cviewadmin, Author at AAS Division for Planetary Sciences

2019 Prize Recipients

Maria Zuber – 2019 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize

DPS awards the 2019 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of planetary science to Maria Zuber (MIT) for her contributions to advancements in geophysics, planetary gravity mapping, and laser altimetry. One example of her seminal contributions includes her paper in Science in 2000 combining Mars Global Surveyor laser altimetry data and gravity data to determine the crustal and upper mantle structure of Mars. Another example is her leadership as principal investigator of the GRAIL mission to construct a model of the Moon’s gravitational field to spherical harmonic degree 1,800, which exceeds the baseline requirement of the mission by an order of magnitude. Dr. Zuber has turned her attention to many different solid bodies in the solar system including Mercury, Venus, Eros, Vesta, and Ceres. Over the years she has advised a number of students and postdocs, and one reports that she strikes the perfect balance of being demanding, supportive, encouraging, and open minded.

Kelsi Singer – 2019 Harold C. Urey Prize

DPS awards the 2019 Harold C. Urey Prize for outstanding achievement in planetary research by a young scientist to Kelsi Singer (SwRI). We award this prize in recognition of Dr. Singer’s work in impact cratering and in the geology and geophysics of icy worlds. In one paper, she used Cassini observations of Iapetus to create a catalog of landslide data and tested theories of long-runout landslides. Dr. Singer also used secondary craters on Europa and Ganymede to produce size-frequency and size-velocity distributions for icy blocks that revealed fundamental scaling relationships. In recent work, she used the cratering record on Pluto and Charon to determine that there is a deficit of small objects in the Kuiper Belt, with implications for the collisional history of the Kuiper belt and planetesimal formation. Dr Singer’s work is meticulous, rigorous, and insightful. In the best tradition of scientific brilliance, she examines data with an open mind, considers multiple theories, follows those theories to their logical conclusions, quantifies her uncertainties, and applies healthy skepticism toward her results. Photo credit: Rayna Tedford

Phil Nicholson – 2019 Harold Masursky Award

DPS awards the 2019 Harold Masursky Award for meritorious service to planetary science to Phil Nicholson (Cornell University). A highlight of his service to the community has been his role as Editor in Chief of Icarus for 20 years. During his tenure he improved the experience for authors, reduced time to publication, and increased access. Dr. Nicholson was dedicated to the integrity of the peer review process; he gave everyone the chance to have their voice heard. His work as Editor in Chief, in addition to his full load of teaching and research duties — as well as his volunteer efforts on numerous committees and review panels — makes him an icon of service to the planetary science community.

Carrie Nugent – 2019 Carl Sagan Medal

DPS awards the 2019 Carl Sagan Medal for excellence in public communication to Carrie Nugent (Olin College) for her compelling and effective outreach to a worldwide audience. In her highly rated Spacepod podcast, Dr. Nugent interviews other scientists about their work, providing the public with a wide and deep view of planetary science research. Through Spacepod, she has enabled hundreds of members of our community to share their science with the public. Dr. Nugent is an engaging speaker with more than 1.3 million views of her TED talk on asteroid hunting. She uses clear, evocative language to make solar system discoveries accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Rebecca Boyle – 2019 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Science Journalism Award

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Science Journalism Award for distinguished popular writing goes to Rebecca Boyle for her article “Pictures of Worlds to Come” in the December 6, 2018, issue of Nature. In this eloquently written feature, Rebecca explores the rapidly evolving field of planet formation, which lies at the intersection of planetary science and other branches of astronomy. She brings to light the giant strides being made in imaging protoplanetary disks by vividly describing the extremely detailed images taken by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and other facilities. She addresses the challenges presented by such observations to theories about planet formation and how researchers are working on reconciling those. Rebecca beautifully wraps together historical insights, the latest science, and potential paths forward to paint a vibrant picture of this exciting field.

Message from the AAS President and DPS Chair: Moon – 2024 ?

Vice-President Pence recently announced the Administration’s goal of returning US astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024. The NASA plan is nicknamed “Artemis.” Last week the Administration delivered to Congress an amendment to its initially proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget to reflect this ambitious new goal.

The budget amendment contained proposals to add a total of $1.6 billion to NASA’s FY20 budget, offset by reductions to the Pell Grant program in the Department of Education. The amendment also contained a proposal to give the NASA Administrator the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts “…in the event that the Administrator determines that the transfers are necessary in support of establishment of a U.S. strategic presence on the Moon.”

Our Concerns

The proposed reductions to the Pell Grant program are certainly a concern for any organization that cares about the training of current and future generations of researchers and educators in our disciplines. There will be fierce opposition in Congress to this proposed budgetary offset.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has publicly stated on at least a couple of occasions that it doesn’t make sense to cut science programs to achieve human exploration goals — mostly because Congress is opposed to such moves — and we take him at his word. However, this initial $1.6 billion augmentation is only a down payment, and some outside experts have put the likely additional annual funding augmentation need closer to $4-8 billion. While trimming science programs won’t come close to filling such budgetary holes, the proposed transfer authority is an item for serious concern should push come to shove in achieving the 2024 goal. One reason for this concern is that such transfers and communications to Congress about them take place in the shadows, outside of the sunshine of the normal public Congressional appropriations process.

