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Issue 22-30, Oct 16, 2022

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1. SURVEY ABOUT FUTURE MEETINGS FOR DPS FOLKS WHO DID NOT ATTEND THE 2022 DPS HYBRID MEETING
2. CENTAURS: A PROPOSED NEW AAS-IOP EBOOK
3. NASA SBAG JAN 24-26
4. TRICK-OR-TREAT AND TELESCOPES
5. SHARING PLANETARY SCIENCE: ADAPTING YOUR TALKS
6. JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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SURVEY ABOUT FUTURE MEETINGS FOR DPS FOLKS WHO DID NOT ATTEND THE 2022 DPS HYBRID MEETING

The DPS Meeting Exploration Team (DPS-MXT) is working to identify options for future DPS fall meeting structures (e.g., virtual, in-person focused, or hybrid) that would best serve the full DPS community, and is soliciting input from the DPS community via a new survey. Those registered for the 2022 DPS hybrid meeting will find our questions in the usual DPS post-meeting survey (please fill that out when you receive the email!). For those who did not attend this year’s DPS meeting, please answer our questions at https://bit.ly/DPSMXTnotatmeeting; the survey will take ~10min to fill out.

Both surveys will be open through October 28. More information about DPS-MXT can be found at meetings/dps-mxt, and questions/comments can be directed to the DPS-MXT Chair, Serina Diniega ([email protected]). Thank you for your help.

 

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CENTAURS: A PROPOSED NEW AAS-IOP EBOOK

Open Call For Expressions Of Interest

This will be the first comprehensive research reference covering the Centaurs as a population of objects critical to our understanding of the formation and evolution of icy small bodies in the solar system. Topics to be reviewed in CENTAURS include:

• * the current states of Centaur observations and laboratory experiments
• * connections to the Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), Jupiter family comets (JFCs), and other icy body populations
• * current theories on the formation of Centaurs
• * constraints on Centaurs’ physical properties (shapes, composition, surface properties, etc)
• * our current best understanding of volatile outgassing, outbursting, surface evolution, ring formation, and other processes that affect Centaurs as they physically evolve
• * proposed in situ exploration of Centaurs
• * exciting new tools, such as the Vera Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and JWST, which could transform our understanding of the Centaurs

We are looking for a wide range of interested contributors. If you study Centaurs in any way and might be interested in contributing to a review chapter, please give us your contact information via this google form: https://forms.gle/aRxp4zGbByLhHtib9

We welcome expressions of interest from people of all career stages and backgrounds. We will be sending and seeking further information once we have gathered contact information from a wide range of interested authors. Please respond by December 31, 2022.

Send any questions to the editors: Kat Volk ([email protected]), Maria Womack ([email protected]), and Jordan Steckloff ([email protected])

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NASA SBAG JAN 24-26

The upcoming NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group meeting will be held virtually and in person at IPAC on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena, CA on January 24 – 26 2023. There will be multiple presentation opportunities at this meeting specifically for the early career small body community including invited early-career speakers and lightning talks. Applications for 15-minute invited talks and 3-minute lightning talks are due via email by COB (5 pm Eastern Time) by November 5 2022.

We are also continuing our meeting mentor program, so please reach out if you are an early-career attendee who would like to be paired with a mentor during the meeting.

Additional details about these opportunities including application instructions are available on the SBAG meeting website: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/meetings/. There will also be additional travel stipends available and information about this application process will be added to the website in the near future.

Please send the application to SBAG Early Career Secretary Stephanie Jarmak ([email protected]) and feel free to contact her if you have any questions about the application process.  

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TRICK-OR-TREAT AND TELESCOPES

In a post-covid revival of Trick-or Treat and Telescopes, the DPS is again encouraging its members to put up their telescopes on their lawns, neighbors’ lawns (with permission of course), or at school and community events.

See the announcement and flyer with suggested viewing opportunities (Saturn, Jupiter, and a crescent Moon):

education/trick-or-treat-and-telescopes

Please send comments and pictures of your events to [email protected]so we can feature them in a future DPS talk (all contributors will be coauthors).

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SHARING PLANETARY SCIENCE: ADAPTING YOUR TALKS

Thursday, October 20

1 pm EDT/ 12 pm CDT/ 11 am MDT/ 10 am PDT

All planetary scientists (including researchers, engineers, and graduate students) are invited to these free seminars on engaging public audiences! It can be challenging to adjust a planetary science presentation for a new audience: for children, students, amateur astronomers, and others. Join the discussion on ways to tailor a presentation for a specific audience.

Join here: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1608577073

For more information about Sharing Planetary Science seminars, including past recordings and resources, go to https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/scientist-engagement.

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JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

A. Postdoctoral researcher, Surface Composition Modeling RADAR Moon Asteroids Phobos/Deimos, University of Helsinki

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B. Two tenure-track positions, Planetary Science / Planetary Systems Modeling, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Review of applications starts November 1, 2022.

https://www.utsa.edu/sciences/earth-planetary-sciences/

C. Assistant Professor – Igneous Petrology of Earth & Planetary Materials, Purdue University

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D. Multiple Ph.D. Positions In Planetary Science At University Of Central Florida

Faculty within the UCF Department of Physics are seeking Ph.D. students in multiple areas of Planetary Science for Fall 2023.  The application deadline for priority consideration is December 1st.  Faculty and the research areas that they are looking for graduate students to be involved with include:

Dr. Kerri Donaldson Hanna – Thermal IR remote sensing of the Moon, particularly from Diviner and in-situ measurements that will be made by Lunar-VISE

Dr. Addie Dove – Regolith and dust dynamics, particularly related to measurements that will be made by Lunar-VIS 

Dr. Yan Fernandez and Dr. Charles Schambeau – Telescopic studies of comet behavior and thermal properties

Dr. Ramses Ramirez – Atmospheric modeling of potentially habitable exoplanets or solar system worlds

Highly motivated individuals with relevant physics, astronomy, planetary science, geoscience, or engineering backgrounds are encouraged to apply and to contact the faculty member they would be interested in working with.  We especially encourage applications from all historically-underrepresented groups.

UCF offers robust academic and research mentoring programs and have strong ties to the Florida Space Institute, Arecibo, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center. More information about the Planetary Sciences Group and its Ph.D. program can be found here:

https://planets.ucf.edu/

https://graduate.ucf.edu/application-deadlines-and-requirements/doctoral/2023/#physics-phd-planetary-sciences-track

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Issue 22-29, Oct 1, 2022

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1. 54TH DPS MEETING STARTS THIS WEEK
2. DPS/FRS SPACE POLICY TOWN HALL: DECADAL SURVEY ADVOCACY & CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS
3. INAUGURAL DPS-NSBP SPEAKER PROGRAM TALK: JASMINE BAYRON WED OCT 5 AT 9:50AM
4. NEXT SBAG JAN 24-26, 2023
5. JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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54TH DPS MEETING STARTS THIS WEEK

 

Our first hybrid DPS meeting starts tomorrow. Be sure to accept the Slack invitation sent on/around Sep 28 from [email protected].

 

Welcome to London, Ontario to all the in-person attendees!

Travel information are found on the “light-blue-on-dark-blue” tabs on this page:

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/plan-your-trip

 

Those attending virtually can now log in to our virtual platform and our mobile app.

