UK Solar Physics Newsletters Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen & Lyndsay Fletcher, Editors Febuary 2007 Contents o Editorial o News, Views, and Gossip o Congratulations o Science for the International Heliophysical Year o Solar Physics Digital Preprint (e-print) archive o Chance for European student to join the NASA 2007 summer academy o ASTRONET - A strategy to take seriously: Time to act NOW! o STEREO Swing Past Moon, Preparing for 3-D Solar Studies o New Highlight of Solar Radiophysics o New RHESSI Science Nuggets o Conferences, Workshops, Meetings o NAM+UKSP 2007 o 'From the Sun to Earth and Beyond' session at 2007 NAM o First announcement: HELAS II International Conference "Helioseismology, Asteroseismology and MHD Connections" o ISSI Workshop: Coronal Waves and Oscillations 29-30 March 2007 o SH09: Dynamics of local solar activity and its evolution with the cycle', Joint AGU Assembly, May 22-25, 2007 Acapulco, Mexico o European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007 Vienna, Austria, 15 - 20 April 2007 o Hinode Science meeting in Trinity College, Dublin, Aug 20-24th o Call 2007 for ISSI proposal o Course on Magnetospheric dynamics o SOHO 19/GONG 2007 Seismology of Magnetic Activity Second Announcement Monash Univ, Melbourne, Australia July 9-13 2007 o "First Results from Solar B mission" session at AOGS, Bangkok o Positions vacant o Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships o Faculty Position in Solar Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology o Position at the University of Exeter o Positions at Kwasan and Hida Observatories, Japan o Editors' Notes Dear Colleague, Here are a few items which have come to our attention since the last Newsletter. Robertus (Robertus@sheffield.ac.uk) Lyndsay (lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk) *********************************************************************** * * * News, Views and Gossip * * * *********************************************************************** From: The Editors Many congratulations are due this month - UK solar physicists have a good haul of gongs from the RAS! Congratulations to both Len Culhane and Nigel Weiss who are winners of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in, respectively, Astronomy and Geophysics. We think that this is the first time that both Gold Medals have been won by solar physicists, so well done to both Len and Nigel on this exceptional achievement, and on your many years of invaluable contributions to our field. Congratulations to Alan Hood, who has been named the RAS Harold Jeffreys Lecturer. This is only the second time that this prize has been won by a solar physicist in its 30-year history. Well done Alan! Congratulations to Duncan MacKay who has won the RAS Fowler Prize for Geophysics, for his work on modeling of prominences and other large-scale solar magnetic features. Well done Duncan! Congratulations to Danielle Bewsher (RAL) whose has won a prize for her poster presentation at the 'SET' for Europe Early Stage Physicists reception at the House of Commons. Well done Danielle! ****************************** From: "Stamper, R (Richard)" Science for the International Heliophysical Year Please consider how you or your group can contribute to the scientific programme of the International Heliophysical Year - much relevant UK work is not yet represented. IHY will be launched officially on February 19th/20th at the UN in Vienna and will continue into 2008. Information about all aspects of IHY can be found at http://ihy2007.org/, but in broad terms it is concerned with "Advancing our understanding of the fundamental heliophysical processes that govern the Sun, Earth and Heliosphere". Science activities for IHY are being organised in terms of "Coordinated Investigation Programmes" - CIPs. More details about the CIP mechanism and the CIPs already proposed can be found at http://ihy2007.org.uk/CIPs.shtm. It is easy to propose new CIPs as necessary, and you are encouraged to link up with existing CIPs as appropriate. If you have any questions about how your science can form part of IHY please get in touch with one of the UK IHY representatives: Andy Breen (azb@aber.ac.uk) Richard Harrison (r.a.harrison@rl.ac.uk) Richard Stamper (r.stamper@rl.ac.uk) who will be happy to advise. There will also be many public outreach and educational activities associated with IHY. In the UK these are being coordinated by Lucie Green at MSSL (lmg@mssl.ucl.ac.uk). Please contact her for information on what is already planned, or for help and advice on how to organise something at your institution. Best regards, Richard Stamper IHY Campaigns Co-Chair Space Science and Technology Department, CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK. OX11 0QX Tel : +44 1235 446602 Fax : +44 1235 445848 ****************************** From: Richard Canfield Solar Physics Digital Preprint (e-print) archive Metcalfe (2007) has found that "Papers that are posted to a digital preprint archive are typically cited twice as often as papers that are not posted. This has been demonstrated for papers published in a wide variety of journals, and in many different subfields of astronomy. Most astronomers now use the arXiv.org server (astro-ph) to distribute preprints, but the solar physics community has an independent archive hosted at