CEDAR email: Kintner obituary; propose CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshops; ionosphere conference; REUs in MA; jobs in FL and TX
Barbara Emery
emery at ucar.edu
Wed Nov 24 15:48:37 MST 2010
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(1) Obituary for Dr. Paul Kintner of Cornell University.
Reprinted from the URSI-Commission G mailing list 21 Nov sent by Michael
Rietveld (mike at eiscat.uit.no).
(2) First Call to Propose Joint Workshops at the CEDAR-GEM Joint Meeting in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 26 – July 1, 2011.
From Mike Ruohoniemi (mikeruo at vt.edu).
See also http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2011_Workshop:Main
(3) AGU Chapman Conference on Modeling the Ionosphere/Thermosphere System
Charleston, South Carolina, 9–12 May 2011, Abstracts due 19 January via
http://agu-cc11mi.abstractcentral.com.
From Shermonta Grant (sgrant at agu.org) and chapman-ionosphere at agu.org.
See also http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2011/dcall/.
(4) Summer 2011 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at MIT Haystack
Observatory - applications due 1 Feb.
From K.T. Paul (ktpaul at haystack.mit.edu).
See also http://www.haystack.mit.edu/edu/reu/.
(5) Tenure Track Faculty Position in Space Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Daytona Beach, FL.
From John Olivero (oliveroj at erau.edu).
See also http://www.erau.edu/omni/db/academicorgs/dbpsd/index.html.
(6) Postdoc position in space science at UT Dallas, TX.
From Greg Earle (earle at utdallas.edu).
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1) Obituary for Dr. Paul Kintner of Cornell University.
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Reprinted from the URSI-Commission G mailing list 21 Nov sent by Michael
Rietveld (mike at eiscat.uit.no).
The following obituary comes from his family.
Paul M. Kintner, Jr., professor of electrical and computer
engineering and head of the Global Positioning Systems Laboratory at
Cornell University, died at his home in Ithaca on Tuesday, November
16, 2010, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Kintner
was an internationally recognized authority on the interaction of
radio signals, both natural and man-made, with space environments,
particularly the ionsophere and magnetosphere. His studies included
the effect of the space environment on GPS signals. During the
2009-10 academic year, he served as a Jefferson Science Fellow at
the U.S. Department of State, advising the government on GPS,
navigational satellite systems, space weather and other scientific
topics with implications for defense and national security.
Kintner earned his undergraduate degree from the University of
Rochester in 1968 and a Ph.D. in plasma physics from the University
of Minnesota in 1974, for work on the space environment of the
northern lights. He continued this work with the Space Physics
Group at the University of Iowa until 1976, when he moved to Cornell
as a research associate. He was appointed to the Cornell faculty in
1981.
He was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a senior member
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He
chaired the Living with a Star/Geospace Mission Definition Team and
NASA's Sun-Earth Connections Advisory Subcommittee. He served on
National Research Council committees on Solar and Space Physics and
the Economic and Societal Impacts of Severe Solar Storms. In 2007,
he convened an American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Mid-
latitude Ionospheric Dynamics and Disturbances, leading to a
monograph by the same name. In September 2009, he delivered the
Birkland Lecture to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
He was a mentor to generations of Cornell students and younger
faculty members, often at pivotal points in their professional
development, and continued to advise graduate students and
colleagues preparing for a sounding rocket research campaign in
Norway until days before his death.
He is survived by his wife, Constance Bart Kintner, with whom he
shared the love of family and wilderness pursuits; four children:
Douglas T.S. Kintner of Ithaca; Paul M.S. Kintner, at the University
of Rochester; Robert Bart of Hood River, Oregon; Rebecca Bart of
Berkeley, California; son-in-law Kater Murch and grandson West Bart
Murch, also of Berkeley, California. Also surviving are his father,
Dr. Paul M. Kintner, Sr. and mother Vivian Kintner of
Hendersonville, North Carolina; brothers Douglas Kintner of Sun
Prairie, Wisconsin, and Christopher Kintner of Delmar, California,
sister Victoria Kintner Griswold of Indianapolis, Indiana, and
several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, many of whom he was able
to visit in his final months. He was predeceased by his first wife,
Janet Rae Smith-Kintner.
