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: Reports from the 2017 Metcalf travel award recipients have been uploaded.
SPD 49 will be at the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS), a joint meeting of the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society.
The SPD held its 48th meeting in Portland, Oregon, August 21–26, 2017. The SPD annual report is available here.
2018 HALE PRIZE: SARBANI BASU
The 2018 George Ellery Hale Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of solar astronomy is awarded to Sarbani Basu for her many seminal contributions to our understanding of the internal structure and dynamics of the Sun and stars.
2018 HARVEY PRIZE: NICHOLEEN VIALL
"The 2018 Karen Harvey Prize for a significant contribution to the study of the Sun early in a person’s professional career is awarded to Nicholeen Viall for her fundamental contributions to understanding coronal heating and the slow solar wind, and for her valuable service to the science community and the general public."
NEWS
Submissions for SolarNews should now be submitted via a new form on the AAS Website.
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The latest edition of SolarNews is available here.