Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Decoding the Sun’s Past: Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos, 2024 e-SWAN Alexander Chizhevsky Medalist, on his Scientific Journey

Shreedevi P R April 1, 2025

Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos receiving his award during the ceremony at the European Space Weather Week in Coimbra, Portugal. Photo courtesy of Dr. Setareh Jamali Jaghdani.

1. Congratulations on receiving the e-SWAN Alexander Chizhevsky Medal for outstanding contributions to space weather and space climate. How does this recognition reflect your work and impact in the field? Thank you! I am deeply honored to receive this award, which recognizes not just my work but the collective efforts of many collaborators over the years. My research has focused on reconstructing ...[Read More]

AGATA: Advancing Polar Science through Multi-Instrument Integration and Collaboration

Authored by Lucilla Alfonsi, Wojciech J. Miloch, and Shreedevi P. R., and edited by Liliana Macotella March 11, 2025

Scientific research has long recognized that solar-terrestrial interactions play a crucial role in shaping the polar atmosphere, impacting both climate dynamics and atmospheric coupling across different layers. Understanding these interactions is key to unraveling their far-reaching effects on Earth’s climate, space weather, and global atmospheric processes. The recognition of these critical proce ...[Read More]

Meet Erika Palmerio, the 2024 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awardee of the Solar-Terrestrial Division!

Guram March 9, 2025

Erika Palmerio presents her research on solar eruptions and their impact across the heliosphere at European Space Weather Week in Coimbra, Portugal.

Congratulations on receiving the EGU 2024 ST Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for your exceptional research in analyzing complex solar transients and their effects on space weather. What does this recognition mean to you personally, and how does it impact your work in this fascinating field? Thank you so much! Receiving an award from EGU is of particular significance to me, since ...[Read More]

ST-Early Career Scientist team 2024-2025

Authored by Liliana Macotela, and edited by Shreedevi P. R. March 9, 2025

We are a group of Early Career Scientists (ECSs) from the Solar-Terrestrial (ST) division, dedicated to organizing events and activities for ST-ECSs both during the EGU General Assembly and throughout the year. Our goal is to enhance ECS visibility and create valuable networking opportunities. Currently the team is formed by: Dr. Liliana Macotela, ECS Representative Liliana is a seni ...[Read More]

ST-ECS Networking Campfire: “How to Successfully Apply for Fellowships”

Authored by Geetashree Kakoti, and Edited by Shreedevi P.R. March 9, 2025

Securing a research fellowship is a major milestone for early-career scientists, providing not only financial support but also access to cutting-edge facilities, valuable collaborations, and opportunities for independent research. However, standing out in the competitive world of research funding requires mastering the art of grant writing and proposal crafting. To help young scientists navigate t ...[Read More]

Meet the Scientist Shaping Space Weather Research: Prof. Yoshizumi Miyoshi on Winning the E-SWAN Kirsten Birkeland Medal 2024

Shreedevi P R February 17, 2025

Prof. Yoshizumi Miyoshi in a meeting at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Japan

1. The Birkeland Medal honors outstanding contributions to space weather research. Can you share what this recognition means to you personally and how it reflects the broader contributions of the scientific community to space weather research? I am deeply honored to receive the Birkeland Medal and grateful to all the colleagues, mentors, and collaborators who have supported my research career ...[Read More]

Impact of upper atmosphere and ionosphere associated with an extremely explosive eruption of the Tonga volcano

authored by Atsuki Shinbori, and edited by Shreedevi P. R. February 5, 2025

1. Introduction Severe natural phenomena of geophysical, hydrological, and meteorological origins cause natural hazards that negatively impact human activity or the environment. Many people living on the earth suffer from natural hazards every year. Although we can predict some natural hazards (e.g., typhoons) in near real-time, forecasts of the geophysical natural hazards such as large earthquake ...[Read More]

Newly released: Aurora Handbook and Field Guide for citizen science studies in view of the upcoming SolarMaX campaign

Maxime Grandin, Katie Herlingshaw, and Bea Gallardo-Lacourt November 11, 2024

Given the recent surge in solar and geomagnetic activity, spectacular auroral displays have been visible down to the mid-latitudes several times since the beginning of 2024. But it is not always so easy to know when to go out, where to look, and how to take good pictures of the aurora. And what if the observations collected by seasoned and first-time aurora chasers could help in advancing the scie ...[Read More]

ST-ECS Networking Campfire – How to convene a scientific session

authored by Liliana Macotela, edited by Eleanna Asvestari October 29, 2024

Convening a session at academic conferences is no doubt time-consuming, but they are also the primary catalysts for establishing a research network and significantly boosting your academic profile. Particularly for Early Career Scientists (ECS), the idea of convening a session can be fearful and many worry that they don’t know how to do it or whether they can wrap up the session smoothly. The ECS ...[Read More]

Meet our divisions ECS team that organized events throughout 2023-2024

Liliana Macotela April 14, 2024

Hi, this is your ST-ECS team 2023-2024. We are a group of Early Career Scientists (ECSs) of the Solar-Terrestrial (ST) division, and we organize events and activities with and for ST-ECS, both during the EGU General Assembly and throughout the year. Our aim is to increase the visibility of ECSs and provide you with opportunities for networking. Dr. Liliana Macotela, ECS Representative Lilia ...[Read More]