Montana State University. For several samples of solar physics papers published in 2003, I quantify the boost in citation rates for preprints posted to each of these servers. I show that papers on the MSU archive typically have citation rates 1.7 times higher than the average of similar papers that are not posted as preprints, while those posted to astro-ph get 2.6 times the average. A comparable boost is found for papers published in conference proceedings, suggesting that the higher citation rates are not the result of self-selection of above-average papers." The full preprint is available through the Solar Physics E-Print Archive. The Solar Physics E-Print archive is uniquely easy to use, which is doubtless why there a presently almost 800 entries. * To post a preprint: Put it on any web server and click "Add New E-Print" on the archive home page http://solar.physics.montana.edu/cgi-bin/eprint/index.pl * To be notified of posted preprints either: * Subscribe to the MMscience list on the page http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/mmlists.shtml to get a complete list of posted papers e-mailed to you every two weeks or * Set up "Key Phrase Notification" on the page http://solar.physics.montana.edu/cgi-bin/eprint/default_page.pl to get immediate e-mail notification when a preprint has been posted (and approved) on your favorite subject, author, project ... ****************************** From: Sarah-Jane Pritchard Chance for European student to join the NASA 2007 summer academy Dear Colleague, At the initiative of the International Space Education Board, ESA has decided to sponsor one European student to participate to the NASA Academy 2007 summer session. Full story: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9XYRMTWE_index_0.html Miss Sarah-Jane Pritchard Solar System & Space Science Group Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Polaris House North Star Avenue Swindon Wiltshire SN2 1SZ Tel 01793 442 840 Fax 01793 442 036 Email sarah-jane.pritchard@pparc.ac.uk ****************************** From: "Harrison, RA (Richard)" ASTRONET - A strategy to take seriously: Time to act NOW! Dear All, You may or may not be aware of ASTRONET. Indeed, if you are, you may not be aware of it's potential impact on us - i.e. all space sciences relating to the solar system. This is an EU-funded activity to form a 20 year strategy which is supported by a raft of funding agencies and it will certainly feed into the thinking of organisations such as ESA and ESO. For more information, see the ASTRONET Web site at http://www.astronet-eu.org/. A community ASTRONET meeting has just taken place (23-25 January) in Poitiers, France. The basic aim of the meeting was to discuss the first draft report of the ASTRONET working groups - i.e. the first step in defining a strategy. One group is tackling the question `How do we fit in?' and it covers all of our scientific interests - including theory and simulation, not just missions. From the ASTRONET main page, click on 'Science Vision' to get an overview of the approach. The first draft can be seen at http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/sciencevision/. It is far from complete in our topical area and much of the discussion at Poitiers was to plug the obvious gaps! I am a member of the working group and have taken up a role to edit in the areas of missing text covering issues relating to the solar atmosphere, the heliosphere and STP. However, everyone can read the draft and make comments on line and I encourage you to do so. Not many UK solar system people went to Poitiers; I guess that many were not aware of its significance and may not be aware that it is supported by PPARC. Other organisations such as ESO and ESA are certainly taking it seriously. Whatever the history or the reasons for a low UK solar system turnout, we need to get our views into the discussion now. You can comment on the existing draft on the Web pages themselves (see above) and you can send comments directly to Oskar von der Luhe (chair of the relevant WG). You can send comments to me. Whatever you do, please act now. The Web site facility for comment on the draft is open until February 15 and I guess we will be editing for some weeks after that. I have asked that the next draft be made available to the wider community before it becomes final. Oskar is supportive of this so we will do our best. The main point of this e-mail is to stress the need to take this as an urgent action. Thanks in anticipation for your input. Richard Harrison ****************************** From: Janet Luhmann STEREO Swing Past Moon, Preparing for 3-D Solar Studies As of Sunday (January 21), STEREO became heliocentric after a final Lunar gravity assist and is now embarking on its science mission. The STEREO first results will be described in a special session at Spring AGU. Details of the special session can be found at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=45 Below is an excerpt from the press release issued by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on January 23, 2007: Twin APL-Built Spacecraft Swing Past Moon, Preparing for 3-D Solar Studies NASA's twin STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft, built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., completed a series of complex maneuvers yesterday to