Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 14:30:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DPS Mailing #03-06: NEWS
Greetings DPS colleagues -
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|1) DPS MEETING CHILD CARE - SURVEY OF NEEDS |
|2) ICARUS NEWS |
|3) NASA HEADQUARTERS CHANGES |
|4) 2004 BROUWER AWARD TO DPS MEMBER WILLIAM WARD |
|5) NASA-DSN CALL FOR SCIENCE OBSERVING PROPOSALS |
|6) UPCOMING MEETINGS |
|7) MINOTIRY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE |
|8) JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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DPS MEETING CHILD CARE - SURVEY OF NEEDS
If you are interested in use of child care services during the 2003
DPS meeting, please let us know what your needs are by filling out
the poll at:
http://dps03.arc.nasa.gov/venue/child_card/index.html
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ICARUS NEWS
Recently Elsevier Science, the publisher of Icarus, instituted a new
charging policy for color art in the journal. With this policy, the
past practice of "one free page of color" was abandoned, to be replaced
by a lower cost for multiple color pages. In order to smooth the
transition for papers submitted under the old policy, both for Authors
and Publisher, we have instituted the following rule.
For papers submitted before a cutoff date of October 15, 2002, when
Karel Nederveen described the new policy at the DPS meeting in
Birmingham, and accepted prior to June 30, 2003, the old policy of one
free page of color art will be honored. Papers submitted after
10/15/2002, or accepted after 6/30/2003, will fall under the new
policy of $350 for the first page and $175 for subsequent pages. If
authors so choose, papers submitted before 10/15/2002 with multiple
color pages can opt for the new policy. To minimize costs to the
author, multiple color illustrations may appear out of numerical
sequence.
Color reproduction of figures in the electronic version of the article
only (on ScienceDirect), with black-and-white reproduction in print, is
available at no cost. However, authors must provide usable electronic
files for the color version of their figures and separate files or hard
copies of the black-and-white versions of the figures. Only .tif and
.eps files in RGB color mode will be accepted for online color.
Authors should clearly state in a cover letter sent to the Editorial
Office at submission or at final acceptance which figures they would
like reproduced in color for free in the electronic version of the
article only, and which figures they would like reproduced in color in
both the print and electronic versions at a cost to them. Note that
it may be necessary to modify the caption in the case where a figure
appears in B&W in print but in color online.
Philip Nicholson,
Editor in Chief, Icarus
8 May 2003
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NASA HEADQUARTERS CHANGES
Changes are in the works at NASA Headquarters. During May, John Hillman
is completing his service at NASA Headquarters as Program Scientist for
the Planetary Astronomy and Planetary Atmospheres programs. We are
grateful to John for coming out of retirement from Goddard SFC for two
years to oversee these programs. John returns to his research and
teaching position at the University of Maryland where we wish him well.
Tom Morgan is moving from his position as Program Scientist for the Near
Earth Object Observation program to focus on the New Frontiers program
and other flight missions. Tom has served as a NASA Program Scientist
for more than five years. We thank Tom for his service and we wish him
well in these new areas.
Stepping in to manage the Planetary Atmospheres program will be Denis
Bogan who will serve during the time it takes to advertise and fill
this Program Scientist position. We thank Denis for taking on this
interim role.
Lindley Johnson is a new addition to NASA HQ, taking on the Program
Scientist positions for both Planetary Astronomy and Near Earth Object
Observation. Since Lindley is not well known to many in the planetary
science community, the DPS Chair has invited the self-introduction below.
We certainly welcome Lindley within our community and look forward to
a very positive and constructive working relationship that promotes
our mutual science goals.
"Dear Members of the DPS Community:
I'm Lindley Johnson, just recently selected as the new
Program Scientist for Near Earth Object Observations (NEOO)
and the Planetary Astronomy (PAST) programs at NASA, taking
them over from Drs Tom Morgan and John Hillman. As I am
probably not known to most of you in the DPS community,
a few words of introduction are in order. I've just retired
as a Lieutenant Colonel after 23 years in the US Air Force,
where I was an astronautical engineer, systems engineer and
program manager on a variety of DoD space programs, mostly
related to the space surveillance portion of the Air Force's
space control mission. Though not embedded in the astronomical
community over these years, I do have a few connections.
