Dear Colleagues,
Here are a few items which have come to our attention since the last Newsletter.
You can find this news also at the UKSP website:
http://www.uksolphys.org/news/last-15-days/
or the newsletter in full in our JISCMail archive:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/uksp
Richard ([log in to unmask])
Mihalis ([log in to unmask])
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General News/UKSP Business:
Eighth Call for PROBA2 Guest Investigator Program – Extended
Forthcoming Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) meeting
Nominations for the IAU PhD Prize
Nuggets:
Solar radio science highlight on radio oscillations
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
2018 Sun-Climate Symposium, Lake Arrowhead, CA, March 19-23 — Call for Abstracts
SECOND CIRCULAR: The Symposium from the International Astronomical Union IAUS 340: Long – Term Datasets for the Understanding of Solar and Stellar Magnetic Cycles
15th September – deadline for LoI for 2019 IAU Symposia
“Into the Red Dragon’s Lair: Four-in-One Workshop Tackling Outstanding Problems in Heliophysics and Space Weather” at the Clayton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, UK (03-08 December 2017) – Third Announcement.
Jobs/Studentships:
British Antarctic Survey – 3 year, fixed term appointment
PhD Positions in Solar System Science in Göttingen, Germany / Deadline 15 November 2017
Postdoc position in Solar Physics at Stockholm University
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Eighth Call for PROBA2 Guest Investigator Program – Extended
from Matthew West [September 15, 2017]
Due to a recent surge in interest in the PROBA2 Guest Investigator program, following the summer conference season, the proposal submission deadline has been extended to 2017-Oct-08 (23:59 CET). Those who have already submitted a proposal may re-submit their proposal if they wish to work on them more.
The PROBA2 team welcomes research proposals for the eighth round of its Guest Investigator program for research based on SWAP and LYRA data analysis by scientists outside the SWAP and LYRA PI-teams. We encourage in particular young post-docs and PhD students to apply, although more senior guest investigators’ proposals are welcome also. In this round we anticipate funding for between five to ten guest investigators or teams who will visit the PROBA2 Science Center at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, in Brussels, between September 2017 and May 2018. The Termination date may be extended depending on the number of applicants.
Selected proposers will be invited to spend a few weeks with the PI teams to obtain expert knowledge on the instruments, to participate in the daily commanding of the SWAP and LYRA instruments according to the needs of their data analysis proposal, and to conduct their research. Guest investigators may be reimbursed for travel, accommodation and living expenses up to a maximum of 5000 euro. Limited support to present the results at an international conference (during the visit at P2SC) can also be considered.
During the selection process, special consideration will be given to young scientists and PhD students, collaborative research teams with members from more than one research institute (funding above the 5000 euro level may be approved for such teams), and to proposals addressing research topics to which SWAP and LYRA are particularly well-suited.
More details about the application process can be found here: proba2.oma.be/EighthGICall, or by emailing [log in to unmask]
Deadline: Proposals must be received by 2017-Oct-08 (23:59 CET)
Dr Matthew J West on behalf of the PROBA2 team
proba2.oma.be/EighthGICall
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Forthcoming Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) meeting
from Sian Giles [September 14, 2017]
The next meeting of the Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) will take place in Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1SZ on the 19th October 2017. The Panel will be reviewing two project proposals.
Members of the science community should contact Tahmina Aziz on telephone 01793 442058 or e-mail [log in to unmask] if they are likely to attend the open presentation.
The proposals being reviewed is as follows:
19th October 2017
09.45 – 10.45 – A Common Cloud Platform for STFC
STFC supports science programmes in the areas of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics and Solar System science, and supports the national analytic science facilities including the Diamond Light Source, ISIS, and the Central Laser Facility. These science programmes and facilities activities require large capacity computing and data handling facilities connected by a high performance network to other global facilities (collectively called the e-Infrastructure).
This proposal requests funding to support progress towards the development of the STFC e-Infrastructure in three key areas: Cloud infrastructure development; Software ecosystem development and Data exploitation in a shared environment.
The Panel goes into closed session.
14.15 – 15.30 – ATLAS Upgrade 2018 Phase II Construction
A programme of luminosity upgrades is planned at CERN, which will maintain the LHC at the high energy frontier of particle physics into the late 2030s.
To maintain the performance of the ATLAS detector and ensure that it can fully exploit the physics potential of the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), a programme of upgrades across the entire ATLAS experiment is planned by CERN and the international collaboration.
This proposal requests funding for the UK component of the upgrade programme for the ATLAS detector and includes contributions to the Installation of a new all-silicon tracking detector; Upgrade of the trigger and DAQ and Upgrade of the computing and software.
