Issue 16-03, January 22, 2016
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- REMINDER: VOTE IN THE 2016 AAS ELECTION
- SIGN UP FOR 2016 AAS CONGRESSIONAL VISITS DAY TODAY
- DPS MEMBER WINS EGU DAVID BATES MEDAL
- OPAG MEETING: PRESENTING R&A NUGGETS
- UPCOMING MEETINGS
- JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
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REMINDER: VOTE IN THE 2016 AAS ELECTION
DPS members who are AAS members are reminded to vote in the 2016
AAS election. DPS members Stefanie Milam and Jay Pasachoff are on
the ballot for AAS Councilor. Deadline is 31 January 2016.
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SIGN UP FOR 2016 AAS CONGRESSIONAL VISITS DAY TODAY
Do you want to learn how science policy gets made “inside the Beltway?”
Would you like the opportunity to share your passion for science with people
in Congress and the White House? Have you ever run for student government?
If you answered yes to any of these questions and want to help the AAS
advocate for our discipline in Washington, please consider applying to
participate in the 2016 AAS Congressional Visits Day (CVD).
AAS CVD is 15-16 March 2016, and the deadline for signing up is 22 January (TODAY!).
If you’re an AAS member (junior membership counts) and eligible to vote in
the United States, then you should consider signing up for AAS Congressional
Visits Day 2016. The AAS will cover most of your travel expenses. We strongly
encourage undergrads, grad students, and postdocs to apply.
To apply, please complete the CVD form.
For more information about CVD check the AAS Policy Blog post.
If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] .
We hope to see you in DC in March!
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DPS MEMBER WINS EGU DAVID BATES MEDAL
DPS member, Sushil Atreya, has been selected for the David Bates Medal
of the European Geosciences Union for “exceptional contributions to planetary
and solar system sciences”. The medal was established by the EGS (now
EGU) in 1992 in honor of the eminent physicist and mathematician Professor
David Bates and is awarded every other year.
(http://www.egu.eu/news/200/egu-announces-2016-awards-and-medals/)
http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/david-bates/
Congratulations Sushil!
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OPAG MEETING: PRESENTING R&A NUGGETS
Dear OPAG Colleagues,
At the upcoming OPAG meeting we will have 30 minutes dedicated
to R&A nuggets, similar to the last OPAG meeting. Please consider
presenting your latest results!
You can find instructions and advice here:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/aug2015/presentations/
Examples and a template can be found here:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/science_nuggets/
Let us know when you arrive — we hope that you will take advantage
of this opportunity to showcase your research.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
A) AOGS 2016 SESSION PS-13: Communicating The Excitement
Of Space Exploration To Audiences In Young Space-faring Nations
Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2016
July 31 – Aug 5, Beijing, China
Conference website:
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2016/public.asp?page=home.htm
Abstract submission deadline: February 19, 2016
Recent years have seen growth in the number of nations that are
conducting spacecraft missions for planetary science, space science,
and astronomy. China, India, and Japan have flown successful lunar
and planetary missions. Korea and Russia also have plans to enter or
re-enter the arena of space exploration. A challenge for countries with
youthful space exploration programs is to engage their citizens and
communicate an appreciation of the value and excitement of space
exploration. This session will highlight education and public outreach
(EPO) programs, strategies, and technologies, with emphasis on developing
countries and nations that are relatively new to space science and exploration.
We also welcome presentations that describe outreach programs that have
been successful in the U.S., Europe, or elsewhere.
Conveners: Prof. Yongchun Zheng (National Astronomical Observatories,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Dr. David Blewett (Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States)
B) 31st IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics, Paris.
Geophysics, from Mathematics to Experiments
The 31st edition of the IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics
(CMG) is to be held at the Institut Henri Poincare (Paris) on June 6th to
10th, 2016. CMG covers a wide spectrum of current research topics in
Geophysics: physical based modelling and measurements in Geophysics,
using mathematical and numerical approaches, spanning terrestrial,
atmospheric and oceanic flows, seismology, modelling of seismic sources
and eruptions. This conference is traditionally dedicated to theoretical
and modeling works but in 2016, it will also emphasize works with an
experimental side or related to experimental investigation — in particular
conceptual experiments that address physical mechanisms and scaling l
aws. A dedicated session on Planetary Geophysics is chaired by Ralph
Lorenz (APL) and Norbert Schorghofer (Hawaii).
Please note the dates and visit cmg2016.sciencesconf.org for more
details, abstract templates and schedule. Note that the deadline for
abstract submission has been extended to 31st January 2016. Registration
will open in February.
Questions may be emailed to: [email protected]
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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
A) Tenure Track Faculty in Astronomy and Sabbatical
Replacement Instructor Positions Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida
Brief Posting Description
The Department of Physical Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University’s Daytona Beach Campus invites applications for a Tenure-Track
faculty position in the astronomical sciences, including planetary science.
Candidates with observational and/or instrumentation experience who are
interested in using the facilities outlined below are especially encouraged
to apply. This 9-month tenure track position may be at any rank: assistant
through full professor. Applicants for this position must have a Ph.D. in
astronomy, physics, or related discipline. In addition, one or more sabbatical
replacement instructor positions will be available. Applicants for the latter
must have at least a M.S. degree in physics, astronomy, or related discipline.
All candidates must be available by August 15, 2016.
