ISWI Newsletter - Vol.7 No.10
15 May 2015
Dear ISWI Participant:
Item #1 of this issue (announcement from Finland) was originally sent in the previous issue. However, the attachment was left off and so I send it out again. There are 7 doctoral student positions up for grabs -- covering up to 4 years, 2016-2019. The deadline for applications is 21 August 2015. If you know someone who should apply, please forward this newsletter to him or her, with words of encouragement. Finland is providing a good opportunity for acquiring a Phd.
Editor of ISWI Newsletter
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
[1] The doctoral programme in Exact Sciences (Exactus-DP, Finland) invites applications for seven doctoral student positions for up to four years in 2016-2019. (read it)
[2] The US Space Weather Operations, Research and Mitigation (SWORM) Task Force seeks public comments. From UN@Vienna (read it)
[3] SCOSTEP Newsletter, April 2015 (read it)
[4] Dr. Nurul Shazana binti Abdul Hamid Annual Report for Malaysia-MAGDAS MoU (for Year 2014) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (read it)
[5] VarSITI Newsletter, Vol. 5, May 2015 (read it)
[1] The doctoral programme in Exact Sciences (Exactus-DP, Finland) invites applications
There is an open call for doctoral student positions at the University of Oulu, Finland. Among other fields, the exact sciences (mathematics + physics) doctoral program has 7 open positions. These positions are fully funded by the university for a 4-year period (2016-2019). Salary of the selected doctoral students will be in the range 1972-3601 euro/month, depending on personal achievement and performance. Application deadline is Friday 22 August 2015, and the positions are filled from January 1, 2016.
I'd appreciate if you would distribute this announcement and the attached flyer among possible candidates at your organization.
Call text of the exact sciences doctoral program and information about participating research groups are available at http://www.oulu.fi/uniogs/exactus.
General information and common application guidelines of the university of Oulu doctoral program are available at http://www.oulu.fi/uniogs/doctoralstudentpositionscall.
best regards, Heikki
University of Oulu, Finland
Astronomy and space physics
email: heikki.vanhamaki[at]oulu.fi
correspondence address:
(Sent in by Heikki Vanhamaki)
See this flyer: 
[2] Space Weather Operations, Research and Mitigation (SWORM) seeks public comments.
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 10:31:25 +0200
Dear George,I would appreciate it very much if the following information could be distributed in the next issue: "The US Space Weather Operations, Research and Mitigation (SWORM) Task Force recently released a draft National Space Weather Strategy and is seeking public comment."
For further detailed information, please kindly see the website: http://www.dhs.gov/national-space-weather-strategy and provide your comments, if any, by 29 May 2015 to be considered.
Many thanks, and best regards, Shafa
(Sent in by Sharafat GADIMOVA
Office for Outer Space Affairs
United Nations Office at Vienna
Tel (Office) ++43-(1)-26060-5479
FAX (Office) ++43-(1)-26060-5830
E-Mail sharafat.gadimova[at]unoosa.org
[3] SCOSTEP Newsletter, April 2015
In this issue:
1. Message from the President;
2. Editorial: SCOSTEP at UN COPUOS;
3. Reports on Meetings;
4. SCOSTEP News;
5. Upcoming Events;
6. General Information about SCOSTEP
Read the full text
(Sent in by M. Shepherd)
[4] Dr. Nurul Shazana binti Abdul Hamid Annual Report for Malaysia-MAGDAS MoU (for Year 2014)
There is an agreement (MoU) between all the parties in Malaysia engaged in MAGDAS-related activities. "International Center for Space Weather Science and Education" (ICSWSE of Kyushu University) is also a signatory to this MoU.
The MoU requires an Annual Report. Please find it attached.
See this pdf:
(Sent in by Zana)
[5] VarSITI Newsletter, Vol. 5, May 2015
Inside this issue
Article 1. Operational Space Weather Forecasting Services in National Space Science Center of China ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ...1 |
Article 2. Space and Atmospheric Communication and Informatics Research Group in Thailand ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ...4 |
Article 3. Metadata Database and Data Analysis Software at the Upper Atmospheric Data Developed by the Inter-university Upper Atmosphere Global Observation NETwork (IUGONET) Project ... ... | ...5 |
Highlight of young scientist 1: Bidya Binay Karak/Sweden ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ...9 |
Highlight of young scientist 2: Ernest P. Macalalad/Taiwan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ..10 |
Meeting Report 1: The International School on Equatorial and Low–Latitude Ionosphere (ISELION)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ..12 |
Meeting Report 2: The 2nd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Geophysical Society (NGS) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ..12 |
Meeting Report 3: Sun-Climate Connections Conference | ..13 |
Upcoming Meetings... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ..14 |
Short News 1: Announcement of Opportunity: The SCOSTEP Visiting Scholar (SVS) program ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | ..15 |
Read it
(Sent in by Kazuo Shiokawa)
**************[ End of this issue of the ISWI Newsletter ]******************
(1) Flyer: Doctoral student positions in Exact Sciences
(2) SCOSTEP Newsletter, April 2015
(3) Dr. Nurul Shazana binti Abdul Hamid Annual Report for Malaysia-MAGDAS MoU (for Year 2014) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(4) VarSITI Newsletter, Vol. 5, May 2015