Magnetosphere conference draws crowd

September 26, 2015

UAF News

About 100 space scientists and researchers are expected to attend the American Geophysical Union's Chapman Conference on Magnetosphere Dynamics from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2 at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center.

The conference will focus on Earth’s magnetospheric dynamics, including:

• dynamics of geomagnetic storms and substorms.


• the roles of reconnection in Earth’s magnetosphere.


• the new results of the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission.

Jeffrey Freymueller, with the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Syun-Ich Akasofu, with UAF International Arctic Research Center, are highlighted speakers at the event's banquet. Freymueller will speak about "Measuring active tectonic and volcanic activity in Alaska." Akasofu will discuss "What I learned from auroral substorms."

Joseph Khan and Peter Delamere, both of UAF's Geophysical Institute, are conveners of the conference. James Burch, of Southwest Research Institute, joins them.

For more information, visit the conference website, http://chapman.agu.org/magnetospheric/.