Month: April 2019

UK space conference

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UK Space Conference 24-26 September 2019 – Call for abstracts
Opportunities are now open to submit an oral presentation or poster in a number of sessions at the UK Space Conference 2019.

This year, it is an open call for abstracts within the theme of Science: Inspiration, Innovation and Impact.

Please submit your abstracts (no more than 300 words) to speakers@ukspace2019.co.uk
by Friday 10 May. Presentations must be provided by Tuesday 10 September.

Details can be found at https://www.ukspace2019.co.uk/ehome/200183909/what%27s-on/get-involved/

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Winter School in Computational Fluid Dynamics in Astrophysics

The XXXI edition of the Canary Islands Winter School in Astrophysics is dedicated to the Computational fluid dynamics in astrophysics (La Laguna, Tenerife, 19-28 November 2019). The intention of the school is to provide an overview of modern applications of the CFD simulations in the large range of astrophysical regimes (from the solar and stellar interior and atmosphere, the compact objects, the stellar and planetary simulations, to the ISM and galaxies). Full information about the school is available at
http://www.iac.es/winterschool/2019/

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RHESSI Nuggets in April 2019

No. 349, “Warm UV Loops Heated by Small-Scale Cancellation Events,” by S. Şahin and V. Yurchyshyn: Precisely locating warm coronal loops helps identify the source(s) of excitation.

No. 348, “Multiple Regions of Shock-accelerated Particles during a Solar Coronal Mass Ejection,” by D. Morosan: LOFAR identifies herringbone sources within the flank of the SOL2017-09-10 shock – no joke.

We welcome contributions to the RHESSI Nuggets, and the topics may wander some distance away from specifically RHESSI results if they are generally interesting. See

http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/RHESSI_Science_Nuggets… continue to the full article

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Hinode 13/IPELS 2019 (University of Tokyo; 2–6 September 2019) – Abstract and Registration Site Opened

The Hinode 13/IPELS 2019 conference “Fundamental Plasma Processes in the Sun, Interplanetary Space, and in the Laboratory” will be held at the University of Tokyo, Japan on 2 – 6 September 2019. This year’s Hinode science meeting (Hinode 13) is jointly held with the 15th symposium of IPELS (Interrelationship between Plasma Experiments in the Laboratory and in Space).

The abstract submission and registration site opened on 1 April. The deadline of the abstract and early bird registration is 31 May;. Please visit the conference site for checking details of the conference and planning your participation: hinode.nao.ac.jp/meeting/hinode-13/

It should be noted that one-day excursion is planned on 7 September. We will visit the foot of Mt. Fuji and Yamanashi prefecture and we hope many participants will join this excursion. For details, please see “Social Events” in the conference site.… continue to the full article

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Solar Polarization Workshop 9 (MPS, Göttingen, Germany; 26–30 August 2019)

Following the tradition of the Solar Polarization Workshop (SPW) series started in 1995 in St. Petersburg, the 9th edition of this workshop will be dedicated to all aspects of measuring, understanding, and interpreting the polarization of sunlight. It is our pleasure to invite you to gather for the SPW9 at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen, Germany, in August 2019.

Abstract and registration deadlines: May 1, 2019.

More information: www.mps.mpg.de/spw9

Invited speakers: Maria Loukitcheva (U. St. Petersburg), Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez (U. Stockholm), Javier Trujillo Bueno (IAC), Ivan Milic (NSO), Francisco Iglesias (CONICET), Andres Asensio Ramos (IAC), Luca Belluzzi (IRSOL), Arturo Lopez Ariste (FNCSR), Ryoko Ishikawa (NAOJ), Stacey Sueoka (NSO), Tino Riethmueller (MPS), Edgar Carlin (IAC), Gabriel Dima (NSO).

SOC: Achim Gandorfer (MPS, Chair), Sami K. Solanki (MPS), Valentín Martínez Pillet (NSO), Jan O. Stenflo (ETH), Marianne Faurobert (OCA), K.N. Nagendra (IIAP), Juan Manuel Borrero (KIS), Manolo Collados (IAC), Yukio Katsukawa (NAOJ), Marco Romoli (INAF), Pascal Petit (OMP).… continue to the full article

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L5 Consortium Meeting: Missions to non-Earth Vantage Points (Stanford, CA; 1–3 October 2019) – Second Announcement and Call for Papers

L5 Consortium Meeting
1–3 October 2019
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA

What can be learned about the Sun and heliosphere from observations collected far from Earth?

