Identifying Solar Wind Source Regions Using EUV/FUV Spectroscopy and Multi-Instrument Solar Observations
About the program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Description
The participant will have the opportunity to engage in a research project aimed at identifying the sources of the solar wind in the solar atmosphere. This investigation will involve collecting and analyzing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and far ultraviolet (FUV) spectra from space-based instruments such as Hinode/EIS, IRIS, and Solar Orbiter/SPICE, supplemented with contextual observations including magnetograms and EUV images. A key component of the analysis will be measuring plasma composition (elemental abundances), as these abundances are believed to remain largely unchanged from the corona into the solar wind. This property provides a valuable means to connect coronal plasma signatures to in situ solar wind measurements.
Field of Science
Heliophysics Science
Eligibility
- U.S. Citizens;
- U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
- Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status;
- Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status
Contact
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org
Application Requirements
Research proposal
Three letters of recommendation
Official doctoral transcript documents