CEDAR email: CEDAR abstracts, student reg, and call for participation; BASU award; JASTP special mesopause layers issue

Mon May 14 12:01:58 MDT 2012

This is a generic mailing to the CEDAR community sent 14 May 2012.
Meetings and jobs are listed at http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu under
'Community' as 'Calendar of Meetings' and 'CEDAR related opportunities'.
CEDAR email messages are under 'Community' as 'CEDAR email Newsletters'.
All are in 'Quick Links' on the main page.
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(1) CEDAR Workshop poster abstracts and student registrations due Friday May 18.
 From Barbara Emery (emery at ucar.edu).
See also http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Main
and http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Register

(2) Call for paper presentation CEDAR workshop 2012 on thermosphere-ionosphere 
coupling and the development of irregularities.
 From Narayan Chapagain (chapagai at illinois.edu).
See also http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Register

(3) Nominations for the AGU Basu Award in Sun-Earth System Science due May 15.
 From David Hysell <david.hysell at cornell.edu>.
Send nominations to Danica Williams at dwilliams at agu.org and see also 
http://www.agu.org/about/honors/section_fg/spa/

(4) Call for papers: JASTP special issue - Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause 
Region due 21 May.
 From Brentha Thurairajah <brenthat at vt.edu>.
See also http://ees.elsevier.com/atp/default.asp

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(1) CEDAR Workshop poster abstracts and student registrations due Friday May 18.
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 From Barbara Emery (emery at ucar.edu).

Abstracts for posters at the CEDAR Workshop in Santa Fe, NM June 24-29,
are due for all participants via the registration form on Friday May 18
(or over the weekend) at 
http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Register

Student and NSF-funded CEDAR postdoc registrations are due Friday May 18,
where a $75 late fee is imposed starting Monday May 21.  Students should
also mark their forms for lodging in double rooms since the hotels require
lodging lists the week of May 21.  Plane fares (from US airlines that will
be reimbursed) should be bought by Friday June 1 and communicated to
cappel at ucar.edu.

The agenda and other information on the summer CEDAR Workshop is at
http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/2012_Workshop:Main

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(2) Call for paper presentation CEDAR workshop 2012 on thermosphere-ionosphere 
coupling and the development of irregularities.
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 From Narayan Chapagain (chapagai at illinois.edu).

Date & Time/Venue:   June 26, Tuesday  (1:30-3:30 PM)    - Anasazi N
and June 29,  Friday    (10:00-12:00 PM)  - Zia

Session Title: Thermosphere-ionosphere coupling and the development of 
irregularities

Conveners:
*Dr. Narayan P. Chapagain, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 
chapagai at illinois.edu
*Dr. Jonathan J. Makela, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 
jmakela at illinois.edu
*Dr. John W. Meriwether, Clemson University, SC, meriwej at clemson.edu

Dear Colleagues:
We welcome your papers presentations in our session of CEDAR workshop 2012 on 
titled “Thermosphere-ionosphere coupling and the development of irregularities”. 
Your
contribution will be greatly appreciated.

Description:  Knowledge of the coupling between the thermosphere and ionosphere 
(TI) associated with the F-region dynamo is important for understanding the 
dynamics and the structure of the low-latitude F-region ionosphere and 
thermosphere. Several ongoing ground and space based experiments providing 
observations of the TI at low-latitudes provide a new opportunity to study the 
coupling between the neutral atmosphere and the ionosphere and how these 
interactions can lead to the development of irregularities. This workshop 
solicits contributions to address the most recent experimental results from both 
ground- and space-based observations. Also of interest would be contributions 
describing simulation and modeling results related to such TI coupling.  Papers 
describing the development of ionospheric irregularities as well as effects 
caused by the coupling between the ionosphere and neutral atmosphere would 
certainly be welcomed.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Dr. Narayan Chapagain,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana IL 61801

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(3) Nominations for the AGU Basu Award in Sun-Earth System Science due May 15.
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 From David Hysell <david.hysell at cornell.edu>.

The Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Section of the American Geophysical
Union (AGU) is seeking nominations for the Sunanda and Santimay Basu Award
in Sun-Earth Systems Science. This award is presented annually to honor an
individual young scientist from a developing nation for making outstanding
contributions to research in Sun-Earth Systems Science that further the
understanding of both plasma physical processes and their applications for
the benefit of society. The award is open to scientists who received their
Ph.D. degree after 1 June 2005 and currently live and work in developing
nations. Consideration is to be given to candidates who have overcome
obstacles in attaining their research objectives.

The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section will invite the recipient to present
a paper at AGU's Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California.  Travel funds
and living expenses will be provided to attend the meeting, where the
recipient will also receive a certificate of appreciation and three years'
membership to AGU. The award will be presented at the SPA dinner, for which
the awardee will receive a complimentary ticket. The awardee will also be
announced in Eos.

Nominations should be prepared by an AGU member or other geoscientist who is
knowledgeable of the candidate's qualifications and include the following
information:
* nominator's name and title, address and contact numbers;
* nominee's name and title, institutional affiliation, and address;
* a statement (not to exceed 2 pages) of the action(s) or achievement(s) for 
which the candidate is nominated;
* two letters of support from AGU members or from other recognized geoscientists 
belonging to institutions other than that of the nominee;
* a curriculum vitae (not to exceed 3 pages).

A list of previous recipients of the award can be found at:

http://www.agu.org/about/honors/section_fg/spa/

The deadline for receipt of the nomination package is 15 May 2012.

Send nominations to:
<br>American Geophysical Union
<br>Attn: Danica Williams, Member Relations Coordinator
<br>2000 Florida Avenue, NW
<br>Washington DC 20009 USA
<br>Tel: +1-202-777-7513
<br>E-mail: dwilliams at agu.org

You can also contact the Chair of the Sunanda and Santimay Basu Award
Committee with questions: Professor David Hysell (david.hysell at cornell.edu)

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(4) Call for papers: JASTP special issue - Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause 
Region due 21 May.
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 From Brentha Thurairajah <brenthat at vt.edu>.

Submissions are now being accepted for a special issue of the Journal of 
Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, highlighting recent advances in our 
understanding of ice layers in the region of the mesopause and the environment 
in which they form. In addition to the papers presented at the 10th 
International Workshop on the Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause Region in 
Blacksburg, Virginia on 24-27 October 2011, we invite all relevant papers from 
the community.

The submission website for the journal is located at: 
http://ees.elsevier.com/atp/default.asp
and remember to select "10th LPMR" as the 'Article Type' in the submission process.

Deadline for submission: 21 May 2012

Guest Editors: Scott Bailey, Matthew DeLand, Franz-Josef Lübken, James Russell, 
Wayne Scales, Brentha Thurairajah

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