Our NASA H-ARD proposal titled "Machine Learning-Ready Bead Aurora and Omega Band Datasets for Occurrence Rate Characterization" has been selected for funding. This project is led by Jeremiah Johnson and we will investigate the characteristics of bead and omega aurora using semi-/self-supervised learning on aurora images.

The SWORD led by CU Boulder is selected to be one of the NASA Center of Excellence to improve space weather forecasting and preparedness for adverse events. For more information check out the UAF Press Release: https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/uaf-scientist-aid-nasas-space-weather-forecasting

I was a guest lecturer at Istanbul Technical University Upper Atmosphere and Space Weather Laboratory for a two-day intensive course on Machine Learning with Python for Space Weather applications. It was tiring but so great being back at my undergraduate university and meeting young researchers.

Our NSF ANSWERS proposal titled "Dynamics and Impacts of Electrons and Ions in the Earth’s Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System" led by Liang Wang from Princeton University is selected for funding. The proposed work aims to enhance models of the integrated magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere system to improve space weather prediction capabilities. This model will help us better understand the meso-scale structures that couple Magnetosphere-Ionosphere systems.

https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149787

My ML-4PSP talk is now available on Youtube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxrqdavJeZU&ab_channel=MachineLearningforPlanetarySpacePhysics

My HAO Colloquim talk is now available on Youtube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV4GqGiSHrQ&ab_channel=HighAltitudeObservatoryHAO%7CNCAR

Our NASA LWS-TM Proposal titled "Producing Homogeneous, Machine-Learning Ready Auroral Image Databases Using Unsupervised Learning" is selected for funding. I will be working with Dr. Jeremiah Johnson (PI) from UNH to to deliver a large-scale, homogeneous, machine learning-ready database of auroral images that will enable machine learning-driven investigations into the morphology of auroral forms and the corresponding relationship between these forms and magnetospheric dynamics. 

The GEM Steering Committee selected three new focus groups starting in 2022.  Among these, there are two Focus Groups that I am proud to be a part of. One of them is the "Magnetospheric Sources of Particle Precipitation and Their Role on Electrodynamic Coupling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Systems" that I lead. The other one is the "Understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances in geospace for hazard analysis on geomagnetically induced currents" led by my colleague Dr. Xueling Shi. Looking forward to the next four years of research!