position the spacecraft in their mission orbits. The spacecraft will be in position to produce the first 3-D images of the sun by April. The full press release with photos can be found at: http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070123.asp ****************************** From: Silja Pohjolainen The Highlights of Solar Radio Physics is now starting it's 2nd year of appearance, with a New Highlight by Arnold Benz: Are there Radio-quiet Solar Flares? It can be found at http://www.lesia.obspm.fr/cesra/highlights/ The earlier Highlights and also instructions for authors can be found at the same page. We post announcements of New Highlights to the MMscience mailing list (same forum as for the RHESSI Science Nugget announcements), you can subscribe it at http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/mmlists.shtml The CESRA Board wishes you Very Happy New Year 2007! ****************************** From: Steven Christe This is to announce two new RHESSI science nuggets, "A solar X-ray dentist mirror" by Eduard Kontar and Hugh Hudson An introductory discussion on the effect of Compton scattering off the solar atmosphere (aka albedo) on the photon spectrum. These albedo x-rays can be used as a dentist's mirror to look at the source from behind. "A last best active region" by Sa"m Krucker and Gordon Hurford Solar minimum doesn't always have to be boring. Last but not least active region NOAA 10930 gives us something to think about. These can be found on http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/nuggets/ We publish these at roughly two-week intervals. The next to appear will be on or around Monday, Feb 5th. Steven Christe Hugh Hudson ********************************************************************** * * * Conferences, Workshops, Meetings * * * *********************************************************************** RAS NATIONAL ASTRONOMY MEETING 2007 With UK Solar Physics Meeting and Spring MIST 16-20 April 2007 University of Central Lancashire, Preston 1ST ANNOUNCEMENT: REGISTRATION OPEN The Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting 2007 (NAM2007), in conjunction with the UK Solar Physics (UKSP) and Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial (MIST) Meetings, will be held from Monday, 16 April to Friday, 20 April 2007, in Preston, on the edge of the beautiful Forest of Bowland. Hosted by the Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire, NAM2007 is expected to attract nearly 500 professional astronomers from across the UK and overseas. Provisional Keynote and Plenary Speakers include Tim de Zeeuw (ESO Director General - Elect), Margaret Burbidge, Doug Johnstone, Kathryn Johnson, Annette Ferguson, Patricia Sanchez-Blazquez, James Klimchuk, Mike Lockwood, and Emma Bunce. Complementing the plenary programme will be a broad spectrum of parallel oral and poster sessions, including prizes for student contributions. Zoltan Kollath's "Stellar Music Project" will thrill the public, as will an exciting Public Question Time Forum involving Brian May, Chris Lintott, and Don Kurtz. There is also the infamous Annual 5-a-Side Football Tournament. An unique Conference Dinner and Event will be held at the National Football Museum in Preston, a highlight of which will be the culinary skills of Lancashire's Michelin-starred chef, Paul Heathcote. Registration is now open, with a deadline for submitting abstracts to be considered for contributed talks of 12 March 2007. In light of the anticipated demand for participation across the RAS, UKSP and MIST constituencies, we encourage the community to register early. Proposed parallel sessions that relate directly to the UK Solar Physics Community and other information concerning NAM2007 can be found at http://www.nam2007.uclan.ac.uk/ Looking forward to seeing you in Preston! From the Local and Scientific Organising Committees: Profs. Gordon Bromage & Brad Gibson, Dr. Robert Walsh ****************************** From: Lyndsay Fletcher 'From the Sun to Earth and Beyond' Special session at 2007 RAS NAM/UKSP/MIST meeting A special session "From Sun to Earth and Beyond" is scheduled to be held on the afternoon of Wednesday April 18th. It will deal with all aspects of the Sun's effect on the Earth and other planets, starting from solar activity and its drivers, the solar wind, CMEs, solar-terrestrial relations, and the resulting activity in planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres. One principal aim of this session is to further foster dialogue between the UKSP/MIST/Space and planetary science communities, so a number of invited overview talks are planned. We are pleased to solicit contributed presentations for this special session. Abstract submissions should be made via the normal NAM 2007 channels. Many thanks, and see you there! The session convenors (Peter Cargill, Mike Denton, Lyndsay Fletcher, Mike Hapgood) ****************************** From: "Gizon, Laurent" First announcement: HELAS II International Conference "Helioseismology, Asteroseismology and MHD Connections" The Second HELAS International Conference "Helioseismology, Asteroseismology and MHD Connections" will be held in Goettingen, Germany during the week of August 20-24, 2007. The conference will cover all current topics in helio- and asteroseismology. For further information and pre-registration, visit