GEM Student Forum
Contents
- 1 Welcome to the GEM Student Forum
- 2 Archived Student Workshop Material
- 2.1 2020 Virtual GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
- 2.2 2019 GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
- 2.3 2018 GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
- 2.4 2017 GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
- 2.5 2016 GEM-CEDAR Joint Workshop Student Day Tutorials
- 2.6 2015 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
- 2.7 2014 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
- 2.8 2013 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
- 2.9 2012 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
- 2.10 2011 CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshop Student Tutorials
- 2.11 2010 Workshop Student Tutorials
- 3 GEM Poster Guidelines
Welcome to the GEM Student Forum
Check back here for more updates and announcements for GEM students.
Are you looking to know the latest GEM-Student news and announcements? Join the GEM-Students Slack Channel, or email our student representatives.
Current GEM Student Representatives:
2019 - 2021: Agnit Mukhopadhyay, University of Michigan, agnitm@umich.edu
2020 - 2022: Mei-Yun Lin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mylin2@illinois.edu
2021 VGEM Student Day Survey: The GEM workshop is going to be virtual again this year, and it is expected to happen on the week of July 25th. We're currently planning Student Day and need presenters for tutorial talks. Your response are very important to us. Please fill out the form by April 5th in order to help us organize the student day.
To access the Student Day Survey, please use this link - VGEM 2020 Student Day Survey Form (Link accessible till April 5th, 2021)
The associated report for VGEM 2020 Student Survey could be found here - VGEM Student Survey Report Student Survey Report Powerpoint
*** Due to COVID-19, our operations have shifted online. For recent updates about the student community, please email the present student representatives, and we will add you to our email list. For updates about the GEM community, please add yourself to the GEM Messenger listserv. Stay safe and stay well. ***
Archived Student Workshop Material
2020 Virtual GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Matthew Cooper (NJIT) and Agnit Mukhopadhyay (UM)
Introduction
- Intro to GEM - Matthew Cooper and Agnit Mukhopadhyay
- History of GEM (Invited Speaker) - Dr. Lou Lanzerotti
Student Talk Series 1
- Basic Plasma and Space Plasma Physics - Rachel Rice (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
- Dayside Magnetospheric Physics - Mohammad Barani (West Virginia University)
- The Magnetotail - Tony Rogers (University of New Hampshire)
Student Talk Series 2
- Inner Magnetospheric Dynamics - Leng Ying Khoo (University of Colorado - Boulder)
- Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling - Mei-Yun Lin (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Numerical Modeling & Data Science - Blake Whetherton (University of Wisconsin)
Special Topics
- Funding Sources, Publication, and Community Issues - Emil Atz (Boston University)
- Software Carpentry (Invited Speaker) - Dr. Daniel Welling (University of Texas at Arlington)
- SHINE-GEM Combined Topics: Nicole Echterling (UC Los Angeles)
- Machine Learning Applications In Space Physics (Invited Speaker): Dr. Abigail Azari (UC Berkeley)
Student Day at V-GEM 2020 was hosted online via Zoom.