Job Requirements
Applications are under consideration now and the position will remain open
until filled. Completed applications must include a cover letter, full CV,
statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, as well as the
names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional
references. All materials must be submitted through our online application
portal (http://eraucareers.erau.edu). For information on the position and
department, please contact Terry D. Oswalt, Ph.D., Chair, Department
Physical Sciences, [email protected], 386-226-7571. For questions
or help with the application process, please contact Erin Goldesberry,
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Anne J. Verbiscer
Research Associate Professor
Department of Astronomy
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4325
Lloyd V. Wallace, Ph.D, Emeritus Astronomer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, passed away on October 26, 2015 in Tucson. Born in 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, in humble circumstances, Lloyd developed an early interest in solar and planetary astronomy and was a protégé of Ralph Nichols, a physics professor at the University of Western Ontario. Later he moved back to the United States and obtained his Ph.D in Astronomy at the University of Michigan in 1957 under Leo Goldberg. It was while he was at the University of Michigan that he met and married his wife, Ruth. At various times in his early career, and as the result of a complex series of events, he held Canadian, British, and United States citizenships and even found time to become an expert professional electrician. On acquiring his degree he obtained a position with Joe Chamberlain at the Yerkes Observatory and began a lifetime association with Chamberlain and Don Hunten (then a visitor to Yerkes) in atmospheric and spectroscopic research. In 1962 they moved to Tucson where Chamberlain became the head of the Space Division at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, a unit set up by the first director, Aden Meinel, to apply advances in technology to astronomical research. Lloyd was hired as the principal experimenter in the observatory’s sounding rocket program, which was set up by the National Science Foundation to provide staff and visitor access to the upper atmosphere for research purposes. With this program he supervised a series of 39 Aerobee rocket flights from the White Sands Missile range to investigate upper atmosphere emissions, aeronomic processes, and make astronomical observations over a period of about 10 years. He was also involved in the first attempts to establish a remotely controlled 50&rdquo telescope on Kitt Peak and efforts within the Division to create an Earth orbiting astronomical telescope. In parallel with these activities Lloyd conducted research which was largely focused on spectroscopic investigations. In the early days these included measurement of upper atmospheric emissions, particularly visual dayglow, the discovery of Raman lines in Uranus, Lightning spectrum, and auroral emissions. During this time he also pursued theoretical studies of resonant line transfer and some of the first modelling of the thermal structure of outer planet atmospheres. With the conclusion of the rocket program he turned his attention to high-resolution studies of the sun and cool stars and to long-term study of the variability of atmospheric pollutants (HCl, HF. CO2) over Kitt Peak. His solar and cool star studies led to the production of several high-resolution digital atlases extending from the UV to the thermal IR, and in addition, studies of line variability and the molecular content of sunspots. Lloyd was a very private and genuine person, but with a very sharp wit. He was highly productive with 135 published papers bearing his name.
A man of diverse interests and avid curiosity, Raúl A. Baragiola, the Alice and Guy Wilson Chair Professor of Materials Science at the University of Virginia, passed away 21 June 2015, only few months after his seventieth birthday. Raúl began his career at the Balseiro Institute in Bariloche, Argentina, studying electron emission from solid materials, later expanding his expertise to ion, electron, and photon interactions with surfaces. His interest in the surface properties of semi-conductors and insulators led him to the field of Space and Planetary Science, where for the last 25 years he studied the interaction of radiation with condensed ices, minerals, and extraterrestrial materials.
Claudia J. Alexander (1959–2015), Ph.D. was a research scientist specializing in geophysics 
Stanton J. Peale passed away on May 14, 2015 in Santa Barbara from complications of leukemia. He was 78. Stan was surrounded by family and friends prior to and during his passing. He was a kind and brilliant planetary scientist with expertise in dynamics and geophysics. His career spanned over five decades. After earning his PhD at Cornell University in 1965, he took a faculty position at the University of California, Los Angeles, and then at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he worked from 1968 until 2015. His most recent work was submitted for publication on May 11, 2015. His contributions include the prediction of widespread volcanism on Jupiter’s moon Io, the derivation of a general theoretical framework that governs the rotational states of bodies subject to tides, the study of tidal evolution in satellite systems, and the development of an ingenious procedure to determine the size and state of Mercury’s core. He was also a pioneer in the study of extrasolar planets, both in terms of their dynamics and their detection by microlensing. Stan’s work illustrated the power of physics to probe the interiors of planets. Stan was awarded the Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979), the James Craig Watson Medal (1982), and the Brouwer Award (1992). He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2009. He was a wonderful, beloved colleague and will be deeply missed.
It is with great sadness that we report the loss of our colleague, Dr. Arvydas Kliore, who died suddenly on December 7, 2014 of natural causes. Arv was born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States in 1949. He joined the engineering staff at JPL in 1962, where he had a distinguished career for over half a century with numerous publications and awards. A JPL Senior Research Scientist for more than 25 years, he was a pioneer in planetary radio science, especially in the study of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres, beginning with the first NASA planetary mission. Arv was a principalinvestigator or team member on every Mariner mission, on Pioneer 10/11, and on Pioneer Venus, and he served as Deputy Team Leader for the Galileo Radio Propagation Science Team. Most recently, he was a member of the Cassini Radio Science Team from 1990, serving as team leader for more than 20 years. Over his career, Arv attended nearly every DPS meeting in its 47-year history, a testament to his remarkable level of dedication and commitment to the community of planetary scientists.