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Heliosphere News – January 16, 2024
http://heliospherenews.unh.edu/
A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.
Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu)
Co-Editor: Maher A. Dayeh (maldayeh at swri.edu)
Co-Editor: Eric Zirnstein (ejz at princeton.edu)
Co-Editor: Matina Gkioulidou (matina.gkioulidou at jhuapl.edu)
Co-Editor: Jamie Rankin (jsrankin at princeton.edu)
Coordinator: Liz Wilber (Elizabeth.Wilber at unh.edu) Web site editor: Ken Fairchild (Ken.Fairchild at unh.edu)
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1. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Position in the Heliophysics Research Group, University of New Hampshire, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS), Space Science Center
2. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Post-Doctoral Position for the Solar Orbiter Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) at Kiel University, Germany
3. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Join the Space Physics at Princeton Group!
4. MEETING: 21st Annual International Astrophysics Conference -- March 25-29, 2024, Turin, Italy -- Early Bird Registration
5. MEETING: User’s Meeting #1: Publicly Accessible Software for Modeling Space Weather with Quantified Uncertainties
6. ANNOUNCEMENT: Like, Follow and Share IMAP on social media!
7. ANNOUNCEMENT: URSI AT-RASC 2024 Commission H Session
8. ANNOUNCEMENT: Next SHIELD Webinar - Queer Eye for Space Science
9. ANNOUNCEMENT: SHIELD Summer School on Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System, Week of June 10th, 2024
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1. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Position in the Heliophysics Research Group, University of New Hampshire, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS), Space Science Center
The Heliophysics research group in the Space Science Center at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) is seeking an exceptional candidate to fill a Postdoctoral position under the general supervision of Prof. Nathan Schwadron. Working on
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Mission, and in collaboration with associated project personnel, the PostDoc will develop new data products for IBEX, study the effects of global heliosphere on the inflow of interstellar neutral atoms and study
the changing radiation environment of the global heliosphere.
The University of New Hampshire is a major research institution, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs (https://www.unh.edu/). UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre
campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast, and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. The Department of Physics confers both undergraduate (B.A., B.S.) and graduate (M.S., Ph.D.) degrees and currently includes 26 faculty
members. EOS is the largest research institute at UNH, with more than 275 faculty, staff and students.
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2. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Post-Doctoral Position for the Solar Orbiter Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) at Kiel University, Germany
The Extraterrestrial Physics Division at Kiel University is looking for a Post-Doc to work with the Energetic Particle Detector on Solar Orbiter. The Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel (CAU) is a medium-sized research university with
~27’000 students situated on the Baltic sea. The Extraterrrestrial Physics Division counts some 40 students, researchers, and engineers, and has a long history of designing, building, and developing instruments for solar and heliospheric missions, and analyzing
and interpreting their data.
The candidate is expected to analyze and interpret data primarily from the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) on Solar Orbiter. EPD consists of four sensors which cover energies from a few keV to > 100 MeV. The CAU Solar Orbiter team consists
of several students and Post-Docs.
The candidate should have:
- PhD in physics, preferably space physics, or a related field
- Demonstrated research experience in data analysis, ideally from space missions
- Demonstrated ability and experience in publishing high-impact results
- Demonstrated understanding of (space) instruments and modeling techniques, e.g. GEANT4.
- Demonstrated experience with mentoring students
The position is open and should be filled as soon as possible. It will remain open until filled. Salary is at the E13 level (https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/c/t/rechner/tv-l/west?id=tv-l-2021&matrix=1).
Funding is assured to the end of 2025, an extension is very likely, but contingent on performance.
Application: Your application package should include: cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, and a list of three potential references.
Please send your application package to
nebendahl@physik.uni-kiel.de.
Questions should be addressed to
wimmer@physik.uni-kiel.de.
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3. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Join the Space Physics at Princeton Group!
The Space Physics Group (see
https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/) in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, anticipates offering one or more postdoctoral or more senior research positions in the observational study of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) and Energetic
Neutral Atoms (ENAs).
The Space Physics Group researches many aspects of space physics (aka Heliophysics), with a strong emphasis on experimental and observational space plasma physics. The Group currently leads NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science
Investigation of the Sun (ISOIS) energetic particle instrument suite, the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission and the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which will launch in 2025 to explore the details of particle acceleration
and the Sun's interaction with the local interstellar medium.
The successful candidate(s) will join an exciting and dynamic group and play a significant role in the analysis and publication of SEP observations from ISOIS and/or ENA observations from IBEX. The candidate(s) should have some prior experience
analyzing at least one of these types of particle data, as well as the proven ability to lead and participate in the rapid development and publication of numerous excellent research articles. A Ph.D. is required in physics, astrophysics, space science, or
a closely related field.
Interested persons must apply online at
https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/31021 and submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, publication list, a brief statement of research interests, and provide contact information for three references. Letters of recommendation will also be
handled through this site. Applications will continue to be accepted until positions are filled. For further inquiries, contact spacephysicsATprinceton.edu.
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4. MEETING: 21st Annual International Astrophysics Conference, Conference, March 25-29, 2024, Turin, Italy -- Early Bird Registration
Early Bird Registration Open for AIAC 21, March 25-29, 2024, Turin, Italy
REGISTER NOW: Registration and abstract submission can be found at
https://www.uah.edu/cspar/news-and-events/aiac.