2019 GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Ryan Dewey (UM) and Matthew Cooper (NJIT)
- Intro to GEM - Ryan Dewey and Matthew Cooper
Basic Dynamics
- Basic Plasma Physics and Basic Magnetic Reconnection - Arya Afshari (University of Iowa)
- General Magnetosphere Structure & Convection - Leng Ying Khoo (University of Colorado - Boulder)
Magnetospheric Regions
- The Dayside Magnetosphere - Rachel Rice (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
- The Magnetotail - Tony Rogers (University of New Hampshire)
- The Inner Magnetosphere - Arlo Johnson (Montana State University)
- The Ionosphere/Thermosphere - Agnit Mukhopadhyay (University of Michigan)
Models/Resources
- Computer Modeling: Theory, Types & Capabilities - Camilla Harris (University of Michigan)
- Spacecraft Observations: Current Missions, Data Resources & Analysis Tools - Abigail Azari (University of Michigan)
Hot Topics
- Magnetic Reconnection: Physics, Locations & Products - Sam Grees (University of Wisconsin)
- Plasma Waves: Physics, Classification & Particle Interaction - Xu Liu (University of Texas at Dallas)
2018 GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Suzanne Smith (CUA) and Ryan Dewey (UM)
- Intro to GEM - Suzanne Smith and Ryan Dewey
Magnetospheric Regions
- The General Magnetosphere and Heliosphere - Kun Zhang (University of Colorado - Boulder)
- The Dayside Magnetosphere - Boyi Wang (UCLA)
- The Magnetotail - Akhtar S. Ardakani (University of New Hampshire)
- The Inner Magnetosphere - Mykhaylo Shumko (Montana State University)
- The Ionosphere/Thermosphere - Dogacan Su Ozturk (University of Michigan)
Dynamics
- Basic Plasma Physics - Sinh Trung (University of Michigan)
- Magnetic Reconnection - Prayash Sharma (University of Delaware)
- Geomagnetic Storms - Arlo Johnson (Montana State University)
- Substorms - Niloufar Nowrouzi (University of New Hampshire)
- Kinetic Processes - Arya S. Afshari (University of Iowa)
- Waves - Xueling Shi (Virginia Tech)
Models/Resources
- Models - Nicole Echterling (UCLA)
- Data Resources - Victor Pinto (UCLA)
- Introduction to Focus Groups - Suzanne Smith (Catholic University of America) and Ryan Dewey (University of Michigan)
2017 GEM Workshop Student Day Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Anthony Saikin (UNH) and Suzanne Smith (CUoA)
- Intro to GEM 1 - Suzanne Smith
- Intro to GEM 2 - Anthony Saikin
Magnetospheric Regions
- The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere - Sebastian De Pascuale (University of Iowa)
- The Dayside Outer Magnetosphere - Mykhaylo Shumko (Montana State University)
- The Nightside Outer Magnetosphere - Ryan Dewey (University of Michigan)
- The Inner Magnetosphere - Cristian Ferradas (University of New Hampshire)
- The Ionosphere/Thermosphere - David Kenwood (University of New Hampshire)
Dynamics
- Geomagnetic Storms - Sam Bingham (University of New Hampshire)
- Geomagnetic Substorms - Niloufar Nowrouzi (University of New Hampshire)
- Magnetic Reconnection - Mojtaba Akhavan-tafti (University of Michigan)
- Plasma Waves - Kristoff Paulson (University of New Hampshire)
Models
- Global Models - Zhiyang Xia (University of Texas at Dallas)
Current/New Work
- Mission Overview - Kun Zhang (University of Colorado Boulder)
- New FG: Magnetotail dipolarization and its effects on the inner magnetosphere - Camilla Harris (University of Michigan)
- New FG: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling Dynamics - Spencer Hatch (Dartmouth College)
- New FG: Dayside Kinetic Processes - Sanni Hoilijoki (University of Helsinki)
2016 GEM-CEDAR Joint Workshop Student Day Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Robert C. Allen (SwRI/UTSA), Lois Sarno-Smith (U. Michigan), & Anthony Saikin (UNH)
- Introduction to GEM - Robert C. Allen and Anthony Saikin
- Introduction to CEDAR - Victoriya Forsythe and Lindsay Goodwin
- Magnetospheric Geography - Narges Ahmadi
- Ionospheric Geography - Bea Gallardo-Lacourt