The Panel goes into closed session for the rest of the day.
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Nominations for the IAU PhD Prize
from Richard Morton [September 6, 2017]
Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder to nominate students who are eligible for the IAU PhD Prize.
This prize recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in astrophysics around the world. This is an excellent opportunity for young and talented scientists to get some recognition and exposure.
The deadline for nominations is December 15th, 2017.
All information on the application procedure for the PhD Prize can be found here: https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/phd_prize/
Please read the official announcement of the Prize here: http://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann16044/ and the announcement of the winners of the 2017 edition here: https://www. iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann17024/
Best regards,
Piero Benvenuti
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Piero Benvenuti
IAU General Secretary
e-mail: [[log in to unmask]](mailto:[log in to unmask])
Tel.: +33 (0)1 43 25 83 58
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Solar radio science highlight on radio oscillations
from Eduard Kontar [September 8, 2017]
Oscillations in the 45-5000 MHz Radio Spectrum of the 18 April 2014 Flare
by M. Karlicky et al.*
http://cesra.net/?p=1494
http://cesra.net/?p=1494
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Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
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2018 Sun-Climate Symposium, Lake Arrowhead, CA, March 19-23 — Call for Abstracts
from Vanessa George [September 15, 2017]
2018 Sun-Climate Symposium:
“The State of the TSI and SSI Climate Records at the Junction of the SORCE and TSIS Missions”
March 19-23, 2018 * Lake Arrowhead, California
* Call for Abstracts: Due Jan. 5, 2018 *
We are pleased to announce the 2018 Sun-Climate Symposium, which is sponsored by the Sun-Climate Research Center (SCRC), a joint venture between NASA GSFC and LASP at the University of Colorado. Please visit the meeting website for a detailed program description, abstract form and submittal instructions, confirmed speaker listing, and logistical information:
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/sorce/news-events/meetings/2018-scs/.
Observations of the Sun and Earth from space have revolutionized our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate. Since 1978 – more than three solar cycles – the total and spectral solar irradiance (TSI and SSI) and global terrestrial atmosphere and surface have been observed continuously, providing unprecedented quality data for Sun-climate studies. The 2018 Symposium will convene experts from across the solar-terrestrial community and from various disciplines that include Sun-climate connections, atmospheric physics and chemistry, heliophysics, and metrology to discuss solar and climate observations and models during this crucial period near the end of the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) and the start of the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) Mission. Sessions will be organized around six themes:
1. The creation, significance, and applications of accurate Climate Data Records
2. The state of the TSI and SSI Climate Records near the end of the SORCE Mission
3. What was learned about solar variability and impacts on the terrestrial environment during SC24?
4. What are the expectations for the next solar minimum and SC25?
5. Stellar variability and connections to the Sun
6. Next generation of solar and atmospheric observations
The format for this symposium consists of invited and contributed oral and poster presentations. We encourage your participation and hope that you will share this announcement with colleagues. Please join us!
Best regards,
2018 Sun-Climate Symposium Organizing Committee
(Odele Coddington, Jerry Harder, Charles Ichoku, Greg Kopp, Jae Lee, Peter Pilewskie, Doug Rabin, Erik Richard, Marty Snow, Tom Woods, Dong Wu)
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/sorce/news-events/meetings/2018-scs/
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SECOND CIRCULAR: The Symposium from the International Astronomical Union IAUS 340: Long – Term Datasets for the Understanding of Solar and Stellar Magnetic Cycles
from Hamish Reid [September 14, 2017]
The Symposium from the International Astronomical Union IAUS 340:
Long – Term Datasets for the Understanding of Solar and Stellar Magnetic Cycles
B. M. Birla Auditorium, Jaipur, India
February 19 – 24, 2018
http://www.iiap.res.in/iaus340/
Email: [log in to unmask]
Dear Colleagues,
Abstracts for talks and posters should be sent via the submission form https://www.iiap.res.in/iaus340/Abstract_Submission by 30th September 2017, because the space for contributed talks is very limited. Later submissions will still be accepted, and will be reviewed as poster contributions.
Applications for IAU travel grants can be made on the form https://www.iiap.res.in/iaus340/IAU_travel_grants by 30th September 2017.
Registration is now open for IAU Symposium 340. The deadline for early registration (200 EUR) is November 30th 2017. Late registration (250 EUR) is possible until December 30th 2017. Very late registration, on-site registration fee 300 EUR.
Jaipur is a popular tourist destination and February is the peak season so please book your accommodation at the earliest. Check the web site https://www.iiap.res.in/iaus340/Accommodation for details.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Jaipur, India.