 

To log in please follow these simple steps below:

1. Visit DPS 54 virtual meeting platform: https://dps54.vfairs.com

2. Click on “Attendee Login”

3. Login with your AAS username and password

 

Additional login tips sent via email on Fri Sep 30 from [email protected]

 

Other tips & tools to help everyone make the most of the meeting are here:

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/tools-resources

 

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DPS/FRS SPACE POLICY TOWN HALL: DECADAL SURVEY ADVOCACY & CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS

 

Thursday October 6, 12:00-1:00pm ET Hybrid on Zoom and Salon BB1

 

DPS’s Federal Relations Subcommittee (FRS) is happy to host this town hall panel discussion on space policy topics of interest to planetary scientists. We’ll discussusing the Decadal Survey as a tool for advocacy, partnerships with the Canadian Space Agency, Research & Analysis funding topics, and how the FRS is hard at work for you.  Panelists include the Decadal Co-Chairs Robin Canup & Phil Christensen, followed by Canadians Tim Haltigin & John Moores. This will be our primary venue for discussing the Decadal Survey as a DPS community.  Food and beverage will be served for lunch.

 

https://submissions.mirasmart.com/DPS54/Itinerary/EventDetail.aspx?evt=16 

 

(login first for this link).  

 

Also note that Agency Night is Monday October 3 at 7:30-9:30 PM ET, Hybrid on Zoom and Ballrooms 5 & 6 at RBC Place London.

 

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INAUGURAL DPS-NSBP SPEAKER PROGRAM TALK: JASMINE BAYRON WED OCT 5 AT 9:50AM

For all DPS 2022 meeting registrants, we highlight the presentation of Dr. Jasmine Bayron, a meteorite petrologist currently affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History.

In Session Meteoroids and Meteors on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 9:50-10:00 am ET Program Number: 305.04 “The Solar System Family Tree: Simulations of Icy Chondritic Parent Body Interiors.”

Dr. Bayron was selected as the first awardee within the DPS-NSBP Speaker program, based on her presentation at the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) 2021 meeting on “Moapa Valley (CM1): The Black Box of the CM Parent Asteroid.”

To see Dr. Bayron’s full DPS 2022 abstract, please see nsbp-partnership/2021-speaker or search within the full DPS meeting program at https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/program.

To learn more about the DPS-NSBP partnership, please see leadership/nsbp_parnership.

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NEXT SBAG JAN 24-26, 2023

 

The Small Bodies Assessment Group’s next meeting (SBAG #28) will be January 24-26, 2023 at IPAC on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena, CA, and online.

 

In-person attendees will be required to adhere to Caltech’s COVID prevention policies. At the present time these include a strict vaccine mandate and wearing a medical grade mask while indoors.

 

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/

 

Bonnie Buratti (outgoing SBAG Chair)

 

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

 

A. Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellowship, Lowell Observatory

 

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1. LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY SEP 28
2. SET UP YOUR DPS MEETING ITINERARY AHEAD OF TIME
3. COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON FUTURE PLANETARY OBSERVATIONS WITH THE NEW HORIZONS SPACECRAFT
4. RMS NODE USERS GROUP DURING DPS MEETING
5. DPS EARLY CAREER REVIEW OF MATERIALS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NEXT WEEK SEPTEMBER 28 AND 29, REGISTRATION REQUIRED
6. INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT: SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2022

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LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY SEP 28

 

The 54th meeting of the DPS is next week! The last chance to register is this Wednesday.  If you have not registered, please do so here:

 

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/registration.

 

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SET UP YOUR DPS MEETING ITINERARY AHEAD OF TIME

 

Follow this link:

 

https://submissions.mirasmart.com/DPS54/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx

 

And login to add to your meeting itinerary.

 

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COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON FUTURE PLANETARY OBSERVATIONS WITH THE NEW HORIZONS SPACECRAFT

 

Workshop Date: Sunday Oct. 2

 

Workshop Time: 3-5 PM EDT

 

The New Horizons team is hosting a community workshop for creative discussion of future planetary science that may be conducted with the New Horizons spacecraft.  Please join us and bring your ideas/expertise for potential planetary applications and observations!  We will give an overview of the instruments and resources available, and use the remainder of the time for active brainstorming.  The 2-hr workshop will be hybrid, both in-person (at the DPS conference venue) and virtual attendance will be supported.  The workshop is free to attend.  You do not need to be registered for the DPS meeting to attend virtually, but all participants, both in person and virtual, should fill out the separate registration form specific to this workshop at the following link: https://bit.ly/DPS_NH_22.  Please contact Kelsi Singer ([email protected]) with questions.

 

 

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RMS NODE USERS GROUP DURING DPS MEETING

 

We plan to convene the RMS Node Users Group on Tuesday, October 4, at 3:40pm Eastern = 12:40pm Pacific.  This will be a hybrid meeting, taking place in person at the DPS Meeting in London ON, Canada, and also accessible via Zoom.  The meeting will take up to two hours.  

 

The PDS Ring-Moon Systems Node (RMS) hosts data and tools in which the focus is on rings, moons, and/or their primary bodies viewed as a dynamical system. Our user community includes researchers interested in icy satellite surfaces and planetary atmospheres, in addition to researchers interested in rings and other dynamical systems.

 

This meeting is an opportunity for friends of the PDS Ring-Moon Systems Node to hear us report on RMS Node updates and accomplishments during the past year, and for us to solicit your feedback regarding how we should proceed.

 

Those attending the DPS Meeting are welcome to join us in person.  Please note that, although we are on the block schedule as starting at 3:30pm, we will actually start at 3:40pm in order to allow people to arrive from the plenary session that ends at 3:30pm.

 

For remote attendees, the Zoom coordinates and agenda will be sent by email.  To be added to our list, please contact Matt Tiscareno ([email protected]).

 

 

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DPS EARLY CAREER REVIEW OF MATERIALS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NEXT WEEK SEPTEMBER 28 AND 29, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

 

In preparation for the upcoming DPS meeting, the DPS education committee is offering an opportunity for you to practice your presentation (talk or poster) before the meeting. You will be able to practice your slides/visuals as well as timing and get feedback in a constructive and welcoming environment.

 

These sessions are open to any presenter who would like feedback and is presenting at the 54th DPS meeting. All review sessions will be held over Zoom. The reviews will be held on Wednesday September 28 from 11amPT/12pmMT/1pmCT/2pm ET to 5pm PT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET and on Thursday September 29 from 11amPT/12pmMT/1pmCT/2pm ET for one hour.

 

These sessions are scheduled to allow you to make changes to your presentation before the deadline to upload your talk on September 30 https://warpspeedtech.com/aas-dps54presenter-page/.

 

Register for a one hour slot at https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdOuprDgjH1dJgoGqsBrhuKNUnr-q_aM. You will be sent a Zoom link and a reminder for your practice session. During the session, you will be asked to share your screen with your slides or poster and run through your talk or presentation. You will receive feedback from more senior members of the DPS who have volunteered to give feedback.

 

Please reach out to the Early Career Presenter Review Coordinator for the DPS Meeting, Christine Shupla Christine Shupla [email protected] with any questions. During the session, you may also ask other questions about attending the meeting, uploading presentations, etc.

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT: SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2022

 

International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration, celestial observation, and the cultural and personal connections we have to the Moon. Everyone, everywhere can participate. You can join by hosting or attending an event, or observing the Moon with your family, friends, or on your own.

 

Learn more about International Observe the Moon Night, find our program Moon Map and other resources and activities, links to livestreams of the Moon from telescopes and a NASA TV Broadcast, and register your participation on:

 

https://moon.nasa.gov/observe

 

Raise awareness and share your experience participating on social media, tagging #ObserveTheMoon.