The L5 Consortium is an informal group of scientists that since 2010 has been promoting space missions to the Sun–Earth Lagrange points and other viewpoints off the Sun–Earth line. The scientific benefits of such vantage points are many, as are the opportunities for improving space–weather forecasting capability.

A series of L5 Consortium Meetings have been organized to address open questions in heliophysics utilizing such missions. The most recent meeting was held in Göttingen, Germany in October 2017 (see programs at cdaw.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/2017_L5C). The next meeting will take place at the beautiful Stanford University, California in a perfect early-autumn weather, October 1 – 3, 2019.

We welcome contributed papers/oral presentations on missions, instruments, and science pertinent to the following Session Topics:

Science and Space Weather from non-Earth Vantage Points, Mission concepts: L5, Polar, L4, L1, and Elsewhere, Current/Implemented Missions: Parker Solar Probe/Solar Orbiter/IMAP/STEREO, Small Deep Space Satellites, Imaging and In-situ Instrumentation, Astrophysics Opportunities: Other Instrumentation on Deep-Space Missions, NASA, NOAA, ESA, and Other National/Agency Perspectives, Panel Discussions

Important Deadlines:

    • July 30, 2019: Abstracts, Registration (regular rates), and Lower-cost Accommodations

    August 30, 2019: Late Abstracts, Late Registration (higher rates), Hotel Search on Your Own.

    Since the development to fruition of such space missions may take decades, we encourage early-career scientists to participate. We will be able to provide travel support for a limited number of young scientists with the AAS/SPD Metcalf Travel Award. Please contact the organizers if you are interested (email: L5_SOC@sun.stanford.edu).

    An exciting meeting program (with prominent keynote/invited speakers) is currently being formulated. Details and logistics are updated at cdaw.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/2019_L5C We look forward to seeing you at Stanford this Fall.

    SOC: Nat Gopalswamy (co-chair, NASA/GSFC), Todd Hoeksema (co-chair, Stanford), Neal Hurlburt (co-chair, LMSAL), C. Nick Arge (NASA/GSFC), Benoît Lavraud (IRAP), Paulett Liewer (JPL), Wei Liu (LMSAL), S.P. Rajaguru (Indian Institute of Astrophysics), Phil Scherrer (Stanford), Jesper Schou (MPS), Seiji Yashiro (CUA)… continue to the full article

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    New GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS) Data Archive – Beta Version Released

    The Leibniz-Institute for Solar Physics (KIS) has released a beta version of the new data archive for the GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS, Collados et al. 2012, AN 333, 872). All GRIS data prior to 2018 are in open access and available here: sdc.leibniz-kis.de

    The database contains more than 650 data sets recorded in the years between 2014 and 2017. Most of them are single raster scans recorded in spectropolarimetric mode in the 1.08µm and 1.56µm wavelength bands. Some of them are measurements in spectroscopic mode, time sequences capturing the evolution of solar features, sit and stare measurements or observation in other wavelength bands such as 2.2µm.

    Currently, the user can access the archive via a web interface. Best performance is achieved using ‘Chrome’ Browser. The initial web page provides the possibility to query by various parameters such as date, wavelength, heliocentric angle, etc. The results are displayed as a list with some information and preview images. For each entry in the list, there is an additional page with detailed information such as a logfile, step size, exposure time, scan type, a preview and, if available, the position on the solar disk. The user can select one or multiple observing runs from the list and download the science ready ‘Level1’ data as a tar file.

    The archive is a beta version at the moment. We invite the community to send us feedback on desired features to be implemented. Please send your comments and suggestions to morten@leibniz-kis.de.… continue to the full article

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    University of Graz (Austria) – PhD Position in Solar Physics

    The Solar and Heliospheric Physics research group at the University of Graz invites applications for a PhD position. The PhD project will be embedded in a FWF (Austrian Science Fund) research project, focused on the modeling of magnetic helicity in solar flares. The international partners in the project include members of an ISSI International Team of Scientists.

    PhD position profile:
    We are looking for highly motivated graduates/graduate students with genuine interest in the physics of the Sun, specifically in solar eruptions which condition the space weather near Earth. The candidates are expected to have an excellent background in physics, and a good command of written and spoken English. Good knowledge and acquaintance with at least one of the following fields – solar physics, space physics, astrophysics – as well as good programming skills are required. We offer an interesting PhD project on a recent topic in solar physics that will be performed within a dynamic research group.

