<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;"><div><br></div><div>Dear Colleagues,<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are inviting 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 (ECRs) to join the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 (𝐁-𝐑𝐄𝐏) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 as Guest Speakers, Instructors, and Mentors.<br></div><div><br></div><div>B-REP is more than a training course; it is a technical bridge for emerging scientists (undergraduates, graduate students and enthusiasts) in under-served equatorial regions, specifically Africa. Our mission is to move beyond theory and equip these students with the "Space-Data Stack" required to compete for globally funded PhDs and research roles.<br></div><div><br></div><div>𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐁-𝐑𝐄𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔? For an ECR, this is an opportunity to build a verifiable track record of 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩:<br></div><div><br></div><div>- 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 "𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕": Fulfill the outreach requirements often requested by major funding bodies (e.g., NSF, ESA, NASA).<br></div><div>- 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌: Connect with a distributed community of supervisors and high-potential students in the equatorial belt.<br></div><div>- 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉: Receive formal recognition and certificates for international teaching and mentorship.<br></div><div>- 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒚: Play a direct role in diversifying the global space weather workforce.<br></div><div><br></div><div>𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 We have designed the commitment to be high-impact but "light-touch" to respect your research schedule:<br></div><ul><li>𝑮𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑳𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔: A single 45-minute technical session on your area of expertise.<br></li><li>𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔: Lead a hands-on session (approx. 1 hour) on specific tools or datasets.<br></li><li>𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑: Short-term guidance for student capstone projects focused on GitHub-ready research.<br></li></ul><div>𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: Help us bridge the gap between regional talent and the global space-data ecosystem, while enhancing your portfolio via international collaboration.<br></div><div><br></div><div>To participate, please complete our 2-minutes interest-matching form here: </div><div>👉 <a target="_blank" href="https://tinyurl.com/yy74hffn">https://tinyurl.com/yy74hffn</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>To learn more about the program: </div><div>🔗 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.brianspace.org/outreach/b-rep-2026">https://www.brianspace.org/outreach/b-rep-2026</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Amadi Chinonso<br></div><div>Local Organizing Committee (LOC)<br></div><div>BrianSpace Research Experience Program (B-REP) 2026<br></div><div><br></div><div>======================================</div><div><br></div><div id="signatureElementId"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="x_376749623size">Amadi B. Chinonso, Ph.D.</span></b><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="x_376749623size">Space Geophysicist | Program Director, BrianSpace Associates</span><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-weight:normal"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:bamadi@brianspace.org"><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="x_376749623size">bamadi@brianspace.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="x_376749623size"><span> </span>|<span> </span></span><a target="_blank" href="https://linkedin.com/in/amadibrianschinonso"><span style="font-size: 16px;" class="x_376749623size">linkedin.com/in/amadibrianschinonso</span></a></span><br></div><div> <br></div></div><div><br></div></div><br></body></html>