My BA is in astronomy from the University of Kansas in 1979.
(I also have an MS in Engineering Management from USC.)
I have always maintained great interest in Planetary Astronomy
and while at Air Command and Staff College in 1994, I was lead
author on a white paper to the Air Force Chief of Staff entitled,
'Preparing for Planetary Defense - Detection and Interception
of asteroids on collision course with Earth.' This led to my
serving as an Air Force consultant on the Shoemaker Committee,
and to efforts for Air Force cooperation with NASA on NEO
Observation programs such as the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking
(NEAT) and the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR).
I'm very proud that Asteroid 5905 is named Johnson in
recognition of these efforts.
Now, I very much look forward to returning to what I consider
my roots and working with the Planetary Sciences community.
With many years of program management experience and five
years of working the Washington DC scene for the Air Force,
I believe I bring unique experience to my work here at
NASA HQ for the DPS community. My duty here is to further
enable you all to continue high quality research in Planetary
Astronomy. On that note, please remember that proposals to
the NRA ROSS-2003 are due 20 June for NEOO and 27 June for
PAST. Also of note for those wanting to make use of adaptive
optics is the 15 May, 2003 deadline for proposals to the NSF
to use the Air Force's Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS)
at the Maui Space Surveillance Site (MSSS). I've had much
association with this facility over the years and would be
pleased to introduce any of you to some of the staff there.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of you in the near future!"
Best Regards,
Lindley Johnson
202 358-2314
Lindley.Johnson-1@nasa.gov
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2004 BROUWER AWARD TO DPS MEMBER WILLIAM WARD
The Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society
has awarded its prestigious Brouwer Award to Dr. William R. Ward, a
scientist at Southwest Research Institute. Ward was selected this month
as the 2004 recipient of the award, named in honor of Dirk Brouwer, who
taught a generation of celestial mechanicians and authored the text,
Methods of Celestial Mechanics. For more details see
http://www.swri.edu/9what/releases/Brouwer.htm
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NASA-DSN CALL FOR SCIENCE OBSERVING PROPOSALS
The NASA Office of Space Science Solar System Exploration Division
announces a Call for Science Proposals from Guest Observers who wish
to use the various radio-telescope antennas of NASA's Deep Space
Network (DSN) for radio astronomy (radiometry, spectroscopy, and
VLBI), solar system radar astronomy, and spacecraft-based radio
science.
The Deep Space Network (DSN), operated by NASA for spacecraft
telecommunications and navigation, is also used as an instrument for
scientific research on a time-available basis. The sensitive
receiving systems and high power transmitters on the large aperture
DSN antennas are effective instruments for scientific investigations
in radio astronomy and solar system radar. The high sensitivity and
global distribution of the DSN complexes make the three 70-m antennas
particularly valuable components for international experiments using
Very Long Baseline Interferometery (VLBI). The 70-m antenna near
Canberra, Australia is the most sensitive radio telescope in the
18-26 GHz range in the southern hemisphere. The R&D environment is
also well suited for investigators to conduct long-term projects
using equipment they provide. Investigators are welcome to submit
observing proposals for any of the three research disciplines. Radio
astronomy proposals will be reviewed as part of the NRAO proposal
review process. Solar system radar astronomy proposals involving
transmission from Goldstone and reception at the Arecibo telescope
will be judged for scientific merit through the observing proposal
review process at Arecibo. Other GSSR observing proposals will be
coordinated through the DSN Science Office.
NASA is being assisted by JPL in the administrative and logistical
work needed to support these ground-based observing proposals.
Interested Guest Investigators will find information regarding
proposal submission and technical support at the DSN Science website:
http://dsnscience.jpl.nasa.gov. Investigators may also contact Dr.
