Issue 16-12, April 24, 2016
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- MESSAGE FROM THE FRS CHAIR
- LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2016
- COMETARY SCIENCE AFTER ROSETTA DISCUSSION MEETING
- NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE FACILITIES REVIEW SUMMARY
- JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
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MESSAGE FROM THE FRS CHAIR
March and April have been active months for the appropriations process,
and we have been active in Congressional communication. The FRS has visited
12 Congressional offices in addition to White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy staff to advocate for strong planetary science funding in
FY2017. DPS committee members also met with relevant Congressional
committee staff to discuss conference travel restrictions. We will continue
Congressional outreach though the coming months at opportune times.
The Senate has marked up its version of the Commerce, Justice, and Science
appropriations bill, and the House is likely to do the same soon. It’s great to
see this key legislation make progress and we will continue to advocate for
the appropriations process to go forward in regular order, although it is still
highly likely that there will be a continuing resolution through the election.
The Senate bill calls for a low number for planetary science ($1.356 B —
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp114:FLD010:@1(sr239)) and this
past week the FRS expressed its disappointment with Congressional staff.
The House number promises to be very strong so that the reconciliation
between the bills brings planetary to a healthy level — we need to keep the
pressure on! Our ask to Congress has been for a 5% increase over the FY2016
appropriated level; we acknowledge that that is a tough ask for many members
of Congress, so we are emphasizing that planetary can be no lower than FY2016,
which is $1.631 B.
The Congressional leave-behind materials can be found at the FRS section of
the DPS website. If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Makenzie Lystrup at [email protected]
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LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2016
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 3
Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate
Conference (LunGradCon 2016) to be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the
NASA Ames Research Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum
(ESF). With the expanded interests of the Solar System Exploration Research
Virtual Institute (SSERVI), the scope of this year’s LunGradCon includes both
lunar and small bodies science. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad
students and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar and small
body science in a low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their
peers. In addition to oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for
professional development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs,
as well as senior members of SSERVI. A limited amount of funding will be
provided for travel and lodging costs. The deadline for registration and abstract
submission is June 3rd 2016, 11:59 PM PDT.
For more details, please visit:
http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2016/
or email any questions to: [email protected]
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COMETARY SCIENCE AFTER ROSETTA DISCUSSION MEETING
The deadline for poster abstract submissions has been extended to April 29
for the “Cometary science after Rosetta” discussion meeting to be held at the
Royal Society in London, UK on June 14-15, 2016. Full details are at:
https://royalsociety.org/events/2016/06/cometary-science/
An accompanying meeting, “Comets after Rosetta” is being held in London,
June 16-17. The deadline for talk and poster abstract submission is April 30.
Full details are at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl/planetary-science/comets-after-rosetta
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NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE FACILITIES REVIEW SUMMARY
NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) is evolving how it deals with
multi-user facilities. As part of this activity, PSD performed a review of
currently funded facilities, how they are working, and the extent to which
they serve the science needs of the broader planetary community. The
summary document from this review, which took place at the end of
calendar year 2015, can be found at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/psd-facilities/.
Questions on the Facilities Review may be directed to Doris Daou
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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
A) MARS PALEOCIMATE POSTDOC
University of Chicago
Application Deadline : July 15, 2016
content/mars-paleoclimate-postdoc
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