gem 2023
Welcome
The Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric Sciences initiative to coordinate and focus research on the near-earth portion of geospace from the lower ionosphere to where the earth system interacts with the solar wind. The purpose of the GEM program is to support basic research into the dynamical and structural properties of geospace, leading to the construction of a global geospace general circulation (GGCM) model with predictive capability. The GGCM effort has evolved into the Global System Modeling (GSM) Research Area. The strategy for achieving GEM goals is to undertake a series of campaigns and focus groups, in both theory and observational modes, each focusing on particular aspects of the geospace environment.
Conference Information
GEM summer workshop will be held on June 11 – 16, 2023 in San Diego, CA at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside hotel. We would love to see you in-person. Individual focus group may choose to support a virtual component as well. All attendees, including remote attendees, are required to register. You may find all GEM workshop related information on our GEM application with your email used in GEM registration.
For oral presentations, please contact with the GEM Focus Group (FG) conveners
Important Dates
- 2023 GEM summer workshop will be from June 11 – 16 .
- GEMEE mentoring program: mentor & mentee registration is open until May 22, 2023
- The poster title submission is now closed.
- The GEM 2023 summer workshop registration is now open. The Early registration deadline is at 12:00 AM Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Eastern Standard Time.
- The hotel room reservation special rates are now available. The cutoff date for the special rates is May 30th, 2023.
- Financial aid application for GEM 2023 is now closed.
Resources
GEM Online Registration
The registration and payment are processed through the University of New Hampshire services.
- All attendees, including remote attendees, are required to register.
- The registration process requires the creation of a user account.
- After successful completion of the registration process, you will receive two confirmation emails from info@gemworkshop.org.
- Guest options (add-ons) will also be available for purchasing after registration through the registration link below and logging in back into your user account.
- Cancellation requests or changes in the add-on options should also be submitted through this registration system using the registration link below and logging into your user account.
- Registration for GEM workshop 2023 is now closed.
Registration Fee
Full registration workshop and events: $680 (late registration $720)
Supported participant registration workshop and events: $340 (late registration $360)
Registration Fees Cover:
- All workshops and events, including breakfast, coffee at breaks, ice breaker on Sunday, poster sessions refreshments (T, Th) and Wednesday Banquet
- All accompanying persons who participate in meals or breaks must be registered and will receive badges that must be worn during meals.
Optional Guest Fees:
- Adult Guest – Breakfast – $280
- Adult Guest – Wednesday Banquet – $110
- Child Guest (6 – 13 yr. old) – Breakfast – $140
- Child Guest (6 – 13 yr. old) – Wednesday Banquet – $55
- Breakfast and banquet are free of charge for children 5 years old and under.
Remote attendees registration is free
Schedule
To check the full schedule of GEM workshop 2023, visit our GEM application
For published online schedule in other formats
Travel
Wyndham San Diego Bayside Hotel
1355 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
Hotel website
The Wyndham San Diego Bayside Hotel offers complimentary airport shuttle service for San Diego Intl. Airport (shuttle departs every half hour from 6 am – 12 am)
Hotel Room Reservation
Regular Attendees: https://book.passkey.com/go/Gem2023Reg
Government Employee Attendees (Government rate would be only for those who qualify with a valid id.) https://book.passkey.com/go/GEM2023Gov
For reservations over the phone, call 800-996-3426 and mention the GEM 2023 group.
The cutoff date for the hotel room special rates is May 30th, 2023.
Posters
Schedule
The GEM workshop will host two poster presentation sessions: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. In order to encourage discussions outside the regular poster presentation times, this year, posters can be put up as early as Monday morning for the Tuesday session, and Wednesday morning for the Thursday session. In addition, the poster room will be located adjacent to the main meeting rooms. Log into GEM Application to view the poster schedule with your email used for GEM registration.
Alternatively, you may review the online poster at
Or download the poster schedule in PDF:
Poster Information
The poster size should be no bigger than 8’ wide x 4’ high.
In addition to the in-person presentation, presenters are also encouraged to upload their posters to our meeting web application (to be announced). You will have the option to upload a 15-minute video presenting your work. This will allow for maximum exposure of your work and the possibility to interact with fellow scientists before, during and after the workshop.
