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Submit Focus Group Report

2026-02-24T17:25:26Z

AllisonJaynes:

The old submission form is no longer monitored. FG reports should be emailed to the FG's RAC: [https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Organization_and_People GEM Organization and People]

Purpose: Focus Group Reports are required documentation that help NSF assess the progress of the GEM program. Think of them like annual reports you provide for your grants—they are a form of oversight. Secondly, the reports are a way for the GEM community to know what is going on in your sessions in case they couldn’t attend. It’s a form of advertisement to demonstrate to the community what awesome science is happening!

Deadline: The reports must be submitted within 6 weeks of the summer GEM Workshop to your FG’s primary RAC to be compiled in the GEMStone Newsletter. (Please send a Word document, Google doc, or other text document instead of or in addition to a PDF - this makes it much easier to compile in the full newsletter.)

Final Report: After a FG concludes, it must also submit a Final Report which summarizes the FG activities throughout its tenure.

Information that reports should include: 

<ul>
1. Required Information:
<ul>a. Focus Group name</ul>
<ul>b. Focus Group Leader names</ul>
<ul>c. Summary of December Mini-GEM activities</ul>
<ul>d. Summary of Summer GEM Workshop activities</ul>
<ul>e. Include estimate of the attendance number for your sessions</ul>
<ul>f. Assessment on progress towards meeting FG goals (may be stated within the summary of activities)</ul>

2. Highly Encouraged Information:
<ul>a. A list of presenters and titles (if applicable). A couple sentence summaries could be included—One practice used by FG leaders in the past was to email presenters to ask that they provide the couple sentence summary. That takes a lot of the burden off your own shoulders!</ul>
<ul>b. The means/tools employed to engage the community in an effort to maintain interactive workshop style sessions</ul>
<ul>c. Efforts to address diversity and inclusion in the research area</ul>
<ul>d. Significant Publications: List publications that acknowledge the FG, were presented during a session, etc. (Suggest emailing participants to submit their paper citations to you.)</ul>
<ul>e. Plans moving forward</ul>
</ul>
You may of course include anything else not listed here.

GEM Focus Groups

2026-02-23T23:40:12Z

AllisonJaynes:

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
*[[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetosphere-Aurora Connection|(MAC) Magnetosphere-Aurora Connection]] (MAC) (2026-2030; Toshi Nishimura, Tetsuo Motoba, Shannon Hill, and Bea Gallardo-Lacourt; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – MPS and IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Alexa Halford, Josh Rigler, Qusai Al Shidi, Huayue Chen)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor, Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

(RA: Research Area)

Organization and People

2025-07-16T21:26:39Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Research Areas */

The science component of the GEM Workshops are led by a volunteer Steering Committee. To promote transparency and provide an informal guide to existing, new, and future members of the Steering Committee, a document of GEM Steering Committee Best Practices was developed. This document, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_BestPractices_6Oct2019.pdf here].


We are attempting to record past personnel here: [https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Former_Committee_Members Former Personnel]

== Current personnel ==

The terms in the following begin after the summer workshop of the first year and end with the summer workshop of the last year.

'''NSF GEM Program Directors'''
* Chia-Lin Huang
* Tai-Yin Huang
* Vania Jordanova

'''Steering Committee Regular Members (Voting Members)'''

* Christine Gabrielse (Lin) (2024 - 2026, Chair; 2022-2024, Vice Chair)
* Allison Jaynes (2024 - 2026, Vice Chair; 2026-2028, Future Chair)
* Muhammad Fraz Bashir (2022 - 2026, At-Large-2)
* Xiangning Chu (2024 - 2028, At-Large-3)
* Mike Shumko (2023 - 2027, At-Large-4)
* Katherine Davidson (2025 - 2029, At-Large-1)

* Research Area Coordinators (see below)
* Meeting Organizer (see below)

'''Steering Committee Liaison Members'''

* Ying Zou (Liason to CEDAR)
* Joe Borovsky (Liaison to SHINE)
* Masha Kuznetsova (Liaison to CCMC)
* Reinhard Friedel (Liaison to NASA)
* Howard Singer (Liaison to NOAA)
* Shawn Young (Liaison to AFRL)
* Josh Rigler (Liaison to USGS)
* Andrew Dimmock (Liaison to Europe)
* Laura Morales (Liaison to Argentina)
* TBD (Liaison to Australia)
* John Manuel (Liaison to Canada)
* Chi Wang (Liaison to China)
* Yoshizumi Miyoshi (Liaison to ISAS, Japan)
* Junga Hwang (Liaison to Korea)
* Xochitl Blanco-Cano (Liaison to Mexico)
* Lou Lee (Liaison to Taiwan)
* Tom Elsden (Liaison to MIST/UK)
* Lutz Rastaetter (Liaison for Metrics and Validation RG)
* Bashi Ferdousi (Liaison for Machine Learning RG)

'''Meeting Organizers (UNH)'''
* Chris Mouikis (2018 - early 2026)
* Jing Liao (2022 - early 2026)

'''Student Representatives'''
* Erika Hathaway (2024-2026)
* Mary Smirnova (2025 - 2027)

== Research Areas ==

'''Research Area Coordinators'''

* Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Interaction (''SWMI'', previously known as Dayside)
** Tori Wilder (2022 - 2026, RAC-1A)
** Lynn Wilson (2024 - 2028, RAC-1B)

* Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (''MPS'', previously known as Tail)
** Jiang Liu (2023 - 2027, RAC-2B)
** Anton Artemyev (2025 - 2029, RAC-2A)

* Inner MAGnetosphere (''IMAG'', previously known as IMS)
** Solene Lejosne (2023 - 2027, RAC-3B)
** Wen Li (2025 - 2029, RAC-3A)

* Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (''MIC'')
** Xiaojia Zhang (2023 - 2027, RAC-4B)
** Kevin Pham (2025 - 2029, RAC-4A)

* Global System Modeling (''GSM'', previously known as GGCM)
** Daniel Welling (2022 - 2026, RAC-5A)
** Kareem Sorathia (2024 - 2028, RAC-5B)

== Focus Groups ==

Please see the [[GEM Focus Groups|GEM Focus Groups]] Section.

