Heliophysics Advisory Committee

The Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC) is a FACA committee of NASA, and replaces the Heliophysics Subcommittee of the NAC SC.

HPAC MEMBERS

  • Paul Cassak, HPAC Chair, West Virginia University
  • Christoph Englert, Vice Chair, Naval Research Laboratory
  • Nicole Duncan, Space Weather Council Chair, HPAC Subcommittee
  • Aroh Barjatya, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • David Brain, University of Colorado
  • Matina Gkioulidou, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University
  • Farzad Kamalabadi, University of Illinois
  • Laura Peticolas, Sonoma State University
  • Chadi Salem, University of California at Berkeley
  • Lisa Upton, Southwest Research Institute
  • Marco Velli, University of California at Los Angeles
  • Jia Yue, Catholic University
  • Eric Zirnstein, Princeton University

The HPAC supports the advisory needs of the Heliophysics Division (HPD), the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and other mission directorates as required, and NASA Administrator. The scope of the HPAC includes all aspects of heliophysics, including the dynamical behavior of the Sun and its heliosphere; the dynamical behavior of the magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere of Earth and other planets; the multi-scale interaction between solar system plasmas and the interstellar medium; energy transport and coupling throughout the heliophysics domain; and space weather. In addition to scientific research, the scope encompasses considerations of the development of enabling technologies, systems, and computing and information management capabilities, as well as developments with the potential to provide long-term improvements to future space weather operational systems.

HPAC Meeting Documents

February 12-13, 2024

November 14-16, 2023

September 20-21, 2022

May 5-6, 2022

October 27, 2021

September 21, 2020

June 30 – July 1, 2020

October 1-3, 2019

December 18-20, 2018

October 22-23, 2018 (Telecon)

April 5-6, 2018

November 29- December 1, 2017

Please direct questions regarding the Heliophysics Advisory Committee to Janet Kozyra, Executive Secretary.

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