The 2019 ISR Summer School, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (U.S.) and the EISCAT Scientific Association (Europe) will be held August 12-17 at Pikku-Syöte, about an hour’s drive from Oulu, Finland. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar facilities. During this summer school, students will have the opportunity to run experiments with the EISCAT incoherent scatter radars (ISRs) and use data from multiple ISR observatories, such as Poker Flat (PFISR), Millstone Hill, Arecibo and Jicamarca.

The ISR summer school is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and attendance is limited. For most students attending institutions within the United States, travel, housing and meals will be provided. For post-docs and students outside of the United States, funding will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Link to the program web site at https://amisr.com/workshop

The deadline for application submission is 19 April 2019. Notice of acceptance will be sent to participants by 3 May 2019.

There are opportunities for undergrad students to participate as summer interns in research carried out by Space@VT research groups. The website for Summer 2019 applications is now open. Please apply using the applicable link below:

VT login required: https://goo.gl/forms/ckXw76SGuvY5Vntu1

External applicants: https://goo.gl/forms/s1qdiItra6Mpik6C3

More information about Space@VT can be found at http://www.space.vt.edu including a high-level listing of research topics at https://space.vt.edu/research.html.

Educational opportunities are available at NASA for students at all levels. Applications are now being accepted for 2019 summer internships with a deadline of April 1, 2019. NASA also makes competitive awards to support independent research by faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students. A Pathways program offers paths to Federal interships for student from high school through post-graduate studies.
For more details and answers to specific questions regarding NASA Summer 2019 internships click on the 'Read More' to this News item. The NASA hosting web site is https://intern.nasa.gov

For a complete listing of posted student internships click on the menu item 'Student Opportunities' or directly on http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-index.php?page=Student+Interest

Dr. Nozoumu Nishitani has announced the publication of the paper "Review of the accomplishments of Mid-latitude Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF Radars" in the journal Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS). This represents the culmination of a three year effort by SuperDARN collaborators with funding from the Joint Research Program of ISEE, Nagoya University (ISEE/CICR International Workshop). The main workshop was held January 10-14, 2017 with the participants pictured here (link to workshop news item via http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=257).
The link to the PEPS review paper is: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-019-0270-5
An ISEE news article is posted at http://www.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/research-results/20190318.html
How to cite and other information is provided in the 'Read More' part of this news item.

Congratulations to Nishitani-san and collaborators on achieving this important milestone!

The Awards committee of Hamvention, which organizes the world's largest convention of radio amateurs, has announced that Dr. Frissell has been recognized as the Amateur of the Year, which is considered the highest award in the amateur community. Nathaniel has been a licensed ham since 1998 and operates under the call sign W2NAF. He earned his graduate degrees at Virginia Tech working in the SuperDARN HF radar group and graduated in 2016, going on to take up a postdoctoral position at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). During his student days Nathaniel studied at the world's northenmost campus in Svalbard (UNIS, Norway) and participated in radar builds and repair trips to the Aleutian Islands (Alaska) and McMurdo Station (Antarctica). His research included the discovery of a surprising connection between the occurrence of medium-scale travelling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) and the polar vortex. Nathaniel organizes the annual HamSCI workshop (http://hamsci.org/hamsci2019) that brings together radio professionsals and amateurs to discuss the science of ham radio.

Congratulations, Nathaniel!

The new director of the Center for Space Science and Engineering (Space@VT), Prof. Scott Bailey, is calling on industrial partners, alumni, and all interested parties to consider contributing to the goals of the space program at Virginia Tech by making a Giving Day contribution on Tuesday, March 19, that is targeted as a donation to Space@VT. In his words: 'Giving Day is a one-day fundraising event for all members of Hokie Nation. The goal is to engage our community to advance the mission of the university while raising critical funding to ensure we continue to build upon our foundations to provide big opportunities for our students. As part of Giving Day you have the option to make donations to Space@VT. These donations can help us in a number of ways, but first and foremost to help our students. The funds may be used to broaden their research experiences, support the student’s infrastructure needs, or to support our diversity initiatives. Any donation you are able to make will be very impactful to our center and students. The link to Giving Day is https://givingday.vt.edu/ Select 'College of Engineering' from the left hand menu ('Area of Support'), then 'Space@VT' from the right hand menu ('Fund Designation'). Donations will be accepted starting at noon Tuesday March 19 and for the following 24 hours, though donations outside that period can be made by following instructions on the web page.
We are very grateful for all of your support!
Best regards, Scott