== 2024-2025 Subcommittees ==

* Joint GEM-CEDAR Planning Committee
** GEM Representatives
*** Christine Gabrielse (GEM Chair)
*** Allison Jaynes (GEM VC)
*** Chris Mouikis (GEM meeting organizer)
*** Jing Liao (GEM meeting organizer)
*** Austin Smith (student rep)
*** Erika Hathaway (student rep)
*** Sarah Vines (MIC)
*** Ian Cohen (Member-at-large)
** CEDAR Representatives
*** Mark Conde (CEDAR Chair)
*** Lynn Harvey (CEDAR VC)
*** Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (GEM Liaison)
*** Gareth Perry (GEM Liaison)
*** Sophie Phillips (student rep)
*** Michelle Bui (student rep)
*** Andrew Pepper
*** Liying Qian
*** Shikha Raizada (NSF)
*** Maggie Costley (CPAESS)
*** Michelle McCambridge (CPAESS)

== Former GEM Chairs ==

* Adam C. Kellerman (2022-2024)
* Vania Jordanova (2020 - 2022)
* Paul Cassak (2019 - 2020)
* Jacob Bortnik (2016 - 2019)
* Mike Wiltberger (2015 - 2016)
* Eric Donovan (2013 - 2015)
* David Sibeck (2011 - 2013)
* Michael Liemohn (2009 - 2011)
* Jimmy Raeder (2006 - 2009)
* Bob Strangeway (2003 - 2006)
* Mary K. Hudson (August 1, 2000 - July 31, 2003)
* Richard Wolf (August 1, 1997 - July 31, 2000)
* Jeff Hughes (August 1, 1994 - July 31, 1997)
* Bill Lotko (August 1, 1991 - July 31, 1994)
* George Siscoe (Ended on July 31, 1991)

GEM Focus Groups

2025-07-14T17:42:25Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Standing Resource Groups */

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Alexa Halford, Josh Rigler, Qusai Al Shidi, Huayue Chen)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor, Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

(RA: Research Area)

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== '''Joint GEM / CEDAR Workshop 2025''' ==

The RB-SoS is organising six sessions at the 2025 workshop; three stand-alone sessions and three joint sessions.

=== '''6/24/2024 (Tue)''' ===
*10 AM - 12 PM: '''RB SoS - CEDAR joint session''': Effects of radiation belt particle precipitation on the atmosphere [8-min talks]
{| class="wikitable"
!#!! Time !! Presentations
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| ||10:00 || FG chairs: opening remarks
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|1||10:05 || Allison Jaynes "Energetic Particles: All the Way Down"
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|2||10:13 || Mike Shumko "The Loss Through Auroral Microburst Pulsations Satellite (LAMPsat) mission concept"
|-
|3||10:21 || Joshua Pettit "Can ML replace POES-MEPED for EEP?"
|-
|4||10:29 || Longzhi Gan "Test Particle Simulations of Dual-Component Microbursts Observed by BARREL: Effects of Atmospheric Back Scattering and Nonlinear Interactions"
|-
|5||10:37 || Luisa Capannolo "Ionization rates and energy contribution to the atmosphere due to EMIC-driven electron precipitation"
|-
|6||10:45 || Murong Qin "Influence of Dynamic Magnetospheric Shielding on Solar Energetic Proton Precipitation and the Resultant Atmospheric Ionization"
|-
|7||10:53 || Lauren Blum "Particle precipitation effects on the atmosphere"
|-
|8||11:01 || Yang Mei "Analytical Expressions for Atmospheric Elastic Collisional Scattering of Electrons in Magnetic Fields"
|-
|9||11:09 || Gang Lu TBD
|-
|10||11:17 || Katrina Bossert "Using AIRS and SABER CO2 NLTE emissions as tracers for gravity wave and polar vortex interactions with energetic particles"
|-
|11||11:25 || Hanli Liu "It's YES for NO: Transport of Nitric Oxide in the winter MLT region"
|-
|12||11:33 || Lynn Harvey "A review of Sun-Earth coupling via the descent of EPP-produced NOx"
|}
Remaining time for discussion.

*13:30 PM - 15:30 PM: '''RB SoS - CP joint session''': Coupling between the plasmasphere and the radiation belts
**''Please refer to the CP Focus Group''

=== '''6/25/2024 (Wed)''' ===
*10 AM - 12 PM: '''RB SoS session: round-table discussion'''

*13:30 PM - 15:30 PM: '''RB SoS session: general contributions''' [lightning talks: 5-min talks, 3 slides]
{| class="wikitable"
!#!! Time !! Presentations
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| ||13:30 || FG chairs: opening remarks
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|1||13:35 ||Xinlin Li "Myth vs. Measurement: Relativistic Electrons and Energetic Protons in the Inner Belt"
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|2||13:40 ||Lauren Blum "Results on MeV electron lifetimes in the inner belt (and lightning-driven precipitation)"
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|3||13:45 ||Alexander Shane "Lightning-Generated Whistlers: Variability of Event-Specific Wave Distributions"
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|4|| 13:50 || Robert Marshall "LGW model-data comparison"
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|5||13:55 ||Zheng Xiang "Fine Structure of Relativistic Electron Precipitation Driven by EMIC Waves: CIRBE/REPTile-2 Measurements and Their Physical Implications"
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|6||14:00 ||Zhi Gu (Patrick) Li "Including Atmospheric Backscatter Effects in Modeling of EMIC Wave-Driven Precipitation"
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|7||14:05 ||Homayon Aryan "Enhanced Radiation Exposure of Airline Crew and Passengers"
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|8||14:10 ||Sungjun Noh "A Machine Learning-Based Probabilistic Model for Global EMIC Wave Activity Using Van Allen Probes Observations"
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|9||14:15 ||Jinbei Huang "Modeling the Outer Radiation Belt Electron Loss using a New MLT-Resolved Drift-Diffusion Model"
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|10||14:20 ||Jiabei He "Statistical Study of Chorus Element Repetition Time from Van Allen Probes"
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|11||14:25 ||Zhiyang Xia "Spatial Scale Analysis of Rising Tone Chorus Elements"
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|12||14:30 ||Mirek Hanzelka "Ultrarelativistic electron acceleration disrupted by the 3D spatial structure of chorus"
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|13||14:35 ||Evan McPherson "Imbalanced Regressive Model of Electron Fluxes in the Earth's Outer Radiation Belt"
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|14||14:40 ||Man Hua "Radiation belt electron acceleration inside the plasmasphere"
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|15||14:45 ||Yi-Ting Chen "Machine Learning Techniques to Reveal the Relationship Between Solar Wind and Electron Precipitation"
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|16||14:50 ||Ryan Dewey "An electron radiation belt at Mercury"
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|17||14:55 || Drew Turner "Universal radiation belt limits"
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|18||15:00 ||Jay Albert "New estimate of the flux both outside and inside the loss cone due to pitch angle diffusion"
|}

Remaining time for discussion.

=== '''6/26/2024 (Thu)''' ===
*10 AM - 12 PM: '''RB SoS topic session''': Magnetotail impacts on the radiation belts [15-min talks]
{| class="wikitable"
!# !! Time !! Presentations
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| ||10:00 || FG opening remarks
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|1||10:05 ||Man Hua "Estimating Storm-Time Maximum Fluxes of Outer Radiation Belt Electrons: Combining Van Allen Probes and GPS Satellite Observations"
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|2||10:20 ||Louis Ozeke "How Relativistic Electron Injections from the Magnetotail can cause Multi-MeV Flux Enhancements in the Outer Radiation Belt"
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|3||10:35 ||Rui Chen "Observational Evidence for the Nonlinear Growth of Chorus Waves Caused by Substorm Injected Energetic Electrons"
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|4||10:50 || Mike Shumko "What is the relationship between the aurora and relativistic electron precipitation during a storm-time substorm"
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|5||11:05 ||Kareem Sorathia "Direct Radiation Belt Injections and their Auroral Counterparts"
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|6||11:20 ||Larry Lyons "Connection Between Magnetotail Flow Burst and Radiation Belt Injections as Revealed by Auroral Streamers and Ground Magnetometers"
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|7||11:35 ||Xiangning Chu "Machine Learning-Based Reconstruction of Radiation Belt Parameters During New GEM ML Challenge Storms" (5 min)
|}

Remaining time for discussion.

