Please visit the FAQ/Points of Contact form here to address any questions that you may have. If the answers are not here contact the SHINE student reps (shine.student.reps@gmail.com).
Student Information
The contribution and professional growth of students are highly valued at the SHINE meeting. Thanks to financial support from the National Science Foundation, students have a significant presence at SHINE, making up roughly one-third of attendees. This investment in the next generation of science professionals is most tangibly expressed through SHINE Student Day which takes place on the Sunday before the main meeting begins.
The SHINE workshop’s style of involved and constructive discussion, rather than presentations and short questions, presents a unique opportunity for students to engage directly with the larger Heliophysics community and its most pressing investigations. The purpose of SHINE Student Day is to prepare students for this level of contact and to encourage professional development as students pursue a Heliophysics-related career. Student Day typically addresses three key areas. 1.) Fundamental knowledge pertinent to Heliophysics research areas and current research. 2.) Team building and networking opportunities to develop a close-knit community of your fellow peers. 3.) Provided information for career development through various panels and talks from industry professionals. This day provides a time and place for graduate students to learn from their peers, ask questions in a low-pressure environment, and build long-term professional relationships before the full meeting.
For information about attending and financial support visit the following: https://helioshine.org/shine-financial-support-information/
Student Tutorial Talks/Posters
The talks given as part of Student Day serve a dual purpose. First, they are an opportunity for SHINE students to present their research in a low-pressure environment to an audience of their peers. Additionally, they help to educate attendees from diverse research disciplines on the broader extent of the field in preparation for the full workshop.
Each presentation is expected to be on a topic relevant to SHINE (solar, heliospheric, and interplanetary environments) that should provide a general introduction to the topic and provide a discussion about current cutting-edge research.
he format for the talks varies from year to year. This year we will be introducing Student Tutorial Posters. To mirror the poster-centric SHINE and make tutorial information accessible to students throughout the week, we will have volunteers present a tutorial poster rather than a long talk. Tutorial Poster presenters will give a 1-2 minute summary of their topic to the group and then we will have a small tutorial poster session on Student Day. A few weeks before the start of the conference students will be asked to volunteer to provide tutorial talks/posters. For more questions contact your student representatives.