Science Priorities

In addition to the Administration’s already-proposed Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program (LDEP) — which the House Appropriations Committee appears to be on track to support — the new $1.6 billion amendment allocates $90 million to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) “for the purchase of commercial services to deliver a rover to…explore the Moon’s polar regions in advance of a human mission.”

Since the changes in civilian space policy to return to the Moon have occurred after the last planetary science decadal survey in 2013 and that survey’s midterm assessment in 2018, there is not a community-wide consensus on where the Administration’s proposed lunar science program would rank within the relative priorities for lunar science, let alone within the priorities for the overall planetary science enterprise. The primary new lunar mission prioritized by the 2013 planetary decadal was the Lunar Geophysical Network (recommended for inclusion in the fifth New Frontiers competition). The 2013 survey also reaffirmed the 2003 survey’s Lunar South Pole- Aitken Basin Sample Return mission for the fifth New Frontiers competition since it wasn’t selected in the fourth New Frontiers round.

The current astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey is likely to consider lunar far-side project proposals, and the upcoming planetary science decadal survey will certainly need to consider the changes to civil space policy and commercial spaceflight capabilities as they impact the survey committee’s holistic approach to prioritizing lunar and planetary research. In the meantime the LDEP program within SMD appears to be doing an admirable job of finding synergies between efforts to kick-start a lunar commercial services industry and solid peer-reviewed science investigations and payloads, while adhering to science priorities described in the 2013 planetary decadal survey.

What Are the AAS and DPS Doing?

We have decided against taking an official position on NASA’s Artemis proposal at this time. It is still very early, and we do not think that the benefits of public opposition to an ill-defined and untested proposal outweigh the use of political capital, at least not yet. We are clearly opposed to the Pell Grant offset on principle, and we have serious concerns about the proposed transfer authority and the as-yet undefined scientific content of the proposed crewed Artemis lunar program. The House Appropriations Committee responsible for NASA is working toward a 7% increase for NSF and a 4% increase for NASA SMD in FY20, which is a reassuring sign of their continued strong support for space sciences.

We will, however, have the AAS public-policy staff informally present our concerns — Pell Grant offset, transfer authority, and lack of community consensus on the science program — to relevant Congressional and Executive Branch staff. A Congressional Hill visit by the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) Committee on May 10th preemptively delivered the core of this message, which was well received. If evolving circumstances require the AAS to take a strong public position for or against what NASA proposes or does, we will not hesitate to do so.

As always, we welcome your comments and/or concerns about the AAS and DPS approach to advocating on your behalf.

Megan Donahue

AAS President

Linda Spilker

DPS Chair

23 May 2019

Newsletter 19-20

Issue 19-20, May 23, 2019

+————————————CONTENTS—————————————-+

MESSAGE FROM THE AAS PRESIDENT AND DPS CHAIR: MOON – 2024?

+——————————————————————————————–+

1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1

MESSAGE FROM THE AAS PRESIDENT AND DPS CHAIR: MOON – 2024 ?

Vice-President Pence recently announced the Administration’s goal of returning

US astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024. The NASA plan is nicknamed “Artemis.”

Last week the Administration delivered to Congress an amendment to its initially

proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget to reflect this ambitious new goal.

The budget amendment contained proposals to add a total of $1.6 billion to

NASA’s FY20 budget, offset by reductions to the Pell Grant program in the

Department of Education. The amendment also contained a proposal to give

the NASA Administrator the authority to transfer funds between appropriations

accounts “…in the event that the Administrator determines that the transfers are

necessary in support of establishment of a U.S. strategic presence on the Moon.”

Our Concerns

The proposed reductions to the Pell Grant program are certainly a concern for

any organization that cares about the training of current and future generations

of researchers and educators in our disciplines. There will be fierce opposition

in Congress to this proposed budgetary offset.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has publicly stated on at least a couple of

occasions that it doesn’t make sense to cut science programs to achieve human

exploration goals — mostly because Congress is opposed to such moves — and

we take him at his word. However, this initial $1.6 billion augmentation is only a

down payment, and some outside experts have put the likely additional annual

funding augmentation need closer to $4-8 billion. While trimming science programs

won’t come close to filling such budgetary holes, the proposed transfer authority

is an item for serious concern should push come to shove in achieving the 2024 goal.

One reason for this concern is that such transfers and communications to Congress

about them take place in the shadows, outside of the sunshine of the normal public

Congressional appropriations process.

Science Priorities

In addition to the Administration’s already-proposed Lunar Discovery and Exploration

Program (LDEP) — which the House Appropriations Committee appears to be on

track to support — the new $1.6 billion amendment allocates $90 million to NASA’s

Science Mission Directorate (SMD) “for the purchase of commercial services to

deliver a rover to…explore the Moon’s polar regions in advance of a human mission.”

Since the changes in civilian space policy to return to the Moon have occurred

after the last planetary science decadal survey in 2013 and that survey’s midterm assessment

in 2018, there is not a community-wide consensus on where the Administration’s

proposed lunar science program would rank within the relative priorities for lunar

science, let alone within the priorities for the overall planetary science enterprise.