http://www.mps.mpg.de/meetings/seismo/helas2/location.html . Scientific Organizing Commitee: Conny Aerts, Annie Baglin, Joergen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Thierry Corbard, Jadwiga Daszynska, Stefan Dreizler, Yvonne Elsworth, Laurent Gizon (Chair), Wolfgang Glatzel, Frank Hill, Donald Kurtz, Oskar von der Lühe, Maria Pia Di Mauro, Mario Monteiro, Pere Palle, Markus Roth, Philip Scherrer, Manfred Schuessler, Michael Thompson. HELAS, the European Helio- and Asteroseismology Network, is funded as a Coordination Action of the European Union. Laurent Gizon (gizon@mps.mpg.de) ****************************** From: editors ISSI Workshop: Coronal Waves and Oscillations 29-30 March 2007 web: http://www.issibern.ch/teams/wavesol/ As part the Visiting Scientists Programme at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland, an extended workshop on "Coronal Waves and Oscillations" will be run at ISSI on the 29th and 30th of March, 2007. The aim of this workshop is to review the current status of the knowledge about wave and oscillatory phenomena in the solar corona, and to discuss the further development of MHD coronal seismology and the perspectives of low atmospheric seismology. The number of participants is restricted to 30 people due to the limited auditorium capacity, so that early registration is strongly recommended. The format of the workshop will include invited reviews and contributed talks. A significant share of time will be dedicated to scientific discussions between the participants. The workshop's participants are also welcome to join the activities of the ISSI visiting scientists team "Waves in the Solar Corona" which are to be run on the 26-28th of March, 2007. Those who are interested to attend the workshop please contact us by e-mail: V.Nakariakov@warwick.ac.uk ****************************** From: Valentina Zharkova SH09: Dynamics of local solar activity and its evolution with the cycle' at the Joint AGU Assembly, May 22-25,2007 in Acapulco, Mexico Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in the special session SH09: Dynamics of local solar activity and its evolution with the cycle' at the Joint AGU Assembly, May 22-25, 2007 in Acapulco, Mexico. The session details can be found on the AGU link: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=program, the dedicated website is under construction and will be announced shortly. We invite you to contribute with talks reflecting your or your group research and the session theme detailed below. The session is expected to concentrate on various aspects of solar flare diagnostic and modelling: magnetic field, particle acceleration and precipitation, their emission in the whole electromagnetic spectrum and relation to many other events associated with flares (CMEs, quakes etc.). We also expect that the events presented during the RHESSI era will be compared with the similar events in the previous eras (SMM and YOHKOH / BATSE) and similarities or differences will be explored and compared with the long-term solar activity in the relevant solar cycles. Valentina Zharkova and Nicole Vilmer ****************************** From: Katja Gaenger & Martin Rasmussen, Copernicus Meetings European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007 Vienna, Austria, 15 - 20 April 2007 Important Information Regarding the EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 15 - 20 April 2007, we kindly remind you to keep in mind the following deadlines: 15 January 2007 Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/programme/overview_db.php?m_id=40 28 February 2007 Deadline for Letters of Invitation for obtaining visas & receiving travel funds http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/visa_requirements_and_letter_of_invitation.html Furthermore, you are invited to organize a "Townhall" (http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/townhall_meeting_request.html) and/or a "Splinter" Meeting (http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/splinter_meeting_request.html) during the General Assembly. EGU 2007 Web Site: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/ ****************************** From: Louise Harra There will be an Hinode Science meeting in Trinity College, Dublin from Aug 20-24th. The conference website is on; http://msslxr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk:8080/SolarB/Announce.jsp Hope to see you there! Louise Harra Peter Gallagher Gerry Doyle ****************************** From: Vittorio Manno International Space Science Institute ISSI Call for Proposals for International Teams in Space Science (incl. Geosciences) Dear Sir/Madam, Announcement. The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland, invites proposals from International Teams to conduct on its premises study activities in Space Science (Earth System sciences, Solar and Solar Terrestrial science, Planetary science, Astrobiology, Astrophysics and Fundamental physics), based on the analysis and evaluation of existing data from several spacecraft and eventual integration with ground observations and theoretical models. Teams would typically consist of about 8-12 members (some could have a few more and some less, to a minimum of 3) and assemble for two/three one-week meetings over 12-18 months. One Team Leader will take the responsibility for the activity of the Team in all its phases and will ensure the interface with ISSI. Letter of Intent: February 19, 2007 Deadline for proposals: March 27. 