The IAUS 340 Scientific Organizing Committee: Dipankar Banerjee, Jie Jiang, Kusano Kanya, Sami Solanki (Co-Chairs) & Paul Charbonneau, Frédéric Clette, Ilaria Ermolli, Sarah Gibson, Todd Hoeksema, Haisheng Ji, Alexei Pevtsov, Leonid Kitchatinov, P.K. Manoharan, Ralph Neuhaeuser, Nandita Srivastava, Ilya Usoskin
Dipankar Banerjee
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https://www.iiap.res.in/iaus340/
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15th September – deadline for LoI for 2019 IAU Symposia
from Richard Morton [September 4, 2017]
Dear colleague,
I know that we are all focused on the GA2018 in Vienna which promises to be very exciting yet I would like to remind you that the 15th of September 2017 is the deadline for submitting Letters of Intent for IAU Symposia in 2019.
Make sure you read the Rules and Guidelines for IAU Scientific Meetings in the IAU Webpage, in particular 2.1 and 3. prior to preparing the LoI. You should also consult the list of Past Meetings to avoid that your proposal duplicates any topic addressed recently, unless there is a strong scientific reason to do it.
I look forward to receiving LoI for many very stimulating meetings in 2019.
Best regards,
Teresa
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Teresa Lago
Assistant General Secretary of the IAU
Full Professor (retired)
Physics & Astronomy Department
School of Sciences University of Porto
Rua do Campo Alegre 687
4169-007 Porto Portugal
&
Center for Astrophysics
University of Porto
Rua das Estrelas
4150-762 Porto
Portugal
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“Into the Red Dragon’s Lair: Four-in-One Workshop Tackling Outstanding Problems in Heliophysics and Space Weather” at the Clayton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, UK (03-08 December 2017) – Third Announcement.
from Mario Bisi [September 1, 2017]
Dear Colleagues.
This is the third announcement of our upcoming exciting workshop entitled “Into the Red Dragon’s Lair: Four-in-One Workshop Tackling Outstanding Problems in Heliophysics and Space Weather”. Please register and submit your abstracts soon – only one month left – and please remember to pay in the second step of the process as registration is not complete until payment has been made – we are only expecting around 40 participants to be able to maintain the workshop environment.
***Full details and deadlines can be found on the workshop website here: https://www.ukssdc.ac.uk/meetings/IntoTheRedDragonsLair/.***
Our Workshop encompasses four main themes:
– The “Fourth Remote-Sensing of the Inner Heliosphere Workshop”;
– “Where are we on Bz?” (a SEREN follow-on);
– “Novel Ionospheric Studies with Advanced Observing Techniques”; and
– The “11th LOFAR Solar Physics and Space Weather Key Science Project”.
(The combined workshop also incorporates the MWA SHI and future potential SKA SHI SWG science.)
The workshop aims to gather experts from the various fields of remote¬-sensing observations of the inner heliosphere (EUV, white-/visible-¬light, radio), together with modellers, in order to tackle key outstanding heliophysics issues. It is also intended to establish closer working relations and devise the best ways our group can move the field forward as a whole, tapping into observational capabilities that can be used to aid the upcoming Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe Communities, as well as Space Weather science and forecasting enhancements in general.
The workshop registration fee (£150 late registration) includes lunches, excursions, welcome reception, and workshop dinner (the latter three are all Welsh themed allowing participants an insight into Wales’ culture and recent history). Menus and excursion details have been updated accordingly on the website along with some other updates.
Several invited speakers have already been confirmed to include Sarah Gibson (UCAR), Colin Lonsdale (MIT Haystack), Jackie Davies (STFC RAL Space), Curt de Koning (NOAA SWPC), Anthony Yeates (Durham), David Jackson (Met Office), Giovanni Lapenta (KU Leuven), Dusan Odstrcil (GMU/NASA), and Cleo Loi (Cambridge University).
We look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff!
Best wishes,
Mario (SOC and LOC Chair, on behalf of the SOC and LOC).
