5 New International Teams Selected for 2015

The Science Committee has selected five excellent international teams for 2015 to come to ISSI-BJ within the next two years to carry out a research project. The proposals were submitted, following the Annual Call jointly issued by ISSI-BJ and the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in January 2015. The Science Committee of ISSI-BJ and ISSI evaluated, prioritized and recommended the most outstanding proposals to ISSI-BJ. The teams will cover different disciplines of Space Science, namely Plasma Physics, Solar Physics, Planetary science and Earth Science, with the following topics:
- Analysis of Persistent Regional Air Pollution in Asia
- Pulsating Aurora as a Manifestation of Non-linear Wave Particle
- Magnetohydrodynamic Seismology of the Solar Corona in the Era of SDO/AIA
- Validation of Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Coupling (LAIMC)
- Astrobiology in the New Age
The Teams are composed of about 8-15 scientists of different laboratories, nationalities and expertise. These small groups of scientists involved in Space Research can work together in an efficient and flexible format of several subsequent meetings, during which data are analyzed and compared with theories and models. Usually, they hold a series of two to three one-week meetings over a period of 12 to 18 months.
The aim of Teams is to carry out a research project leading to publications in scientific journals. The activity is directed and organized by a team leader who is also the initiator of the proposal to ISSI-BJ. Although in close contact with the scientific staff of the Institute, teams are largely autonomous in the execution of their project.