    Duration:
    3 years (Starting date: no later than October 1, 2019)

    Wage:
    Monthly gross salary will be ≈ 2160 EUR (14 times per year) according to the standard personnel costs and salaries for FWF project proposals

    How to apply:
    Required documents (packed into one single PDF): Motivation letter, copy of scientific certificates and transcript of studies, CV, publication list. If applicable, please attach separately the copies of bachelor and/or master thesis.
    Send application electronically to Julia K. Thalmann (julia.thalmann@uni-graz.at)
    Deadline for application: 30 April 2019
    For further information visit: homepage.uni-graz.at/de/julia.thalmann/

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    Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno – PhD and Postdoctoral Position in Computational Solar Physics

    The Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno (IRSOL), an associate of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and its Institute of Computational Science (ICS), seeks to appoint a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) and a postgraduate researcher as a PhD candidate (PGR) for carrying out a research project in the field of computational solar physics. IRSOL is a small solar observatory, specialized in high precision polarimetry. The main activities comprise polarimetry of the Sun, theoretical spectroscopy, and numerical radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the solar atmosphere.

    Your tasks: The project foresees the post-processing of existing, and the production of new simulation data for carrying out research related to future observations with large solar telescopes and to ongoing observational programs at IRSOL.  These research activities shall carry on magnetohydrodynamic waves and turbulence, and spectroplarimetric line formation. Beyond that, and depending on interests and skills, we plan to further develop our simulation tools and computational methods with regard to supercomputing and the future era of exa-scale computing. We also plan for universal access of our simulation data and analysis tools.

    Your profile: We seek a PhD candidate (PGR) who holds a master diploma in physics or applied mathematics or computational sciences. He or she should have a good background in physics and numerical methods and be interested in astrophysics and should have experience in programming and be proficient in written and spoken English and have excellent communication skills. Likewise are the requirements for the PDRA position for which the candidate must hold a PhD in the field of astrophysics or computational sciences or applied mathematics and have a strong interest in solar physics.

    Further important information: The PhD degree will be awarded by either USI under the supervision of Prof. Rolf Krause or by another SU. The project is foreseen to be mainly carried out at IRSOL under the supervision of Dr. O. Steiner and possibly at USI or alternative SU. The project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for a time period of 36 months. Salary corresponds to the standards of the SNSF.

    How to apply: Applications should be sent by email to Dr. Oskar Steiner and should include the following material: 1) Curriculum vitae; 2) statement of research interest; 3) digital copies of the master diploma including course grades; 4) contact information for two potential professional references; 5) for the PDRA position only: digital copies of the PhD diploma and the PhD thesis. Please quote as subject title ‘PDRA position’ or ‘PGR position’, respectively. Review of applications will start soon and continue until the position is filled. Questions concerning the advertised position should be directed to Dr. Oskar Steiner.… continue to the full article

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    University of Colorado, Boulder CIRES/NOAA SWPC – Solar Magnetic Field Data Scientific Programmer

    The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder has an immediate opening for a scientific programmer at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). NOAA SWPC currently relies on the National Solar Observatory (NSO) to run the six worldwide sites comprising its Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG), collect the solar magnetogram and H-alpha data, ship it back to a central location at NSO, and process the raw data to create high level products. The plan for the future is to have NOAA take over the real-time processing of the raw data and the creation of the products used in the operational forecast center and to feed SWPC’s numerical models.

    This position will focus on the installation, maintenance, and upkeep of real-time, operational, data processing software, as well as the verification and validation of the processed solar magnetogram and H-alpha data. The data ingest and processing system will duplicate and operationalize the current system run by the NSO, on NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center resources. These GONG data are a critical element of the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center data and modeling system and are used by forecasters in the Space Weather Forecast Office and as input to the solar wind and coronal mass ejection model, WSA–Enlil. The successful candidate will also support the addition of the Air Force Data Assimilative Photospheric Flux Transport (ADAPT) model into SWPC’s operational framework, improving upon the current GONG–WSA–Enlil modeling system by accounting for a more realistic evolution of solar active regions.

    Further information and the job application link are available at: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=16781

    For more information, please contact: Dr. Eric Adamson (eric.adamson@noaa.gov)… continue to the full article

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