If you would like to present more than one poster, please submit them separately.
For oral presentations, please contact with the GEM Focus Group (FG) conveners
Submission
The poster title submission is now closed. We have reached the limit on the total number of posters we can host.
GEM Financial Aid
Student participation at GEM has been a principal value to the community, with student-focused activities like the Student Tutorial Day, the GEMEE program, and Student Poster Awards built to help students grow in their presentation skills, to receive mentoring, and to assist in growing their scientific network. Thanks to the National Science Foundation’s financial support, GEM has been able to ensure a large portion of student attendance via financial assistance. In addition, this year up to five undergraduate students will be funded at the same level as the graduate students and up to 10 post-doc/early-career scientists (PhD + 3 years) will receive partial support.
Dates to remember
Application ending date: April 5th, 2023
This deadline includes the advisor’s letter of acknowledgement and optional statement of financial need. We suggest that students submit their application with ample time for their advisor to also respond before the deadline. Early career/Postdoc applicants have the option to submit their own statement of financial need, and should fill in their own name and email instead of an adviser’s.
Financial aid announcement date: April 10th, 2023
A confirmation email will be sent out at the completion of the application. In addition, an email will be sent to the student’s advisor with a link to submit a statement of acknowledgement that the student is applying, along with an optional statement of financial need. (This email will be sent to the Early Career/Postdoc directly.) Applicants will be notified when a decision has been made. Please DO NOT purchase air tickets or register prior to hearing about the application result. Instructions on how to purchase air tickets will be provided in the financial aid selection email.
GEM Financial Aid Application
The Financial Aid Application for GEM workshop 2023 is now closed. All decisions have been sent out.
Student participation is a core GEM principle and includes student-focused activities such as the Student Tutorial Day, the GEMEE program, and Student Poster Awards. These activities help students prepare and engage with the meeting, receive guidance, grow in their professional development, and build networks to thrive in their scientific careers. Thanks to the National Science Foundation’s financial support, GEM has been able to ensure a large portion of student attendance via financial assistance. In addition, this year up to five undergraduate students will be funded at the same level as the graduate students and up to ten post-doc/early-career scientists (PhD + 3 years) will receive partial support.
This generous support from NSF is still limited, so students must apply for financial assistance. The following selection criteria are considered when selecting who receives support:
- Applicants must be enrolled in a US-based institution and traveling from a location within the US.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a university as a graduate student on the date the financial support application closes.
- A student applicant’s advisor must submit a letter of acknowledgement. A statement of financial need is optional.
- Students receiving financial support must participate during the Student Day activities and present a poster during the main workshop poster sessions.
- Student representatives will be funded.
- Student tutorial speakers will be funded.
- Financial need: letters from the student’s advisor (or from the post-doc applicant) stating the level of financial need will be considered (e.g., the post doc has no travel funding; the advisor only has travel funding for one student but has five students who want to attend, etc.).
Support
- Workshop registration fees: Half the fee is covered.
- Round trip airfare will be covered. Ground traveling expenses will be reimbursed.
- Lodging will be covered in double occupancy rooms. Roommates will be assigned by GEM if a preferred roommate is not provided.
For more information on the selection process please visit the GEM Wiki Page
Dates to remember
Application end date: April 5th, 2023
This deadline includes the advisor’s letter of acknowledgement and optional statement of financial need. We suggest that students submit their application with ample time for their advisor to also respond before the deadline. Early career/Postdoc applicants have the option to submit their own statement of financial need, and should fill in their own name and email instead of an advisor’s.
Financial aid announcement date: April 10th, 2023
A confirmation email will be sent out at the completion of the application. In addition, an email will be sent to the student’s advisor with a link to submit a statement of acknowledgement that the student is applying, along with an optional statement of financial need. (This email will be sent to the Early Career/Postdoc directly.) Applicants will be notified when a decision has been made. Please DO NOT purchase airfare tickets or register prior to hearing about the application result. Instructions on how to purchase air tickets will be provided in the financial aid selection email.
Family Care
To help GEM members with young children attending the summer workshop, a new Family Care Grant is available for all GEM participants to apply. This grant is intended to help offset the cost of childcare, though recipients will be responsible for arranging their own childcare. We anticipate to award eight grants of up to $400 to each applicant. This might include babysitting costs at the hotel, or contributions towards the daily expenses of a spouse/relative attending the meeting to care for the child.