ABOUT: The 21st Annual International Astrophysics Conference will be held for the first time internationally in Turin, Italy at the AC Hotel Torino, from March 25-29, 2024 (Welcome Reception and Evening Registration begins Sunday, March
24, 2024).
THEME: “Bracketing the Solar Wind: The Physics of its Initiation and Termination” is the theme for the 21st AIAC. The meeting will include both oral and poster presentations. Since the oral presentations are 25 minutes each, we can accommodate
only a limited number of talks and the remainder will be poster presentations.
Reach us by emailing aiac@uah.edu for all conference-related inquiries.
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5. MEETING: User’s Meeting #1: Publicly Accessible Software for Modeling Space Weather with Quantified Uncertainties
The University of Alabama in Huntsville, May 20—23, 2024
Supported Jointly by NSF and NASA, the dedicated science teams across the country have been developing new, free-access software for modeling physical processes determining space weather at Earth and other planets. This software involves
surface flux transport on the Sun, and coronal and heliospheric models operating with the high order of accuracy on modern computer architectures. The meeting will include lectures describing the developed software, which will follow by hands-on experience.
Students are especially encouraged to apply. Recommendations from student’s supervisors will be required.
Full financial support is expected for 15-20 students. At this time, inquiries and registration requests should be addressed to Nikolai Pogorelov,
np0002@uah.edu.
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6. ANNOUNCEMENT: Like, Follow and Share IMAP on social media!
The IMAP Team invites you to follow the IMAP Story on social media. Tell your family, friends and neighbors!
Facebook
Facebook.com/IMAPMission
Instagram
@IMAPSpaceMission
Help us grow our audience: Like, Follow and Share!
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7. ANNOUNCEMENT: URSI AT-RASC 2024 Commission H Session
The triennial URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC) is one of the URSI flagship conferences, alongside the URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) and the Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference (AP-RASC).
The 4th URSI AT-RASC will be held May 19-24, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Spain, as a fully in-person conference with only on-site presentations. The conference will have a series of convened and open sessions within the domains covered by all
ten Commissions of URSI.
One of the convened sessions is the following:
H08: Turbulence and Instabilities in Space Plasmas
Conveners: Alexander Pitňa (Charles University, Czechia), Owen Wyn Roberts
(Space Research Institute, Austria), Julia Stawarz (Northumbria
University, UK), Domenico Trotta (Imperial College London, UK), Gary
Zank (University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA)
Description: Plasma turbulence is a complex phenomenon that involves the nonlinear interaction of electromagnetic waves and plasma particles, affecting the transport of energy, momentum, and particles in various plasma environments such
as solar and stellar winds, and planetary magnetospheres. This session will explore plasma turbulence and its connection to waves from various perspectives, covering topics of basic plasma turbulence theory, modeling, and observations as well as applications
to plasma heating, scattering of plasma particles, the influence of turbulence on instabilities and wave modes, the heating of the solar corona and acceleration of the solar wind, the interaction and impact of turbulence with shock waves, reconnection processes,
including the acceleration of particles. The session welcomes contributions on the use of radio observations to determine the nature of density and velocity fluctuations remotely in the solar wind, alongside work on the theory, numerical modeling, and in situ
observations of turbulence and instabilities. The topics are relevant to many current in situ missions (e.g., Wind, DSCOVR, ACE, Cluster, MMS, STEREO, THEMIS/ARTEMIS, Van Allen Probes, Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter). Contributions on methods and techniques
for measuring and analyzing turbulence are welcomed.
Abstract submissions are now open, and the submission deadline is January 20, 2024.
The complete list of sessions and their descriptions are available here:
https://www.atrasc.com/papersubmission.php
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8. ANNOUNCEMENT: Next SHIELD Webinar - Queer Eye for Space Science
Friday, Jan. 19th, 2024, 2pm ET
The value of diversity within a scientific team is well documented. Team members with different backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives to the problems and challenges faced by the team. This webinar will bring together
3 space scientists who are also members of the LGBTQ+ community to discuss how being queer influenced their trajectory and made their science a richer experience. We will discuss their personal trajectories, mentorships, and aspects such as - did being queer
make them do or have a different approach to exploring scientific questions. As usual with our webinars, we will have an unguarded frank conversation and will be open to the audience for questions.
Panelist include:
Merav Opher (she/her), Professor in the Astronomy Department at Boston University.
Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín (they/he) Planetary Scientist at JHU Applied Physics Lab
Jaye Verniero (they/he); Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
For more information:
https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-webinars/
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9. ANNOUNCEMENT: SHIELD Summer School on Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System, Week of June 10th, 2024
The SHIELD Summer School invites applications for the 2024 Summer School running in Boston during the week of June 10th, 2024. Participate in lectures from leading research scientists working in the outer heliosphere exploring plasma processes
and phenomena in play at the edge of the solar system. Work with other participants on activities that explore data and models that exemplify these concepts. Topics covered include reconnection, turbulence, neutral-plasma interactions; particle acceleration;
overview of the structure of the heliosphere; and theory and practice of interpreting spacecraft data from missions such as Voyager, New Horizons, Cassini, and IBEX.
Advanced undergraduates, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers are welcome to apply.
For more information and application, visit
https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-summer-school/
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