 

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Issue 22-27, Sep 18, 2022

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1. LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY SEP 28
2. DPS WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE  – OCT 4 HYBRID EVENT
3. FIRST DPS-NSBP SPEAKER, DR. JASMINE BAYRON, AT DPS MEETING
4. DPS STUDENT TOWN HALL 2022–HYBRID
5. DPS STUDENT & EARLY CAREER RECEPTION 2022–FULLY VIRTUAL
6. GOLDSCHMIDT MEETING SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCT 14
7. EGU GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023 CALL-FOR-SESSIONS FOR THE PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES (PS) DIVISION
8. JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY SEP 28

 

The 54th meeting of the DPS is two weeks away! If you have not registered, please do so here:

 

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/registration.

 

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DPS WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE  – OCT 4 HYBRID EVENT

 

Join us for the annual Division for Planetary Sciences Women in Planetary Science event in a hybrid format on October 4, Noon-1 Eastern.  All are welcome!  We will have both online and in person event hosts to facilitate conversation for both types of attendees.  This year the format will be mostly small-group discussions on professional development topics.  Please see more details and register for the event at http://bit.ly/DPS_WiPS_2022.   The event is free to attend.  A huge thanks(!) to our generous sponsor AURA (https://www.aura-astronomy.org/) for supporting this event again this year.  We know plans change, but please register ASAP if there is a 50% chance you will attend either in person or virtual so we can start to plan.  

 

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FIRST DPS-NSBP SPEAKER, DR. JASMINE BAYRON, AT DPS MEETING

 

For all DPS 2022 meeting registrants, we highlight the presentation by Dr. Jasmine Bayron, a meteorite petrologist currently affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. She will be presenting in the Meteoroids and Meteors session at the DPS 2022 meeting, on “The Solar System Family Tree: Simulations of Icy Chondritic Parent Body Interiors,” on Wednesday, October 5. Dr. Bayron was selected as the first awardee within the DPS-NSBP Speaker program, based on her presentation at the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) 2021 meeting on “Moapa Valley (CM1): The Black Box of the CM Parent Asteroid.” To see Dr. Bayron’s full DPS 2022 abstract, please see nsbp-partnership/2021-speaker or search within the full DPS meeting program at https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/program. To learn more about the DPS-NSBP partnership, please see leadership/nsbp_parnership.

 

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DPS STUDENT TOWNHALL 2022–HYBRID

 

Join the DPS Student Representative and other DPS students to discuss how DPS can best serve you! Do you have questions about DPS and the DPS committee? Do you want to know who the student rep is and what they do? Would you like to request more from DPS or better understand the resources available? Come ask your questions and meet other students in DPS!

 

Date: Sunday, Oct. 02

Time: 6:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 Central, 4:00 Mountain, 3:00 Pacific

Duration: 30 minutes

Location: Virtually on Zoom and in-person in London, Ontario, Canada! (*Room will be updated here*)

 

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/VSXhH5pQXPovtfTT7

 

This event requires prior registration.

 

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DPS STUDENT & EARLY CAREER RECEPTION 2022–FULLY VIRTUAL

 

This event is an informal meeting for all interested parties. We encourage later career scientists to join us to give advice, and students and early career scientists to join the discussion.

 

Date: Sunday, Oct. 02, 2022

Time:  5:00 pm Eastern, 4:00pm Central, 3:00pm Mountain, 2:00pm Pacific

Duration: 45 minutes

Location: Virtually only on Gathertown

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/eSnb871orAn5AyZr7 

 

This event requires prior registration.

 

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GOLDSCHMIDT MEETING SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCT 14

 

You are invited to submit sessions for Theme 1: “From dust to habitable worlds” of the Goldschmidt meeting in Lyon, France from July 9-14, 2023. The session submission deadline is 14 October 2022 (23:59 CET), and the website to submit them is: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2023/cfs.cgi

 

It would be helpful for streamlining the sessions if you could send us your intention of submitting a session by Friday 23rd.

 

Description of Theme 1: From dust to habitable worlds: The Solar System is the only known inhabited planetary system. Even so, humanity has already begun identifying candidate habitable worlds around other stars, including worlds akin to the Solar System’s terrestrial planets. Furthermore, potentially habitable corners of our Solar System remain to be fully explored. These findings have fostered the concept of planetary habitability, which defines the physicochemical conditions at the surface of a planet required for life to develop, including the presence of liquid water, energy, and organic chemistry. The overarching goal of this theme is to provide constraints on the initial conditions that lead to the emergence of habitable worlds. This includes topics such as the formation and evolution of planet forming disks and their primordial reservoirs, the study of primitive Solar System materials and asteroidal bodies, the timescales and mechanisms of terrestrial planet formation, the composition of (exo)planet atmospheres, the origin of inner Solar System volatiles as well as the early geological history of Mars and outer Solar System moons. We welcome contributions from all fields of planetary sciences, including laboratory study of extraterrestrial samples, remote sensing, robotic exploration, theoretical astrophysics, and astronomy.

 

Some possible sessions ideas that we would love for the community to submit:

• Formation and evolution of planet forming disks and their primordial reservoirs

• Primitive Solar System materials and solar system small bodies

• The timescales and mechanisms of terrestrial planet formation including insights from meteoritic, lunar, and terrestrial geochemistry

• Volatile elements through terrestrial planets formation (session submission in progress)

• The chemistry of (exo)planet atmospheres and interaction with planetary surfaces

• The early geological and geochemical history of Mars

• Geochemistry, evolution, and habitability of outer solar system Moon

 

Elishevah van Kooten

Pierre Beck

Seth Jacobson

 

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EGU GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023 CALL-FOR-SESSIONS FOR THE PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES (PS) DIVISION

 

The Planetary and Space Sciences (PS) division of the European Geoscience Union (EGU) is a dynamic community of researchers involved in inter- and trans-disciplinary studies. Every year we meet in Vienna (Austria) to share our work in a collaborative setting with colleagues throughout the world.

Play an active role in this community by submitting a session proposal for the 2023 EGU General Assembly: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/provisionalprogramme

The deadline for submitting sessions is 19th September.

 

There are 8 different themes to choose from:

• PS1 – Multi-disciplinary applications to planetary and solar system science studies: spacecraft mission development and testing, planetary instrument testing, laboratory experiments and ground-truthing mission data with terrestrial analogues
• PS2 – Space weather and space weathering: active and passive processes, observations and records from models, experiments and samples
• PS3 – The early solar system: from molecular cloud to planetary building blocks, to planetisimals, planetary embryos and full-fledged planets (in partnership with GMPV)
• PS4 – Interiors, crusts and atmospheres of the terrestrial planets: formation, evolution and fate (in partnership with GD)
• PS5 – Physical, chemical and dynamical aspects of small bodies (dwarf planets, rocky & icy moons, asteroids, comets, KBOs, rings, meteors and interplanetary dust)
• PS6 – Gas and ice giants: from sub-neptunes to super-jupiters, at home and abroad
• PS7 – Exoplanets, exomoons, exocomets: origin, process and evolution
• PS8 – Life in the cosmos

 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Best wishes, and looking forward to seeing you next year!

Stephen Mojzsis (PS president 2021-2023), and on behalf of the EGU PS Science Officers.

 

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JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

 

A. Assistant Professor, Astrobiology, Teaching Stream-Tenure Track, York U., Canada

 

content/assistant-professor-teaching-stream-tenure-track

 

B. Blaustein Postdoctoral Scholar, Johns Hopkins U.

 

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for the Morton K. Blaustein Postdoctoral Scholar.  The duration of the fellowship is one year with an anticipated extension for a second year. 

 

We seek outstanding individuals with a recent Ph.D. in Earth, Planetary and/or Environmental Sciences and a strong links to departmental research interests.  Consideration of applications will begin on November 15, 2022.  Applicant should contact the faculty with whom then are interested in working before applying.

