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Solar Physics Division (SPD)

The purpose of the Solar Physics Division (SPD) is the advancement of the study of the Sun and the coordination of such research with other branches of science. The SPD holds annual scientific meetings, awards several different prizes, and supports students in various ways.


NEW

The 2023 Solar Physics Division election is now open!

This year we're choosing two SPD Committee members to replace Lisa Upton and Georgios Chintzoglou, who are finishing their terms this summer. It's time to vote! Let your voice be heard before balloting closes on 19 April 2023. Check your email for instructions on how to vote! Thank you for voting!

Anna Malanushenko
SPD Secretary
spd.secretary@aas.org

24th January 2023 - 2023 Thomas Metcalf SPD Travel Awards – Call for Applications from Meeting Organizers

The Solar Physics Division (SPD) hereby announces the Thomas Metcalf SPD Travel Award Program for 2023. The Thomas Metcalf Travel Fund was established in 2007 with generous contributions from his family and many others to help early-career scientists attend meetings relevant to solar physics. For this year, two or three meetings will be selected by the Metcalf Travel Award Committee (MTAC) on the basis of brief applications from Meeting Organizers. The total amount available this year is expected to be about $10,000.

23rd January 2023 - AAS Solar Physics Division Announces 2023 Hale and Harvey Prizes

The Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) is proud to announce the 2023 winners of its two most prestigious annual scientific prizes. Dr. George H. Fisher of the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab (SSL) in Berkeley, CA is awarded the George Ellery Hale Prize for his pioneering work on modeling of solar and stellar flares and important contributions to the studies of magnetic field in the solar interior. Dr. Bin Chen of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ is awarded the Karen Harvey Prize for his innovative research of physics of solar flares.


 

2023 SPD Meeting (54th)

 

Week of August 14
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

George Fisher, 2023 Hale Prize winner

2023 HALE PRIZE: GEORGE FISHER

 

...for his pioneering work on modeling of solar and stellar flares and important contributions to the studies of magnetic field in the solar interior.

Bin Chen, 2023 Harvey Prize winner

2023 HARVEY PRIZE: BIN CHEN

 

...for his innovative research of physics of solar flares.


SOLARNEWS

Submissions for SolarNews should now be submitted via a new form on the NSO Website.
Details can be found on our links page.

The latest edition of SolarNews is available here.


Solar Physics Grad Programs

The SPD committee has put together a list of institutions offering Solar Physics Graduate Programs. For any additions, corrections, or additional information, please contact Georgios Chintzoglou.

To view the recordings of the latest SPD Career Fair, please see the links below: 

GRAD FAIR

2022 Grad Fair Showcase - YouTube Playlist

2022 Grad Fair Institutional Slides

POSTDOC FAIR

2022 Postdoc Fair Showcase - YouTube Playlist

2022 Postdoc Fair Institutional Slides

Be aware that slide sets were not required. Some institutions that are included in the Playlists do not have PDFs in the Slideset folders.