=== '''6/27/2024 (Fri)''' ===
*10 AM - 12 PM: '''RB SoS - COMP joint session''': Radiation belts of other planets
**''Please refer to the COMP Focus Group''

== Full FG Proposal ==

=== Title ===

Radiation Belts as a System of Systems (RB-SoS)

=== Chairs ===

*'''Harriet George,''' Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU Boulder, harriet.george@lasp.colorado.edu.
*'''Man Hua,''' Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, manhua@ucla.edu.
*'''Adam Michael,''' Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, adam.michael@jhuapl.edu.
*'''Luisa Capannolo,''' Center for Space Physics, Boston University, luisacap@bu.edu.

=== Research Area ===

Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG)

=== Term Length ===

2025 - 2029

=== Abstract ===

The Earth’s radiation belts are highly variable in terms of both particle dynamics and wave activities, and are a key component of the magnetospheric energy flow. This energy flow is initiated in the solar wind, is transmitted through magnetotail reconnection and enters the radiation belts through processes such as advection or injections, and this energy can then be deposited into the atmosphere to generate aurora and affect atmospheric chemistry. This results in a strong coupling of the radiation belts to multiple other systems. A physically consistent understanding of the radiation belts that includes coupling to these other systems within the global magnetosphere is therefore required to accurately model the radiation belts.

The overarching goal of this focus group (FG) is to '''evaluate the complex variability of Earth’s radiation belts as part of the heliospheric ‘system-of-systems’''', determining how the radiation belts affect and are affected by different coupled systems. This FG considers the inner and outer belts, the slot region, and temporary ‘third belt’, the particles (protons, electrons and heavy ion species) populating these belts, and the inner magnetospheric plasma waves that interact with radiation belt particles.
This focus group will evaluate how radiation belt particle dynamics, inner magnetospheric plasma waves, wave-particle interactions and system-wide dynamics couple to the following regions:
*A. Solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field (IMF)
*B. Magnetotail
*C. Ionosphere and atmosphere
*D. Other inner magnetospheric plasma populations, such as the ring current and plasmasphere

=== Topic Description ===

The science goals that this FG will focus on, with emphasis on coupling to systems A – D, are:
# '''Determine and quantify how radiation belt particle dynamics are controlled by and how they affect systems that couple to the terrestrial radiation belts.''' This includes phenomena such as the rates of acceleration, transport or loss under different solar wind, geomagnetic storm and substorm conditions, radiation belt precipitation as an input to the atmosphere/ionosphere system, and radiation belt particle dynamics following particle injections from the magnetotail. This inherently includes evaluation of the impact of wave-particle interactions that are modulated by the coupled systems, which are elaborated on in Goal 2.
# '''Determine how plasma wave activity within the inner magnetosphere is governed by the coupled systems, and quantify the importance of wave activity to particle dynamics via wave-particle interactions.''' This includes evaluating the role that coupled systems play on the spatial distribution (including magnetic local time distribution), growth rate and intensity of inner magnetospheric plasma waves. For example, magnetotail injections create particle anisotropies that can lead to plasma wave generation. The plasmapause also acts as a boundary between the growth of whistler-mode chorus and hiss waves. The coupled systems, therefore, play a defining role in the generation and characteristics of inner mag- netospheric waves. Radiation belt wave-particle interactions are further modulated by these coupled systems. The distribution of cold plasma can alter both the efficiency of wave-particle interactions and the spatial extent of the region where the interaction takes place, impacting the particle dynamics that are considered in Goal 1, such as the rates of pitch-angle scattering or acceleration.
# '''Evaluate how system-wide radiation belt evolution is modulated by the coupled systems, and the effect that these system-wide dynamics have on the coupled systems.''' This goal specifically evaluates radiation belt dynamics that persist significantly longer than a drift period (≳ hours/days) and affect the entire radiation belt environment, such as long-term dropouts and enhancements. For example, some geomagnetic storms and substorms drive radiation belt enhancements more efficiently than other storms, so determining the solar wind and/or magnetotail conditions that result in this varying enhancement efficiency is an important aspect of accurate geospace modeling that is encompassed by this FG. This science topic includes determining and quantifying the effects that large-scale radiation belt dynamics have on the coupled systems, such as the impact of particle precipitation during radiation belt dropout events on the atmosphere/ionosphere system.

Evaluation of the influence of the solar wind on the Earth’s radiation belt includes the impact that specific solar wind/IMF parameters have on the radiation belts. The FG additionally includes evaluation of the impact of solar wind transients, such as high speed solar wind streams or coronal mass ejections, on long-term, system-wide radiation belt enhancements or dropouts, and variations in the radiation belts on solar-cycle timescales that result from changing solar wind/IMF conditions throughout the solar cycle.

The coupling of the magnetotail to the radiation belts includes evaluation of the impact of geomagnetic storms and substorm activity on the radiation belts, as well as transient phenomena such as bursty bulk flows or dipolarization fronts. This FG additionally encompasses studies evaluating the magnetotail as a source of radiation belt particles, such as the evaluation of how often and in which conditions the plasma sheet acts as a source of energetic radiation belt particles, and the effect of these particle injections on inner magnetospheric wave generation and the subsequent wave-particle interactions.

The Earth’s inner magnetosphere is composed of a range of plasma population, such as the ring current and plasmasphere, that interact with the radiation belts. For example, different wave modes arise inside and outside the plasmasphere, so the plasmapause plays a key role in defining the spatial extent and key characteristics of inner magnetospheric waves that interact with radiation belt particles, while the ring current results in phenomena such as the Dst effect.

Determining the coupling of the atmosphere/ionosphere system on the radiation belt includes both the effects of the radiation belts on the atmosphere/ionosphere and the effects that the atmosphere/ionosphere have on the radiation belt environment. Radiation belt particle precipitation deposits mass and energy into the atmosphere/ionosphere, which can have significant space weather and climatological impacts. This FG therefore encompasses studies related to the pitch-angle scattering of radiation belt particles that results in precipitation, which can occur through a range of interactions (including non-linear interactions) with inner magnetospheric waves. Ionospheric outflow is also a source of inner magnetospheric particles, and multiple current systems couple the inner magnetosphere and ionosphere; evaluation of the impacts of these phenomena, and other ionospheric or atmospheric dynamics, on the radiation belts are in-scope for this FG.