The primary new lunar mission prioritized by the 2013 planetary decadal was the

Lunar Geophysical Network (recommended for inclusion in the fifth New Frontiers

competition). The 2013 survey also reaffirmed the 2003 survey’s Lunar South Pole-

Aitken Basin Sample Return mission for the fifth New Frontiers competition since

it wasn’t selected in the fourth New Frontiers round.

The current astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey is likely to consider lunar

far-side project proposals, and the upcoming planetary science decadal survey will

certainly need to consider the changes to civil space policy and commercial spaceflight

capabilities as they impact the survey committee’s holistic approach to prioritizing

lunar and planetary research. In the meantime the LDEP program within SMD

appears to be doing an admirable job of finding synergies between efforts to

kick-start a lunar commercial services industry and solid peer-reviewed science

investigations and payloads, while adhering to science priorities described in the

2013 planetary decadal survey.

What Are the AAS and DPS Doing?

We have decided against taking an official position on NASA’s Artemis proposal

at this time. It is still very early, and we do not think that the benefits of public

opposition to an ill-defined and untested proposal outweigh the use of political

capital, at least not yet. We are clearly opposed to the Pell Grant offset on principle,

and we have serious concerns about the proposed transfer authority and the as-yet

undefined scientific content of the proposed crewed Artemis lunar program. The

House Appropriations Committee responsible for NASA is working toward a 7%

increase for NSF and a 4% increase for NASA SMD in FY20, which is a reassuring

sign of their continued strong support for space sciences.

We will, however, have the AAS public-policy staff informally present our concerns

— Pell Grant offset, transfer authority, and lack of community consensus on the science

program — to relevant Congressional and Executive Branch staff. A Congressional Hill

visit by the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) Committee on May 10th

preemptively delivered the core of this message, which was well received. If

evolving circumstances require the AAS to take a strong public position for or

against what NASA proposes or does, we will not hesitate to do so.

As always, we welcome your comments and/or concerns about the AAS and

DPS approach to advocating on your behalf.

Megan Donahue

AAS President

Linda Spilker

DPS Chair

———————————+

Send submissions to:

Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected])

You are receiving this email because you are a DPS member.

To unsubscribe or update your information, please send your request

to [email protected]. The more general AAS privacy policy is available

online at https://aas.org/about/policies/privacy-policy. Current and back

issues of the DPS Newsletter can be found at newsletters

Newsletter 19-19

Issue 19-19, May 19, 2019

+————————————CONTENTS—————————————-+

LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION (LAD) OF AAS – ELECTIONS – PLEASE VOTE!
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY – REGISTRATION OPEN
SYMPOSIUM IN CELEBRATION OF MIKE A’HEARN
5TH MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING
JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

+——————————————————————————————–+

1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1

LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION (LAD) OF AAS – ELECTIONS – PLEASE VOTE!

Dear LAD Voting Members:

The LAD election for Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Members-at-Large,

for terms beginning in 2019 is now open. The elected candidates will assume their

positions in June 2019. The elected Vice-Chair will serve for two years as Vice-Chair,

followed by two years as Chair, and then by two years as Past-Chair. All other open

positions are for three year terms

The Officers and Members-at-Large will help decide the Division’s direction and

goals. Your voice is important. The best way to ensure that your voice is heard

is to vote.

The ballot is now available online at

http://members.aas.org/Services/AAS_Member/Division_Voting/LAD_Voting.aspx

LAD voting members will need to log in to access the voting information page and

ballot. The ballot will open in a new window so you can toggle between the candidate

statements and your ballot. If a member clicks on the “Vote Now” button but does

not cast a ballot, then the AAS will need to update the member’s record to restore

access to the slate. Please contact Diane Frendak at the AAS should you encounter

202-328-2010 x109.

Vote today! Balloting closes at 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday 02 June 2019.

Sincerely,

Daniel Wolf Savin

Outgoing LAD Secretary

2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY – REGISTRATION OPEN

Please note that registration is now open for the summer school in Software Systems

for Astronomy (SSfA-6). The course will take place 15-Jul to 26-Jul, 2019, on the

Big Island of Hawaii. The course covers software design and implementation of

telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and software

for analyzing and archiving astronomical data.

If you are not a UHH student, use this link to register:

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerAdmissions.php

If you are a UHH student, use this link to register:

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerCourseRegistration.php

More information can be found here:

http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2019/ssfa19.php

Direct questions to [email protected]

3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3

SYMPOSIUM IN CELEBRATION OF MIKE A’HEARN

New Cometary Insights from the Close Approach of 46P/Wirtanen:

A Symposium in Celebration of Mike A’Hearn

Registration for the meeting, which will be held August 6-8, 2019 on the

University of Maryland campus is now open. For more information about

the meeting and a link to the registration site, go to
http://wirtanen.astro.umd.edu/symposium/index.shtml

4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4

5TH MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING

The 1st Informational Circular for the 5th MEPAG Virtual Meeting (VM5)
is posted at:

https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm

This meeting will be held Thursday, June 6th, 2019, at 11:00 am-1:00 pm
EDT. Agenda items are expected to include an update from NASA HQ, a
final report from the Ice and Climate Evolution Science Analysis Group
(ICE-SAG), information about the upcoming Ninth International
Conference on Mars and subsequent MEPAG Meeting 37 (July 22-25 and
July 26, respectively), and reports about other Mars-relevant meetings.
Additionally, we will formally welcome in the incoming MEPAG Chair,
Dr. R. Aileen Yingst (PSI). The current agenda and WebEx connectivity
information are included in the 1st Informational Circular. Updates to
the agenda and presentations will be posted to the MEPAG meeting
website above.

