CEDAR email: NASA LWS Program Analysis Group seeking new members for Executive Committee

[McCormack, John (HQ-DJ000)]

Call for New Members: Executive Committee of the Living with a Star Program Analysis Group (LPAG)

Dear Colleagues,

We are seeking well qualified candidates for the Executive Committee (EC) of the Living with a Star Program Analysis Group (LPAG). The LPAG EC is an interdisciplinary forum for gathering community input in support of LWS program objectives that provides information and analyses directly to Heliophysics Division leadership. Examples of the activities that the LPAG is asked to address include:


  *   Articulation of the key scientific drivers for LWS scientific research including potential focused science topics (FSTs), strategic capabilities, cross-cutting research, and others;
  *   Evaluation of the expected capabilities of potential LWS missions for achieving the science goals of the program;
  *   Evaluation of LWS goals, objectives, investigations, and required measurements;
  *   Articulation of focus areas for targeted research and technology development; and
  *   Analysis of related activities such as ground-based observing, theory and modeling programs, laboratory Heliophysics, suborbital investigations, data archiving, and community engagement.

The terms of reference (ToR) for the LPAG are located on the LWS web site:
(https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/pdf/LPAG_TOR_2017_Final_Signed.pdf).

As part of the LPAG process, four of the current EC members are stepping down to allow for new membership. We are currently seeking four members from the Heliophysics community with a solid understanding of the scientific basis of Heliophysics system science. Highly qualified candidates from all career stages, including early career, will be considered. Membership in the LPAG EC is nominally three years. The LPAG EC typically meets in person for three days twice a year.  Participation in these meetings and during occasional telecons is expected for continued membership on the EC. In addition, members may participate in community engagement at various scientific meetings during the year either through soliciting input from the wider community or presenting status of LPAG activities. Additional information can be found on the LWS website at https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/lpag.

To be a candidate for the LPAG EC, send your submission to the LWS program staff at the email addresses below. Please include in your submission a brief (1 page or less) summary of the contributions you would make to the committee and your qualifications for doing so, as well as a single-page CV. This submission must be limited to a two-page PDF file. Nominations will only be accepted for scientists who reside at a U.S. institution for the period of service. We will accept submissions until midnight Eastern Standard Time on January  31, 2024.  The new members will be announced approximately four weeks after this date. The details of the selection process are discussed in the LPAG ToR. Please feel free to share this letter with anyone you think would be interested.

Simon Plunkett (simon.p.plunkett at nasa.gov<mailto:simon.p.plunkett at nasa.gov>), LWS program scientist
John McCormack (john.p.mccormackl at nasa.gov<mailto:john.p.mccormackl at nasa.gov>), LWS deputy program scientist


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John McCormack, PhD
Program Scientist
Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate
Mary W. Jackson NASA HQ Building
300 Hidden Figures Way SW, Washington, DC 20546
john.p.mccormack at nasa.gov<mailto:john.p.mccormack at nasa.gov>
mobile: (202) 422-2796
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