 

The full announcement can be found here:

http://apply.interfolio.com/111033

 

Deadline: 15th November 2022.

 

C. Benton Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins U.

 

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for the inaugural Dr. George S. Benton Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oceanographic & Atmospheric Sciences.  The duration of the Fellowship is one year with an anticipated extension for a second year.

 

We seek outstanding individuals with a recent Ph.D. in oceanographic sciences, atmospheric sciences, or a related field with strong links to departmental research interests.  Candidates for the Fellowship should be engaged in research on the science of climate change, with an emphasis on process-based understanding of the climate system, in particular the ocean and atmosphere. Research relevant to problems of anthropogenic change and/or that deploys interdisciplinary approaches is particularly welcome.  Consideration of applications will begin on November 15, 2022.  Applicants should contact faculty with whom they are interested in working before applying.

 

The full announcement can be found here:

Apply – Interfolio

 

Deadline: 15th November 2022.

 

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Issue 22-26, Sep 11, 2022

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1. SIGN UP FOR EVENTS AT DPS 2022
2. BUILD YOUR DPS MEETING ITINERARY
3. WORKSHOP ON EDIA FOR LEADERS IN PLANETARY SCIENCE #EDIALPS
4. GRAD SCHOOL POSITIONS
5. 2023A NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS
6. NASA EXOGUIDES AND EXOEXPLORERS  ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
7. JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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SIGN UP FOR EVENTS AT DPS 2022

 

There are several special in-person events happening at DPS this year!

 

-Stratford-Upon-Avon field trip on Sunday, October 2 ($15 USD)

 

-Niagara Falls field trip on Saturday, October 7 ($100 USD).

 

-Open Mic Night on Wednesday, October 5 from 7:30-10:30 pm. Registration is free but  required!

Note that indoor masking is required for all events, except when actively eating or drinking, or performing on stage.

 

If you neglected to add one of these events when you registered, you can go back to the registration page, login and add those in the shopping cart and checkout. You can access the registration form here:

 

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/registration

 

 

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BUILD YOUR DPS MEETING ITINERARY

 

The DPS meeting starts in three weeks! Start preparing by  viewing the block schedule and full program and putting talks you want to see on your individual schedule. Details here:

 

https://submissions.mirasmart.com/DPS54/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx

 

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WORKSHOP ON EDIA FOR LEADERS IN PLANETARY SCIENCE #EDIALPS

 

November 30 – December 2, 2022

 

We invite planetary scientists in leadership roles to join us for a pilot workshop designed to engage participants with EDIA concepts and strategies.  “Leadership” includes: Mission and instrument PIs (and future PIs), department chairs, institute directors, program officers, and group leaders of all kinds.  The goal of this workshop is to give participants the basic tools they need to begin to enact positive change in their personal and professional spheres regarding inclusion, diversity, access, and equity.  The meeting will be entirely on-line with no registration fee.

 

The workshop leaders will be Drs. Julie Rathbun and JA Grier.  Dr. Grier will be presenting more information about the conference at this year’s DPS meeting. Eir poster presentation will be Tuesday, October 4th at 4 pm Eastern time.

 

For more information go to https://edialps.psi.edu.

 

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GRAD SCHOOL POSITIONS

 

MS/PhD positions for Fall 2023

 

I am community sourcing a list of people who are actively in search of MS/PhD students in planetary science/astrobiology/exoplanets for Fall 2023. If you are such a person, please fill out the following google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerZCWHS7_u_K4F6gH8LZKBiyrgJjCl87TA2jowyXXkWZ_o3A/viewform?usp=send_form

 

Prospective graduate students, please find the resulting list at:

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12yRS2c9-eW4DGLcb3cPgZU759gll_QZjnDk-ptlh3k4/htmlview

 

Questions- Please email Sarah Horst ([email protected])

 

 

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2023A NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 

The due date for the 2023A semester (February 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023) is Monday, October 3, 2022. See our online submission form http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/applicationForms.php, which is available for proposal submission from 12:00AM on September 01, 2022 until 5:00PM on October 03, 2022 HST. Available instruments include: (1) SpeX, a 0.7 – 5.3 micron cross-dispersed medium-resolution spectrograph (up to R=2,500) and imager; (2) MORIS, a 512×512 pixel Andor CCD camera (60″x60″ field-of-view) mounted at the side-facing window of the SpeX cryostat that can be used simultaneously with SpeX; (3) iSHELL, a 1.06 – 5.3 micron cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph (up to R=80,000) and imager; (4) MIRSI/MOC, a 5-20 micron camera and grism spectrograph, and optical imager; (5) ‘Opihi, a wide-angle finder mounted to and aligned with IRTF. Information on available facility and visitor instruments and performance can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/instruments. Exposure time calculators for SpeX and iSHELL are available on the respective instrument webpages.

Please see http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callForProposals.php for the full text.

 

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NASA EXOGUIDES AND EXOEXPLORERS  ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

 

Exoplanet Explorers (“ExoExplorers”) Seminar Series is now accepting applications for its 3rd cohort, which will run January – June 2023! This program supports the professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers focused on exoplanet-related research or instrumentation. Each member of the cohort will be featured in a webinar that will be live-streamed to the exoplanet community, helping to increase their visibility within the field. Participants will also learn from established exoplanet researchers

and engineers (“ExoGuides”), and have access to professional development events on topics chosen by the cohort.

 

ExoGuide applications are due Sept 16

ExoExplorer applications are due Sept 22

 

For more information, including a full description of

 the program and instructions on how to apply, please visit the ExoExplorers website at:

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/exoexplorers/

 

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INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT: OCTOBER 1, 2022

 

International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of

lunar science and exploration, celestial observation, and the cultural

and personal connections we have to the Moon. Everyone, everywhere can

participate. You can join by hosting or attending an event, or

observing the Moon with your family, friends, or on your own.

 

Learn more about International Observe the Moon Night, find our

program Moon Map and other resources and activities, links to live

streams of the Moon from telescopes and a NASA TV Broadcast, and

register your participation on:

 

https://moon.nasa.gov/observe

 

Raise awareness and share your experience participating on social

media, tagging #ObserveTheMoon.

 

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VENUS COMMUNITY INPUT REQUEST

 

On September, 7, 2022, NASA released its fifth Community Announcement

Advanced Notice regarding the forthcoming release of the New Frontiers

5 (NF5) Announcement of Opportunity:

 

https://tinyurl.com/nhcsfam2

 

In the announcement, the “Venus In Situ Explorer” (“VISE”) theme was

omitted from the list of allowed Mission Themes.

 

VEXAG has requested from the NF5 program office clarification of, and

rationale for, this change.

 

As the Venus Assessment Group, we seek the thoughts and inputs of the

Venus science and technology communities regarding the announcement,

so that we may accurately represent your views to the upcoming CAPS

meeting in late September, and to NASA as they gather feedback for

the NF5 Draft AO.

 

A Google form for comments is here:

 

https://tinyurl.com/4f98efha

 

We hope to compile feedback and discuss by Friday September 23, 2022

ahead of the CAPS meeting. We’ll accept later responses, but can’t

guarantee we’ll be able to consider them before CAPS.

