Table of Contents
- HamSCI Virtual Workshop - Agenda Posted and Registration Open
- Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series
- Workshop on the Influence of a Global Magnetic Field on Ion and Atmospheric Loss and Planetary Habitability
- Call for papers: ICEAA/IEEE conference
- Heliophysics 2050 Workshop
- JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position Available Within the University of Michigan’s Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLASP) Department
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1. HamSCI Virtual Workshop - Agenda Posted and Registration Open
From: Nathaniel Frissell (nathaniel.frissell(at)scranton.edu)
Dear GEM Community,
Agenda and registration is now available for the 2021 Virtual HamSCI workshop at hamsci.org/hamsci2021.
The meeting will take place March 19-20, 2021 using Zoom hosted by The University of Scranton in Scranton, PA and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The primary objective of the HamSCI workshop is to bring together the amateur radio community and professional scientists. The theme of the 2021 HamSCI Workshop is midlatitude ionospheric science. Invited speakers include Dr. Mike Ruohoniemi, Virginia Tech Professor and Principal Investigator of the Virginia Tech SuperDARN Initiative, and Joe Dzekevich K1YOW, an amateur radio citizen scientist who recently published his work in CQ Magazine. Dr. Elizabeth Bruton of the Science Museum of London will be the Keynote Speaker. This workshop will also serve as a team meeting for the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station project, an NSF-funded project to develop a citizen science instrument for studying space weather from your backyard. The PSWS is led by the University of Scranton, and includes participation from TAPR, Case Western Reserve University/W8EDU, the University of Alabama, the New Jersey Institute of Technology CSTR, MIT Haystack Observatory, Dartmouth College, and the amateur radio community at large.
The Friday session will be run in a traditional oral presentation format, while Saturday afternoon will feature an interactive, virtual poster session.
Please come join us!
Best,
Nathaniel
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Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., W2NAF
HamSCI Lead
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
University of Scranton
(973) 787-4506
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2. Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series
From: Jason Shuster (magnetosphere.seminars(at)gmail.com)
We invite you to join us every Monday at 12pm (ET) for the weekly Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series.
On Monday, March 15, Justin Kasper will present on "Faraday Cup Plasma Instruments". A link to join the seminar via Zoom or YouTube can be found on our home page:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/
The password to join the Zoom seminar is: Mag@1
Note the time change: daylight savings time ends on March 14, so "12pm" Eastern Time will feel like one hour earlier than usual for this week.
On March 22, Gina DiBraccio will discuss "Fluxgate Magnetometers for Space Exploration".
You can view the current 2021 schedule here:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/schedule.html
Add your name to our mailing list here:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/mail-list.html
Read about previous talks here:
https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/blog.html
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3. Workshop on the Influence of a Global Magnetic Field on Ion and Atmospheric Loss and Planetary Habitability
From: David Brain, Bill Peterson (bill.peterson(at)lasp.colorado.edu)
Influence of a Global Magnetic Field on Ion and Atmospheric Loss and Planetary Habitability
This 3-day workshop will be held virtually on June 15-17th. Sessions will be hosted from 9am ET to 1:30pm ET, including a 30 minute break. Topics of discussion will focus on atmospheric escape (including ion outflow) from planets and moons, and the influence of planetary magnetic fields and stellar inputs on atmospheric retention. There will be interactions between scientists representing diverse scientific disciplines (Heliophysics, Astrophysics, Astrobiology, and Planetary Science) and approaches (e.g. observations, modeling, theory). Abstracts related to the following concepts are encouraged:
• Atmospheric escape from planets
• Ion outflow from planets
• Influence of magnetic fields on atmospheric escape
• Atmospheric / ionospheric chemistry related to atmospheric escape
• Influence of stellar outputs and their variability on atmospheric escape
• Influence of atmospheric escape on planetary evolution
• Influence of Ionosphere-Thermosphere coupling on atmospheric escape
• Exoplanet atmospheric loss and star-planet interactions
• Future challenges and connections to other scientific fields
Note: the word atmospheric escape includes ion and neutral escape processes and
rates
Abstracts will be accepted starting March 15th at https://mach-center.org/workshop/.
