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
October 22 – 24, 2024
- HPAC Agenda: October 22 – 24, 2024
- HPAC FRN: October 22 – 24, 2024
- Reports
- Heliophysics Division Update & Response to Past HPAC Recommendations
- Space Weather Council (SWC) Recent Meeting Report Discussion & Comments
- Heliophysics Digital Resource Library (HDRL) Session & Open Science
- IDEA Session & Discussion
- SMD RFI on ROSES Access
- Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) HPD Cross Divisional Opportunities
- IDEA Session & Discussion: View from Planetary Science and Astronomy
- IDEA Session & Discussion: Advancing Opportunities and Thriving Systems in Heliophysics
June 17 – 18, 2024
February 12-13, 2024
November 14-16, 2023
- HPAC Meeting Minutes: November 14-16, 2023
- HPAC Agenda: November 14-16, 2023
- HPAC FRN: November 14-16, 2023
- Reports
September 20-21, 2022
May 5-6, 2022
October 27, 2021
September 21, 2020
June 30 – July 1, 2020
October 1-3, 2019
- Meeting Minutes: October 1-3, 2019
- HPAC Agenda: October 1-3, 2019
- HPAC FRN: October 2019
- Reports
- Presentations
- Heliophysics Division Update – Dr. Nicola J. Fox
- NASA Frontier Development Lab - Dr. Lika Guhathakurta
- Government Performance and Results Act/Modernization Act (GPRAMA) Annual Performance Evaluation
- Living With a Star Program Analysis Group (LPAG) Update
- Status of the Heliophysics Space Weather Science and Application Program - James Spann
- ROSES R&A: Ongoing Programs and New Initiatives - Mona Kessel
- Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission Update and First Science Results - Richard Eastes
- HPAC Senior Review 2020 Overview - Jared Leisner, Bill Stabnow
- Geospace Dynamics Constellation Science and Technology Definition Team - Jared Leisner
- GDC STDT Final Report - Allison Jaynes, Aaron Ridley
December 18-20, 2018
- Meeting Minutes: December 18-20, 2018
- HPAC Agenda: December 18-20, 2018
- HPAC FRN: December 18-20, 2018
- HPAC Letter Report from December 18-20, 2018 Meeting
- Presentations
- Heliophysics Division Update – Nicky Fox
- Ideas Lab Briefing – Mary Voytek
- SMD Actions and Research – Michael New
- NASA HQ SMD Strategic Initiative for Scientific Data and Computing – Jeff Hayes
- 2020 Senior Review Considerations
- Living With a Star Program Analysis Group (LPAG) Update – Anthea Coster, Mark Linton
- Living With a Star Program Update – Simon Plunkett
- Geospace Dynamics Constellation STDT Update – Jared Leisner
- Geospace Dynamics Constellation STDT Mid-term Report Update – Allison Jaynes
- Midterm Assessment of the Heliophysics Decadal Survey – Art Charo
October 22-23, 2018 (Telecon)
April 5-6, 2018
- Meeting Minutes: April 5-6, 2018
- HPAC Agenda: April 5-6, 2018
- HPAC FRN: April 5-6, 2018
- HPAC Letter Report from April 5-6, 2018 Meeting
- R&A Charge HPAC Feedback
- Presentations
- Heliophysics Division Update - Peg Luce
- High End Computing - Jeffrey Hayes
- Geospace Dynamics Constellation, Science and Technology Definition Team Update - Jared Leisner
- NASA Frontier Development Lab - Dr. Lika Guhathakurta
- Heliophysics Strategic Planning - Jim Spann
- DRIVE Science Centers Program Update - Janet Kozyra
- Heliophysics Science and the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway - Jim Spann
- Status of Space Weather Effort - Terry Onsager
November 29- December 1, 2017
- Meeting Minutes: November 29 - December 1, 2017
- Letter Report: November 29 - December 1, 2017
- Agenda: November 29 - December 1, 2017
- Federal Register Notice: November 29 - December 1, 2017
- Presentations
- Heliophysics Update - Peg Luce
- Government Performance and Results Act/Modernization Act - Jennifer Kearns
- Heliophysics Senior Review Briefing - James Spann, Jeffrey Hayes
- Heliophysics Internal Scientist Funding Model - Mona Kessel
- CubeSats in the Heliophysics Division Flight Program - Dan Moses
- NASA R&A Update - Elsayed Talaat
- Drive Science Center Issues & Implementation - Janet Kozyra
- State of NASA High End Computing Capability Project & its Support of Heliophysics - Tsengdar Lee
- R&A Charge to SMD Advisory Committees - Dr. Michael New
Please direct questions regarding the Heliophysics Advisory Committee to Janet Kozyra, Executive Secretary.