 

Noam Izenberg, Chair, OBO the VEXAG Steering Committee

 

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JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

 

A. Research Scientist, Mars Climate Sounder Team, JPL

content/research-scientist-mars-climate-sounder-team

 

B. – Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astronomy and Planetary Science, Carnegie Earth & Planets Lab, Washington, DC

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/371e2a40

 

C. – Staff Scientist in Geochemistry/Cosmochemistry, Carnegie Earth & Planets Lab, Washington, DC

https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/staff-scientist-in-geochemistry-cosmochemistry/

 

D. – Tenure-track positions, Space Technology, Michigan Tech

https://www.employment.mtu.edu/en-us/job/492978/assistant-or-associate-professor 

 

E. Lecturer In Planetary Sciences, University Of Leicester

 

The University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy is seeking to make an academic appointment at Lecturer (Grade 8) level with a focus on Planetary Science and/or Planetary Science-related Space Instrumentation and/or technology research. As a Lecturer on a teaching and research contract, the post holder will become a leading member of the Planetary Science research group of the School of Physics and Astronomy and will make significant contributions to the delivery of our high-quality undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programmes.

 

Advert closes midnight on: 12 October 2022

 

Interviews are anticipated to take place in early December 2022.

 

For details please go to:

 

https://jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/5813/lecturer-in-planetary-sciences.html

 

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Emma

Bunce ([email protected]) and Professor Tim Yeoman ([email protected])

 

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Issue 22-25, Sep 4, 2022

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1. SIGN UP FOR OPEN MIC NIGHT AT DPS 2022
2. UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR DPS 2022
3. CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE PLANETARY ENGAGEMENT
4. DPS 2022 DEPENDENT CARE GRANTS APPLICATIONS DUE SEP 8
5. ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: SEPTEMBER 13, DR. AMY SIMON
6. THE ROAD TO MISSION SCIENCE: SEMINARS FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
7. JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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SIGN UP FOR OPEN MIC NIGHT AT DPS 2022

We will be holding the 2022 DPS open mic night on Wednesday 10/5 at Museum London running from 7:30 to 10:30 EDT.  Some light appetizers and a cash bar will be available.

Any registered DPS attendee is welcome to sign up, and there is no charge for this event.  Masking will be required in the main hall, but there will be areas to view the event without a mask while actively eating or drinking.  We typically have musical acts, poetry, spoken word, etc, so don’t be shy.  You can either email Joe Spitale ([email protected]) ahead of time to reserve a slot, or you can sign up during the show for a five-minute walk-on slot, subject to availability.  To reserve a slot, send me the following information by Sep 26:

Name of act, if any

Names of participant(s)

Description of act (e.g., Music w/ singing; opera; aerial acrobatics)

Contact email address

Requested duration

Requested equipment

Any equipment you are willing to share

Please note that I won’t be able to let you know how much time we can actually give you until after the sign-ups close, but I’ll do my best to get everyone in!

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

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UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR DPS 2022

The DPS 2022 meeting starts in four weeks and we want to alert you to several upcoming deadlines:

1. Sep 7: In order to secure your room at a reduced rate in one of the two conference hotels at DPS 2022, please make your reservation before September 7. Details about room bookings can be found here:

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/plan-your-trip/accommodations

2. Sep 7: If you are switching registration format from in-person to virtual, Sep 7 is your last day to  request a refund.

 

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CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE PLANETARY ENGAGEMENT

November 3-5, 2022 at APL

led by the Planetary ReaCH program

Planetary science and exploration subject matter experts (SMEs; including graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, engineers, and technicians) are invited to apply to attend a workshop to learn strategies for engaging diverse audiences, specifically Black and Latinx youth and their families, in planetary science and exploration. The workshop will take place November 3-5, 2022 at the Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD. Planetary SMEs will be joined by local informal, or out-of-school time, educators.

During the workshop, planetary scientists and informal educators team-up to:

• Learn and share effective practices and strategies to engage Black and Latinx communities
• Collaborate with and learn from each other, sharing their expertise in planetary science and engaging diverse audiences
• Practice engagement strategies at a community event on Saturday, November 5

Travel stipends are available for SME participants able to accept one. Space is limited to 15 SMEs and 15 informal educators.

The application to attend the workshop is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3R37TPS.  

Please direct questions to Andy Shaner – [email protected].

For more information, visit:

Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH)

Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH) is supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number 80NSSC21M0003 and is one of 29 projects in NASA SMD’s Science Activation portfolio.

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DPS 2022 DEPENDENT CARE GRANTS APPLICATIONS DUE SEP 8

The DPS Susan Niebur Professional Development Fund provides financial assistance to qualifying members of the DPS in order to facilitate their meeting participation by offsetting dependent care costs (such as childcare, elder care, spousal care, etc) at the meeting location, or at home, during the DPS conference week. This includes dependent care expenses needed to allow participation in the 2022 DPS meeting, whether you will be attending in-person or virtually.

The DPS Professional Development Subcommittee will accept applications for dependent care subsidies to assist an eligible DPS member to participate in the 2022 DPS Meeting. The initial submission deadline is Thursday, September 8, 2022.  The review of submissions will begin September 9; however, further requests will be accepted and reviewed, funding and eligibility permitting.

Please access the grant application form at development#grants 

Mark Gurwell, Tracy Becker, & Nicholas Lang

DPS Professional Development Subcommittee members

 

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ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: SEPTEMBER 13, DR. AMY SIMON

 

The Ice Giant Systems Seminar Series showcases recent developments in scientific topics covering all aspects of the ice giant systems, including atmospheres, satellites, rings, magnetic fields, interior structures, and science related to formation and evolution. This upcoming seminar (September 13, 11am ET) will feature Dr. Amy Simon (NASA Goddard), who will be speaking on Observing Neptune’s (and Uranus’s) Great Dark Spots. Registration is free but required (https://neptuneodyssey.jhuapl.edu/Events/register.php?id=11), and Zoom connection info will be sent out automatically upon registering. View the seminar schedule, register for seminars, and “Stay Informed” by signing up for the listserv at http://neptuneodyssey.jhuapl.edu/Events/.

 

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THE ROAD TO MISSION SCIENCE: SEMINARS FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

 

The Lunar and Planetary Institute is hosting webinars for those who have an interest in becoming involved in current or future planetary science missions. Undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and early career scientists are invited to join us for a discussion of how to prepare for a career in mission science.

 

The virtual event will feature a panel of mentors and mission scientists representing active and upcoming planetary missions. Panelists will share their backgrounds, experiences, and recommendations. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and make connections with mission scientists. We will describe planetary missions, discuss mission science careers, and highlight relevant opportunities for students and early career scientists.

 

The next event will be a 90-minute virtual seminar on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, at 3 p.m. EDT / 2 p.m. CDT / 1 p.m. MDT / 12 p.m. PDT.

 

LEARN MORE: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/features/2022/081822/seminars/

ZOOM REGISTRATION:  https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7UgudttRTtqw5MWum9-mrA

YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM:  https://www.youtube.com/c/LPIUSRA

 

Check out the Resource Packet https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/events/The-Road-to-Mission-Science_Resource-Packet.pdffor information about mission science, internships, fellowships, scholarships, awards, and more.

 

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JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

A.  PhD Student Position (4 years) in Chemistry with focus on Planetary

Geochemistry and Spectroscopy, Umeå University, Sweden

 

content/phd-student-position-4-years-chemistry-focus-planetary-geochemistry-and-spectroscopy

 

B. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship 

 

Application Deadline July 1, 2022

 

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals.  The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.

 

Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in Earth science, planetary science, heliophysics,  astrophysics, biological and physical science, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration systems, space operations, space technology, and astrobiology.

 

Search for NPP research opportunities in Planetary Science here:

NPP Research Opportunities.

 

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. Please see current eligibility requirements. Stipends start at $70,000 per year, with supplements for higher cost-of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation and health insurance, and $10,000 per year is provided for travel and professional development.