All members of the Mars science community including our international
colleagues are welcomed to attend.

Sent on behalf of Dr. Jeffrey R. Johnson, MEPAG Chair

4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4

JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

A) UPCOMING PROGRAM SCIENTIST POSITIONS AT NASA HQ

The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will seek to fill multiple Science Program

Management (GS-1301-14/15 AST, Program Scientist) positions in the Earth Science,

Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics Divisions, and/or the SMD Front Office.

This will be a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement through USAJOBS,

so it will only be open for 5 days. The short period that the announcement is

open is due to the type of hiring authority, that streamlines the hiring process

and assists with rapidly filling competitive positions. This competition is open

to all U.S. Citizens.

The announcement will open on June 10 and close on June 14 at

https://www.usajobs.gov/.

The NASA Announcement Number will be HQ19H0004.

Please log into USAJOBS to create/update your resume, etc., in advance, so

as not to miss this opportunity that will be open for only 5 days.

B) GUEST SCIENTIST OR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN SPACE PHYSICS

The Solar System Physics and Space Technology research programme at the

Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna, IRF, invites applications

for a postdoctoral position in Space Physics, related to the ESA

Rosetta mission to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

The mission is now in an intensive data analysis phase. Applications

are invited both for a guest scientist or postdoc position up to the

end of 2020, with some possibility to two years in total.

The position is a research position for studies of the cometary plasma

environment and its interaction with the solar wind primarily using ion

data from the Ion Composition Analyzer on board Rosetta.

The position is funded by the Swedish Research Council.

Contact: Dr. Hans Nilsson, [email protected], +46-980-79 127

Applications: [email protected]

Closing date: 16 June 2019

Reference number: 2.2.1-154/19

https://www.irf.se/jobb

IRF is a governmental research institute that conducts postgraduate

education and research in space physics, atmospheric physics and space

technology. Many projects are run as international projects in

collaboration with other research institutes and space agencies. IRF

has 100 employees and offices in Kiruna (headquarters), Umea, Uppsala

and Lund.

http://www.irf.se

C) OPEN POSITION AT NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER: MSFC CHIEF
SCIENTIST

NASA is currently seeking highly skilled applicants for the Chief
Scientist position at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in
Huntsville, AL. The Chief Scientist provides scientific leadership to
all MSFC Science and Technology Office programs, projects, and
activities and advises center leadership on key scientific issues
related to the health and growth of science at MSFC. The incumbent
represents MSFC science to the external community including NASA
Headquarters and field centers, academia, government agencies, and
private industry and is part of a team of Chief Scientists at each
Center.

Please click the following link below for the full list of
responsibilities and qualifications. The position is open to all U.S.
citizens and is scheduled to close on Monday, June 3, 2019. This is an
exciting time to join the NASA team as we prepare to send Astronauts to
the Moon by 2024, followed by a sustained presence on and around the
Moon by 2028 and then onto Mars. I encourage you to consider applying
and accepting the opportunity to become a part of this great endeavor.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/533547500

D) ARECIBO HAS A STAFF SCIENTIST POSITION OPEN

AO is seeking application for a staff scientist position preferably

with VLBI experience:

https://jobs.ucf.edu/en-us/job/497173/observatory-scientist-or-senior-observatory-scientist-interferometry-radioastronomy

———————————+

Send submissions to:

Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected])

You are receiving this email because you are a DPS member.

To unsubscribe or update your information, please send your request

to [email protected]. The more general AAS privacy policy is available

online at https://aas.org/about/policies/privacy-policy. Current and back

issues of the DPS Newsletter can be found at newsletters

Newsletter 19-18

Issue 19-18, May 11, 2019

+————————————CONTENTS—————————————-+

ICARUS NEWS: TWITTER FEED, LETTERS, INVITED REVIEWS, SPECIAL ISSUES
EUROPLANET SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
DPS ELECTIONS 2019: CANDIDATE SLATE
BINARY ASTEROIDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP: SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

+——————————————————————————————–+

1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1

ICARUS NEWS: TWITTER FEED, LETTERS, INVITED REVIEWS, SPECIAL ISSUES

Icarus now has a Twitter feed:

@IcarusJournal

https://twitter.com/IcarusJournal

The feed is set up show papers published (updated daily) but, as we build

a following, we will be able to add a curator and some more content.

We are now pleased to announce the introduction of a ‘Letter’ article type

for Icarus, allowing the rapid publication of concise articles that deal with

all aspects of Solar System studies. The aim is to offer an effective method

of bringing new results quickly to the public. Manuscript size is limited to

3000 words, with a maximum of 4 figures and/or tables, and no more than

4 pages of supplementary materials. Authors should select the article type

‘Letter’ when submitting their contribution. The Letters are short research

papers and do not replace Icarus Notes (for which Supplementary materials

are not allowed).

We are also pleased to announce the introduction of Invited Reviews for Icarus.

From time to time the Editors may invite specific authors or groups to contribute

a review article to Icarus on a key topic, area, or event. Invited Review authors

should select the article type ‘Invited Review’ when submitting their contribution.