The family wishes to thank Hospicare and Palliative Care Services of
Tompkins County, his caregivers from Classen Home Health Services,
and the many friends, family members, and colleagues who brought joy
to his final months through their participation in his treatment and
care. At his request, there will be no funeral service. A
celebration of his life will be held within the next few months at
the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in his
memory can be made to the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at Cornell University or to Hospicare and Palliative
Care Services of Tompkins County.
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(2) First Call to Propose Joint Workshops at the CEDAR-GEM Joint Meeting in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 26 – July 1, 2011.
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From Mike Ruohoniemi (mikeruo at vt.edu).
Theme: ‘Exploring Connections in the Geospace System’
In 2011 the annual CEDAR (Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric
Regions) and GEM (Geospace Environment Modeling) workshops will be held as a
Joint Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In the interests of promoting meaningful
scientific interaction and collaboration in areas of common interest, the two
scientific steering committees have agreed to integrate significant portions of
their scientific, student, poster, and social programs. The Meeting theme given
above has been defined to emphasize this integrated aspect of the 2011 Joint
Meeting. A CEDAR-GEM joint taskforce has been established to facilitate the
coordination of shared activities. The members of the taskforce are listed at
the end of this notice. Please direct questions regarding the joint program to
any member.
The CEDAR and GEM meetings both conduct topical workshops that are focused on
particular research objectives. The traditions differ in that GEM workshops are
usually organized by the coordinators of empanelled Focus Groups of several
years duration while CEDAR workshops are proposed and approved annually in the
lead up to the meeting. With this notice we encourage GEM Research Area
Coordinators and Focus Group Leaders and CEDAR attendees to begin to develop and
propose joint workshops. These should have both GEM and CEDAR co-conveners. The
following links may be helpful.
http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/GEM_Focus_Groups gives a listing of
the current GEM focus groups and their leaders.
http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2010:Workshop:Workshop_List gives a
listing of CEDAR workshop themes and their conveners from the 2010 meeting.
This cross-listing is not meant to be restrictive; attendees may propose novel
and promising themes for joint sessions. Research areas that do not lend
themselves to integration will be organized and conducted in the usual way by
the CEDAR and GEM organizing committees, and will be solicited later.
Potential workshop conveners are asked to either (i) notify the taskforce that
you have identified a theme for a joint workshop and colleagues in the other
community to serve as co-conveners, or, (ii) notify the taskforce that you have
identified a suitable theme and request that the taskforce assist you with the
identification of potential co-conveners. At this stage, we are requesting that
you provide the theme of your proposed joint workshop, a brief description, and
at least the beginning of a list of conveners. Direct this information to a
member of the taskforce by January 15, 2011 or submit the information via the
appropriate link on the CEDAR Wiki at
http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2011_Workshop:Main.
Consideration of proposals for joint workshops including discussions with
proposers will be carried out in January. The program of the Joint workshops
will be finalized in March.
Looking forward to an exciting meeting in Santa Fe!
Mike Ruohoniemi (Taskforce chair) mikeruo at vt.edu
For CEDAR-GEM Taskforce members:
*CEDAR
**John Foster jcf at haystack.mit.edu
**Barb Emery emery at ucar.edu
**Tim Fuller Rowell tim.fuller-rowell at noaa.gov
**Josh Semeter jls at bu.edu
*GEM
**Mike Liemohn liemohn at umich.edu
**Bob Clauer rclauer at vt.edu
**Bill Lotko william.lotko at dartmouth.edu
**David Murr murrdl at augsburg.edu
**Bob Strangeway strange at igpp.ucla.edu
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(3) AGU Chapman Conference on Modeling the Ionosphere/Thermosphere System
Charleston, South Carolina, 9–12 May 2011, Abstracts due 19 January via
http://agu-cc11mi.abstractcentral.com.
