Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics
Brown Bag Seminar
About the Seminar
The
Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics (LEP) at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center
conducts weekly science seminars.
They are held on Fridays at noon in the Conference Room (Room 8) in
Building 2
(map)
at Goddard. The topics cover the interests of the Laboratory, including
astrochemistry, interplanetary physics, planetary systems, planetary
magnetospheres, and electrodynamics. Since the seminar is conducted during
the lunch hour, the audience often brings their lunch, hence the moniker
"brown bag seminar."
Have an Idea for a Speaker?
The seminar organizers are always appreciative of ideas for seminar speakers.
Please contact them EARLY to avoid scheduling conflicts.
Contact information is located below.
Schedule
The current schedule for Spring 2000 is:
January 2000
- 7
Does Mercury Have a Dst?
Thomas E. Moore, NASA/GSFC
Thomas.E.Moore.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
- 14
No seminar scheduled
- 20 ***Note date and time: THURSDAY at 2:00 pm***
The role of the cusp as source for magnetospheric particles: A new paradigm
Theodore Fritz, Boston University, Boston, Massachussetts
fritz@bu-ast.bu.edu
- 21
Kinetic Modeling of the Plasmasphere
(abstract)
Anthony Reynolds, Howard University, Washington, DC
(bio)
mareynolds@physics1.howard.edu
- 28
Science Objectives of an Interstellar Probe Mission to 200-400 AU
(abstract)
Paulett Liewer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
paulett.liewer@jpl.nasa.gov
February 2000
- 4
High-latitude ionospheric convection parameterized by the IMF strength and direction: A view from the ground and from satellites
(abstract)
Vladimir A. Papitashvili, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(bio)
papita@umich.edu
- 11
Probing Solar Coronal Particle Acceleration with 40-300 keV Electrons on ACE
(abstract)
Edmond Roelof, JHU/APL, Laurel, Maryland
(bio)
Edmond.Roelof@jhuapl.edu
- 18
The Structure of the Sun During Low-Density Solar Wind Periods
(abstract)
Barbara J. Thompson, NASA/GSFC
(bio)
Barbara.Thompson@gsfc.nasa.gov
- 25
SAMI2: A New Low-Latitude Ionosphere Model
(abstract)
Joseph D. Huba, NRL, Washington, DC
(bio)
huba@ppdhuba.nrl.navy.mil
March 2000
- 3
Mapping Inner Magnetospheric Convection and Injections from Ground and Geosynchronous Measurements
(abstract)
Dimitris Vassiliadis, USRA at NASA/GSFC
vassi@lepgst.gsfc.nasa.gov
- 10
Quasi-Steady Magnetotail Reconnection
(abstract)
Thomas Sotirelis, JHU/APL, Laurel, Maryland
(bio)
toms@oval.jhuapl.edu
- 17
North-South Asymmetry of the Sun and the Heliosphere
(abstract)
Vladimir A. Osherovich, RITSS at NASA/GSFC
(bio)
vladimir@urap.gsfc.nasa.gov
- 24
Heavy Ion Composition in Upstream Events Near Earth: New Challenges for Old Models
(abstract)
Mihir Desai, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
(bio)
desai@uleis.umd.edu
- 31
Broadband Spectrum and Multi-Scale Coherent Structures Due to Inhomogeneous Parallel Flows in the Ionosphere
(abstract)
Gurudas Ganguli, NRL, Washington, DC
(bio)
gang@ppd.nrl.navy.mil
April 2000
May 2000
June 2000
- 5 ***Note date and time: MONDAY at 2:00 pm***
Stochastic Growth Theory: Theory & Type III Bursts
Peter Robinson and Iver Cairns, University of Sydney, Australia
robinson@Physics.usyd.edu.au
- 6 ***Note date and time: TUESDAY at 2:00 pm***
Stochastic Growth Theory: Foreshock, Magnetospheric, and Magnetosheath Applications
Iver Cairns and Peter Robinson, University of Sydney, Australia
cairns@Physics.usyd.edu.au
- 9
Electric Propulsion for Small Spacecraft
(abstract)
Roald Sagdeev, University of Maryland, College Park
rzs@ew1.umd.edu
- 15 ***Note date and time: THURSDAY June 15, at 1:00 pm***
Radiation Environment and Its Influence on Spacecraft Design
(abstract)
Janet L. Barth, NASA/GSFC
jlbarth@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov
Space Physics Meetings
Year 2000
List of Federal Holidays - year 2000
- 31 December 1999 - Friday - New Year's Day Observed
- 17 January - Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
- 21 February - Monday - George Washington's Birthday
- 29 May - Monday - Memorial Day
- 4 July - Tuesday - Independence Day
- 4 September - Monday - Labor Day
- 9 October - Monday - Columbus Day
- 10 November - Friday - Veterans Day
- 23 November - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day
- 25 December - Monday - Christmas
Information for Speakers and Visitors
Speakers interested in speaking at the Brown Bag Seminar are encouraged to
contact the organizer, currently Dimitris Vassiliadis (301-286-9060,
vassi@lepgst.gsfc.nasa.gov). The duration of the seminar is typically one hour.
with questions asked during and after the seminar. The audience is usually
diverse, including scientists with interests ranging throughout the
heliosphere (see the
Laboratory homepage for a list of interests).
How to get to and navigate within Goddard:
Other Seminar Web Sites
Webpage maintained by Dimitris Vassiliadis
(vassi@lepgst.gsfc.nasa.gov)