2007 Applications: Detailed information on the format and contents of the proposal, selection procedures, schedule and support from ISSI is to be found on the ISSI site www.issibern.ch/visitors.html Informations For further questions and informations please contact me at the addresses below. Vittorio Manno Programme manager International Space Science Institute (ISSI) Hallerstrasse 6 CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Tel: +41 31 6314893/96 fax: +41 31 6314897 E-mail: manno@issibern.ch ****************************** From: Paola Solini Course on Magnetospheric dynamics The International School of Space Science (Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale), in cooperation with the Consorzio Area di Ricerca in Astrogeofisica, have organized a course on ~SMagnetospheric dynamics~T, to be held in L~RAquila, Italy, April 09-15, 2007. The course will present the current understanding of the Earth~Rs magnetosphere dynamics under the influence of changing solar wind conditions. The lectures will be based on historical and recent observations both from satellites and from the ground, and will review some of the most used modelling techniques. Afternoon sessions will be dedicated to teach the students how some important analysis tools should be practically used in the treatment of satellite and ground based data. Specific sessions will also allow students to present their own scientific results with the possibility to discuss and exchange ideas directly with leading scientists. For further information visit http://www.cifs-isss.org/ or send an e-mail to ssc@aquila.infn.it. Best regards Paola Solini ****************************** From: Paul Cally SOHO 19/GONG 2007 Seismology of Magnetic Activity -- Second Announcement Monash University, Melbourne, Australia July 9-13 2007 web: www.soho19.org email: soho19@sci.monash.edu.au venue: Monash Conference Centre, Melbourne A workshop dedicated to the helioseismology of solar activity, both in the interior and the low atmosphere, with particular emphasis on the coupling of oscillations above and below the surface. Themes: * Local Helioseismology of Active Regions * Role of Magnetic Fields * Atmospheric Waves Coupled to p-modes * Observation and Interpretation (new instruments; interpretation of data from strong field regions) * Non-linear and Non-adiabatic Aspects of Atmospheric Oscillations * Seismology excited by Flares * Numerical Simulation of Oscillations and Comparison with Observations The program will include invited and contributed talks, as well as posters, and allow ample time for discussion. Invited speakers (confirmed): Doug Braun, Rudi Komm, Martin Woodard, Marcel Goossens, Ashley Crouch, Stuart Jefferies, Hannah Schunker, Gianna Cauzzi, Bart De Pontieu, Takashi Sekii, Yukio Katsukawa, Elena Khomenko, Paul Rajaguru, Alina Donea, Alexander Kosovichev, Charlie Lindsey, Ake Nordlund, Robert Cameron. Several others have yet to confirm. Registration is now open at www.soho19.org. Important dates: * March 15 Requests for financial support close * May 1 Early registration closes * Aus$350 before this date (see http://www.xe.com/ucc/ for currency conversion) * Aus$450 after May 1 * July 9-13 Conference dates SOC+LOC ****************************** From: Ilia Roussev SPD Summer School: June 2­6, 2007, Maui, Hawai'i The Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announces its third summer school in solar physics, which will be devoted to the solar atmosphere and its dynamics. The school will be held at the new Advanced Technology Research Center (ATRC) of the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) on Maui from June 2 through June 6, 2007. This summer school aims to provide an in-depth introduction to the solar atmosphere and its dynamics, as inferred from modern observations, theory, and numerical modeling. An essential part of the school curriculum is to enable students to gain hands-on experience with various aspects of solar physics research ­ from collecting data of coronal magnetic fields at the Haleakala observatory to numerical modeling of dynamic processes in the solar corona. The students will design and obtain their own coronal measurements. The solar research programs at the IfA have developed, and continue to develop, breakthrough technology for advancing our understanding of the structure and dynamics of the Sun, such as the Imaging Vector Magnetograph (IVM), SOLARC, and the future Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST). These observational programs are complemented with a self-sustaining numerical modeling effort within the solar group of the IfA. Thus, the research agenda of the IfA provides the necessary grounds on which to accomplish the objectives of the third SPD summer school. The summer school agenda will include the following topics: (i) Observing and Understanding the Solar Atmosphere (Day 1); (ii) Observations of Magnetic Fields in the Solar Atmosphere: Present and Future (Day 2); (iii) Dynamic Processes in the Solar Atmosphere (Day 3); (iv) Solar Wind and Inner Heliosphere (Day 4); and (v) Connecting Our Understanding of the Solar Atmosphere with Other Stars (Day 5). The lecturers at the school will