The CEDAR Post August 1998 Volume 34 FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE The June 1998 CEDAR meeting was another productive and successful forum for interactions by our community. This issue of the Post presents summaries ofthe meeting highlights and the workshops convened at the meeting. A new membership list of the CEDAR Science Steering IN THIS ISSUE Committee (CSSC) for 1998-1999 is given on page 2. From the Steering Committee 1 Cassandra Fesen (University of Texas at Dallas) was CEDAR Science Steering Committee for 1998-99 2 Status of the Polar Cap Observatory 3 appointed to the committee and will chair it starting at the K. Baker: New NSF Program Director 4 end of the next CEDAR meeting in June 1999. Jean-Pierre CEDAR's Huailin Chen wins OSA's Allen Prize 4 CEDAR Post-doctoral Fellowships for 1998-2000 4 St. Maurice (University of Western Ontario, Canada) will be NSF Grant Awards from FY 1998 CEDAR Competition 5 one of the two international representatives on the CSSC. Summary Report: 1998 CEDAR Meeting 6 Roger Smith (University of Alaska) has been appointed to Workshop Reports'. serve as a liaison with the GEM community and will also ISR World Day Schedule for 1999 7 serve on the GEM Steering Committee. Andrew Stephan Communicating with One's Peers 7 I.idar: Overview, Progress and Updates 8 (Boston University) will be the student representative for Upper Atmosphere Facilities/IS Radars 9 1998-1999. We thank Michael Mendillo, Gordon Shepherd Wide Latitude Substorm (WLS) Study 9 and Julie Chang who completed their terms on the CSSC in CEDAR Storm Study 10 Synthesizing High-latitude IonosphericElectrodynamics 11 June 1998. High Latitude Inputs 11 High Latitude Plasma Structures(HLPS) Workshop 12 The CSSC will meet at NSF on November 13 in order Global Ionospheric ForecastingTechniques (GIFT) 13 CEDAR-METRICS 14 to review CEDAR issues and to begin planning for the 1999 Models for the New Millennium 14 meeting. The progress at NCAR on the access to the High-Latitude E-rcgion Dynamics, Energetics and Processes 15 Topside Ionosphere 16 CEDAR database through the WWW will be reviewed. I.oucrThcrmosphcrc Coupling Study (LTCS) 17 Early results from a survey of CEDAR graduate students MISETA Summary Report 18 organized by Dave Hysell [[email protected]] in Turbulent Upwcllings 19 Eddy Transport and Energetics in the MLT 19 response to a request by NSF to the CSSC will be discussed. Tomographic Studies of Upper AtmosphericPhenomena 20 We urge you to respond to Dave's request for help in Mcsoscalc Spatial Structure in the Thcrmosphcrc 21 contacting former students. The survey is available through Impact of Meteoric Material on the Terrestrial Atmosphere 22 Accessingthe CEDAR DataBase 23 hup: landau.phys. clemson SIJR VE Y. html. The 1999 CEDAR meeting will be held on 14-18 June 1999 in Boulder, with a student workshop on June 13. Consideration is being given to the allocation of additional time for workshops at the 1999 meeting by eliminating one of the morning sessions. Consideration is also being given to the possibility of a joint CEDAR/GEM/SHINE mini- workshop in Snowmass over the weekend of 19-20 June 1999, pending the development of a scientific theme for the workshop. A proposal for a co-located meeting with GEM and SHINE is being discussed for the year2000, subject to the selection of a suitable location. If you have any input or suggestions about these matters, please contact any member ofthe CSSC. CEDAR Post MEMBERSHIP OF THE CEDAR SCIENCE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR 1998-1999: Cassandra Fesen Joseph Salah (Chair) International Representatives: University ofTexas at Dallas MIT Haystack Observatory Anthony van Eyken Center for Space Sciences Off Route 40 EISCAT Scientific Association POB830688 MS F022 Westford, MA 01886-1299 Postboks 432 Richardson, TX 75083-0688 (978) 692-4764 N-9170 Longvearbyen (972)883-2815 [email protected]. edu NORWAY fesen@tides. utdallas. edu 47-77692166 Joseph She tony@eiscat. nil. no Maura Hagan Colorado State University National Center for Atmospheric Physics Department Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice Research Fort Collins, CO 80523 University of Western Ontario P.O. box 3000 (970)491-6261 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Boulder, CO 80301 joeshe@lamar. Colorado, edu London, Ontario CANADA (303)497-1537 N6A3K7(519) 661-3778 [email protected] Michael Sulzer slmaurice&dan/on.physics.u\\ 'O, cci NAIC Arecibo Observatory Roderick Heelis P.O. Box 995 Student Representative: UniversityofTexas at Dallas Arecibo, PR 00614 Andrew Stephan P.O. Box 830688 (787)878-2612 Boston University Richardson, TX 75083-0688 msulzer@naic. edu Center for Space Physics (972)883-2822 725 Commonwealth Avenue [email protected] Michael Taylor Boston, MA 02215 Utah State University (617)353-5611 Michael Mickey Space Dynamics Laboratory aslephcm(w,veehs. hu.edu 308 Kinard Laboratory Logan, UT 84322-4145 Dept. of Physics & Astronomy (801)797-3919 Ex-officios: Clemson University mtaylor@cc. usu. edu Sunanda