 

Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, and November 1.

 

For further information and to apply, visit:

https://npp.orau.org/applicants/index.html.   

 

Questions: [email protected] 

 

C. ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme

 

content/esa-archival-research-visitor-programme-2

 

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Issue 22-24, Aug 28, 2022

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1. DPS 2022 FULL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE
2. UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR DPS 2022
3. HARTMANN STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT DEADLINE FOR DPS 2022 IS SEP 3
4. DPS 2022 DEPENDENT CARE GRANTS APPLICATIONS DUE SEP 8
5. INAUGURAL DPS-NSBP SPEAKER PROGRAM TALK AT DPS 54: JASMINE BAYRON
6. ARECIBO OBSERVATORY SUMMER 2022 NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
7. BECOME AN AAS BOOK AUTHOR — SEND YOUR IDEAS!
8. PLANETARY IMPACTS COMMUNITY WIKI PROJECT
9. JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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DPS 2022 FULL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE

 

The full program for this fall’s DPS is available now! You can access it at this link: https://submissions.mirasmart.com/DPS54/Itinerary/EventsAAG.aspx, or through clicking the block schedule link on the meeting page. Once there, you’ll need to login with your DPS credentials (button on the top left of the page). From there you can browse specific sessions, look at abstracts, and create a personalized itinerary.

 

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UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR DPS 2022

 

The DPS 2022 meeting is a little over a month away and we want to alert you to several upcoming deadlines:

1. Aug 29: People presenting at DPS are expected to register by August 29. More information on the registration process can be found here:

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/registration

2. Sep 7: In order to secure your room at a reduced rate in one of the two conference hotels at DPS 2022, please make your reservation before September 7. Details about room bookings can be found here:

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54/plan-your-trip/accommodations

3. Sep 7: If switching registration format from in-person to virtual, Sep 7 is the last day to  request a refund.

 

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HARTMANN STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT DEADLINE FOR DPS 2022 IS SEP 3

 A generous contribution from William K. Hartmann, supplemented by member contributions and matching funds from the DPS Committee, has enabled a limited number of grants to support the participation of early-career scientists at the annual DPS meeting. The due date for applications this year is September 3rd, 2022 at 11:59 PM, PT. Application details can be found here: meetings/hartmann_travel_grant. Grants are primarily intended for students, but post-doctoral scientists without other means of support will also be considered.

 

Travel grants rarely exceed a few hundred dollars and are intended to provide a supplement that makes the difference on whether or not the person is able to attend the annual meeting. In some cases the travel grant may be requested to cover the meeting registration fee. Preference is given to students who have not received a Travel Grant in the past, and applications from both in person and virtual attendees are welcome. Questions may be directed to the DPS Vice Chair ([email protected]).

 

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DPS 2022 DEPENDENT CARE GRANTS APPLICATIONS DUE SEP 8

 

The DPS Susan Niebur Professional Development Fund provides financial assistance to qualifying members of the DPS in order to facilitate their meeting participation by offsetting dependent care costs (such as childcare, elder care, spousal care, etc) at the meeting location, or at home, during the DPS conference week. This includes dependent care expenses needed to allow participation in the 2022 DPS meeting, whether you will be attending in-person or virtually.

 

The DPS Professional Development Subcommittee will accept applications for dependent care subsidies to assist an eligible DPS member to participate in the 2022 DPS Meeting. The initial submission deadline is Thursday, September 8, 2022.  The review of submissions will begin September 9; however, further requests will be accepted and reviewed, funding and eligibility permitting.

 

Please access the grant application form at development#grants .

 

Mark Gurwell, Tracy Becker, & Nicholas Lang

DPS Professional Development Subcommittee members

 

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INAUGURAL DPS-NSBP SPEAKER PROGRAM TALK AT DPS 54: JASMINE BAYRON

 

The Professional Culture and Climate Subcommittee would like to highlight the inaugural talk of the DPS-NSBP Speaker program at this year’s Fall meeting of the DPS.  Each year a selected speaker in the Earth and Planetary Systems Science track from the previous year’s NSBP annual conference will be invited to present their research to the DPS.  This year Dr. Jasmine Bayron of the American Museum of Natural History will be presenting a talk entitled “the Solar System Family Tree: Simulations of Icy Chondritic Parent Body Interiors” in Wednesday morning’s “Meteoroids and Meteors” session.  We look forward to seeing you there!

 

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ARECIBO OBSERVATORY SUMMER 2022 NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE

The Summer 2022 Arecibo Observatory Newsletter is now available! Each newsletter features science highlights and updates about the facility, staff, and education program. The newsletter includes articles and highlights about recent planetary science education and publications using Arecibo data:

• AO Radar Study of “Surprise” Asteroid 2019 OK
• New Study of Venusian Surface using Radar Data from Arecibo and Magellan Spacecraft
• Arecibo NSF REU Program 2022
• Arecibo Intern in Planetary Radar Group
• How the AO STAR Academy is solidifying “scientific identify” for Puerto Rican students

You can subscribe to receive future newsletters via email: Join AO Newsletter list.

 

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BECOME AN AAS BOOK AUTHOR — SEND YOUR IDEAS!

 The AAS is looking to expand the AAS-IOP Astronomy eBook series and would welcome ideas from the community for new books including undergraduate/graduate course textbooks, and higher-level research and reference texts aimed at graduate students and researchers. If you have any book ideas, or would like to become a book author yourself, please contact the commissioning editor at IOP Publishing to discuss at [email protected].

 

Steve Kawaler

Chair, AAS–IOP Astronomy eBooks Collection

 

More titles in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, and solar physics:

http://comms.iop.org/c/1r0bydpJVTHk9YU

 

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PLANETARY IMPACTS COMMUNITY WIKI PROJECT

https://impacts.wiki

The purpose of this project is to promote collaborations and sharing of research and educational materials in the topics related to planetary impact processes. We hope that the connections nurtured through this project can enable community development and international connections.

The site includes an opt-in Community Directory to help students and researchers find scientists with specific expertise. You can support this project by contributing materials, becoming an editor, or advertising the site. The site will advertise new materials by an opt-in Newsletter and social media.

We plan to organize community meetings at upcoming conferences to discuss the needs of the planetary impacts community and potential community development projects.

Founding editors: Sarah Stewart, Terik Daly, Chris Cline, Angela Stickle, Phil Carter

 

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JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

A.  Postdoc at JPL in Pasadena, CA, Cometary Comae

The postdoc will be involved in an effort to accurately retrieve the abundance and distribution of water in the coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasamenko to help us understand the physical processes driving outbursts and the formation and evolution of the coma. The postdoc will play a central role in modeling how small dust grains can radiatively “pump” gases in the coma to higher temperatures than expected from considerations of local thermal equilibrium, incorporating that model into an existing coma simulation, and then using that code to retrieve physical properties of the coma.  

Successful candidate must have:

•             Ph.D. in planetary science or a related field.

•             Experience with observational or theoretical studies of comae.

•             Familiarity with spectral observations.

Desired qualifications include:

•             Experience with radio- or IR-wavelength observations.

•             Familiarity with radiative transfer calculations and numerical modeling.

•             Familiarity with systems in non-local thermodynamic equilibrium.

 

A complete description and instructions to apply are available at

     https://www.jpl.jobs/job/R2557/Postdoc-Study-of-Cometary-Comae-Rosetta-Mission

Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Hofstadter ([email protected]) or Dr. von Allmen ([email protected]) prior to submitting their application to discuss their research interests.

This position is available immediately, and applications will be reviewed as they are received.