=== Timeliness ===

The timeliness of this FG is underscored by:
# '''Unprecedented observational datasets:''' Recent and ongoing missions, such as the Van Allen Probes, Arase, THEMIS, MMS, DSX, an increasing number of current and upcoming CubeSat missions (e.g., ELFIN, CIRBE, FIREBIRD, REAL, AEPEX, CANVAS, GTOSat), and balloons (e.g., BARREL), coupled with long-term data from NOAA/GOES, POES, LANL/GEO, and GPS, provide a unique opportunity for a comprehensive investigation of radiation belt wave and particle dynamics.
# '''Recent intense space weather events:''' Radiation belt dynamics drastically varied during the most intense space weather events in the last 20 years (e.g., the Gannon storm in May 2024 with Dst below -400 nT). The datasets mentioned above cover multiple stages of the solar cycle, allowing for the exploration of whether existing knowledge of radiation belts during solar minimum can be extended to solar maximum, which has both significant scientific and practical interests.
# '''New insights into system interactions:''' Significant advances have been made in understanding the impact of other systems, such as the solar wind and IMF, substorm injections from the magnetotail, and plasma populations from the ring current and plasmasphere on radiation belt dynamics, which in turn, affect the relevant physical processes in their coupling systems (e.g., ionosphere/atmosphere). Therefore, investigating the radiation belts within this system-wide framework is a fundamental and open science question that brings together the community to foster a deeper understanding of radiation belts, and their role within the solar system as a whole.
# '''Advancements in modeling:''' Newly developed cross-scale, self-consistent models, combining the global MHD simulations with simulations of local wave-particle interactions (e.g., MAGE, K2), drift- resolved diffusion models, models including nonlinear effects, and novel machine-learning models, offer new capabilities for simulating radiation belt particle dynamics. These models also enhance our understanding of the correlation of the different domains of the geospace, and the relative importance of different driving factors on the radiation belt dynamics. There is a critical need to explore how radiation belt particles serve as inputs and outputs in these broader geospace processes.
# '''Continued community interest:''' Radiation belt physics is a strong interest within the GEM community. The recently concluded FG, “System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling” (2019–2024), was highly successful in terms of participation, scientific output, and impact. Our proposed FG will build on these achievements by advancing investigations into radiation belt physics, while also emphasizing a holistic understanding of the radiation belts as part of the heliospheric “system-of-systems”, focusing on both their impacts on and interactions with other systems.

=== Relevance to Existing FGs ===

This proposed FG will actively collaborate with the following ongoing GEM FGs to achieve a system level understanding of the radiation belt dynamics:
# '''Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (2022 – 2026):''' Particle dynamics in the magnetotail can have significant impacts on radiation belt dynamics. Investigating the energization of particles within the nightside transition region will provide valuable insights into radiation belt particle acceleration processes.
# '''Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems (2022 – 2026):''' Particle precipitation to the upper atmosphere is a major loss mechanism for the radiation belt particles, which plays an important role in determining and modeling ionospheric electrodynamics. The proposed FG intends to coordinate joint sessions to investigate the contribution of the radiation belt particle precipitation to the electrodynamics of the M-I-T system.
# '''The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics (2020 – 2025):''' The cold plasma plays a crucial role in controlling waves and wave-particle interactions, which are fundamental to the radiation belt particle dynamics. Collaborative efforts between this FG and the proposed one will enhance understanding of how cold plasma modulates radiation belt processes.
# '''Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (2024 – 2028):''' This FG focuses on understanding the plasma populations, thin current sheets, and particle energization in the magnetotail region, which provide an important source of particles that will feed into the inner magnetosphere. Joint efforts with the proposed FG will provide invaluable insight about the chain of physical processes from the energized particles during substorm onset in the magnetotail region to the radiation belt electron dynamics.
# '''Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling (2020 – 2025):''' This FG focuses on the under- standing and modeling the wave growth driven by ring current particles and wave-particle interactions across different populations. Joint efforts with the proposed FG, which emphasizes radiation belt particles, are essential for a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of Earth’s inner magnetosphere.
# '''Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes (2023 – 2027):''' A key topic of this FG is the comparative study of radiation belt physics across drastically different planetary magnetospheres. The proposed FG plans to coordinate joint sessions to explore comparative radiation belt wave and particle dynamics, and their role as input/output to other environments (solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field, magnetotail region, atmosphere/ionosphere, etc.) to unravel missing or poorly understood physical processes.

=== Goals and Deliverables ===

During the four years of the RB-SoS FG, we will encourage research focused on the key topics and guide the community to investigate these topics in relation to the identified coupled systems (solar wind, magnetotail, ionosphere/atmosphere, and other inner magnetospheric plasma populations). Additionally, we will strive to produce the following deliverables to make radiation belt research more easily accessible to the community. Repositories of events and models are currently limited, and we will collect data analysis and modeling results to facilitate and encourage collaboration across researchers from the radiation belt community and others as well. We envision such repositories as spreadsheets listing information relevant to the data/model, any existing documentation (e.g., readme files, papers), list of contributing researchers and respective emails, and links to the data/models. The repositories and collections will be updated periodically after each GEM or mini-GEM meeting and their URLs will be available in the GEM Wiki.
# ''' Repository of statistical data analysis''' useful to the community (i.e., maps of wave amplitudes, precipitation, wave growth rates, storm/substorm lists, enhancement/dropout RB events, diffusion coefficients, etc.). These are available in published papers, however, not all papers provide public access to the statistical results. We will strive to make the existing statistical analysis available to the community to facilitate follow-up studies, in particular for CubeSat studies which often entail more data analysis challenges.
# '''Collection of papers''' focused on investigating the radiation belts as a system-of-systems and published during the RB-SoS FG term. We will also write a white paper at the end of the FG term highlighting our progress, identifying the system coupling with largest uncertainties, and describing possibly new research avenues to explore.
# ''' Collection of events''' analyzed through data analysis and modeling. We will flag events as “complete” (i.e., understood) or as “incomplete” (i.e., further research is needed). Particularly interesting events will also be highlighted to encourage investigation by the community.
# '''Repository of new techniques and models ''' particularly suitable from a perspective of systems-of- systems (i.e., empirical, coupled, AI-based, etc.). We will strive to collect existing models applicable to radiation belt physics.

=== Expected Activities ===

In an effort to align with the “GEM-Style”, we will structure our sessions to encourage more interaction and discussion while encouraging participation from early career researchers and those in underrepresented groups. In line with the community’s needs and interests at the time of each meeting, individual sessions styles will be selected from one of the following formats:
# '''Round Table Discussions:''' Current open questions will be posed to the community prior to the start of the workshop. Building upon current and previous focus groups, the session will be separated into two equal parts. The session will begin with discussions amongst smaller groups to promote meaningful dialog among more participants and to avoid the conversation being dominated by a few individuals. The second portion will consist of an open conversation with the entire room to compile and share ideas. The discussions will be moderated by the FG leads and selected experts on the topic.
# ''' Work in Progress:''' We will solicit presentations with an emphasis on ongoing research. Any study related to one of our science goals is permissible. This will enable discussion with the community, providing feedback to the presenter prior to completion of individual projects and will provide those who would like to present their work on any relevant topic with an opportunity to do so.
# '''Targeted Topics: '''In sessions selected to examine specific topics of interest, we will solicit presentations on one aspect related to our science goals. These sessions will have one of two formats: 1) a panel discussion, or 2) two scene setting talks followed by short presentations, solicited from the community, that continue the discussion started by the scene-setters. Again, the discussions will be moderated by the FG leads and selected experts on the topic.
# '''Event-based Sessions:''' We will reserve specific sessions to investigate the radiation belt dynamics during events of particular interest to the community, such as the May 2024 superstorm. These sessions will help facilitate the collection of events and the related data analysis/modeling efforts described in our goals and deliverables.
# '''Joint sessions:''' Due to the interconnection between the radiation belts and other regions within geospace, joint sessions with other focus groups will be key to promote discussion amongst the com- munity. As described above, these sessions will focus on fundamental processes that drive radiation belt dynamics and detail how the radiation belts coevolve and impact other systems within geospace.

