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
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UKSP Deputy Chairperson: Natasha Jeffrey ([log in to unmask])
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General News/UKSP Business:
- Congratulations to Dr Jiajia Liu - awarded the International Alexander Chizhevsky Medal
- Call for new members to the UKRI International Development Peer Review College
Nuggets:
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- NAM 2020: Call for session proposals
- UK Solar Orbiter Workshop 2020: Final Announcement and Invited Speakers
- Annual Computing and STFC Town Meeting – Friday 17 January 2020 – Registration now open
- Python in Astronomy 2020
- Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School
- ST22 ‘MHD Wave Processes in the Solar Atmosphere’, AOGS 2020
- 47th IOP Plasma Physics Conference, 21-24 April 2020, Institute of Physics, London, UK
- COSPAR ISWAT Inaugural Working Meeting: Second Announcement
Jobs/Studentships:
- [ukmhd] Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at Leeds
- Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Space Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Congratulations to Dr Jiajia Liu - awarded the International Alexander Chizhevsky Medal.
The UKSP Council would like to congratulate Dr Jiajia Liu (University of Sheffield and PDRA member of UKSP council).
He has been awarded the International Alexander Chizhevsky Medal during the 16th European Space Weather Week in Belgium.
http://www.stce.be/esww2019/medals.php
The International Alexander Chizhevsky medal for Space Weather and Space Climate rewards a young researcher for major contributions to space weather research.
Well done Jiajia!
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Call for new members to the UKRI International Development Peer Review College
from Sian Giles-Titcombe [November 27, 2019]
UKRI is very pleased to announce a Call for new members to the UKRI International Development Peer Review College. UKRI is inviting applications for new members to the College from both academics and non-academics from organisations based in or working with DAC list countries, such as policymakers, non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations. Eligible applicants should have ODA experience as well as interdisciplinary knowledge. The Call opens on 25 November and closes 20 December.
UKRI especially invites applications from women to achieve our aim of a 50:50 gender balance in College membership. UKRI is also especially keen to receive applications from applicants in certain DAC-list countries (please see section 4 in the Call text) and from certain research areas where the College has a shortage (please see section 5 in Call text). The Call text can be found at:
https://www.ukri.org/files/about/international-development-peer-review-college-call/
The Call text has information on eligibility, how to and where to apply. UKRI strongly advises potential applicants to read through the Call text carefully and to look at the Smart Survey screenshots before starting their application.
More information about the College can be found on the College webpage:
https://www.ukri.org/research/global-challenges-research-fund/ukri-international-development-peer-review-college/
Please direct any queries to: [log in to unmask]
https://www.ukri.org/research/global-challenges-research-fund/ukri-international-development-peer-review-college/
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NAM 2020: Call for session proposals
from Natasha Jeffrey [December 1, 2019]
Dear all
The Royal Astronomical Society’s 2020 National Astronomy Meeting will be held at the University of Bath from Sunday 12th July to Friday 17th July, alongside the 200th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS200).
We now invite proposals for sessions to be held at NAM2020, and encourage members of the UK’s astronomy community from all levels of seniority to apply, including the UK Solar Physics (UKSP), Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial (MIST) and the geophysics communities. Proposals are welcome for sessions and workshops covering all aspects of NAM, UKSP, and MIST science, including cross-discipline sessions. As well as hosting parallel sessions of varying duration, the conference will have space for collaborative meetings, half-day workshops and lunch sessions.
We are keen to raise the profile of public engagement, diversity, and inclusion at NAM2020, and encourage proposals where engagement and diversity are embedded into the science content, in addition to dedicated sessions. We will also have a public-facing programme of activities as part of RAS200 celebrations, and applications to contribute to this programme are welcome.
For more details and to access the online submission please go to
https://www.bath.ac.uk/events/national-astronomy-meeting-2020/
The deadline for submitting parallel session proposals is Friday 17th Jan 2020 at 17:30 UTC.
Best wishes,
Dr Patricia Schady
on behalf of the NAM2020 LOC
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UK Solar Orbiter Workshop 2020: Final Announcement and Invited Speakers
from Duncan H Mackay [November 28, 2019]
UK Solar Orbiter Workshop 2020: Final Announcement and Invited Speakers
This is the final call for abstracts for the UK Solar Orbiter Workshop which will take place on the 13-14th January 2020 at the University of St Andrews. To submit an abstract or to register please go to the meeting webpage at:
https://solarorbiter2020.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Key deadlines are:
• Abstract submission closes: 10th December 2019
• Scientific Program announced: 15th December 2019
• Registration closes: 6th January 2020.