be: Tahar Amari (Ecole Polytechnique, France), Gene Avrett (CfA), Markus Aschwanden (LMSAL), Shadia Habbal (IfA), Rolf Kudritzki (IfA), Jeff Kuhn (IfA), Haosheng Lin (IfA), John Raymond (CfA), Matt Penn (NSO), Ilia Roussev (IfA), and Stuart Jefferies (IfA). This summer school is being funded by the SPD and IfA, and it may receive further support from the NASA's Living With a Star program. Approximately 15 scholars (chosen from graduate students through first-year postdoctoral fellows) will be selected through a competitive process to participate in the school. Preference in the selection process, however, will be given to graduate students. Former SPD summer school graduates will have lower priority. There will be no tuition fee to attend the school, and selected students will receive financial support for accommodation, meals, and airfare from Honolulu to Maui and back. Those students attending the SPD/AAS meeting in Honolulu (May 24-31, 2007) should benefit from the synergy between the IfA and SPD, and seek travel support to Honolulu directly from the SPD. A successful candidate should have: * A major in physics with an emphasis on astrophysics or solar physics; and, * A plan to pursue a career in solar physics. Application materials should comprise: * A cover letter briefly stating motivation for application; * Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications (if any), technical reports, and professional presentations; * Names and addresses of three references (one must be the student's advisor); and * Academic transcripts. The application materials should be mailed to Ilia Roussev, Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA. E-mail inquiries should be sent to . The deadline for submission of applications is March 1, 2007. Further details about the summer school can be found at . ****************************** From: K. Shibata Call for papers: AOGS2007 session "First Results from Solar B mission" AOGS2007 session ST02 4th AOGS meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July - 4 August, 2007 We would like to announce the session ST02, "First Results from Solar B mission" to be held at the 4th AOGS meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Solar B satellite was successfully launched on Sep. 23, 2006, and renamed Hinode (meaning sunrise in Japanese). After that, Hinode has been observing the Sun with three instruments, SOT (Solar Optical Telescope), XRT (X-Ray Telescope), EIS (EUV Imaging Spectrometer), and has already discovered many amazing new features on the Sun. In this session, the first results from Hinode satellite will be presented and discussed. Any paper related to Hinode will be welcome, including ground based observations as well as theoretical studies if they are related Hinode research. Convener: Kazunari Shibata (Kwasan and Hida Observatories, Kyoto Univ., Japan) shibata@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp Co-conveners: Takashi Sakurai (NAO, Japan) sakurai@solar.mtk.nao.ac.jp John Davis (MSF, NASA, USA) John.M.Davis@nasa.gov Louise Harra (MSSL, Univ College London, UK) lkh@mssl.ucl.ac.uk Abstracts must be submitted to AOGS Web by February 15 2007. Additional information with instructions for abstract submission and registration can be found at http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2007/ *********************************************************************** * * * Positions Vacant * * * *********************************************************************** From: ****************************** From: Eric Priest Faculty Position in Solar Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology A tenure track faculty position in solar physics is available at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Initial appointment anticipated at the rank of Assistant Professor, but higher rank will be considered for exceptionally well-qualified candidates. For an overview of NJIT's program in solar physics, visit http://solar.njit.edu. Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. and relevant postdoctoral experience is expected. Preference will be given to researchers with expertise in ground-based or space instrumentation and a strong interest in the research at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO). Presently, there are 18 tenure track faculty in the NJIT Physics Department -- including Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) with 5 members. CSTR is an international leader in ground-based solar physics and studies of the effects of the Sun on Earth's space and terrestrial environment. The Center operates BBSO and the Owens Valley Solar Array (OVSA) in California. CSTR has strong instrumentation programs including such successful efforts as high order adaptive optics, visible light and near infrared polarimetry, and radio imaging spectroscopy. Presently, the group is engaged in building one of the world's most capable solar telescopes, the New Solar Telescope (NST - a 1.6 m clear aperture, off-axis solar telescope), and the Frequency Agile Solar Radiotelescope (FASR). The group is also heavily involved in several space and ground-based experimental investigations of the heliosphere, the magnetosphere and ionosphere. The CSTR group currently has 11 post-docs/research faculty and 16 Ph.D. students. The faculty position is available for the Fall 