change noticeably. In
addition, in-situ and remote observations often question the validity of
the standard theories and prompt for further investigations to be
interpreted. The availability of large datasets from new
instrumentations and recent theoretical and numerical studies give the
opportunity to advance the models and possibly to answer some of the
basic unresolved issues. Exchange of ideas among the various fields
would certainly speed up this process.
We strongly encourage to present to the different communities recent,
pioneering observations, theories, and models that try to explain and
describe processes of particle acceleration and transport. We try to
bring together scientists who would like to understand what is happening
beyond their field of specialty.
In order to promote an efficient exchange of ideas among different
fields, each research area (solar, heliospheric, galactic, and
extragalactic physics) will be introduced by a 40 minutes broad review
talk. The majority of the talks will be upon invitation (30 minutes
each), and at the end of each day a time slot of about 45 minutes will
be dedicated to open discussions on the daily sessions led by a couple
of scientists.
Contributed talks and poster presentations will be organized.
Main Topics:
-Observations of energetic particles in the solar, heliospheric,
galactic and extragalactic environments
-Properties of cosmic ray transport and acceleration from in-situ and
remote observations
-Solar flares, Crab flares, flaring phenomena in astrophysics
-Shock acceleration: problems and advances
-Particle acceleration in magnetic reconnection, including the
relativistic regimes
-Particle acceleration in accretion flows and relativistic jets
-Transport and acceleration in non-linear regimes
-Magnetic turbulence in astrophysical plasmas: properties from large to
small scales and effects on particle transport
-Theoretical models and numerical simulations of particle transport and
acceleration
SOC:
Silvia Perri (Chair, Universita della Calabria, Rende, Italy)
Elena Amato (co-chair, INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy)
Gianfranco Brunetti (IRA-INAF, Bologna, Italy)
Andrey Bikov (Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Silvia Dalla (University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK)
Horst Fichtner (Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany)
Natasha Jeffrey (University of Glasgow, UK)
William H. Matthaeus (University of Delaware, USA)
Reinout J. van Weeren (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
Gaetano Zimbardo (Universita della Calabria, Rende, Italy)
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6. MEETING: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: The 18th Annual International
Astrophysics Conference will be held in Pasadena, California at the
Sheraton Pasadena February 18 - 22, 2019. (Welcome Reception and Evening
Registration begins Sunday, February 17).
The meeting 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 conference theme for the
18th AIAC is "The Physics of Energetic Particles: Universal Processes
from the Solar Corona to the Very Local Interstellar Medium and the
Physics they Enable."
More conference details and website will be available soon. For now,
mark your calendars and contact us with your interest in attending.
E-mail inquiries about the meeting should be directed to Gary Zank at
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7. Heliophysics POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER Opportunity at SwRI, San
Antonio.
The Space Research Department at SwRI, San Antonio is seeking
applications for a postdoctoral researcher to carry out original
research addressing the origin and acceleration of energetic particles
in the interplanetary medium. The candidate will analyze suprathermal
and energetic particles, as well as magnetic field and solar wind plasma
data from Wind, ACE, and STEREO, and the upcoming Parker Solar Probe
mission. The candidate is also expected to support the development and
calibration of suprathermal and energetic particle instruments to be
used in upcoming heliophysics missions, publish results in peer-reviewed
scientific journals, and present results at scientific meetings,
workshops, and conferences. The research will involve interactions with
Institute Staff engaged in a broad range of observational,
computational, and theoretical research in the physics of the solar wind
and suprathermal and energetic particles. The candidate should have a
PhD degree in Space Physics or Plasma Physics, and have graduate-level
experience in the analysis and interpretation of solar wind, magnetic
field, and suprathermal particle datasets. The candidate must have at
least a 3.0 GPA, and demonstrate the ability to program and utilize data
analysis software tools such as IDL, C, or MATLAB.
To apply for this position go to
For more information about SwRI visit
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8. 2018 Heliophysics TechDemo Mission of Opportunity Technology Fair/Industry Day
NASA’s Heliophysics Division invites you to participate in a NASA Technology
Fair/Industry Day in preparation for the 2018 Heliophysics Technology Demonstration
Mission of Opportunity (MO) Solicitation.
Overview
A May 31, 2018 virtual meeting has been scheduled for 2018 Heliophysics
Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity proposers and technology
providers, where technologies for proposal consideration will be showcased.
All interested parties may attend.
Join Webex Meeting
Meeting number: 990 568 337
Meeting password: Tech@May31
Join by Phone
Dial-in numbers: 1-844-467-4685 toll-free participant access
1-720-259-7012 participant access
Passcode: 978143
Additional information, including the agenda, may be found at
Information for Proposers
Proposers should be cognizant of the Mission of Opportunity (MO)
requirement to mature systems that include new technologies to TRL 5 by PDR.
For the purpose of TRL assessment, systems are defined as level 3 WBS payload
developments (i.e., individual instruments) and level 3 WBS spacecraft elements
(e.g., electrical power system); see Figure 3-7 of NASA/SP-2010-3404, NASA WBS
Handbook, which can be found in the 2018 Heliophysics TechDemo Program
Information for Technology Providers
There are a limited number of 30-minute slots available for technology
provider presentations. If you are interested in presenting your technology
at the meeting, download the Presentation Quad Chart template at
complete it to the extent possible, and email it to the Heliophysics TechDemo
The Heliophysics TechDemo MO leadership team will contact you regarding the
applicability of your technology and presentation options. Note that all
presentation materials will be made publicly available.
Nathan Schwadron
Norman S. and Anna Marie Waite Professor
University of New Hampshire
Morse Hall - Room 350
8 College Road
Durham NH 03824
USA
(603) 862-3451