 

B. Several tenure track positions at the Space Telescope Science Institute

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/50255dcc

 

C. Tenure-track faculty position in planetary and space sciences, Georgia Tech

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D. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science

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1. AAS DPS ANNOUNCES 2022 PRIZE WINNERS
2. CALL FOR PAPERS: THE PSJ FOCUS ISSUE ON CENTAURS
3. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE PSJ FOCUS ISSUE ON TOWARDS IN SITU OBSERVATIONS OF PLANETARY SURFACE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS
4. 2023A NASA KECK CALL FOR PROPOSALS
5. JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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AAS DPS ANNOUNCES 2022 PRIZE WINNERS

Bonnie Buratti – 2022 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize

The DPS awards the 2022 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of planetary science to Dr. Bonnie Buratti of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology for her distinguished achievements in the understanding of planetary and small body surfaces through photometry, her career-spanning leadership in the planetary science community, and the legacy she has created through mentoring early career scientists. Nearly every planetary mission that has involved photometry over the past several decades has benefitted from Dr. Buratti’s modeling of the scattering of light and analysis of the physical properties of planetary surfaces. In addition, Dr. Buratti has led some of the most important observational campaigns conducted by these missions, such as Cassini. As just one example, Dr. Buratti made the definitive albedo map of Pluto and Charon. Dr. Buratti has served in numerous leadership roles in professional societies, including serving as Chair of DPS and SBAG, and has mentored many students every year. Many of her former students are now active planetary scientists in a wide range of institutions.

 

Martha Gilmore- 2022 Claudia J. Alexander Prize

The DPS is pleased to award the Claudia J. Alexander Prize recognizing outstanding contributions by a mid-career scientist to Professor Martha Scott Gilmore of Wesleyan University for her work on Venus geology and the oldest rock units on Venus located in tessera terrain. Professor Gilmore has shown that the emissivity of tesserae differs from the presumably basaltic plains in a manner consistent with more iron-poor, felsic compositions, which is the strongest evidence to date that these rocks contain evolved magmas formed on a more water-rich planet. She has shown that radar emissivity of tesserae and volcanoes varies regionally across the planet, indicating differences in rock composition and degree of weathering or age. Professor Gilmore’s work has helped usher in a new decade of exploration of Venus with the selection of two new NASA Venus missions. In addition, Professor Gilmore has served the community through membership in countless community studies and panels relating to Venus and has mentored nearly two dozen student theses.

 

Juan Lora – 2022 Harold C. Urey Prize

The 2022 Harold C. Urey Prize for outstanding achievement in planetary research by an early career scientist is awarded to Professor Juan Lora of Yale University for his development of a novel global circulation model (GCM) of Titan, which he used to successfully explain Titan’s precipitation patterns and river distribution. The model incorporates the effects of polar hazes as well as the impact of Titan’s subsurface hydrology. This model is important for the success of the Dragonfly mission, and Professor Lora is a valued team member. Professor Lora has also applied this technique to Earth’s hydrology as well in order to understand atmospheric rivers, which are a key component affected by climate change. The use of advanced GCMs developed for other planets applied to Earth represents a novel and compelling way of helping to protect our home planet. Professora Lora is additionally noted for his mentorship of students.

 

Jim Green – 2021 Harold Masursky

The 2022 Harold Masursky Award for meritorious service to planetary science goes to Dr. Jim Green for his twelve years of service as head of NASA’s Planetary Science Division and four years as NASA Chief Scientist. He oversaw the Planetary Science Division through a period of great expansion, and the implementation of numerous ground-breaking planetary science missions and research. He has made a great effort to expand NASA’s international partnerships, promoting the spirit of scientific collaboration and cooperation across boundaries, and he has helped foster the careers of many early career scientists.

 

Caleb Scharf – 2022 Carl Sagan Medal

​​The 2022 Sagan Medal for excellence in public communication goes to Dr. Caleb Scharf of Columbia University for broadening public awareness of fields from astrophysics and planetary science to astrobiology, and for stimulating insightful and balanced public conversation on the implications of contemporary research. Dr. Scharf is a prolific writer, having written articles in Scientific American that reach a large number of people. He has also written a widely-used textbook on extrasolar planets and is a highly regarded author of popular science books on astrobiology, astronomy, and technology. He served on the editorial board of Nautilus science magazine and has contributed to a number of movies, documentaries, and popular television shows on science, inspiring many people. 

 

Michael Greshko – 2022 Jonathan Eberhart Award

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Science Journalism Award for distinguished popular writing goes to Michael Greshko for his article “Small Wonders” published in the National Geographic magazine on August 24, 2021. This elegantly written article takes the reader on a journey through the history of small body science, covering objects from NEOs to TNOs. It deals with wide-ranging topics such as discovery and impact monitoring efforts, spacecraft exploration, as well as Solar System formation models. It describes how small bodies could be responsible for life on Earth, but also have the potential to destroy it. In the end, the article evokes a sense of belonging and being intimately part of the Solar System.

Full press release here:

news/aas-division-planetary-sciences-announces-2022-prize-winners

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CALL FOR PAPERS: THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL FOCUS ISSUE ON CENTAURS

Centaurs are icy planetesimals, typically exhibiting qualities similar to asteroids and comets, which are currently on unstable orbits in the outer solar system and in transition between Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) and Jupiter Family Comets (JFCs). The study of the observed nature, conjectured origin, and measured composition of Centaurs can provide crucial constraints to formation and evolutionary models of the solar system. Centaurs have been included in the two most recent National Academy of Sciences planetary science decadal releases, and have been the main targets and focus of at least two space missions proposed in the last few years.

Thus, the AAS’s Planetary Science Journal announces a new focus issue on Centaurs. We invite papers presenting recent results and analysis regarding the origin, evolution, and composition of Centaur objects, as well as discussing the scientific importance and relevance of Centaurs as space exploration targets. Study of individual objects, sub-groups, or the Centaur population as a whole should be a substantial part of the manuscript, but need not be the only topic. For example, discussions of the relations between Centaurs and other solar system objects, such as TNOs or comets, are welcome. Review papers and historical papers for this Focus Issue will be accepted by invitation only.

Focus Issue Editors: Maria Womack (University of Central Florida) and Gal Sarid (SETI Institute). Email [email protected] for more information.

The Focus Issue is open to submissions immediately and will continue until Dec. 2023. Accepted manuscripts will be made available in the PSJ Focus Issue website as soon as they are published. You can see the first three articles that are kicking off the focus issue here: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2632-3338/special/2632-3338_Centaurs

Instructions: To help the editorial team plan for the issue, we ask that you please complete this quick FORM telling us about your manuscript. Once an article is submitted for the focus issue, a decision will be made whether it is in scope for the issue, and if so, it will be sent out for review following PSJ policy and guidelines.

We hope to see you there!

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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PSJ FOCUS ISSUE: TOWARDS IN SITU OBSERVATIONS OF PLANETARY SURFACE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS

 We invite the community to submit papers to a Planetary Science Journal focus issue, “Towards in situ observations of planetary surface-atmosphere interactions”. The goal of this special issue is to showcase recent research into surface-atmosphere interactions that can be constrained by in situ observations of present-day processes and their environmental drivers and to develop a list of outstanding questions addressable by in situ measurements on another world. For this special issue, we invite researchers to submit papers that explore the intersection of these processes and how in situ measurements on another world might answer questions regarding their scope, scale, and landform sculpting. Papers that focus on fundamental physical processes or activity on a specific planetary body (including Earth) are welcome, as long as the work relates to processes or investigations relevant to planetary science studies. Mission or instrument or operations concept papers are also welcome, as long as they are tied strongly to relevant key science questions and would enable the collection of relevant in situ measurements.