Only reviews that have been specifically invited by the Editors will be considered.

Special issues: We welcome proposals for special issues. Our Tunguska special

issue is being published this month. Special issues on Mars Express to ExoMars

and Late Mars Workshop are in progress, as are special issues on Cassini and TNOs.

Rosaly Lopes

Editor-in-Chief

2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2

EUROPLANET SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear colleagues,

Please consider becoming a member of the Europlanet Society, the new European

platform for planetary scientist and organizing body of the EPSC meetings.

Europlanet Society membership will entitle you to discounted fees when you

membership. You will find all information regarding the distinct membership

programs on the Europlanet Planet website, including reduced fees for students,

early career scientists, amateur astronomers and retired scientists.

Other membership benefits include:

Opportunities to take an active role in shaping the future of planetary science in Europe by electing or standing for offices and committee positions in the Europlanet Society
Reduced rates for Europlanet events, including the annual European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC)
Participation in events with policy makers and funders
Support from Regional Hubs in developing local networks for planetary science
Opportunities to input into policy and strategy papers and consultations
Access to the Europlanet Early Career Network (EPEC) for early career researchers

If you would like to receive any more information about the Society or the benefits of joining, please contact Jonas L’Haridon at[email protected].

Planetarily yours,
The Europlanet Society

3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3

DPS ELECTIONS 2019: CANDIDATE SLATE

The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates

for the 2019 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :

Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):

o Amy Mainzer, JPL

o Matthew Tiscareno, SETI Institute

Committee (2 to be elected):

o Dana Hurley, APL

o Franck Marchis, SETI Institute

o Jay Pasachoff, Williams College

o Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Florida Space Institute

Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,

may be nominated by May 28th. Please send any nominations to the

DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].

The DPS Committee thanks the members of the Nominating Subcommittee:

Yvonne Pendleton (Chair)

Carrie Nugent

Matthew Knight

for their dedicated service to the DPS.

4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4———4

BINARY ASTEROIDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP: SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The first Binary Asteroids in the Solar System Workshop was held in Steamboat
Springs, CO, in 2007. The workshop has been held every three years since in
Poland, Hawai’i, and the Czech Republic.

The 5th workshop returns to Colorado, this time in Fort Collins, near the

Colorado State University campus, on 2019 September 3-5.

Details are available at

http://binaryast5.org/

The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 60.

Registration and abstract submission are now open. The deadline for early
abstract submissions is July 1, 2019. Late submissions (posters only) will
be accepted from July 1 through August 15, 2019.

The workshops are characterized by a relaxed atmosphere and free format, with
almost as much time for discussion as for the presentations themselves.

The goal of the workshop is to bring together various ideas on the detection,
characterization, formation, and implications of binary and multiple objects
among the NEO, main-belt, Trojan, Centaur, TNO populations. We hope to include
all of the many modes of observation, in all of the dynamical populations, as
well as theory and numerical modeling of formation and evolution of these
systems. We especially welcome the new topics of rings of small bodies, and
heliocentric orbital pairs of asteroids and their implications.

There will be some funds available for students to waive either the
registration fee or for travel support. Students hoping for a grant
should register soon. No payment will be required at the time. However,
registering will reserve a seat in the meeting room pending review of
the request. Proof of student status may be required.

If you have any questions, please contact

Brian D. Warner (LOC)
[email protected]

———————————+

Send submissions to:

Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected])

You are receiving this email because you are a DPS member.

To unsubscribe or update your information, please send your request

to [email protected]. The more general AAS privacy policy is available

online at https://aas.org/about/policies/privacy-policy. Current and back

issues of the DPS Newsletter can be found at newsletters

Newsletter 19-17

Issue 19-17, May 7, 2019

+————————————CONTENTS—————————————-+

AAS COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN ASTRONOMY (CSWA) SURVEY
EPSC/DPS 2019 JOINT MEETING ABSTRACTS DUE TODAY
DEADLINE EXTENDED: PLUTO SYSTEM AFTER NEW HORIZONS CONFERENCE

+——————————————————————————————–+

1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1

AAS COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN ASTRONOMY (CSWA) SURVEY

The Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA) is seeking input

from DPS members! They have created a community survey that will be used to

help the AAS, the CSWA, etc. to prioritize how they meet the community needs

in the 2020s around four main areas: Harassment and Bullying; Creating Inclusive
Environments; Professional Development, Hiring, and Retention; and Professional

Ethics. They are looking for as many responses as possible from the community so

that the results really reflect their needs. Completing the survey should take only

about 10-15 minutes and is completely anonymous (no collecting of names,

institutions, IP addresses, etc.).

Please take the survey and spread the word to other members!

It will be open until May 11, even though the blog below says that the deadline

is April 23, the deadline has been extended until May 11.

More info and the survey link can be found here:
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2019/03/repost-facing-future-cswa-seeks-your.html

2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2

EPSC/DPS 2019 JOINT MEETING ABSTRACTS DUE TODAY

NOTE TO THOSE IN THE US : The abstract deadline is 13:00 CEST on May 8

which is 7:00 AM EDT, 4:00 AM PDT, making the deadline effectively May 7.

