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Volume 2025 Number 31 - December 7, 2025
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Dear E-SWAN readers,
This month’s newsletter brings exciting updates and new opportunities for our community. We’re looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for JSWSC, and the DE&I Working Group welcomes new members to help strengthen inclusiveness in space weather and space climate.
We also launch a new Sustainable Future Forum to exchange ideas on reducing our environmental impact, and highlight several upcoming events and job openings.
Thank you for staying active and engaged — and we look forward to seeing many of you at the next meetings!
You can reflect upon our recent GA in Umeå and listen again to the great final address of Luca on this link.
Enjoy reading this Newsletter.
Stefaan Poedts,
President of E-SWAN
The Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (JSWSC) is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief!
JSWSC seeks a new Editor-in-Chief (EiC) to join its leadership team and help shape the future of this #GoldOpenAccess journal published by EDP Sciences.
Key responsibilities:
• Develop the journal’s strategy and scientific profile
• Ensure the quality and integrity of peer review
• Represent JSWSC publicly and liaise with EDP Sciences and E-SWAN
• Oversee Topical Issues and manage the Editorial Board
• Solicit manuscript submissions from the space weather and space climate communities
Requirements:
• Residence or primary affiliation in Europe
• Prior experience as a journal editor (regular or guest)
• Strong scientific communication skills in English
- Term: 4 years (renewable)
- Volunteer position – no remuneration
- Applications review starts in August 2025
Find more information here.
Submit your application (CV + motivation letter) to:
Topical Issues open for submission
"Space Climate: Solar Extremes, Long-Term Variability, and Impacts on Earth’s System", deadline: 31 January 2026
Topical Editors-in-Chief (T-EiC):
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The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Working Group is seeking new members
As some of the active members of E-SWAN's DE&I Working Group (WG) have stepped down over the past few months, we are in need of new motivated members of the space weather and space climate (SWSC) community to join the working group and give it new momentum.
We welcome anyone interested in promoting DE&I issues and in supporting ideas and initiatives to make our community an inclusive space, where its members are given equal opportunities and whose diversity is celebrated. We want to emphasise that DE&I is the matter of everyone and that its promotion should not be an endeavour left to the sole members of the community belonging to minorities. Therefore, we strongly hope to attract new members across the whole SWSC community.
The description of the DE&I WG can be found on its webpage: https://eswan.eu/index.php/
Thank you for your willingness to dedicate some of your time to promote these important issues!
E-SWAN Sustainable Future Discussion Forum: Travelling by train as an alternative to travelling by air
When trying to reduce the environmental impact of our research activities we often face difficult choices and struggle to find proper solutions or share our concerns with others. To address this, E-SWAN has set up the 'E-SWAN Sustainable Future Discussion Forum', a regular conversation where we can discuss complex choices in an open and informal atmosphere. During each one-hour session, we will address one specific topic.
Our first forum will be held on Wednesday, 10 December, from 10:00–11:00 CET, and the topic is: 'Travelling by train as an alternative to travelling by air'.
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion. Our objective is not to seek the best solution, but rather to share ideas for pathways for reducing our environmental impact. The forum will start with a short presentation with a few facts, followed by an open discussion.
To join our meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83283002275?pwd=loTX508bLZwUpAbtOEpRKfaWaLXTHP.1
Meeting ID: 832 8300 2275
Passcode: 750325
Join the new series of EHC HelioMeet seminar talks!
Every HelioMeet talk features a Buddy Team — pairing a leading scientist with an early-career researcher to bridge experience, foster visibility, and encourage interdisciplinary dialogue. The first HelioMeet talk with the title “Connecting Solar Wind Drivers to Heliospheric Shocks and Magnetospheric Physics” will be given by Florian Koller (ECR @QMUL) and Manuela Temmer (senior @UniGraz).
When? December 9, 15-16 CET via Zoom (link: https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/65449491311?pwd=ebSWWvqaGvJbUaedpdzcPUzY8BimIe.1).
Enjoy interdisciplinary physics topics together with an afterwards “Meet the Speakers” discussion for behind-the-scenes information on how to navigate scientific life.
Check more on: https://www.heliophysics.eu/heliomeet
Call for abstracts: Session ST3.6 at EGU26 – "Polar and midlatitude ionosphere–atmosphere studies through ground-based observations"
We would like to bring your attention to session ST3.6 at the upcoming European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, which will take place in Vienna and online on 3–8 May 2026.
The session title is "Polar and midlatitude ionosphere–atmosphere studies through ground-based observations". Its description together with the link for abstract submission can be found via this link: https://meetingorganizer.
Please note the deadline for abstract submission for EGU26: Thu 15 Jan 2026, 13:00 CET (UTC+1).
We look forward to receiving your contributions and to seeing you at EGU26!
The session ST3.6 convener team: Maxime Grandin, Veronika Haberle, Gaël Cessateur, Jia Jia, and Mathieu Barthelemy
Call for Abstracts: EGU 2026 - Machine Learning in Planetary Sciences and Heliophysics
Join us for the session “Machine Learning in Planetary Sciences and Heliophysics” (https://www.egu26.eu/session/56333) at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna (and online), 3-8 May 2026!