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== Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the GEM Community ==

GEM stands with the numerous professional and academic societies around the world that have pledged to support diversity, equity and inclusion, and commits to listen, advocate, and break down barriers for persons of color. We acknowledge that deep biases and inequities exist that prevent the full participation of people of color in our own scientific community. The GEM Steering Committee and leadership commit to being intentionally and actively anti-racist through education and best practices. Please see the [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_InclusionStatement_20200809.pdf GEM Inclusion Statement] for further details.

In line with this committment, although the Steering Committee itself has no authority to choose location (per the contract with NSF, the choice belongs to the Meeting Organizer), the Steering Committee is committed to advocate for locations which are inclusive to all individuals, regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, level of experience, political affiliation, as well as any other characteristics protected under state or federal law.

== GEM Statement on War and Violence ==

The GEM community is deeply concerned by the increase of actions of war and violence in the world that lead to the destruction of life and livelihood, and humanitarian crises. The fulfillment of GEM goals, to understand the global-scale geospace system, depends upon the collaboration and coordination of researchers and organizations from all countries. We stand with so many around the world demanding the use of diplomatic negotiations to resolve disputes, restore peace, and return to a safe, collaborative international environment.

== Acknowledgment and Disclaimer ==
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed at this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Comments about this website can be e-mailed to geospace.environment.modeling [at] gmail.com.

Main Page

2025-06-23T14:23:54Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Anti-Harassment Policy for GEM Meetings and Activities */

<big>'''Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)'''</big> [[Image:NSF_Logo_color.jpg|100 px]]

Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) is a broad-based, community-initiated research program on the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The purpose of the GEM program is to support basic research into the dynamical and structural properties of geospace, leading to the construction of a global Geospace General Circulation Model (GGCM) with predictive capability. This GGCM model will be modularized and will complement parallel developments of magnetohydrodynamic models. The strategy for achieving GEM goals is to undertake a series of focus groups and challenge campaigns, in both theory and observational modes, each focusing on particular aspects of the geospace environment.

The Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program is sponsored by [http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=AGS National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences].

== New to GEM? Get the Newsletter! ==

Want to stay informed about GEM activities? Sign up for announcements through the [http://eepurl.com/gOKyGv GEM Messenger] - more information [[GEM Messenger|here]].

Planning for the 2025 Joint GEM-CEDAR workshop is underway! Click [[2025_Joint_GEM-CEDAR_Workshop|here]].

!!UPDATE!! How to Attend GEM: [[How_to_GEM]] - A resource for all those new to the unique style of the GEM Workshop!

== What's New ==
Planning for the 2025 Joint GEM-CEDAR Workshop has been heavily underway! Visit https://gemworkshop.org/ to register and book your hotel.

Draft schedules are with session leaders now.

== GEM Community Knowledge Base ==

The science component of the GEM Workshops are led by a volunteer Steering Committee. To promote transparency and provide an informal guide to existing, new, and future members of the Steering Committee, a document of GEM Steering Committee Best Practices was developed. This document, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_BestPractices_6Oct2019.pdf here].


The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

== GEM Code of Conduct ==

GEM is committed to providing a safe, free from harassment, productive and welcoming environment for all. This includes respectful treatment of everyone regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, level of experience, political affiliation, as well as any other characteristic protected under state or federal law. This policy applies to all attendees at GEM activities including scientists, students, guests, staff, and contractors participating in scientific sessions, auxiliary meetings, and social events associated with any GEM gathering or other activity. If you are the subject of unacceptable behavior or may have witnessed such behavior that violates professional and respectful participant conduct, please immediately report the incident using [https://usnh.ethicspointvp.com/custom/usnh/forms/mgr/form_data.asp the report form] on the UNH page or notify UNH Affirmative Action and Equity Office at affirmaction.equity@unh.edu or (603)862-2930. All reports will remain completely confidential. And, as stated in the anti-harassment policy, you may find a trusted steering committee member to discuss an incident when immediate action is needed. That steering committee member will share anonymous details with the chair, vice chair, and meeting organizers.

During the GEM workshop, presentation materials will be available online for registered attendees to view. GEM members will respect the intellectual property rights of others and follow best practices.

All participants are required to abide by this Code of Conduct and GEM's anti-harassment policy (see below).

== Anti-Harassment Policy for GEM Meetings and Activities ==

GEM is committed to ensuring that all participants in all GEM activities have an environment that is free from harassment. This policy applies to all attendees at GEM activities including scientists, students, guests, staff, and contractors participating in scientific sessions, auxiliary meetings, and social events associated with any GEM gathering or other activity. See the [https://gemworkshop.org/code-of-conduct/ GEM Code of Conduct], [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/NSF_SHC.pdf NSF Sexual Harassment for Conferences], and [https://gemworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NSF-Conference-Workshop-Symposium-Participant-Notice.pdf NSF Conference Workshop Symposium Participant Notice] for details. If you would like to report an incident, please fill out the form on [https://usnh.ethicspointvp.com/custom/usnh/forms/mgr/form_data.asp the UNH Incident Report Form].

[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jSt5u76kkYWuGQ0-Kj3mSXIKZtb7BAPp?usp=drive_link Active Bystander info session 2025 (slides and videos)]

== Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the GEM Community ==

GEM stands with the numerous professional and academic societies around the world that have pledged to support diversity, equity and inclusion, and commits to listen, advocate, and break down barriers for persons of color. We acknowledge that deep biases and inequities exist that prevent the full participation of people of color in our own scientific community. The GEM Steering Committee and leadership commit to being intentionally and actively anti-racist through education and best practices. Please see the [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_InclusionStatement_20200809.pdf GEM Inclusion Statement] for further details.

In line with this committment, although the Steering Committee itself has no authority to choose location (per the contract with NSF, the choice belongs to the Meeting Organizer), the Steering Committee is committed to advocate for locations which are inclusive to all individuals, regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, level of experience, political affiliation, as well as any other characteristics protected under state or federal law.

== GEM Statement on War and Violence ==

The GEM community is deeply concerned by the increase of actions of war and violence in the world that lead to the destruction of life and livelihood, and humanitarian crises. The fulfillment of GEM goals, to understand the global-scale geospace system, depends upon the collaboration and coordination of researchers and organizations from all countries. We stand with so many around the world demanding the use of diplomatic negotiations to resolve disputes, restore peace, and return to a safe, collaborative international environment.

== Acknowledgment and Disclaimer ==
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed at this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Comments about this website can be e-mailed to geospace.environment.modeling [at] gmail.com.

Main Page

2025-06-23T14:23:19Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Anti-Harassment Policy for GEM Meetings and Activities */

<big>'''Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)'''</big> [[Image:NSF_Logo_color.jpg|100 px]]

Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) is a broad-based, community-initiated research program on the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The purpose of the GEM program is to support basic research into the dynamical and structural properties of geospace, leading to the construction of a global Geospace General Circulation Model (GGCM) with predictive capability. This GGCM model will be modularized and will complement parallel developments of magnetohydrodynamic models. The strategy for achieving GEM goals is to undertake a series of focus groups and challenge campaigns, in both theory and observational modes, each focusing on particular aspects of the geospace environment.

The Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program is sponsored by [http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=AGS National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences].

== New to GEM? Get the Newsletter! ==

Want to stay informed about GEM activities? Sign up for announcements through the [http://eepurl.com/gOKyGv GEM Messenger] - more information [[GEM Messenger|here]].

Planning for the 2025 Joint GEM-CEDAR workshop is underway! Click [[2025_Joint_GEM-CEDAR_Workshop|here]].

!!UPDATE!! How to Attend GEM: [[How_to_GEM]] - A resource for all those new to the unique style of the GEM Workshop!

== What's New ==
Planning for the 2025 Joint GEM-CEDAR Workshop has been heavily underway! Visit https://gemworkshop.org/ to register and book your hotel.

Draft schedules are with session leaders now.

== GEM Community Knowledge Base ==

The science component of the GEM Workshops are led by a volunteer Steering Committee. To promote transparency and provide an informal guide to existing, new, and future members of the Steering Committee, a document of GEM Steering Committee Best Practices was developed. This document, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_BestPractices_6Oct2019.pdf here].


The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

== GEM Code of Conduct ==

GEM is committed to providing a safe, free from harassment, productive and welcoming environment for all. This includes respectful treatment of everyone regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, level of experience, political affiliation, as well as any other characteristic protected under state or federal law. This policy applies to all attendees at GEM activities including scientists, students, guests, staff, and contractors participating in scientific sessions, auxiliary meetings, and social events associated with any GEM gathering or other activity. If you are the subject of unacceptable behavior or may have witnessed such behavior that violates professional and respectful participant conduct, please immediately report the incident using [https://usnh.ethicspointvp.com/custom/usnh/forms/mgr/form_data.asp the report form] on the UNH page or notify UNH Affirmative Action and Equity Office at affirmaction.equity@unh.edu or (603)862-2930. All reports will remain completely confidential. And, as stated in the anti-harassment policy, you may find a trusted steering committee member to discuss an incident when immediate action is needed. That steering committee member will share anonymous details with the chair, vice chair, and meeting organizers.

During the GEM workshop, presentation materials will be available online for registered attendees to view. GEM members will respect the intellectual property rights of others and follow best practices.

All participants are required to abide by this Code of Conduct and GEM's anti-harassment policy (see below).

== Anti-Harassment Policy for GEM Meetings and Activities ==

GEM is committed to ensuring that all participants in all GEM activities have an environment that is free from harassment. This policy applies to all attendees at GEM activities including scientists, students, guests, staff, and contractors participating in scientific sessions, auxiliary meetings, and social events associated with any GEM gathering or other activity. See the [https://gemworkshop.org/code-of-conduct/ GEM Code of Conduct], [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/NSF_SHC.pdf NSF Sexual Harassment for Conferences], and [https://gemworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NSF-Conference-Workshop-Symposium-Participant-Notice.pdf NSF Conference Workshop Symposium Participant Notice] for details. If you would like to report an incident, please fill out the form on [https://usnh.ethicspointvp.com/custom/usnh/forms/mgr/form_data.asp the UNH Incident Report Form].

Active Bystander info session 2025 (slides and videos): [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jSt5u76kkYWuGQ0-Kj3mSXIKZtb7BAPp?usp=drive_link]

== Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the GEM Community ==

GEM stands with the numerous professional and academic societies around the world that have pledged to support diversity, equity and inclusion, and commits to listen, advocate, and break down barriers for persons of color. We acknowledge that deep biases and inequities exist that prevent the full participation of people of color in our own scientific community. The GEM Steering Committee and leadership commit to being intentionally and actively anti-racist through education and best practices. Please see the [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_InclusionStatement_20200809.pdf GEM Inclusion Statement] for further details.

In line with this committment, although the Steering Committee itself has no authority to choose location (per the contract with NSF, the choice belongs to the Meeting Organizer), the Steering Committee is committed to advocate for locations which are inclusive to all individuals, regardless of sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, age, body size, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, level of experience, political affiliation, as well as any other characteristics protected under state or federal law.

== GEM Statement on War and Violence ==

The GEM community is deeply concerned by the increase of actions of war and violence in the world that lead to the destruction of life and livelihood, and humanitarian crises. The fulfillment of GEM goals, to understand the global-scale geospace system, depends upon the collaboration and coordination of researchers and organizations from all countries. We stand with so many around the world demanding the use of diplomatic negotiations to resolve disputes, restore peace, and return to a safe, collaborative international environment.

== Acknowledgment and Disclaimer ==
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed at this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Comments about this website can be e-mailed to geospace.environment.modeling [at] gmail.com.

GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:30:18Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Standing Resource Groups */

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

(RA: Research Area)

GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:30:03Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Active Focus Groups */

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

(RA: Research Area)

GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:28:28Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Active Focus Groups */

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

(RA: Research Area)

GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:16:06Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Active Focus Groups */

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

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GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:15:39Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Active Focus Groups */

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS) <\b> Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

(RA: Research Area)

GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:14:00Z

AllisonJaynes:

__TOC__

==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|(CP) The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|(SCIMM) Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|(GIC) Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|(MESO) Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|(MPEC) Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|(COMP) Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|(KiTS) Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|(MDT) Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|(RX) Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|(RBSoS)<\b> Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

(RA: Research Area).

Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

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GEM Focus Groups

2025-05-15T10:11:42Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Active Focus Groups */

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==Introduction==
The hallmark of GEM workshops is its community-led workshop-style sessions, carried out through focus groups. Interested in applying to run a focus group and are not sure how to do it? Are you currently running a focus group and need ideas for how to achieve the workshop-style in your focus groups? Advice from previous focus group leaders on proposing and running a focus group, updated in October 2019, is available [http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/pdf/GEM_ForFocusGroupLeaders.pdf here].

==Active Focus Groups==

* [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics]] (2020 - 2025; Gian Luca Delzanno, Natalia Buzulukosva, Barbara Giles, Roger Varney, and Joe Borovsky; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling]] (2020 - 2025; Cristian Ferradas, Chao Yue, Jacob Bortnik, and Qianli Ma; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents|Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents]] (2022 - 2026; Xueling Shi, Dogacan Su Ozturk, Mark Engebretson, Zhonghua Xu, E. Joshua Rigler; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – MIC)
* [[FG: Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations|Mesoscale drivers of the nightside transition region: ionospheric and magnetotail evaluations (MESO)]] (2022 - 2026; Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Gareth Perry, and Emma Spanswick; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – MIC).
* [[FG: Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems|Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems]] (2022 - 2026; Dogacan Su Ozturk, Dong Lin, Yiqun Yu, Katherine Garcia-Sage, Stephen Kaeppler; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes|Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes]] (2023 - 2027; George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – MPS)
* [[FG: Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics|Kinetic Plasma Processes in the Magnetotail during Substorm Dynamics (KiTS)]] (2024 - 2028; Harry Arnold, Jason Derr, Akhtar Ardakani, Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere|MDT Multiscale Dayside Transients and their Effect on Earth's Magnetosphere]] (2025 - 2029; Savvas Raptis, Ivan Vasko, Imogen Gingell, Terry Z. Liu, Ying Zou, Runyi Liu, David Tonoian; RA: Primary - SWMI)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment|RX Magnetic Reconnection: The Key to Understanding Earth's Space Environment]] (2025-2029; Yi Qi, John Dorelli, Katherine Goodrich, Chen Shi, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Krishna Khanal; RA: Primary - SWMI, Secondary - GSM)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts as a System of Systems|RBSoS Radiation Belts as a System of Systems]] (RB-SoS) (2025-2029; Harriet George, Man Hua, Adam Michael, Luisa Capannolo; RA: Primary - IMAG)

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Note: FGs and resource groups highlighted in green have expressed interest in collaborating with CEDAR for the 2025 GEM-CEDAR Joint Meeting.