EXO7 : PLANETARY AERONOMY – NEAR AND AFAR

Dear colleagues,

We are organizing the session “Planetary Aeronomy: Near and Afar” as
part of the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting that will take place in Geneva,
Switzerland, on 15-20 September 2019. This session brings together
experts studying planetary upper atmospheres of both exo- and solar
system planets. You can find further information about the meeting and
the session through the links:

https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu/home.html
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34017

Invited Speakers will be announced in due course.

Deadline for abstract submission is: 8 May.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Antonio García Muñoz
Tommi Koskinen
Panayotis Lavvas

EXO16 : OCEAN WORLDS AND ICY MOONS

Conveners : C. Howett, S. Fatemi, C. German, C. Hansen, J. Hofgartner,

M. Holmberg, T. Hurford, H. Huybrighs, A. Murray, A. Rhoden, D. Snowden,

A. Solomonidou, J. Spitale, F. Tosi

The set of known and suspected ocean worlds continues to expand, leading

to intense interest in their viability as potential habitats that may be or may

have been inhabited. Previous missions such as Cassini-Huygens, Galileo and

New Horizons provide a major incentive for future exploration of the icy Galilean

satellites with Europa Clipper and JUICE. Understanding ocean worlds and

preparing for their exploration requires input from a variety of scientific disciplines:

planetary geology and geophysics (including active processes, e.g. plumes),

atmospheric physics, life sciences, magnetospheric environment, space weathering,

as well as supporting laboratory studies, preparatory studies for future missions and

technology developments in instrumentation and engineering. We welcome abstracts

that span the full breadth of disciplines that apply to the icy moons in the outer Solar

System with potential liquid oceans underneath, and their exploration.

MIT3: PLANETARY SMALLSATS – MISSIONS, INSTRUMENTS, AND TECHNOLOGIES

Please consider submitting an abstract to session MIT3 of the EPSC-DPS Joint

meeting 2019 which will take place at the Centre International de Conferences

de Geneve (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland on 15–20 September 2019.

https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu/home.html

Abstract submission deadline: 08 May 2019, 13:00 CEST

With the recent success of MarCO and technology investments made in

CubeSats/SmallSats, the time is rapidly approaching that planetary missions

can use instruments to achieve high quality scientific measurements. This session

focuses on concepts for miniature planetary instruments, technologies and missions.

Link to abstract submission: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2019/sessionprogramme

Thanks a lot,

Convener: Patricia Beauchamp

Co-conveners: John Baker, Brook Lakew, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Carolyn Mercer

OPS1 : ICE GIANT SYSTEMS

Conveners: D. H. Atkinson, O. Mousis, M. Hofstadter, S. Atreya, T. Cavalie,

L. Fletcher, C. Paty, E. P. Turtle

This session welcomes abstracts addressing all aspects of ice-giants systems

including the internal structure of the ice giants, the composition, structure, and

processes of and within ice-giant atmospheres, ice-giant magnetospheres, satellites,

and rings, and the relationship to exoplanetary systems. The session will comprise a

combination of solicited and contributed oral and poster presentations on new and

continuing studies of the ice-giant systems and the connection of the ice giants to

our current understanding of exoplanetary systems.

We welcome papers that

• Address the current understanding of ice-giant systems, including atmospheres,

interiors, magnetospheres, rings, and satellites including Triton;

• Advance our understanding of the ice-giant systems in preparation for future

exploration, both remote sensing and in situ;

• Discuss what the ice giants can tell us about solar system formation and evolution

leading to a better understanding of the current structure of the solar system and its

habitable zone;

• Address outstanding science questions requiring future investigations including

from spacecraft, remote sensing, theoretical, and laboratory work necessary to improve

our knowledge of the ice giants and their relationship to the gas giants and the solar system;

• Present concepts for missions, instruments, and investigations to make appropriate

and useful measurements.

The EPSC-DPS website can be found at https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu/

And the outer planet system sessions are listed at

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2019/sessionprogramme

If any further information is needed, please let me know. Thank you!

David Atkinson

OPS2 : SATURN SYSTEM AND THE CASSINI-HUYGENS MISSION

Please consider submitting an abstract to session OPS2 of the EPSC-DPS Joint

meeting 2019 which will take place at the Centre International de Conferences

de Geneve (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland on 15–20 September 2019.

https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu/home.html

Results related to the Saturnian system from ground-based and Cassini-Huygens

mission observations are welcome in OPS2. All aspects of the system (planet,

satellites and rings) will be presented, with emphasis on recent findings.

For more information see:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/abstractsubmission/34116

Abstract submission deadline : 08 May 2019, 13:00 CEST

Early registration deadline : 31 July 2019

Conveners: A. Coustenis, S. Edgington, F. M. Flasar, A. Masters, C. Plainaki, L. Spilker

SB1 : DYNAMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION OF SMALL BODIES WITH GAIA AND THE NEW GENERATION OF SURVEYS

This session welcomes abstracts describing results, developments, and

perspectives on the discovery or the physical and dynamical

characterisation of the small bodies of our solar system using ground

based and space-borne telescopic surveys. Results related to the

utilisation of the stellar and solar system objects catalogs published

in Gaia DR2 are especially welcomed.

This session invites also abstracts about future Gaia data releases

and their perspectives (asteroid mass measurements, the detection of

Yarkovsky acceleration on objects, and spin/shape properties from

photometry), as well as other future surveys or missions.