Due to the imminent launch of Solar Orbiter in February 2020 we have a range of invited speakers on both mission and science related topics, including
Frédéric Auchère: Overview of the Solar Orbiter remote sensing payload:
development and operations
Prantika Bhowmik: Formation and Evolution of Magnetic Flux Ropes During Solar Minimum
Chris Chen: Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere and its role in Driving the Solar Wind
Silvia Dalla : Solar Energetic Particles: outstanding questions and Solar Orbiter
Alessandra Giunta : Science with SPICE: synergy between small and wide FOV remote sensing instruments on Solar Orbiter
Rachel Howe: Helioseismology of subsurface flows and their relation to the solar dynamo
Allan Macneill: Observational Studies of Solar Wind Origins and the Sun-Heliosphere Connection Ahead of Solar Orbiter
Huw Morgan: Connecting the Sun to the Solar Wind: open questions, recent advances, and the role of Solar Orbiter
Richard Morton : The role of Alfvenic waves in driving the solar wind
Hamish Reid TBC
David Stansby : Directly comparing coronal and solar wind composition
David Williams : Solar Orbiter operations
Duncan Mackay (LOC) and Gherardo Valori (SOC)
https://solarorbiter2020.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
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Annual Computing and STFC Town Meeting – Friday 17 January 2020 – Registration now open
from Georgina Bennett [November 28, 2019]
The STFC Computing Advisory Panel has reinstated the Annual Computing and STFC Town Meeting, which I can announce will take place on Friday 17 January at Imperial College London, with a capacity for ~100. This is a community-driven event with attendance by STFC and registration is now open, please REGISTER HERE – https://indico.cern.ch/event/867670/. Further information regarding the agenda and logistics will also be uploaded in due course.
As CAP Chair, I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to two items of interest. Firstly, the recent appointment of James Hetherington as the inaugural UKRI Director of e-Infrastructure – https://www.ukri.org/news/new-ukri-director-for-e-infrastructure-appointed/ , and secondly, the publication of the two reports that constitute the UKRI ‘Infrastructure Roadmap’ – https://www.ukri.org/research/infrastructure/.
At such key junctures, and as we as a community develop to meet the scientific computing challenges of the 2020s and beyond, it is essential that such fora exist in order that we may build cross-community engagement with cross-community challenges, and of course, solutions! With this in mind, I look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible for what will be a diverse day of activity.
Many thanks,
Prof David Colling, Imperial College London
STFC Computing Advisory Panel Chair
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Python in Astronomy 2020
from Will Barnes [November 26, 2019]
Dear colleagues,
It is my pleasure to announce that applications are now open for Python in Astronomy 2020, to be held 20 – 24 April 2020 at Trinity College, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.
Though the application form will be open until 23:59 UTC on 6 January 2020, I encourage you to complete the form soon to make sure you don’t miss the deadline.
The application form is at: https://forms.gle/mtdm6QKENdY8Y1Ph9
More information about the conference, including links to past years, is available at: http://openastronomy.org/pyastro/2020/
Finally, a brief excerpt from the description of the conference:
In addition to sharing information about state-of-the art Python Astronomy packages, the workshop will focus on improving interoperability between astronomical Python packages, mentoring current open-source contributors, and developing educational materials for Python in Astronomy. The meeting is therefore not only aimed at current developers, but also educators and research group leaders who are interested in being involved in these efforts.
Participant selection will be made with the goal of enhancing the Python in Astronomy community and we encourage requests to attend from all career levels. Effort will also be made to select participants who have contributed meaningfully to the Python in Astronomy ecosystem via providing educational materials, documentation, and/or code contributions. This conference is neither intended to be an introduction to Python nor only for expert-level Python developers.
Thanks,
Will Barnes
On behalf of the SOC: Monica Bobra (co-chair), Andrew Leonard (co-chair), Will Barnes, Clara Brasseur, Juan Luis Cano, Rebecca Lange, Sophie Murray
http://openastronomy.org/pyastro/2020/
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Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School
from Marianna Korsos [November 22, 2019]
The Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School is accepting applications for its 2020 session to be held (June 1 – July 31, 2020). Sponsored by the Center for Space and Earth Sciences at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), this summer school brings together top space science graduate students and LANL space scientists to work on challenging space weather research. Students receive a prestigious Vela Fellowship (worth $10,000 to cover travel and living
expenses), technical training, and opportunities for professional development.
Lectures:
The lectures will be composed of three main themes. The first part will be an overview of basic space physics concepts geared towards understanding how the magnetosphere works and how it is driven. The second part will use modeling tools to explore the same concepts in a more quantitative way, exposing the strengths and weaknesses of available models. The final part of the lectures will bring these concepts together to explore how new space missions could be devised to help resolve longstanding scientific questions. Lectures will be coordinated with “labs” to get more hands-on experience. Space data analysis and modeling will be the main themes of the labs.
