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			 **   THE GEM MESSENGER   **
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						     Volume 12, Number 2
						     February 27, 2002
						     
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GEM Postdoc Proposals for the 2002-2004 Academic Years
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From: "Baker, Kile B." <kbaker at nsf.gov>

The CEDAR (Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions) program
at NSF has for many years been providing funding for post-doctoral research
support for recent Ph.D. graduates.  The Geospace Environment Modeling
Program (GEM) steering committee has encouraged NSF to provide a similar
award for the GEM program.  Post-doctoral research awards are 2-year awards,
and the tenure of these awards may be at the institution or facility of the
applicant's choice.  Either the applicant or a suitable advisor at the
performing institution may be designated as principal investigator.

This year the Magnetospheric Physics Program at NSF has agreed to provide
the funding necessary to expand the CEDAR post-doctoral awards to include
GEM related activities.  Students interested in submitting a GEM
post-doctoral research proposal should submit the proposal in response to
the CEDAR Program Solicitation, NSF 02-070.  The deadline for submission is
May 15, 2002. The proposed research should be relevant to one of the current
GEM campaigns (Inner Magnetosphere/Storms, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere
Coupling, or GGCM development).  In all other aspects, the proposal should
follow the guidelines for the CEDAR program.

For more information about the current GEM campaigns you can go to the GEM
web-site, 

http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/Welcome.html

The CEDAR program Solicitation is available at: 

http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02070


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