The abstract submission deadline is May 8, 2019, 13:00 CEST. Please

use the below link to learn more about this session and to submit an

abstract:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34453

We look forward to a great meeting in Geneva.

The conveners,

Paolo Tanga, Federica Spoto, Joseph Masiero

SB4: PLANETESIMALS: PRIMITIVE AND DIFFERENTIATED SMALL BODIES, INCLUDING

VESTA AND CERES AS SEEN BY THE DAWN MISSION

Dear colleagues,

we would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the the next EPSC-DPS joint

meeting 2019 (Geneva, Switzerland, 15–20 September, https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu/)

to the session

SB4: “Planetesimals: primitive and differentiated small bodies, including Vesta and

Ceres as seen after the Dawn mission”

This session welcomes contributions addressing asteroid science primarily building on

data from the Dawn and other spacecraft missions, along with complementary observations

from ground and space telescopic assets. Studies on the composition, geological properties,

surface and internal processes of Vesta, Ceres, and other main belt asteroids in general are

encouraged. We also foster studies on the formation of planetesimals, their differentiation,

and further evolution, including their collisional break-up and creation of families of new

generation asteroids. Contributions shedding new light on the processes driving asteroid

accretion, evolution, and the information they bring to early solar system history, are also

welcomed. This session aims to provide an update on the state of knowledge of the Main Belt.

The abstract submission deadline is 8 May 2019, 13:00 CEST.

You can submit an abstract by clicking the following link:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34459

Looking forward to seeing you in Geneva,

the conveners

Mauro Ciarniello, Julie Castillo, Daniele Fulvio, Simone Ieva, Katharina Otto,

Marcel Popescu, Andrea Raponi

SB5 : TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS AND THEIR DUST ENVIRONMENT, PLUTO, 2014 MU69, AND CENTAURS

This session welcomes papers about the trans-Neptunian objects and their

environment, including investigations of space weathering. We encourage

scientific investigations based on both space and Earth-based observations

as well as theoretical and laboratory investigations. Papers based on observations

and measurements obtained from within the Kuiper Belt are particularly

encouraged including those focusing on 2014 MU69 (a target of the New

Horizons mission). We also welcome papers about the Pluto system including

investigations of the geology, composition, atmosphere, climate and environment.

Papers on processes that may be active in the Pluto system are particularly

encouraged and include topics such as formation of organics in Pluto’s

atmosphere and surface, or seasonal/climatic models of volatile transports.

This session will also welcome abstracts devoted to studies of the Centaurs,

in particular on their structure, composition, dynamics and activity patterns.

We invite studies that describe observations, theory, experimental work, and

future spacecraft encounters related to: (i) the onset and provenance of activity

beyond Jupiter’s orbit, and (ii) the nature of surface modification at these

heliocentric distances (including, but not limited to, solar radiation, space

weathering and impacts).

The abstract submission deadline is May 8, 2019, 13:00 CEST.

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34462

Please join us in Geneva, Sept. 15-20 2019, for what is sure to be a great meeting.

Conveners: Kelsi Singer, Maria Teresa Capria, Heather Elliott, Sonia Fornasier,

Walter Harris, Rodrigo Leiva, Catherine Olkin,Davide Perna, Simon Porter,

Silvia Protopappa, Gal Sarid, Bernard Schmitt, Anne Verbiscer, Laura Woodney

SB8 : LATEST SCIENCE RESULTS IN PLANETARY DEFENCE

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to send an abstract to Session SB8 “Latest Science

Results in Planetary Defence” at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting on 15 – 20

September 2019 in Geneva.

Abstracts are invited covering all aspects of planetary defense: Results from

space and ground based telescopic data, results from past and ongoing missions

that are relevant for planetary defence as well as updates of planned missions

that will significantly contribute and enhance the scientific knowledge for the

global planetary defence strategy are welcome.

More information about the session and a link to abstract submission can be found on:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34463

Deadline is the 8th of May.

Best regards,

The Conveners

SB11 : PLANETARY RING SYSTEMS

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to send an abstract to Session SB11 “Planetary ring systems”

at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting on 15 – 20 September 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

This session is open for discussions about rings around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

Neptune and small outer-solar-system bodies. Theoretical and observational studies

of ring morphology, dynamics, composition, origin, evolution, and interactions

with nearby moons are all topics of interest. Contributions reporting on the latest

results from the Cassini mission and from TNO and Centaur observations are

particularly welcome.

More information about the session and a link to abstract submission can be found on:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34467

Deadline is the 8th of May 2019.

Best regards, Phillip D. Nicholson, Gianrico Filacchione

TP6: MOON AND OTHER AIRLESS ROCKS

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to Session TP6 “Moon and Other Airless

Rocks” at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting on 15 – 20 September 2019 in Geneva.

Abstracts are invited on any research related to Moon, moons, asteroids, and the interactions

of airless rocks with the space environment. Earth’s Moon has been our guide to cratering and

other processes that affect airless rocks in space. Recent discoveries have shown that the Moon

is not what we thought it was, suggesting we ought to re-examine our understanding of processes

affecting airless rocky bodies and their surfaces.

More information about the session and a link to abstract submission can be found on:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34055
Deadline is the 8th of May.