- Storms and Substorms - Katie Raymer
- MI coupling - Anthony Saikin
- Winds in the Thermosphere - Astrid Maute
- Particle Acceleration - Christine Gabrielse
- Currents, Electrojects, and Instabilities - John Sahr
- Reconnection - Paul Cassak
- Aurora and the Ionosphere - Jean-Pierre St-Maurice
- Space Weather (plus HAARP - Bill Bristow
- CCMC Models and Other Tools - Maulik Patel
- Large Scale Modeling - Alex Glocer
- Ground and Space Instruments to Study the Ionosphere - Anja Stromme
2015 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Ian Cohen (UNH) & Robert C. Allen (SwRI/UTSA)
- What is GEM? - Robert C. Allen (SwRI/UTSA)
Regions
- Sun, the Solar Wind, and Heliosphere - Colin Komar (WVU)
- Outer Magnetosphere: Magnetopause, Magnetosheath, and Tail - Sarah Vines (SwRI/UTSA)
- Inner Magnetosphere - Ashar Ali (LASP)
- Ionosphere and Thermosphere - Bruce Fritz (UNH)
Dynamics
- Magnetic Reconnection - Colby Haggerty (U. Delaware)
- Geomagnetic Storms and Substorms - Alex Boyd (UNH)
- Overview of Generation of Magnetospheric Waves - Lois Sarno-Smith (U. Michigan)
Data & Modeling
- Ground based observations - Bing Yang (U. Calgary)
- Overview of Magnetospheric Missions & Data Sources - Christina Chu (UAF)
- Overview of Models (MHD, inner mag, etc.) - John Haiducek (U. Michigan)
Hot Topics
- Overview of Hot Topics in CEDAR - Ryan McGranaghan (C.U. - Boulder)
- New Focus Group: Flow Channels & Substorms - Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (UCLA)
- New Focus Group: Tail disturbances - Chao Yue (UCLA)
2014 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Roxanne Katus (Michigan) & Ian Cohen (UNH)
- What is GEM? - Ian Cohen (UNH)
Regions
- Solar Wind (CME and CIRs, solar wind parameters) - Christina Chu (UAF)
- Outer Magnetosphere (Bow Shock, Magnetosheath, Tail Lobes, etc) - Chao Yue (UCLA)
- Inner Magnetosphere (Radiation Belts, Ring Current, Plasmasphere) - Alex Boyd (UNH)
- Ionosphere and Thermosphere (Basic Structure) - Emine Ceren Eyiguler (ITU)
Dynamics
- Geomagnetic Storms - David Mackler (UTSA/SwRI)
- Substorms - Jodie Barker Ream (UCLA)
- Magnetospheric Waves (understanding the data) - Thomas Moore (ERAU)
Data & Modeling
- Inner Magnetosphere Data - Qianlia Ma (UCLA)
- Ionospheric Data - Gareth Perry (Saskatchewan)
- MHD models - Colin Komar (WVU)
- Inner Magnetosphere models (RAM, HEIDI, ect) - John Haiducek (Michigan)
- CCMC Overview - Marc Kornbleuth (CfA)
Hot Topics
- New GEM focus group: Geospace System Science - Aaron Schutza (Rice)
- New GEM focus group: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions - Lois Smith (Michigan)
- New GEM focus group: Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Belt Modeling - Hong Zhao (CU)
2013 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
Organized by Student Representatives Nathaniel Frissell (VT) & Roxanne Katus (Michigan)
- What is GEM? – Roxanne Katus (UMich)
Regions
- The Sun and Solar Wind (Solar Regions, Solar Cycle, Solar Wind Parameters) - Chao Yue (UCLA)
- The Outer Magnetosphere (Bow Shock, Magentosheath, Tail Lobes, etc.) - David Mackler (SWRI/UTSA)
- The Inner Magnetosphere (Radiation Belts, Ring Current, Plasmasphere) - Quintin Schiller (UCoBoulder)
- The Ionosphere and Thermosphere (Basic Structure) - Ian Cohen (UNH)
Dynamics
- Solar Wind Drivers (CIRs, CMEs, Magnetospheric Coupling, etc.) - Sun-Hee Lee (UAF)
- Geomagnetic Storms - Whitney Lohmeyer (MIT)
- Substorms - Christine Gabrielse (UCLA)
- Magnetospheric Waves - Lauren Blum (UCoBoulder)
- High Latitude Electrodynamics (Electric Fields and Currents) - Ying Zou (UCLA)
Modeling
- GGCM Modeling (MHD Backbone) - Jodie Barker Ream (UCLA)
- Non-MHD Models - Wendy Mata (UCLA)
- CCMC Modeling – Competition Winner - Colin Komar (WVU)
- Data-Model Comparisons - Yanhua Liu (UNH)
Hot Topics
- Van Allen Probes (Science Objectives, Instruments, & Data) (20 min) - Brett Anderson (Dartmouth)
- Connection to CEDAR: Dayside MIT response to transient solar wind, bow shock, and magnetopause phenomena (20 min) - Christina Chu (UAF)
