Table of Contents
- Updates from March 2021 GEM Steering Committee Meeting
- Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series
- Spring 2021 Meeting on Solar Flare Energy Release
- 2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium
- JOB OPENING: Upcoming Heliophysics Civil Servant Position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
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1. Updates from March 2021 GEM Steering Committee Meeting
From: Vania Jordanova (vania(at)lanl.gov)
Dear GEM colleagues and friends,
The GEM Steering Committee (SC) had a virtual meeting on March 2, 2021; the full minutes from the meeting will be posted on the GEM wiki, brief updates are provided below.
A decision was made to proceed with the organization of the GEM Summer 2021 Workshop as a fully virtual meeting during the week of July 25-30, 2021. It was also discussed whether we should have a small registration fee (last year VGEM was free) as this will help to offset some of the expenses and would allow for childcare grants. Most societies have adopted reduced registration fees while making some webinars free of charge. Let us know what you think.
To take concrete actions for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the GEM DEI subcommittee has crafted a mission statement and several definitions of DEI that can be used for reference. The DEI subcommittee is developing a strategic plan on DEI at GEM, following NSF requirements to have a plan for recruitment of attendees underrepresented in science. It was agreed to initiate a GEM DEI happy hour, similar to CEDAR, and the plan is to organize the first one within a month.
Finally, the search for an At-Large member of the SC continues and we invite interested members of the community to apply for this position. All applications received by March 20, 2021, will be considered at our next SC meeting.
Let us know if you have any questions, comments or concerns, we look forward to hearing from you.
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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 EST (1700 UTC) for the weekly Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series.
On Monday, March 8, Ashley Greeley will present "An Experimentalist’s Approach to Solid State Detectors". 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
On March 15, Justin Kasper is scheduled to present on Faraday Cup Plasma Instruments.
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. Spring 2021 Meeting on Solar Flare Energy Release
From: James Drake (drake(at)umd.edu)
The SolFER DRIVE Science Center is announcing a web-based science meeting on Solar Flare Energy Release to take place on May 24-26, 2021. The meeting is open to all scientists working on the topic. The meeting will include invited talks, submitted oral talks as well as poster presentations and will provide substantial time for informal scientific discussion. We encourage paper submissions that are based on remote and in situ observational data as well as those based on theory and modeling. Extensive use will be made of Gather meeting software to facilitate interactive poster sessions as well as informal discussion between meeting participants. The meeting will be organized around the key scientific topics listed as follows:
• What mechanisms facilitate the fast release of magnetic energy in impulsive solar flares?
• What controls the onset of fast flare energy release?
• Why and how do flares transfer a large fraction of the released magnetic energy into energetic electrons?
• What mechanism drives the energization of ions and the measured abundance enhancements of some species during impulsive flares?
• What mechanisms control energetic particle transport in flares?
• How does reconnection heat plasma in flares and the small events (nanoflares) that may be responsible for heating the corona?
More information on these scientific topics can be found on the SolFER website (solfer.umd.edu). Information on abstract submission and more details on the daily timeline of the meeting are being developed for posting on the website.
The SolFER science team also encourages community participation in the ongoing science discussion related to flare energy release. A detailed calendar of working group meetings as well as the monthly webinar can be found on the SolFER website (solfer.umd.edu).
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4. 2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium
From: Tammy Kepple (tkepple(at)ucar.edu)
2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium
Virtual Meeting June 7-10, 2021
In coordination with the NASA Living With a Star Program, the 2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium will be held virtually June 7-10, 2021. The goal of this meeting is to bring together diverse groups from data science, Earth and space sciences.
We wish to identify and promote novel opportunities for budding scientists, to take advantage of powerful new techniques from computational and data science, including machine learning and Al techniques.
Join a community of scientific facilitators for an uncommon opportunity to advance cross-disciplinary conversations and research into the areas of Sun-Earth relations, weather-climate connections, and novel star-planet interactions.
A current list of speakers includes:
Justin Kasper: University of Michigan
Fernando Perez: University of California, Berkeley
Sophie Murray: Trinity College, University of Dublin
Shannon Curry: University of California, Berkeley
For workshop information and to register (no registration fee this year), please visit https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/2nd-eddy-cross-disciplinary-symposium.
The program, speakers, poster presentations, and other relevant information will be provided on the meeting registration site and in future announcements.
The Eddy Cross Disciplinarian Symposium is coordinated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and the NASA Living With a Star Program.
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5. JOB OPENING: Upcoming Heliophysics Civil Servant Position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
From: David McKenzie (david.e.mckenzie(at)nasa.gov)
The Heliophysics and Planetary Science Branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, plans to offer a civil service position to conduct research and develop applications to solve challenging solar physics problems. Outstanding candidates have the potential to be selected for federal employment, joining more than 30 other federal employees, academic staff, and contractors supporting solar physics and space weather science efforts within the Branch, which is part of the Science and Technology Office at Marshall Space Flight Center.
A Research Astrophysicist position will be offered for a researcher and technical authority in solar physics, with emphasis on the analysis of current data sets and the development of new measurement and observational techniques designed to further understanding of natural phenomena and physical processes of the Sun. The selected candidate will participate in the development of future space missions with responsibility for leading and directing the work of multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists. The candidate will have opportunities to lead the development of research proposals for new activities, execute funded projects, and share their accomplishments through conference participation and appropriate peer-reviewed literature.
The position is expected to be announced in March 2021 under the category of Research Astrophysicist and at the GS-14 grade level. The formal announcement of the opportunity and related requirements will be posted in the near future at USAJobs (https://usajobs.gov) and can be found by searching with keyword NASA and location of Huntsville, Alabama. Applications are only accepted through the USAJobs portal. Candidates are encouraged to create a USAJobs profile well in advance to populate their resume, and may also subscribe to USAJobs email alerts. Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr. David McKenzie, david.e.mckenzie(at)nasa.gov, 256-961-7896.
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