==Standing Resource Groups==
* [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2020 - present; Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter, Alexa Halford and Josh Rigler)
* [[RG: Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] (2024 - present; Hyunju Connor. Bashi Ferdousi, Xiangning Chu, Matthew Argall, Valluri Sai Gowtam)

==Past Focus Groups==
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory]] (2018 - 2024; Tori Wilder, Shan Wang, Michael Shay, and Anton Artemyev; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling]] (2019 - 2024; Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu; RA: Primary – IMAG, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era]] (2019 - 2024; Lynn Wilson III, Li-Jen Chen, Katherine Goodrich, and Ivan Vasko; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere]] (2017 - 2023; Christine Gabrielse, Matina Gkioulidou, Slava Merkin, Drew Turner, David Malaspina, and Adam Michael; RA: Primary – MPS, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)]] (2018 - 2023; Hyomin Kim, Robert Lysak, and Tomoko Matsuo; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – IMAG)
* [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System|3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System (IEMIT)]] (2017 - 2022; Hyunju Connor, Dogacan Ozturk, Gang Lu, and Bin Zhang; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)|Merged Modeling & Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere (M3I2) and Its Effects -- Plasma Sheet, Ring Current, Substorm Dynamics]] (2016 - 2021; Shasha Zou, Barbara Giles, and Rick Chappell; RA: Primary – MIC, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction]] (2016 - 2021; Heli Hietala, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Gabor Toth, Andrew Dimmock, and Ying Zou; RA: Primary – SWMI, Secondary – GSM)
* [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|ULF wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications]] (2016 - 2021; Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Alexander Drozdov, Maria Usanova, Brian Kress, and Xueling Shi; RA: Primary – GSM, Secondary – None)
* [[FG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods and Validation]] (2016 - 2019; Katherine Garcia-Sage, Rob Redmon, Mike Liemohn, Lutz Rastaetter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms|Testing Proposed Links between Mesoscale Auroral and Polar Cap Dynamics and Substorms]] (2015 - 2019; Toshi Nishimura, Kyle Murphy, Emma Spanswick, and Jian Yang; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances|Tail Environment and Dynamics at Lunar Distances]] (2015 - 2019; Chih-Ping Wang, Andrei Runov, David Sibeck, Viacheslav Merkin, and Yu Lin; RA: MPS, GSM, SWMI)
* [[FG: Geospace Systems Science|Geospace Systems Science]] (2014 - 2018; Joe Borovsky, Bill Lotko, Vadim Uritsky, and Juan Valdivia; Coordinators with CEDAR: Aaron Ridley and Josh Semeter; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions|Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions]] (2014 - 2018; Yiqun Yu, Colby Lemon, Michael Liemohn, and Jichun Zhang; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling|Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling]] (2014 - 2018; Jay Albert, Wen Li, Steve Morley, and Weichao Tu; RA: IMAG)
* [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere|Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere]] (2013 - 2017; Paul Cassak, Andrei Runov, Yi-Hsin Liu, and Brian Walsh; RA: GSM)
* [[FG: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection|Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Convection]] (2013 - 2017; Joseph Baker, Michael Ruohoniemi, Stanislav Sazykin, Peter Chi, and Mark Engebretson; RA: IMAG, MIC)
* [[FG: Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions|Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2012 - 2016; Vassilis Angelopoulos, Pontus Brandt, John Lyon, and Frank Toffoletto; RA: MPS)
* [[FG: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures|Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures]] (2012 - 2016; Hui Zhang, Q.-G. Zong, Michael Ruohoniemi, and David Murr; RA: SWMI)
* [[FG: Metrics and Validation|Metrics and Validation]] (2011 - 2015; T. Guild, L. Rastaetter, H. Singer; RA:GSM)
* [[FG: The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma|The Ionospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma--Measuring, Modeling and Merging into the GEM GGCM]] (2011 - 2015; R. Schunk, R. Chappell, D. Welling; RA: MIC, GSM)
* [[FG: Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques|Scientific Magnetic Mapping & Techniques]] (2011 - 2015; E. Donovan, E. MacDonald, R. Millan; RA: MIC)
* [[FG: Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling|Radiation Belts and Wave Modeling]] (2010 - 2014; Y. Shprits, S. Elkington, J. Bortnik, C. Kletzing; RA:IMAG)
* [[FG: The Magnetosheath|The Magnetosheath]] (2010 - 2014; S. Petrinec, K. Nykyri; RA:SWMI)
* [[FG11. Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions|Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions]] (2008 - 2013; J. Goldstein and J. Borovsky; RA:IMS)
* [[FG12. Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes|Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes]] (2008 - 2013; V. Angelopoulos, S. Ohtani, K. Shiokawa; RA:Tail)
* [[FG13. Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer|Modes of Solar WInd-Magnetosphere Energy Transfer]] (2008 - 2013; B. McPherron, L. Kepko; RA:Tail)
* [[FG: Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition|Dayside FACs and Energy Deposition]] (2010 - 2012; D. Knipp, G. Crowley, S. Eriksson, R. Lopez; RA:Dayside, MIC)
* [[FG8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling|Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling]] (2007 - 2012; S. Zaharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud; RA: IMS, Tail)
* [[FG10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation|Diffuse Auroral Precipitation]] (2006 - 2011, RA: MIC, IMS)
* [http://virbo.org/GEMFG9 Space Radiation Climatology] (2006 - 2011, RA: IMS, see also [http://groups.google.com/group/gem-2007-space-radiation-climatology-fg9 FG9 google email group])
* [[FG4. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail|Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail]] (2006 - 2011, RA: Tail)
* [[FG6. Cusp Physics|Cusp Physics]] (2006-2010, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG1. GGCM Metrics and Validation|GGCM Metrics and Validation]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG2. GGCM Modules and Methods|GGCM Modules and Methods]] (2005 - 2010, RA: GGCM)
* [[FG3. Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath|Foreshock, Bowshock, Magnetosheath]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG5. Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection|Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection]] (2004 - 2009, RA: Dayside)
* [[FG7. MIC Electrodynamics|MIC Electrodynamics]] (2003 - 2008, RA: MIC)

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2020 Virtual-GEM Workshop

2020-07-20T13:35:16Z

AllisonJaynes: /* 1700-1900 EDT: Decadal Future and Beyond */

'''Detailed Schedule'''

Below is a high-level session schedule for the 2020 Virtual GEM Summer Workshop, provided by the Focus Group Leaders and Research Area Coordinators. For the most up to date workshop information, please refer to the [https://gemworkshop.org/ GEM Workshop Website]. To see the detailed and up to date schedule, please log into [https://vgem2020.com/ the VGEM 2020 Website] using the information provided to you after registration.

