Heliophysics Science Division
NASA/GSFC LEP Seminar

Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics
Brown Bag Seminar

About the Seminar

The Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics (LEP) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center conducts weekly science seminars. The seminars are held on Fridays at noon in the Conference Room (Room 8) in Building 2 (map) at Goddard. The topics cover the interests of the Laboratory, including astrochemistry, interplanetary physics, planetary systems, planetary magnetospheres, and electrodynamics. Since the seminar is conducted during the lunch hour, the audience often brings their lunch, hence the moniker "Brown Bag."

Have an Idea for a Speaker?

The seminar organizers are always appreciative of ideas for seminar speakers. Please contact them EARLY to avoid scheduling conflicts. Contact information is located below.

Schedule

The current schedule for Summer/Fall 1999 is:

June 1999

  • 8 - TUESDAY seminar
    Building 2 Conference Room (room 8) at 2:00 P.M.
    Heliospheric Radio Emissions
    Dr. Iver Cairns, University of Iowa, Iowa City (abstract) (bio)
    iver-cairns@uiowa.edu
  • 10 - THURSDAY seminar
    Building 2 Conference Room (room 8) at NOON
    Studies of Substorms at the Polar Geophysical Institute
    Dr. Alexander Yahnin, Polar Geophysical Institute, Apatity/Murmansk, Russian Academy of Sciences (abstract)
    contact: Kolya Tsyganenko

August 1999

September 1999

October 1999

November 1999

  • 5 - start time NOON
    An Empirical CME Arrival Model
    Dr. Nat Gopalswamy, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland (bio) (abstract)
    gopals@fugee.gsfc.nasa.gov
  • 8 - MONDAY seminar - start time 3 P.M.
    Learning to Live in a Dangerous Solar System; Advanced Geomagnetic Storm Forecasting
    Technologies for the Electric Power Industry
    John G. Kappenman, Metatech Corporation, Duluth, Minnesota (abstract) (bio)
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    JKappenma@aol.com
  • 9 - TUESDAY seminar - start time 1 P.M.
    Ionospheric Travelling Convection Vortices: What Do We Know,
    What Are the Problems, and What Can We Do To Solve Them?
    Dr. Therese Moretto, Danish Space Research Institute, Copenhagen (bio) (abstract)
    moretto@dsri.dk
  • 12 Radio Sounding of Remote Plasma Irregularities -or-
    Trapped Radiation
    Dr. Shing Fung, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
  • 19 Ring Current Modeling
    Dr. Mei-Ching Fok, USRA, Greenbelt, Maryland
    mfok@pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov
  • 26 none
    Thanksgiving Friday

December 1999

  • 3 - start time 2 P.M.
    Magnetospheric Substorm Onsets in the Magnetotail
    and at Low Altitudes
    Dr. Don Fairfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland (abstract)
    u2dhf@lepdhf.gsfc.nasa.gov
  • 9 - THURSDAY seminar - start time 1:30 P.M.
    Particle Dynamics in Tightly-Curved Magnetic Field Regions
    Dr. Dominique Delcourt, CETP, Fracnce
  • 10 AGU Practice Talks
    • Internal Plasma Sources and Magnetospheric Inflation - Dr. Thomas Moore
    • Generation of Gyrophase Bunched Electrons by an Electromagnetic Ion Beam Instability - Dr. Adolfo Vinas
    • A New Empirical Magnetopause Model - Dr. Scott Boardsen
    • The Relationship Between Magnetotail Dynamics and Substorm Onset Longitudes Determined from Spacecraft Images - Dr. Aki Ieda
    • Distant Bow Shocks During Low Solar Wind Mach Number Conditions - Dr. Don Fairfield
    • Direct Evidence of Earth's Bow Shock Expanding to 63 RE - Dr. Mike Desch
    contact Michael R. Collier at collier@lepjas.gsfc.nasa.gov to schedule yourself

Important Dates

Year 1999

  • 31 May-4 June - Spring AGU
  • 1 June - Abstract Deadline for MOP
  • 18 July - 30 July - IAGA
  • 9 August - 14 August - MOP
  • 2 September - Fall AGU Abstract Deadline
  • 9 November - 10 November - IMAGE Meeting
  • 13 December-17 December - Fall AGU

Year 2000

List of Federal Holidays

  • 31 May - Monday - Memorial Day Observed
  • 5 July - Monday - 4th of July Observed
  • 6 September - Monday - Labor Day
  • 11 October - Monday - Columbus Day Observed
  • 11 November - Thursday - Veterans Day
  • 25 November - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day
  • 24 December - Friday - Christmas Day Observed

Information for Speakers

Speakers interested in speaking at the Brown Bag Seminar are encouraged to contact one of the organizers below. The duration of the seminar is an hour, but the informal nature of the seminar often elicits questions from the audience. Speakers are therefore asked to expect interruptions to take up part of the hour. The audience generally includes scientists with interests ranging throughout the heliosphere. (See above list of interests of the Laboratory.) Therefore it is beneficial to include some background material for those who may not be familiar with your topic.

Seminar Organizers

The seminar is organized by Code 692 under the direction of Dr. Thomas E. Moore. Michael R. Collier (301-286-5256) [me] is the "Master of the Horse" for Dr. Tom Moore. Please contact me for further information or to provide suggestions about the seminar because Tom has enough to keep him busy.

Other Web Sites

Fall 1998 seminar series
Spring 1999 seminar series
Spring 2000 seminar series
LENA hardware
LHEA Seminar Schedule
The SOHO Science Club Seminar Series-Wednesdays at 3:30 in Building 26 Basement Room G-10.
maintained by: Michael R. Collier
last updated: 10 December 1999

Contact Us


General inquiries about the scientific programs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may be directed to the Office of Communications at 1.301.286.8955.