Space Physics & Aeronomy (SPA)

The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section is united by its interest in the Sun, the heliosphere, and the upper atmospheres and magnetospheres of solar system planets and small bodies.
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Announcements

NEW AGU SPA STUDENT COMMITTEE - JOIN US!

11 days ago

Greetings to all students and early career scientists! Are you interested in making the upcoming Virtual AGU Fall meeting more accessible and inclusive? Do you have ideas about things that the SPA Section could be doing to serve our community in general? Then come join me in the new AGU SPA student committee! My name is Gilly, and I am your student representative on the SPA Executive Committee. ...
SPA REGISTRATION WAIVERS FOR FALL AGU MEETING 2020

11 days ago

Is the registration cost for the Fall AGU meeting a barrier for your participation (or for someone you know)? We are happy to announce several opportunities that could help. Since the meeting is all virtual and travel isn't required, the Fall 2020 meeting provides a unique opportunity for more scientists with limited means to participate. In order to promote more participation, AGU has reduced ...

The SPA community congratulates the 2019 AGU awardees and honorees!

Take a look on the recently published 2019 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients and the SPA Awardees and Named Lecturers and join us in congratulating our distinguished colleagues and students for their outstanding achievements, contributions, and service to the Earth and space science community. You can find the description of the SPA awards & honors along with the list of past recipients here.

Publications

Ensemble Modeling of Coronal Mass Ejection Arrival at 1 AU

7 days ago

Heliospheric imaging data can be used in ensemble modeling of CME arrival time at Earth to improve space weather forecasts, treating the solar wind as a 1-D incompressible hydrodynamic flow.
First Model of Meteoric Nickel in the Upper Atmosphere

26 days ago

A layer of nickel of cosmic origin, which exists between 80 and 110 km high in Earth’s atmosphere, has been modeled for the first time, including dynamics and complex neutral and ion chemistry.
A Whistle Here, There, and Everywhere on the Giant Planet

one month ago

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is “hearing whistles” all over the place on Jupiter, a type of natural plasma waves called whistlers that are sometimes associated with atmospheric lightning.

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Career Listings

Department of Energy: Graduate Student Research Residency at DOE National Laboratories (SCGSR)

Monthly stipend (up to $3000) to cover living expenses during the award period: Department of Energy: Conduct part of your thesis research in the world-class research and professional development environment of the DOE national laboratories. https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/How-to-Apply/DOE-Lab-POCs
Department of Energy: Spring 2021 Community College Internships (CCI)

Participants receive $600/week stipend, housing accommodations or allowance, and round-trip travel: Department of Energy: Develop your technical skills at a national laboratory while working and learning alongside the nation's best scientists and engineers. Multiple locations: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/cci/How-to-Apply/Selecting-a-Host-DOE-Laboratory
Department of Energy: Spring 2021 Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)

Participants receive $600/week stipend, housing accommodations or allowance, and round-trip travel: Department of Energy: Develop your research skills at a national laboratory while working and learning alongside the nation's best scientists and engineers. Multiple locations: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/How-to-Apply/Selecting-a-Host-DOE-Laboratory
Department of Geosciences at Auburn University: Assistant Professor

Department of Geosciences at Auburn University: The Department of Geosciences at Auburn University invites applications for a new tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Paleoclimatology. Auburn, Alabama (US)
Department of Geosciences at Auburn University: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Department of Geosciences at Auburn University: The Department of Geosciences at Auburn University invites applications for a Human-Environment Interactions faculty position. Auburn, Alabama (US)
Stony Brook University: Postdoctoral Associate-2002212

Stony Brook University: Postdoctoral associate in the field of stable isotope chemistry of atmospheric gases, with an emphasis on so called ‘clumped’ isotopes in trace gases. Stony Brook, New York

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Space Physics & Aeronomy (SPA)

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The SPA community congratulates the 2019 AGU awardees and honorees!

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