Science Organising Committee (SOC):
Mario M. Bisi (STFC RAL Space, UK) (Chair)
Michael (Mike) A. Hapgood (STFC RAL Space, UK)
Richard A. Fallows (ASTRON, NL)
Kent Miller (EOARD, UK/AFRL, USA)
Bernard (Bernie) V. Jackson (UCSD, US)
David (Dave) F. Webb (BC, US)
Biagio Forte (University of Bath, UK)
Alexander (Alec) MacKinnon (University of Glasgow, UK)
Gottfried Mann (AIP, DE)
Local Organising Committee (LOC):
Mario M. Bisi (STFC RAL Space, UK) (Chair)
Catherine A. Baker (Baker-Bisi Executive Assistance, UK)
Annabel Cartwright (Cardiff University, UK)
https://www.ukssdc.ac.uk/meetings/IntoTheRedDragonsLair/
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British Antarctic Survey – 3 year, fixed term appointment
from Emma Woodfield [September 14, 2017]
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has a 3 year, fixed term appointment available as part of a NERC funded project: Modelling the acceleration, transport and loss of radiation belt electrons to protect satellites from space weather (Rad-Sat). Rad-Sat is led by Professor Richard Horne at BAS and brings together scientists from BAS and 4 UK universities with representatives from space insurance and satellite operators to deepen our understanding of the electron radiation belts and improve our forecasting capability.
The successful post holder will work on understanding the effects of different types of plasma waves on the transport, acceleration and loss of high energy electrons in the Earth’s radiation belts. They will use the PADIE code to calculate diffusion rates due to wave-particle interactions with plasmaspheric hiss, lightning-generated whistlers, transmitters and magnetosonic waves. The diffusion rates will then be incorporated into the BAS Radiation Belt Model (BAS-RBM). The BAS-RBM will be used for case studies comparing model output with satellite data to determine the effectiveness of each wave type. The candidate will also be expected to write software to manage a large number of data files and contribute to model development and visualisation.
For more information see
https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/radiation-belt-research-associate-cambridge-2/
or contact Richard Horne ([log in to unmask]) or Sarah Glauert ([log in to unmask]).
Dr Sarah Glauert
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0ET
UK
+44 (0)1223 221533
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PhD Positions in Solar System Science in Göttingen, Germany / Deadline 15 November 2017
from Sonja Schuh [September 7, 2017]
The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen in Germany (Solar System School) offers a research-oriented doctoral programme covering the physical aspects of Solar system science. It is jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Göttingen.
http://www.solar-system-school.de/
Research at the MPS covers three main research areas: ”Sun and Heliosphere”, ”Solar and Stellar Interiors” and ”Planets and Comets”.
The scientific topics in Solar physics/heliophysics range from the Solar interior and subsurface dynamics investigated via global and local helioseismology (Gizon, Duvall, Birch, Schou, Hohage) to observable and measurable phenomena in the atmosphere with its rich structure and dynamics in the photosphere, chromosphere and corona, with the Solar
magnetic field as the main driver for the multitude of dynamic Solar features (Solanki, Lagg, Gandorfer, Peter, Cameron, Woch and others). Connecting Solar and stellar variabilities (Shapiro), and Solar variability and climate (Krivova) are further foci. MPS researchers and engineers develop, construct and launch scientific instruments, analyse and interpret the data and engage in intensive theoretical work to develop an improved understanding of solar dynamo processes, transport and acceleration mechanisms and more.
Solar System School students collaborate with leading scientists in these fields and graduates are awarded a doctoral degree from the renowned University of Göttingen or, if they choose, another university.
The Solar System School is open to students from all countries and offers an international three-year PhD programme in an exceptional research environment with state-of-the-art facilities on the Göttingen Campus. Successful applicants are fully funded through a doctoral support contract and are eligible for relocation support.
The language of the structured graduate programme is English, with German language courses offered (optional). The programme includes an inspiring curriculum of scientific lectures and seminars as well as advanced training workshops and provides travel funds to attend international conferences.
Applicants to the Solar System School should have a keen interest in Solar system science and a record of academic excellence. They must have, or must be about to obtain, an M.Sc. degree or equivalent in physics, earth sciences or a related field, including a written Masters thesis, and must document a good command of the English language.
Please see the full call including the list of open PhD projects and apply via the on-line application portal before 15 November 2017. Referees named by the applicant will be contacted by the School and will be asked to submit their letters through the on-line application portal no later than 20 November 2017.
https://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/applynow
Dr. Sonja Schuh
IMPRS Scientific Coordinator
P.S. Please feel free to forward this call to suitable candidates, and put the call and poster on display for students in your department. The printable pdf versions can be downloaded from the following url addresses
https://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/solar-system-school-call-2017.pdf
https://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/solar-system-school-poster-2017.pdf
https://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/applynow
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Postdoc position in Solar Physics at Stockholm University
from Richard Morton [September 1, 2017]
Dear colleagues,
I have announced a 2 years postdoc position in Solar Physics at Stockholm University.
For further details see: http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmlang=UK&rmpage=job&rmjob=3782
All best!
Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez
http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmlang=UK&rmpage=job&rmjob=3782
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