NSF GEM STEERING COMMITEE, RESEARCH AREA COORDINATORS, CONVENERS, AND
WORKING GROUP CHAIRS

Last Updated: October 4, 2007

GEM STEERING COMMITTEE

Jimmy Raeder, Chair, 2006-2009

Robert Ergun, 2006-2009

Mona Kessel, 2005-2008

Terry Onsager 2007-2010

Maria Spasojevic 2007- 2010

Bob Clauer, Workshop Coordinator, 2007-

Kile Baker, NSF, Ex-Officio


RESEARCH AREA (RA) COORDINATORS

[campaign coordinator’s terms run from December of the beginning  year to the end of the summer workshop in the final year]

Dayside:

Senior (voting) member – David Sibeck– 2006-2009

Junior member – John Dorelli – 2006-2012

GGCM:

Chair – Michael Wiltberger, 2006-2009

Junior member – Stan Sazykin – 2006-2012

Inner Magnetosphere/Storms:

Senior (voting) member – Mike Liemohn– 2006-2009

Junior member – Reiner Friedel– 2006-2012          

MI-Coupling:

Senior (voting) member – Jeffrey Hughes– 2006-2009

Junior member – David Murr – 2006-2012

Tail:

Senior (voting) member – Frank Toffoletto – 2006-2009

Junior member – Mike Henderson – 2006-2012


STUDENT TUTORIALS

Student Coordinator: Katie Garcia


FOCUS GROUPS AND THEIR RESEARCH (RA)

  1. GGCM Metrics and Validation (2005 - 2010, M. Kusnetzova & A. Ridley, RA: GGCM)
  2. GGCM Modules and Methods (2005 - 2010, M. Shay & J. Dorelli, RA: GGCM)
  3. Foreshock, bowshock, magnetosheath (2004 - 2009, N. Omidi, RA: Dayside)
  4. Component versus Anti-parallel Reconnection (2004 - 2009, J. Berchem, RA: Dayside)
  5. Cusp Physics (2006 - 2010, K-H. Trattner, RA: Dayside)
  6. MIC Electrodynamics (2003 - 2008, J. Semeter & B. Lotko, RA: MIC)
  7. MIC Global Coupling (2005 - 2010, M. Freeman & D. Murr, RA: MIC, Dayside, Tail)
  8. Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling (2006 - 2011, S. Zacharia, S. Sazykin, B. Lavraud, RA: IMS, Tail)
  9. Space Radiation Climatology (2006 - 2011, P. O'Brien and G. Reeves, RA: IMS)
  10. Diffuse Auroral Precipitation (2006 - 2011, R. Thorne & J. Borovsky, RA: MIC, IMS)
  11. Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail (2005-2010, S. Wing, J. Johnson, and A. Otto, RA: Tail, LLBL).
  12. New (2007-2012)