Please also refer to the [[GEM Focus Groups|GEM Focus Groups]], [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods Methods and Validation Resource Group]], and [[Machine Learning in Geospace|Machine Learning in Geospace]] pages for more information.

__TOC__

== Monday, July 20 ==

* '''Student Day'''

== Tuesday, July 21 ==

=== 1100-1230 EDT: Plenary Session ===

* '''IMAG Tutorial''' - ''Rick Chapell: The impact of Ionospheric Plasma on the Magnetosphere''
* '''Student Invited Tutorial''' - ''Lauren Blum''

=== 1300-1430 EDT: Concurrent Session 1 ===

See [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System| IEMIT]], [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|RX]], [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|RB]], and [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|BSH]].

=== 1500-1630 EDT: Concurrent Session 2 ===

See [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System| IEMIT]], [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|RX]], [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|RB]], and [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|BSH]].

== Wednesday, July 22 ==

=== 1100-1230 EDT: Plenary Session ===

* '''NSF''' - ''Michael Wiltberger, Ajuli Bamzai, Lisa Winter''
* '''NASA''' - ''Nicola Fox: NASA Heliophysics Division: Highlights and Updates''
* '''NOAA''' - ''Howard Singer: NOAA Liaison Report: Highlights of Activities''
* '''DEI''' - ''Ramon Lopez: How to make your PhD program more diverse''

=== 1300-1430 EDT: Concurrent Session 1 ===

See [[M3I2|M3-I2]], [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|UMEA]], [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|IMM]], and [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]]

=== 1500-1630 EDT: Concurrent Session 2 ===

See [[M3I2|M3-I2]], [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|UMEA]], [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|IMM]], and joint [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]]/[[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|MMV]]

=== 1700-1900 EDT: Decadal Future and Beyond ===
➡ 1700-1800 Speakers + Q&A
* Decadal Survey Process and Heliophysics 2050 workshop: Jared Leisner (10 min)

* Midterm Assessment and planning for the new Decadal: Robyn Millan (10 min)

* DRIVE Center elevator pitches:

        ‣ SOLSTICE [PI: Tamas Gombosi] (5 min)

        ‣ CGS [PI: Slava Merkin] (5 min)

        ‣ CUSIA [PI: Dan Welling] (5 min)

        ‣ Do Habitable Worlds Require Magnetic Fields? [PI: David Brain] (5 min)

* Q&A (20 min)

➡ 1800-1900 Breakout rooms with group discussion (30 mins) - reconvene to summarize discussions (30 mins)

== Thursday, July 23 ==

=== 1100-1230 EDT: Plenary Session ===

* '''MPS Tutorial''' - ''Barry Mauk''
* '''MMV Tutorial''' - ''Tara Jensen''

=== 1300-1430 EDT: Concurrent Session 1 ===

See [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|DAYS]], [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]], [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|CP]], and [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|IHMIC]]

=== 1500-1630 EDT: Concurrent Session 2 ===

See [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|DAYS]], [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]], joint [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|CP]]/[[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|IMM]], [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|IHMIC]], and [[Machine Learning in Geospace| ML]]

2020 Virtual-GEM Workshop

2020-07-15T01:23:15Z

AllisonJaynes: /* Wednesday, July 22 */

'''Detailed Schedule'''

Below is a high-level session schedule for the 2020 Virtual GEM Summer Workshop, provided by the Focus Group Leaders and Research Area Coordinators. For the most up to date workshop information, please refer to the [https://gemworkshop.org/ GEM Workshop Website]. To see the detailed and up to date schedule, please log into [https://vgem2020.com/ the VGEM 2020 Website] using the information provided to you after registration.

Please also refer to the [[GEM Focus Groups|GEM Focus Groups]], [[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|Modeling Methods Methods and Validation Resource Group]], and [[Machine Learning in Geospace|Machine Learning in Geospace]] pages for more information.

__TOC__

== Monday, July 20 ==

* '''Student Day'''

== Tuesday, July 21 ==

=== 1100-1230 EDT: Plenary Session ===

* '''IMAG Tutorial''' - ''Rick Chapell: The impact of Ionospheric Plasma on the Magnetosphere''
* '''Student Invited Tutorial''' - ''Lauren Blum''

=== 1300-1430 EDT: Concurrent Session 1 ===

See [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System| IEMIT]], [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|RX]], [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|RB]], and [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|BSH]].

=== 1500-1630 EDT: Concurrent Session 2 ===

See [[FG: 3D Ionospheric Electrodynamics and Its Impact on the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupled System| IEMIT]], [[FG: Magnetic Reconnection in the Age of the Heliophysics System Observatory|RX]], [[FG: System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling|RB]], and [[FG: Particle Heating and Thermalization in Collisionless Shocks in the MMS Era|BSH]].

== Wednesday, July 22 ==

=== 1100-1230 EDT: Plenary Session ===

* '''NSF''' - ''Michael Wiltberger, Ajuli Bamzai, Lisa Winter''
* '''NASA''' - ''Nicola Fox: NASA Heliophysics Division: Highlights and Updates''
* '''NOAA''' - ''Howard Singer''
* '''DEI''' - ''Ramon Lopez: How to make your PhD program more diverse''

=== 1300-1430 EDT: Concurrent Session 1 ===

See [[M3I2|M3-I2]], [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|UMEA]], [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|IMM]], and [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]]

=== 1500-1630 EDT: Concurrent Session 2 ===

See [[M3I2|M3-I2]], [[FG: ULF Wave Modeling, Effects, and Applications|UMEA]], [[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|IMM]], and joint [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]]/[[RG: Modeling Methods and Validation|MMV]]

=== 1700-1900 EDT: Decadal Future and Beyond ===
* 1700-1800 Speakers + Q&A

* 1800-1900 Breakout rooms with group discussion (30 mins) - reconvene to summarize discussions (30 mins)

== Thursday, July 23 ==

=== 1100-1230 EDT: Plenary Session ===

* '''MPS Tutorial''' - ''Barry Mauk''
* '''MMV Tutorial''' - ''Tara Jensen''

=== 1300-1430 EDT: Concurrent Session 1 ===

See [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|DAYS]], [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]], [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|CP]], and [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|IHMIC]]

=== 1500-1630 EDT: Concurrent Session 2 ===

See [[FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction|DAYS]], [[FG: Magnetotail Dipolarization and Its Effects on the Inner Magnetosphere|DIP]], joint [[FG: The Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics|CP]]/[[FG: Self-Consistent Inner Magnetospheric Modeling|IMM]], [[FG: Interhemispheric Approaches to Understand M-I Coupling (IHMIC)|IHMIC]], and [[Machine Learning in Geospace| ML]]