Research projects:
The unique aspect of the Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School is its emphasis on scientific research projects. Students team up with LANL mentors to work on unresolved scientific problems in space physics. LANL is engaged in a wide variety of space-physics activities and offers a host of exciting research projects (see webpage for a list of current and past projects.) Students are also encouraged to propose their own ideas, which might include topics from their PhD thesis. In the past, many of the Summer School projects have led to presentations at major international conferences and, in some cases, to publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Students:
Open to U.S. and foreign graduate students currently enrolled in PhD programs in space physics, planetary science, aerospace engineering, or related fields.
See website at http://swx-school.lanl.gov for more details.
Mike Henderson
ISR-1, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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1 (505) 665-7425
http://swx-school.lanl.gov
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ST22 ‘MHD Wave Processes in the Solar Atmosphere’, AOGS 2020
from Viktor Fedun [November 20, 2019]
We would like to draw your attention to the ST22 session: ‘MHD Wave Processes in the Solar Atmosphere’ in the framework of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) conference.
The 17th Annual AOGS will take place in Sono Belle Vivaldi Park, Hongcheon, South Korea, 28 Jun to 4 Jul 2020. Further details regarding abstract submission, registration, accommodation and relevant deadlines can be found on the meeting website:
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2020/public.asp?page=abstract.asp
Important!
Abstract submission deadline is 21 January 2020.
ST22 ‘MHD Wave Processes in the Solar Atmosphere’
Conveners:
Dr Viktor Fedun (The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom), [log in to unmask]
Dr Gary Verth (The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom), [log in to unmask]
Dr Sergiy Shelyag (Deakin University, Australia), [log in to unmask]
Session Description
A wide and complex variety of solar magnetic configurations support the propagation of a wide range of MHD waves at different spatio-temporal scales. Thankfully, due to current (and near future) high resolution instruments (SST, DST, DIKIST, EST, COSMO, Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe) we have observational data with a quality newer achieved before. For a better understanding of observable signatures of MHD waves, associated plasma processes and to fully utilise the diagnostic capabilities of such high resolution observational instruments, the development of advanced mathematical models (analytical and numerical) is crucial. This session will provide a timely platform for joint discussions between world-leading experts, early career researchers and PhD students in the fields of solar observational analysis and numerical analytical / modelling, in order to exploit different approaches in the investigation of MHD plasma wave processes in the solar atmosphere. This session will cover the following research topics: Multi-scale (non-)linear MHD wave excitation and propagation; wave mode conversion; resonant absorption, turbulence and magnetic reconnection; coherent plasma motions (e.g. e.g., vortex, source/sink type motions and laminar flows); energy transport.
With our Best Regards,
Viktor Fedun, Sergiy Shelyag and Gary Verth
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2020/public.asp?page=abstract.asp
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47th IOP Plasma Physics Conference, 21-24 April 2020, Institute of Physics, London, UK
from Ken McClements [November 20, 2019]
The annual Institute of Physics (IOP) Plasma Physics Conference is organised by the IOP Plasma Physics Group and covers all aspects of plasma physics, including magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, astrophysical, solar and space plasmas, low density and technological/industrial plasmas, low temperature plasmas, high energy density and laser plasmas, dusty and complex plasmas, plasma surface interactions, plasma applications including medical applications and plasma diagnostics.
Submissions for oral and poster presentations are now being accepted. Abstract should be a maximum of 500 words including figures and references. The link for abstract submission is the following:
http://plasma2020.iopconfs.org/abstracts
Key dates
Abstract submission deadline 24 January 2020
Early registration deadline 6 March 2020
Registration deadline 10 April 2020
http://plasma2020.iopconfs.org/Home
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COSPAR ISWAT Inaugural Working Meeting: Second Announcement
from Mario Bisi [November 19, 2019]
10-14 February 2020
The inaugural working meeting of the COSPAR International Space Weather Action Teams (ISWAT) will be held on 10-14 February 2020 at the Radisson Resort, Port Canaveral, Florida, USA. The ISWAT initiative is a global hub addressing challenges across the field of space weather. Information about the ISWAT initiative is available at: https://iswat-cospar.org/.
This meeting also comes inside the launch window of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft from nearby Cape Canaveral.
Go to https://www.iswat-cospar.org/wm2020_registration to register for the meeting now. Submission deadline is 13 December 2019.
ISWAT consists of Teams that focus on a variety of key problems and topics in space weather research and forecasting. The Teams are organised into Clusters (by domain, phenomena, impact, or overarching activities), to facilitate collaboration and ensure complementarity. On the ISWAT website you can register a new Team and request to join registered teams.