Michael Klein, Manager of the DSN Science Office at JPL by phone
(818) 354-7132 or by e-mail to michael.j.klein@jpl.nasa.gov for
additional information.
Observing time at the DSN is provided as a support service to the
astronomical and radiometric sciences community by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration on a time-available basis.
Proposers should realize that the DSN is NOT a national observatory
and are therefore encouraged to find an observing partner at JPL with
experience using DSN facilities and instruments.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
New Horizons Jupiter Encounter Workshop @ Monterey DPS
The New Horizons Science Team is hosting a Jupiter Encounter Workshop
on the evening of Thursday, 4 Sept 2003 during this Fall's DPS
meeting in Monterey, CA. The New Horizons mission, en route to the
Pluto system and the Kuiper belt, will make a ~40 Rj flyby of the
Jupiter system in the Spring of 2007. In order to maximize the
science return from this encounter, the New Horizons Science Team is
soliciting the community for advice and recommendations. A call for
proposals for a small number of Participating Scientists is planned
to be issued as a part of the ROSS-04 NRA and that the PSP program
will be described at the workshop. The New Horizons spacecraft
carries a medium angle color camera, a narrow angle panchromatic
camera, a near IR imaging spectrometer, a UV imaging spectrometer,
several field and particles experiments, a dust counter, and a radio
science experiment. Details of these instruments can be found at
http://www.boulder.swri.edu/pkb/mission_description.html
Please contact Carrie Chavez (cchavez@mail.arc.nasa.gov) before 1
August 2003 to indicate your attendance and if you wish to make
a presentation. Presentations will nominally be limited to no more
than 15 min.
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A National Symposium on Teaching Introductory Astronomy Courses
for Non-science Majors
July 17-19, 2004 at Tufts University
For details and updates on the meeting see:
http://www.astrosociety.org/events/cosmos.html
To be on the mailing list for future announcements about the symposium,
or to make suggestions for the program, please e-mail the Chair of the
Program Organizing Committee, Andrew Fraknoi, fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu.
(Be sure to include the name of the institution at which you teach.)
William Waller of Tufts University chairs the Local Organizing Committee
and is happy to hear from volunteers in the New England area who want to
help (wwaller@mos.org).
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NASA OFFICE OF SPACE SCIENCE SOLICITS PROPOSALS THAT ALLOW PARTNERSHIPS
FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WITH MINORITY INSTITUTIONS
Proposals Due: June 30, 2003
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Space
Science (OSS) and Office of Education has released a NASA Research
Announcement (NRA) soliciting proposals from minority institutions located
in the U.S. interested in developing their capabilities in NASA-related
space science. NASA-sponsored space science researchers and research
groups at all universities, NASA Centers, or other research institutions
are strongly encouraged to participate as partners in minority institution
led proposals. Institutions interested in finding partners for this
activity may seek assistance from any of the NASA Space Science Broker/
Facilitators listed at
http://spacescience.nasa.gov/education/resources/ecosystem/index.htm
and/or use the bulletin board established for this purpose at
http://analyzer.depaul.edu/MI.
This NRA, entitled "The Minority University and College Education And
Research Partnership Initiative in Space Science (MUCERPI) 2003" and
having the alpha-numeric identifier NRA 03-OSS-03, is posted at:
http://spacescience.nasa.gov/
under the link "Research Solicitations."
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associate Director, Solar System Exploration Division, Office of Space
Science, Vacancy No. HQ03S0108, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC.
http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
Program Executive, In-Space Propulsion, Vacancy No. HQ03B0101, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC. http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
Program Executive, New Frontiers, Vacancy No. HQ03B0103, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC. http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
Program Scientist, Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, Vacancy No. HQ03B0135,
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
See also AAS Job Register: http://www.aas.org/JobRegister/index.html
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Melissa McGrath, DPS Secretary-Treasurer
submissions to: mcgrath@stsci.edu