Dear Colleagues, The website accepting Late Abstracts for the SPD meeting in August is now open. Please join us! I just attended the AAS meeting in Pasadena where Yi-Ming Wang gave his Hale Prize lecture. Don’t worry, he will...
Read MoreDear Colleagues, We are living in a time when things change quickly. It is difficult for anyone to stay on top of all the news or immediately perceive how changes in policy could impact science. Luckily, the AAS is very adept at...
Read MoreDear colleagues, If you missed it, the SPD Abstract Deadline has been extended to June 2. Please join us in Baltimore this fall! We are also requesting feedback on the recent NASA Community Meeting, see the Special SolarNews...
Read MoreDear Solar Physics Division, I apologize that it is already spring and this is the first “Chair’s Chat” I have written. Like many of you, I have struggled this past year to understand the path forward during these tumultuous...
Read MorePlease join us 9–14 August in Baltimore, Maryland for the 57th meeting of the AAS Solar Physics Division! Abstracts are open until May 28 https://aas.org/meetings/spd57/abstracts and presenter registration is open until July...
Read MoreThank you to the SPD community for the tremendous support and advocacy that you all have done for the scientific discipline of Heliophysics. We have two exciting updates to share. Heliophysics Makes the Dictionary! We are...
Read MoreDear colleagues: The President’s Budget Request (PBR) for FY 2026 (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026) has now been released. It offers a stark picture for the future of Heliophysics in the USA. Both NASA and NSF face...
Read MoreCalling all early career scientists and those recruiting for job/postdoc/PhD openings coming to the SPD/AAS in Anchorage! The SPD Committee has been working hard on the SPD Student and Early Career Mixer that will take place at...
Read MoreIf you search “heliophysics” on Merriam Webster now you’ll find that “heliophysics” is a trending word! Thank you to everyone who has been advocating for Heliophysics as our shared scientific discipline and bringing...
Read MoreScientific funding is under threat across both this fiscal year (FY) and next, and both require action from you. The Federal appropriations process for FY2026 is about to begin: the Presidential Budget Request (PBR) to Congress...
Read MoreOn behalf of the SPD Committee, we would like to make the community aware that we have formed a Special Advocacy Task Force of the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society (SAT-SPD). The SAT-SPD is a special...
Read MoreSPD exists in part to advocate for the field of solar physics in the public and government milieus. Now is a time when member advocacy is especially important, due to ongoing events within the Federal government. Because the...
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