Go to “Join ISWAT” tab at the ISWAT website https://iswat-cospar.org to register a Team and/or to join an existing Team(s).
The COSPAR ISWAT initiative is built upon its precursor – the International Forum on Space Weather Capabilities Assessment (https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/assessment/) initiated during the 2017 International CCMC – LWS Working Meeting: “Assessing Space Weather Understanding and Applications” (https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/CCMC-LWS_Meeting/). The progress of Forum working teams is highlighted in the AGU Space Weather Journal special issue: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1542-7390.SW_CASS.
Active Forum Teams are anticipated to register into ISWAT and to participate in the February 2020 ISWAT Meeting.
The 10-14 February 2020 ISWAT meeting will:
-Bring together experts in space weather phenomena across all domains and experts in space environment impacts.
-Improve understanding of user community needs and set targets for Teams to address.
-Expand on-going community-wide research projects and jump-start new campaigns.
-Set the stage for ISWAT’s future, understand how Teams and Clusters must interact in order to achieve long-term objectives.
-Develop approach on how ISWAT can feed into national space weather programs.
-Facilitate establishment of multi-disciplinary global space weather community.
-Develop approach to updating the COSPAR global space weather roadmap into a living document.
We envisage around 100-150 participants and have 10 breakout rooms available at the venue.
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[ukmhd] Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at Leeds
from Marianna Korsos [November 27, 2019]
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) funded project to investigate tidal flows in planets and stars. The project will involve performing hydrodynamical and magnetohydrodynamical simulations to study tidal flows in spherical, ellipsoidal or Cartesian geometries, using and extending one or more existing codes. The results from these calculations will be applied to interpret current observations of extrasolar planets and close binary stars, and to make predictions.
The successful candidate will work with Dr Adrian Barker in the Department of Applied Mathematics (https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/maths/staff/4006/dr-adrian-j-barker), and will join the Astrophysical and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics research group (https://agfd.leeds.ac.uk), which is one of the largest such groups in the world. This project will strongly complement and benefit from other STFC-funded projects at Leeds, such as those in planetary and stellar dynamos, and magnetic and thermal evolution of magnetars. The research will also complement and benefit from The Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (https://fluids.leeds.ac.uk), a cross-disciplinary research institute in fluid dynamics at Leeds, which hosts an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics.
The post is available from 1st April 2020, but the start date is flexible and could be delayed up until 1st October 2020 at the latest. The funds are available for 2 years and the salary range is Grade 7 (£33,797–£40,322 p.a.).
Applicants should have a PhD (or have submitted your thesis before taking up the role) in a relevant discipline (e.g. Astrophysics, Applied Mathematics or Planetary Sciences), together with computational experience, and they should be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research and possess a developing track record of publications in international journals. In addition, the applicant must have excellent communication, planning and team working skills.
Applications must be made online (using the link below) before 23.59 (UK time) on the advertised closing date. Applicants must submit a CV and Publication List and provide the names and contact details of 3 people from whom references letters may be requested. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Adrian Barker ([log in to unmask]).
Closing Date: 17th January 2020.
Download/Website: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=EPSMA1005
Contact: [log in to unmask]
https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=EPSMA1005
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Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Space Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
from Natasha Jeffrey [November 19, 2019]
The Department of Space Science is seeking an outstanding scientist and teacher to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position in the field of heliophysics, ideally with a focus on the physics of the interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium (LISM), broadly defined. Although our focus is on the field of the interaction of the solar wind with the LISM, we will consider applications that reflect broader interests in the field of solar wind and interplanetary physics. Areas of particular interest to the Department include solar physics, interplanetary and heliospheric physics, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, physics of the very local interstellar medium, cosmic rays and energetic particles, and theoretical, computational, and observational space physics. The ideal candidate will complement existing strengths within the Department while expanding significantly research capabilities and competencies.
We are seeking someone who uses any of theory, modeling, or observations to address one or more of the areas of interest. The successful candidate will teach graduate-level courses primarily, will develop at least two new advanced graduate level courses reflecting their research expertise, and will mentor graduate students pursuing MSc and PhD degrees and undergraduate students in summer programs. It is expected that the successful candidate will have a PhD or equivalent degree in a field appropriate to the job description above and will have and pursue independent research funding. Collaboration is encouraged within the Department of Space Science, CSPAR and with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
To apply for this position, a candidate should submit a complete CV, a list of publications, a list of awarded research grants, a research statement, a teaching statement, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to the SPA Faculty Search Committee 2020, Department of Space Science, Cramer Research Hall, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35899 or by email to [log in to unmask] with the header Faculty Search Committee 2020.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer of minorities/ females/ veterans/ disabled.
Log#: 20/21-553
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