- New GEM Focus Group: Storm-Time Inner Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Convection (20 min) - Nathaniel Frissell (VT)
- New GEM Focus Group: Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosphere (20 min) - Gina DiBraccio (UMich)
- Closing Remarks, David Sibeck and Eric Donovan Talk
2012 GEM Workshop Student Tutorials
- What is GEM? - Nathaniel Frissell
- Solar Wind and Magnetosheath - Wendy Mata
- The Magnetosphere - Feifei Jiang
- High Latitude Electrodynamics - Xiangning Chu
- Aurora - Steve Kaeppler
- Geomagnetic activity (Substorms, storms, etc.) - Christine Gabrielse
- Magnetometers - Kyle Murphy
- SuperDARN - Gareth Perry
- Data Assimilation - Quintin Schiller
- GGCM Modeling - Xing Meng
- CCMC Modeling - Aaron Schutza
- Entropy in space physics - Xuanye Ma
- Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Interactions - Lauren Blum
- Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures - Christina Chu
- Ionospheric Influence on the Magnetosphere - Binzheng Zhang
- David Sibeck (GEM Steering Committee Chair) addresses students
2011 CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshop Student Tutorials
- What is CEDAR? - Roger Varney
- What is GEM? - Jenni Kissinger
- Introduction to the Magnetosphere - Weichao Tu
- Introduction to the Ionosphere - Julie Feldt
- Geomagnetism and Geomagnetic Indices - Matina Gkioulidou
- High Latitude Electrodynamics - Nathaniel Frissell
- Convection in the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere - Feifei Jiang
- Aurora: Magnetospheric View - Christine Gabrielse
- Aurora: Ionospheric View - Carl Andersen
- Geomagnetic Storms - Lauren Blum
- Ion Outflow: R Redmond
- Applications of Incoherent Scatter Radar to MI Coupling - Hassen Akbari
- Introduction to Sounding Rockets - Steve Kaeppler
- CubeSats - Alex Crew
- Ionospheric Models - Levan Lomidze
- GEM Models - Matt Gilson
2010 Workshop Student Tutorials
Topics
- Sun and solar wind- Mike Klida
- The terrestrial magnetosphere - Christine Gabrielse
- Plasma convection in magnetosphere - Jenni Kissinger
- High latitude electrodynamics - Rick Wilder
- Geomagnetic activity - Brian Walsh
- MHD models - Asher Pembroke
- Kinetic models - Roxanne Katus
- CCMC tutorial - Dave Berrios
- Dayside magnetopause reconnection - Ray Fermo
- Near Earth magnetosphere - Dmitriy Subbotin
- Tail dynamics: Substorms, Sawtooth events, SMCs - Matina Gkioulidou
- Future Missions - Alex Crew
GEM Poster Guidelines
We, the GEM Student Representatives, host the GEM Student Poster Competition. The competition is designed to be feedback oriented, with students being judged over various areas of poster making and oral presentation. Student's ballots will be returned to them during the conference or afterwards by email. You may sign up for the poster competition as late as Student Day (the Sunday of GEM). To sign up for the GEM Student Poster competition, click here.
Below are some criteria students should consider when constructing their poster.
Scientific Criteria
-Relevance. Through connections to past works, how well does this current study advance, compliment, or supplement previously published works.
-Methodology. The process in which the study was performed should be well articulated and described.
-Results/Current Progress. Pending the current state of the project, are results (or future hopeful results) described and relevant to the work. Future work, if any, should be included and described.
-Oral Articulation. How well articulated was your verbal/oral presentation. Presentation should be cohesive with the poster.
Visual Presentation
-Balance. The poster should be filled with information without being considered cluttered. Avoid unnecessary blank spaces.
-Legibility. Poster should be legible from a normal standing distance (~2-6 feet / 0.6 - 1.8 meters). You may want to avoid font sizes less than 24. Figures should be large enough to be identifiable.