Best regards,
Tim Livengood
Amanda Hendrix

Co-conveners

TP17/OPS8 : ATMOSPHERES AND EXOSPHERES OF TERRESTRIAL BODIES

Space missions have provided a wealth of data on the atmospheres and aeronomy of rocky planets

and moons, from the lower layers up to the external envelopes in direct contact with the solar wind.

An recent emerging finding is evidence that the atmosphere behaves as a single coherent system with

complex coupling between layers.

This session solicits contributions that investigate processes at work (chemistry, energetics, dynamics,

electricity, escape etc…) on Venus, Mars, and Titan and includes studies of the coupling between the

lower/middle and upper atmospheres. Contributions based on analysis of recent spacecraft and ground-based

observations, comparative planetology studies, numerical modelling and relevant laboratory investigations

are particularly welcome. The session will consist of invited and contributed oral talks as well as posters.

The abstract deadline is 8 May, 2019, at 13:00 CET. Hope to see you in Geneva!

The conveners: Anni Määttänen, Michael Chaffin, Francisco González-Galindo,

Majd Mayyasi, Claire Newman, Takehiko Satoh, Dmitrij Titov

TP20 : IONOSPHERES OF UNMAGNETIZED BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THEIR RESPONSES TO SPACE WEATHER ACTIVITY

Dear colleagues,

We would like to encourage you to submit an abstract to our session

TP20: Ionospheres of Unmagnetized Bodies in the Solar System and their

responses to space weather activity: Terrestrial Planets and comets for the

joint EPSC-DPS conference that will take place in Genève (Switzerland)

on 15-20 September 2019.

Please find more details in here:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2019/sessionprogramme

“Ionospheres are an integral part of planetary atmospheres, being tightly coupled

to the neutral atmosphere, exosphere and surrounding plasma environments.

Specifically, the ionospheres of unmagnetized (or weakly-magnetized) bodies

with substantial atmospheres are controlled not only by solar radiation and neutral

atmosphere variations, but also directly impacted by the surrounding plasma

environment (e.g. the solar wind for Mars, Venus, Pluto and comets, and the

Kronian magnetosphere for Titan) and space weather variability. Understanding

how each unmagnetized body reacts to all these factors is a key in comparative

aeronomy because although a priori all of them have a general similar behavior,

they also have scientifically important differences caused by their different natures.

This session focuses on the ionospheres of Mars, Venus, Pluto, Titan, and comets

such as 67P/CG, and solicits abstracts concerning remote and in situ data analysis,

modeling studies, instrumentation and mission concepts. Topics may include, but

are not limited to, day and night side ionospheric variability, sources and influences

of ionization, ion-neutral coupling, current systems, comparative ionospheric studies,

and solar wind-ionosphere interactions and responses of the ionized and neutral

regimes to transient space weather events. Abstracts on general plasma and escape

processes are also welcome.”.

** Note that this year this session belongs to the “Terrestrial Planets” block only,

but both terrestrial planets and comet communities are welcome to submit abstracts.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 8 May 2019, 13:00 CEST

Please do not hesitate to forward this message to appropriate persons.

With best wishes,

Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, Christopher Fowler, Xiaohua Fang, Candace Gray,

Pierre Henri, Matteo Crismani

3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3———3

DEADLINE EXTENDED: PLUTO SYSTEM AFTER NEW HORIZONS CONFERENCE

Dear Colleagues,

The abstract submission deadline for the “Pluto System After New Horizons”

conference has been extended to 5 pm CDT on May 8.

The link for abstract submission is here:

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/plutosystem2019/abstracts/

Please also note that the early registration deadline is June 14.

Thanks,

Alan Stern (SOC Chair)

Hal Weaver (LOC Chair)

———————————+

Send submissions to:

Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected])

You are receiving this email because you are a DPS member.

To unsubscribe or update your information, please send your request

to [email protected]. The more general AAS privacy policy is available

online at https://aas.org/about/policies/privacy-policy. Current and back

issues of the DPS Newsletter can be found at newsletters

Newsletter 19-16

Issue 19-16, May 4, 2019

+————————————CONTENTS—————————————-+

DPS ELECTIONS 2019: CANDIDATE SLATE
EPSC/DPS 2019 JOINT MEETING SESSIONS
DEADLINE EXTENDED: PLUTO SYSTEM AFTER NEW HORIZONS CONFERENCE
SMALL BODIES SESSION, THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LUNAR AND DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

+——————————————————————————————–+

1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1———1

DPS ELECTIONS 2019: CANDIDATE SLATE

The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates

for the 2019 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :

Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):

o Amy Mainzer, JPL

o Matthew Tiscareno, SETI Institute

Committee (2 to be elected):

o Dana Hurley, APL

o Franck Marchis, SETI Institute

o Jay Pasachoff, Williams College

o Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Florida Space Institute

Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,

may be nominated by May 28th. Please send any nominations to the

DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].

The DPS Committee thanks the members of the Nominating Subcommittee:

Yvonne Pendleton (Chair)

Carrie Nugent

Matthew Knight

for their dedicated service to the DPS.

2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2———2

EPSC/DPS 2019 JOINT MEETING SESSIONS

NOTE TO THOSE IN THE US : The abstract deadline is 13:00 CEST on May 8

which is 7:00 AM EDT, 4:00 AM PDT. Please plan accordingly!