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From Shermonta Grant (sgrant at agu.org) and chapman-ionosphere at agu.org.
Abstract Submission Tool Now Open!
Abstract Deadline: 19 January 2011; 23:59 EDT/3:59+1 GMT –
Late submissions after the deadline cannot be accepted.
Abstract Submission Tool: http://agu-cc11mi.abstractcentral.com
Housing Deadline: 1 April 2011; 23:59 EDT/3:59+1 GMT –
Housing Details: http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2011/dcall/travel/index.php
If you have questions, please contact chapman-ionosphere at agu.org
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(4) Summer 2011 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at MIT Haystack
Observatory - applications due 1 Feb.
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From K.T. Paul (ktpaul at haystack.mit.edu).
Undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and computer science students
are invited to apply for summer research positions at the MIT Haystack
Observatory in Westford, MA. Research projects include radio astronomical
studies, atmospheric physics investigations, and hardware and software
development for data acquisition and processing. The program extends from June
6 to August 12, 2011 and carries a weekly stipend of $400.00. Women, minorities
and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For further information
and application materials, see http://www.haystack.mit.edu/edu/reu/.
Application deadline is 1 February 2011
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(5) Tenure Track Faculty Position in Space Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Daytona Beach, FL.
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From John Olivero (oliveroj at erau.edu).
The Department of Physical Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
invites applications for a Tenure Track position at the Assistant Professor
level in all areas of Space Physics. Applicants in the area of Magnetospheric
Physics are particularly encouraged to apply. We expect to have this position
filled for Fall 2011.
We are seeking a well-qualified individual for a combined workload of research
and teaching in our academic programs. The department has one of the leading
undergraduate Engineering Physics programs in the US and is aggressively growing
its research activities through its Ph.D. program in Engineering Physics. Other
programs supported by the department are BS-Space Physics and MS-Engineering
Physics. We also offer support courses in physics, chemistry,
astronomy/astrophysics, biology, and environmental science.
The successful candidate will have a strong record of research that will
continue here plus applicable teaching experience. Applicants should have an
earned Ph.D. in one of the disciplines indicated above. For additional
information, please see: http://www.erau.edu/omni/db/academicorgs/dbpsd/index.html.
The position is open until filled, however we will begin reviewing applications
immediately. Interested candidates should send
# a letter of application,
# a full CV with a list of all publications,
# any additional information on teaching experience and a statement of teaching
philosophy, and
# the names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least four references to:
<br>Chair, Physical Sciences Search Committee,
<br>c/o Human Resources, Box B,
<br>Corsair Hall,
<br>Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
<br>Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Information: Mahmut Reyhanoglu; reyhanom at erau.edu; 386-226-7753.
At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, our commitment to excellence is
complemented by our commitment to building a culturally diverse community. We
actively encourage women, people with disabilities, and members of minority
groups to apply.
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(6) Postdoc position in space science at UT Dallas, TX.
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From Greg Earle (earle at utdallas.edu).
A post-doctoral research position is available in the William B. Hanson Center
for Space Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. The appointment will
commence in the spring of 2011 for a period of one year, with the potential for
extension into a second year pending satisfactory performance and availability
of funding. The focus of the position is to work with scientists and engineers
within the Center on the specification, design, testing, and calibration of an
ion velocity instrument for a future space environmental monitoring satellite
mission by the US Air Force. The successful applicant must have an earned
doctorate in physics or electrical engineering, plus a record of research
accomplishment that includes:
*Device testing in vacuum;
*IV curve-fitting analysis;
*LabView® programming;
*Modeling experience relevant to space-based retarding potential analyzer and/or
drift meter instrumentation.
To apply send a complete CV and a statement of interest to:
<br>Professor G. D. Earle
<br>Center for Space Sciences, WT-15
<br>The University of Texas at Dallas
<br>Richardson, TX 75080
Applications will be considered as they are received until the position has been
filled.
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