Do you want to apply for the Family Care Program? Please write a short paragraph to explain why you need the grant: (Limit 1000 characters including spaces.)
The GEMEE Mentoring Program
The GEM Encourage & Elevate (GEMEE) Mentoring Program is designed by the GEM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) subcommittee to encourage an intergenerational exchange of professional knowledge, expertise, skills, insights, and experiences with the goal of elevating the career of future GEM scientists.
Under the GEMEE program, mentees can grow their professional network, learn to navigate professional challenges, and build their career path, while mentors can develop effective communication skills, connect with early-career scientists, advance their leadership skills, and gain a broader understanding of their field.
We encourage active participation in the GEMEE mentoring program. Mentors and mentees are expected to have at least two one-to-one meetings: ~1 hour prior to GEM and ~1 hour during or within a month after the meeting. Also, participants are encouraged to join an optional luncheon session for discussing several career agendas with other mentors and mentees in a group setting.
If you are interested in this program, please register by May 22, 2023:
For questions, please contact Muhammad Fraz Bashir.
For more details, please check the sample career questions for mentor-mentee meetings.
Here is the list of GEMEE mentors for GEM 2023
| Name | Institution | Job Title | Pronouns | Career Status | Research Area 1 | Research Area 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Gabrielse | The Aerospace Corporation | Research Scientist | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) | Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail) |
| Yihua Zheng | NASA/GSFC | Research Astrophysicist | She/her | Senior Scientist (More than 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS), Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) | Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM) |
| Jacob Bortnik | UCLA | Professor | He/him | Mid-Career Scientist (10 – 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC), Machine learning |
| Wen Li | Boston University | Associate Professor | She/her | Mid-Career Scientist (10 – 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Comparative magnetospheric physics |
| Gian Luca Delzanno | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Scientist | He/him | Senior Scientist (More than 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM) |
| Hong Zhao | Auburn University | Assistant professor | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Brian Walsh | Boston University | Associate Professor | He/him | Mid-Career Scientist (10 – 20 years after PhD) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside) | Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM) |
| Justin Lee | The Aerospace Corporation | Senior Research Staff | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside) |
| Jimmy Raeder | UNH | Professor | No preference | Senior Scientist (More than 20 years after PhD) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside) | Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail) |
| Allison Jaynes | University of Iowa | Associate Professor | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Xiaojia Zhang | The University of Texas at Dallas | Associate Professor | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Cristian Ferradas | NASA GSFC and Catholic University of America | Research Associate | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Alexander Drozdov | UCLA | Associate Researcher | He/him, My name | Mid-Career Scientist (10 – 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | |
| Solène Lejosne | University of California, Berkeley | Associate researcher | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Hyunju Connor | NASA GSFC | Research Astrophysicist | She/her | Mid-Career Scientist (10 – 20 years after PhD) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside) |
| Chia-Lin Huang | NSF | Program director | She/her | Mid-Career Scientist (10 – 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside) |
| Adam Kellerman | UCLA | Associate Researcher | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail) |
| Agnit Mukhopadhyay | The MathWorks Inc. | Senior Developer – Mapping and Geospatial Visualization | He/him, They/them | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM), Geospatial Visualization | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Evan Tyler | College of Saint Scholastica | Assistant Professor of Physics | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) |
| Matthew Cooper | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Assistant Research Professor | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Tsige | University of Michigan | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside), Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | |
| Ryan Dewey | University of Michigan | Assistant Research Scientist | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail) | Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside) |
| Muhammad Fraz Bashir | University of California Los Angeles | Assistant Researcher | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) | |
| Luisa Capannolo | Boston University | Research Scientist | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | |
| Tony Rogers | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Postdoctoral Research Associate | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) |
| Mike Shumko | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | Postdoc | He/him | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Vania Jordanova | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Scientist | She/her | Senior Scientist (More than 20 years after PhD) | Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS) | Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) |
| Bashi Ferdousi | UNH | Research assitant professor | She/her | Early-Career scientist (within 10 years after PhD) | Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail), Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC) | Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM) |