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AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | July 12, 2018 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 12, 2018 |
| Award Number: | 1837033 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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John Meriwether
AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | August 15, 2018 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2019 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $29,848.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $29,848.00 |
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77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE CAMBRIDGE MA US 02139-4301 (617)253-1000 |
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77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA US 02139-4307 |
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| NSF Program(s): | AERONOMY |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
This conference grant requests funds to enable 14 students and young investigators to attend the 15th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA) in Ahmedabad, India during October 22-26, 2018. The ISEA is a major international conference held approximately quadrennially. Scientists from around the world gather to exchange ideas, plan observing campaigns, and listen to the latest scientific developments on the low-latitude atmospheric and ionospheric physics. Since 1972, presentations from all past workshops are published as part of special editions of peer-reviewed journals. Scientific advances showcased at the ISEA advance understanding of ionosphere-thermosphere-magnetosphere coupling, and impacts upon communication and navigation. The location of the ISEA in India will encourage attendance from young researchers in developing nations in the Indian and African subcontinents and connect them to researchers from developed nations. Attendance of this conference can potentially lead a global, diverse workforce in the atmospheric and space sciences.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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The International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA), held approximately every three to four years, is a major gathering of scientists around the world studying the low-latitude atmosphere and ionosphere, as well as coupling with other latitudinal and altitudinal regions. Results from past workshops have made significant contributions to our understanding of the atmosphere and ionosphere. Since the fourth meeting in Nigeria in 1972, results have been compiled and published as part of a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal. ISEA-15 was held in Ahmedabad, India on October 22-26, 2018 and was well attended by the scientific community. Advances and collaborations fostered by ISEA-15 were designed to advance understanding of the behavior of ionosphere-thermosphere-magnetosphere (ITM) coupling phenomena and its impact on our technological systems, such as navigation and communication systems, on regional and global scales.
Intellectual Merit: The ISEA-15 conference contributed to NSF program objectives by providing opportunities for the establishment of new international scientific collaborations and for facilitating coordinated long term data collection in the Indian and African sector. The establishment and enhancement of observational data sources in the region, with both coordinated and continuous measurement qualities, encourages and amplifies the study of longitude and hemispheric dependence of equatorial ionospheric effects and space weather. These subjects are a prime objective of both the NSF aeronomy and space weather programs within the Geosciences directorate, as well as being a US national priority through the Executive Branch?s Space Weather Initiative and Action Plan.
Broader Impacts: ISEA-15 had extensive participation of young researchers and graduate students from India and several developing nations in the Indian and African subcontinents, in one-on-one interactions with scientists from institutions in the US and other developed nations. These crucial professional connections are essential to opening more opportunities for potential new international collaborations. The effort directly contributed to a prime NSF goal of creating and nurturing a diverse, competitive, and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and technologists. ISEA-15 also furthered existing collaborations between US and Indian space science programs and institutions, while addressing and discussing outstanding and relevant scientific problems.
Last Modified: 01/23/2020
Modified by: Philip J Erickson
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