The notional schedule is for papers to be submitted through November, 2022 so the issue will come out by March, 2023. Please direct questions about this special issue to Serina Diniega: [email protected]. The other guest editors are: Lou Giersch (JPL), Jack Gillies (DRI), Brian Jackson (BSU), Alejandro Soto (SwRI), and Tim Titus (USGS).

Submission instructions and page charges are explained at https://journals.aas.org/planetary-science-journal/. Fee waivers for those with need can be requested through PSJ, please email Serina for more information.

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2023A NASA KECK CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute is soliciting proposals to use NASA’s portion of time on the Keck Telescopes for the 2023A observing semester (February 1-July 31, 2023). All proposals are due by September 15, 2022 at 4 pm Pacific.

NASA intends the use of the Keck telescopes to be highly strategic in support of on-going space missions and/or high priority, long-term science goals. Proposals are sought to support science goals and missions in the following discipline areas:

Our Own Solar System

Exoplanet Exploration

Physics of the Cosmos

Cosmic Origins

Mission Support Proposals in any of these areas are also encouraged

Please read the Call for Proposals for complete information, semester highlights, instrument availability, and application guidelines. The opportunity to propose as a Principal Investigator for NASA time on the Keck Telescopes is open to all U.S.-based astronomers (i.e. who have their principal affiliation at a U.S. institution). Investigators from institutions outside of the U.S. may participate as Co-Investigators.

**Advance Notice of Joint JWST/Keck Programs**

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Cycle 2 Call for Proposals will include the opportunity to propose joint programs requiring JWST and NASA Keck observations. This does not affect this 2023A NASA Keck Call for Proposals. Click here for more information.

Call for Proposals: https://nexsci.caltech.edu/missions/KeckSolicitation/

Questions: [email protected]

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JOB, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

1. Open-rank tenure track position in Planetary and Space Science, Georgia Tech

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/6447e4f8

2. Open-rank tenure track position in Planetary Science, Penn State

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/9d2ce028

3. Postdoctoral research in Planetary Atmospheres, U. of Oxford

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/afee9145

4. Heising-Simons Pegasi 51 b Postdoctoral Fellowship, UCLA

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/169935b7

5. Program Director, Astronomical Sciences, NSF

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/07bcf2ce

6. Executive Director, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program

https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/a51b8c73

 

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The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named its prize winners for 2022.

The DPS awards the 2022 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of planetary science to Dr. Bonnie Buratti of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology for her distinguished achievements in the understanding of planetary and small body surfaces through photometry, her career-spanning leadership in the planetary science community, and the legacy she has created through mentoring early career scientists. Nearly every planetary mission that has involved photometry over the past several decades has benefitted from Dr. Buratti’s modeling of the scattering of light and analysis of the physical properties of planetary surfaces. In addition, Dr. Buratti has led some of the most important observational campaigns conducted by these missions, such as Cassini. As just one example, Dr. Buratti made the definitive albedo map of Pluto and Charon. Dr. Buratti has served in numerous leadership roles in professional societies, including serving as Chair of DPS and SBAG, and has mentored many students every year. Many of her former students are now active planetary scientists in a wide range of institutions.

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The DPS is pleased to award the Claudia J. Alexander Prize recognizing outstanding contributions by a mid-career scientist to Prof. Martha Scott Gilmore of Wesleyan University for her work on Venus geology and the oldest rock units on Venus located in tessera terrain. Prof. Gilmore has shown that the emissivity of tesserae differ from the presumably basaltic plains in a manner consistent with more iron poor, felsic compositions, which is the strongest evidence to date that these rocks contain evolved magmas formed on a more water-rich planet. She has shown that radar emissivity of tesserae and volcanoes varies regionally across the planet, indicating differences in rock composition and degree of weathering or age. Prof. Gilmore’s work has helped usher in a new decade of exploration of Venus with the selection of two new NASA Venus missions. In addition, Prof. Gilmore has served the community through membership in countless community studies and panels relating to Venus and has mentored nearly two dozen student theses.

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The 2022 Harold C. Urey Prize for outstanding achievement in planetary research by an early career scientist is awarded to Professor Juan Lora of Yale University for his development of a novel global circulation model (GCM) of Titan, which he has used to successfully explain Titan’s precipitation patterns and surface liquid distribution. The model incorporates the effects of atmospheric hazes as well as the impact of Titan’s subsurface hydrology. This model is important for the success of the Dragonfly mission, and Prof. Lora is a valued team member. Prof. Lora has also applied similar techniques to Earth’s hydroclimate in order to understand changes in atmospheric rivers, which are a key component of the water cycle affected by climate change. This combined use of advanced GCMs represents a novel and compelling way of helping to protect our home planet. Prof. Lora is additionally noted for his mentorship of students and early career scientists.

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The 2022 Harold Masursky Award for meritorious service to planetary science goes to Dr. Jim Green for his twelve years of service as head of NASA’s Planetary Science Division and four years as NASA Chief Scientist. He oversaw the Planetary Science Division through a period of great expansion, and the implementation of numerous ground-breaking planetary science missions and research. He has made a great effort to expand NASA’s international partnerships, promoting the spirit of scientific collaboration and cooperation across boundaries, and he has helped foster the careers of many early career scientists.

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The 2022 Sagan Medal for excellence in public communication goes to Dr. Caleb Scharf of Columbia University for broadening public awareness of fields from astrophysics and planetary science to astrobiology, and for stimulating insightful and balanced public conversation on the implications of contemporary research. Dr. Scharf is a prolific writer, having written articles in Scientific American that reach a large number of people. He has also written a widely-used textbook on extrasolar planets and is a highly regarded author of popular science books on astrobiology, astronomy, and technology. He served on the editorial board of Nautilus science magazine and has contributed to a number of movies, documentaries, and popular television shows on science, inspiring many people.

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The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Science Journalism Award for distinguished popular writing goes to Michael Greshko of National Geographic for his article “Small Wonders,” published in National Geographic magazine on August 24, 2021. This elegantly written article takes the reader on a journey through the history of small body science, covering objects from NEOs to TNOs. It deals with wide-ranging topics such as discovery and impact monitoring efforts, spacecraft exploration, as well as Solar System formation models. It describes how small bodies could be responsible for life on Earth, but also have the potential to destroy it. In the end, the article evokes a sense of belonging and being intimately part of the Solar System.

“I am amazed and awed by the accomplishments of this group of awardees.  I am looking forward to seeing them at the London meeting so I can congratulate them in person,” adds DPS Chair Dr. Diana Blaney.

The 2022 DPS prizes will be presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, which will take place in London, Ontario and online from 2 to 7 October 2022.

Contacts:

Dr. Theodore Kareta

DPS Press Officer (incoming)

+1 (617) 671-5906

[email protected]

Dr. Shantanu Naidu

DPS Press Officer (outgoing)

+1 (917) 373-8840

[email protected]

Dr. Diana Blaney

DPS Chair

[email protected]

More information about DPS prizes:

prizes

54th annual DPS meeting, 2-7 October 2022:

https://aas.org/meetings/dps54

The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), founded in 1968, is the largest special-interest Division of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Members of the DPS study the bodies of our own solar system, from planets and moons to comets and asteroids, and all other solar-system objects and processes. With the discovery that planets exist around other stars, the DPS has expanded its scope to include the study of extrasolar planetary systems as well.

The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America. The mission of the AAS is to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse and inclusive astronomical community, which it achieves through publishing, meeting organization, science advocacy, education and outreach, and training and professional development.

19 August 2022