Conveners: Hannah Theresa Rüdisser, Gautier Nguyen, George Miloshevich, Valentin Tertius Bickel
The rapid growth of missions, observatories, and monitoring systems in the heliosphere, across the Solar System and from terrestrial or airborne facilities has created an unprecedented volume and diversity of data. Making sense of these observations requires methods that can both process large datasets efficiently and extract meaningful physical insight. Machine learning has become an important tool in this effort, complementing established physics-based approaches by enabling new ways of discovering patterns, building predictive models, and working with complex or incomplete measurements.
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to hybrid methods that combine machine learning with physical models. These approaches are now being applied across planetary and heliophysical domains, from forecasting solar eruptions and solar wind conditions, to automating the analysis of planetary surfaces or improving on-board data handling. They demonstrate how data-driven methods can benefit from physical knowledge, while physics-based models can be improved through modern data analysis techniques.
This session aims to provide an inclusive and interdisciplinary forum for researchers applying machine learning in planetary sciences and heliophysics, as well as those developing methods at the intersection between data-driven and physics-based approaches. We particularly encourage contributions that illustrate the wide range of applications, encourage exchange between disciplines and showcase the transition from research to operations.
Please submit your abstract by 16 Jan 2026 or consider sharing the call with your network!
The abstract submission website of STP-16 has now been opened at the symposium website at https://www.stp2026.org/
Please submit your abstract by January 10, 2026. If you have travel support request, please submit it by the same deadline.
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Abstract submission deadline for oral contributions: February 22, 2026
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Abstract submission deadline for poster contributions: April 15, 2026
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Early bird registration deadline: March 15, 2026
PhD position in BepiColombo, Mercury's space weather, and high-performance computingat the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki, Finland
The Planetary Space Weather Team, part of the Space Weather Research Group in the Space Research and Observation Technologies Unit at the Space and Earth Observation Centre of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), is seeking for a motivated doctoral researcher (PhD candidate) to work on the modelling of Mercury's space plasma physics in a BepiColombo related project. The position is part of the MErcury in the sOlar Wind (MEOW) ERC project at FMI. You will use our global particle-based space weather models to study the solar wind influence on Mercury and its environment and interpret observations from the BepiColombo mission. Alternatively, you can focus on the development of simulation methods for supercomputer environments, depending on your skills and interests.
Apply here:
https://valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/d
More information:
https://planets.fmi.fi/
PhD candidate in high-latitude space–atmosphere coupling at the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki, Finland
The Space Weather group of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is looking for a doctoral researcher to work on high-latitude space–atmosphere coupling in an ERC Starting Grant project (LOUARN). The tasks will include developing and using novel analysis methods leveraging citizen science optical data and investigating energy deposition into the high-latitude upper atmosphere associated with space weather processes using measurements from a wide range of instruments.
The work is to be carried out within the Space Weather group of the FMI on the Kumpula campus in Helsinki, Finland (partial remote work is possible). The initial contract will have a duration of two years, but the position is funded for four years (standard duration for PhD thesis completion in Finland).
Please find the full announcement and send your application via the Valtiolle.fi recruiting platform: https://valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/
Important dates:
– Deadline for sending in applications: 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 UTC
– Foreseen interview dates (online): 11–18 Dec 2025
– Earliest starting date: 19 Jan 2026
In case of inquiries, please contact the LOUARN project principal investigator,
SCOSTEP's COURSE
SCOSTEP's COURSE (Cross-scale cOUpling pRocesses in the Solar-tErrestrial system) program will start from January 1, 2026, as shown at https://scostep.org/scostep-course/.
We are pleased to announce that SCOSTEP provides opportunities to support campaigns, meetings, and database constructions relevant to the COURSE program in 2026, as attached. Please contact the relevant COURSE Focus Area co-leaders about your proposal and explain the relevance of your proposal to the COURSE activity. Proposals for markedly interdisciplinary activities can be explained directly to the COURSE co-chairs. The deadline for proposal submission is January 12, 2026, and the evaluation and selection will be done
by the COURSE officers.
Call for IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments
We are pleased to announce the Call for Workshops for the IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE 2026), taking place in Leuven, Belgium on September 14–16, 2026.
Workshops are an essential part of WiSEE, offering a focused forum to explore emerging topics in wireless communication, sensing, and signal processing for space missions and other extreme environments. If you are interested in a workshop, we warmly invite you to submit your proposal.
- Submission deadline: 15 January 2026
- Workshop submission link: here.
Workshops at WiSEE attract contributors from ESA, NASA, CSA, aerospace and defense industries, and leading academic institutions. This is a unique opportunity to bring together experts, highlight new research directions, and help shape the 2026 program.
For more details on scope, topics of interest, and submission requirements, please visit the WiSEE 2026 website: https://attend.ieee.org/wisee-2026/
Also Open: Call for Papers: WiSEE 2026 also welcomes full paper and short paper submissions.
Submission guidelines and timelines for the Call for Papers are available here.
You are welcome to share both calls within your networks.
We look forward to receiving your workshop proposals and to welcoming you in Leuven for WiSEE 2026.
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