Basu Clemson, SC 29634-1911 National Science Foundation (864)656-4275 GEM Liaison: 4201 Wilson Boulevard hickey@hubcap. clemson. edu Roger Smith Arlington, VA 22230 University ofAlaska, Fairbanks (703)306-1529 David Hysell Geophysical Institute sbasu(a),nsf.gov Clemson University 903 Koyukuk Drive Department of Physics Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320 Robert Robinson 205 Kinard Laboratory (907)474-7416 National Science Foundation Clemson, SC 29634 roger.smith@gi. ahiska. edu 4201 Wilson Boulevard (864)656-4349 Arlington, VA 22230 [email protected] >s. clemson. edu (703)306-1531 [email protected] CEDAR Post STATUS OF THE POLAR CAP OBSERVATORY On 10 June 1998, during the CEDAR meeting. we is taken reluctantly and without prejudice", and states that learned the decision of the Senate Appropriations "the Committee has been a strong proponent of the project Committee to deny funding for the Polar Cap Observatory and believes the science to be achieved could go far under the NSF Major Research Equipment program for toward enhancing our understanding of the conditions in FY99. The Committee did not remove the S2IM the space environment..." The committee indicated its requested for the PCO from the NSF budget, and willingness to support funding for PCO at the earliest additionally inserted S24M for Arctic logistics support. possible time if the concerns currently holding up the project are resolved. The CEDAR community promptly prepared a letter to the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee These events have stunned our community since the (Representative Jerry Lewis, CA) which has jurisdiction project, developed as a grass-roots effort, has followed all over the NSF budget, asking that the PCO project be properprocessesfor peer-review and approval by the NSF. judged on the basis of its scientific merit and requesting We must remain hopeful that the NSF leadership will that the House approve the funding. The letter was signed work towards the resolution of the issues by direct in a petition format by 112 members of the community communications with Congress. At the time that this who were still assembled on June 12, the last day of the newsletter goes to press (31 July 1998), there is no further meeting. Copies of the letter were faxed to information to disseminate or actions to recommend. Ifthe Representatives George Brown (CA) and Vern Ehlers issues are resolved satisfactorily, the next possibility for (MI) who are congressional champions of science, as well reinstatement of the funds for the PCO is during the as to the director of the National Science Foundation and Senate-House Conference Committee review of the NSF to the Chair of the National Science Board which had budget. The membership of this committee and the date of approved the project. the meeting are not presently known. Indications are that the meeting will likely take place in September. Dr. Richard Greenfield, Director of the NSF Division of Atmospheric Sciences and a strong advocate of the As noted in the 7 July 1998 AGU/SPA newsletter, "it PCO, made a presentation to the CEDAR attendees at a is unlikely that the Appropriations committees will change plenary' session on June 12. Many members of the their views on funding the PCO unless they receive a community expressed their strong disappointment with the chorus of support forthe facility." At the appropriate time, PCO situation and urged the NSF leadership to light the CSSC will be calling again on the CEDAR community harder for the PCO and to communicate urgently with and the science community at large to produce this chorus Senator Stevens (AK) and his staff in order to settle the of support by writing to the conference committee PCO controversy. members. The number of letters received counts heavily in Congress, and we encourage everyone to respond since The 1louse Appropriations Committee met on June 25 the PCO is vital to the health of our overall discipline and and decided also to deny the funding for the PCO in FY99. we must preservethe principles associated with its funding The House Committee's formal report says that "this action process. Joseph /:'. Salah, CSSC' ('hair CEDAR Post KILE BAKER BECOMES NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS AT NSF In May of this year, Dr. Kile Baker took over as extensive experience in ground-based studies of Magnetospheric Physics Program Director at the magnetospheric processes, many in coordination with National Science Foundation. Dr. Baker is on a leave of simultaneous satellite observations, makes him well- absence from Johns Hopkins University's Applied suited for this position. Dr. Baker replaces Dr. Robert Physics Laboratory where he conducted research using Clauer, who returned to his position in the Space Physics the SuperDARN high frequency radar network. His Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan. A******************************************** CEDAR'S HUAILIN CHEN WINS OSA'S ALLEN PRIZE In the May 1998 issue of Optics & Photonics News, Chen received his B.S.