Abstracts are due April 21st.
This workshop is hosted by the MACH Center, sponsored by NASA’s Heliophysics DRIVE program.
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4. Call for papers: ICEAA/IEEE conference
From: Maria Usanova, Chris Crabtree (maria.usanova(at)lasp.colorado.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to encourage you to submit an abstract to the session entitled “Physics of the radiation belts and active experiments in space” at the upcoming ICEAA/IEEE conference in Honolulu, August 9-13, 2021, https://www.iceaa-offshore.org/j3/.
The 2021 meeting will be hybrid, combining in-person and online sessions. In addition to the radiation belts session, there will be two other sessions organized by the URSI commission H which might also be of interest to you:
H.2 Natural and stimulated emissions in the ionosphere and magnetosphere,
H.3 Simulation of space plasma-wave interactions in laboratory.
More information can be found here: https://www.iceaa-offshore.org/j3/images/documenti/Flyer_ICEAA_2021.pdf
The abstract deadline is April 3, 2021.
Best regards,
Maria Usanova
Chris Crabtree
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5. Heliophysics 2050 Workshop
From: Shasha Zou (shashaz(at)umich.edu)
Heliophysics 2050 Workshop
May 3–7, 2021
Virtual
#helio2050
The workshop will examine current scientific understanding and what near-term investigations can enable and inform future investigations. From this scientific progression, the workshop will explore fundamental connections (i.e., Science Web) that map current understanding to the next set of research investigations which will, in turn, enable next-generation studies. These investigations will cover the range of work from basic research to operational efforts and would be agnostic to their mode of execution (e.g., theory, observations, spaceflight missions). This approach will enable the next Decadal Survey to lay out a long-term science strategy: What does Heliophysics look like in 2050, and what do we do in the next decade to help us get there?
Program At-A-Glance and Heliophysics 2050 Workshop Preceding Volume:
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/helio2050/program/
Call for Poster Abstracts:
Poster presenters and attendees are encouraged to discuss the long-term impact of the presented topics, with an eye toward collaboration in submitting white papers to the Heliophysics Decadal Survey. Solicited poster abstracts are limited to 2,500 characters, and an abstract pdf is not required.
Abstract submission deadline — April 4, 2021, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Central Daylight Time (GMT -5)
Registration:
Registration fees are not being collected for this virtual workshop, but registration is required for communication purposes including virtual access information.
Registration deadline — April 26, 2021
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/helio2050/
For more information, contact
Meeting and Publication Services
USRA/Lunar and Planetary Institute
meetinginfo@hou.usra.edu
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6. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position Available Within the University of Michigan’s Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLASP) Department
From: Natalia Ganushkina (ganuna(at)umich.edu)
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in space physics (Earth’s inner magnetosphere and near-Earth’s plasma sheet) at the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (https://clasp.engin.umich.edu), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (https://umich.edu) to begin later in 2021. The research includes (1) analysis of magnetospheric data (particles and fields) from current and past missions (GOES, THEMIS, Van Allen Probes, MMS); and/or (2) development of empirical data-based and kinetic models for particle transport in the Earth’s magnetosphere.
The successful candidate will be involved in national and international collaborations and will also be expected to present the results at national and international conferences as well as publish the results in leading journals. Expertise in the analysis of multi-point space plasma measurements is highly beneficial. In addition, experience in relevant numerical modelling will be an advantage.
The initial appointment will be for two years and the salary commensurate with experience. CLASP, the College and the University have postdoctoral mentoring and professional development programs that support research fellows for careers in research, academia, and other allied fields. To apply, go to https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/194914/research_fellow and follow the instructions. For additional information, please contact Natalia Ganushkina (ganuna(at)umich.edu).
Complete applications ask for a cover letter stating research interests and experience, a CV, and the names and addresses of two references. Review of materials begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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