2007 semester. Applications will be considered as they are received. Please email your application to the Physics Faculty Search Committee c/o Phil Goode (pgoode@bbso.njit.edu). Please include a resume, a brief statement of your interests and career goals, and the names of three references. NJIT is a public research university and is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action employer. ****************************** From: Dr Andrew D Gilbert Position at the University of Exeter Dear everyone, Apologies for cross-posting, but I'm emailing to highlight a position available at the University of Exeter that may be of interest to you or your colleagues. As the information below says: "In particular, we encourage applicants with interests in fundamental fluid mechanics and magnetohydrodynamics (theoretical, numerical and/or rotating flows)." Please note the close closing date. Keke Zhang (K.Zhang@ex.ac.uk) or myself (A.D.Gilbert@ex.ac.uk) would be happy to answer any informal enquiries. Note that Associate Professor is at a level equivalent to what used to be termed Reader here. Best wishes, Andrew Gilbert. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/JL459.html Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics (Ref. S74-AM) This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will have an international reputation and be able to provide strong academic leadership in their research area. They will be expected to take a leading role in the School's pursuit of excellence in front-line research and contribute to the teaching and academic management of the School. Applicants will be expected to be able to attract funding and research students, to contribute to the continued growth and development of the School's Research Institutes and to have experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and of postgraduate supervision. We have high expectations of our staff and are only interested in appointing individuals with impeccable research credentials who will drive our research strategy forward. Innovation in teaching is encouraged and we also value outward-facing activity and a willingness to work with external organisations. Applicants whose research interests overlap with the School's prestigious Centre for Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics will be considered. In particular, we encourage applicants with interests in fundamental fluid mechanics and magnetohydrodynamics (theoretical, numerical and/or rotating flows). The starting salary will be in the range of £44,074 pa to £48,162 pa, with access to contribution points rising to £54,207 pa. Applicants may wish to contact the Head of School, Prof Ken Evans (tel: 01392-263648, email: (K.E.Evans@ex.ac.uk) to discuss the posts further. You may also wish to consult our web site at http://www.ex.ac.uk/ for further details of the School and University. Application packs are available from www.exeter.ac.uk/jobs2007; or by e-mail from s.a.russell@exeter.ac.uk . Alternatively please call (01392) 263100, quoting reference number S74-AM. Closing date for completed applications is 9 February 2007. ****************************** From: Prof. K. Shibata Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Kwasan and Hida Observatories at Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. The position is for a study of solar physics and related astrophysics. Applicants should have a PhD in astronomy or physics or related field. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in the use of IDL or other similar data reduction and analysis package in the UNIX environment. Current research in Kwasan and Hida Observatories at Kyoto University has emphasis on optical observations of solar active phenomena (such as vector magnetic field measurements, flares, prominences, emerging flux, granulations, and etc.) by mainly using the 60cm Domeless Solar Vacuum Tower Telescope and the new Solar Magnetic Activity Research Telescope (SMART) at Hida Observatory, analyses of these data comparing with those from space solar missions (such as Hinode (Solar B)), optical observations of stellar flares and transient objects, and numerical simulations of MHD processes in the Sun and related astrophysical objects. The position is available for one year, from April 1st of 2007 to the end of March 2008. There is the possibility of further offer of employment up to 3 years in total. The monthly salary is about 300,000 Japanese Yen. Applicants should send their CV, publication list, and research plan, by e-mail to Prof. K. Shibata (shibata@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp ). by 16 February, 2007. For further information, contact Professor Kazunari Shibata (shibata@kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp ). *********************************************************************** * * * Editors' Notes * * * *********************************************************************** The UK Solar Physics Newsletters will be distributed on a monthly basis, with occasional extra issues for breaking news. Please note, the UK Solar Physics Web is now back, at http://www.uksolphys.org/ Submissions to the UK Solar Physics Newsletters should be e-mailed to Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen (copied to Lyndsay Fletcher). 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