-Graphics. Figures are formatted clearly. All information should be clearly described (e.g., titles, legends, scales, color bars, etc.). Any expository dialogue pertaining to the figure should be present without appearing cluttered (see Balance).
-Flow. The poster follows a logical order. Order should be intuitive.
GEM Student Poster Competition Winners
Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI)
Year | Name | Institution | Title |
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2016* | Terry Liu | University of California, Los Angeles | Observations of a new foreshock region upstream of a foreshock bubble’s shock |
2016* | Katie Raymer | University of Leicester | Solar cycle influences on the shape and location of the Earth's magnetopause |
2017 | Terry Liu | University of California, Los Angeles | Energetic ion leakage from foreshock transient cores |
2018 | Mei-Yun Lin | University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign | Determining the Role of Nitrogen Ions in the Ring Current Evolution |
2019 | Yi Qi | University of California, Los Angeles | Magnetic Curvature Identification of the Reconnection Line on the Earth's Magnetopause |
Inner Magnetosphere (IMAG)
Year | Name | Institution | Title |
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2016 | Mykhaylo Shumko | Montana State University | Automated FIREBIRD Microburst Detection Using Wavelets in the 200 keV to >1 MeV Range |
2017 | Mohammad Barani | West Virginia University | Azimuthal mode number of ULF magnetic pulsations in inner magnetosphere using multiple pairs of geostationary GOES magnetometers |
2018* | Luisa Capannolo | Boston University | Understanding the Driver of Energetic Electron Precipitation Using Coordinated Multi-Satellite Measurements |
2018* | Leng Ying Khoo | University of Colorado - Boulder | On the Relation between Deep Penetration of Energetic Electrons and the Innermost Plasmapause Locations During Magnetic Storms |
2019 | Longzhi Gan | Boston University | Quantifying Non-linear Effects of Realistic Chorus Waves on High energy electrons in the Earth's Radiation Belt |
Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS)
Year | Name | Institution | Title |
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2016 | Mojtaba Akhaventafti | University of Michigan | Initial MMS Observations of Force-Free FTE-Type Flux Ropes in the Earth’s Magnetopause |
2017* | Dong Lin | Virginia Tech | Electromagnetic Particle-in-cell Simulation of Electron-Ion Hybrid Instability |
2017* | Michelle Salzano | University of New Hampshire | A Statistical Analysis of Pi1B Seasonal Variations and Generating Mechanisms |
2018 | Nithin Sivadas | Boston University | Constraining the source of an energetic electron precipitation event using ground- and space-based measurements |
2019 | Riley Troyer | University of Iowa | An overview of the Loss through Auroral Microburst Pulsations (LAMP) mission |
Global System Modeling (GSM)
Year | Name | Institution | Title |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | John Haiducek | University of Michigan | Statistical study of substorm onset times in MHD and observations |
2017 | Irina Zhelavskaya | GFZ Postdam | Modeling of the plasmasphere dynamics using neural networks |
2019* | Subash Adhikari | University of Delaware | Magnetic reconnection as an inherent cascade process |
2019* | Emil Atz | Boston University | Characterization of CubeSat Instruments for Observations of Magnetic Reconnection |
Magnetosphere Ionosphere Coupling (MIC)
Year | Name | Institution | Title |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Nadine Kalmoni | University College London | Characterisation of the spatial scales along the Substorm Onset Arc |
2017 | Boyi Wang | University of California, Los Angeles/Boston University | The dayside diffuse aurora brightening associated with Magnetosheath High-Speed-Jets and their related magnetospheric signatures |
2018 | Bruce Fritz | University of New Hampshire | Tomographic Reconstruction of the Cusp Using RENU 2 and DMSP Measurements |
2019 | Agnit Mukhopadhyay | University of Michigan | Identifying Sources of Ionospheric Conductance using Global MHD |
General
Year | Name | Institution | Title |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Thomas Kim | University of Texas at San Antonio / Southwest Research Institute | Resolving M/q on space based ESA-TOF instruments |
* Indicates tie
|** Poster Competition not held in VGEM 2020, due to COVID-19.