Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 14:40:47 -0500
Subject: DPS Mailing #06-11: 2006 DPS Prizes...
Greetings, DPS members,
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1) 2006 DPS Prizes
2) Call for papers for the EPSC first meeting, Berlin, Germany
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2006 DPS PRIZES
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2006 DPS prizes! These awards
will be formally presented at the Pasadena meeting in October 2006.
The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize is awarded to Dale Cruikshank, of the NASA
Ames Research Center, in recognition of his pioneering work
in the application of infrared spectroscopy to solar system bodies,
his development of laboratory techniques that have become tools
for interpreting observations, and his leadership in the
design of instruments for remote sensing observations from deep
space planetary exploration probes.
The Harold Masursky Award is given to Gentry Lee, of the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, for his fundamental contributions to
systems engineering in the complex world of robotic planetary
missions, including the Mars rovers, Deep Impact, Cassini, Stardust,
and Genesis, and for imparting this knowledge to a generation of
young engineers at the early stages of their careers.
The Harold C. Urey Prize is awarded to Tristan Guillot, of L'Observatoire
de la Cote d'Azur, for his fundamental contributions in the study of
the interior structure of gas giant planets, their formation process,
and their atmospheres under extreme environments. His accomplishments
include detailed models of the internal structure of Jupiter and Saturn
and studies of the late emergence of gas giants.
The Carl Sagan Medal is given to David Grinspoon, of the Denver Museum
of Nature and Science, for his energetic and successful efforts to get
the general public thinking about planets, and about our place in the
solar system and wider universe. His two popular books, "Lonely Planets"
and "Venus Revealed," are detailed and thought-provoking treatments
of serious subjects that describe scientific investigation in human
and enticing terms.
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Call for papers for the EPSC first meeting, Berlin, Germany
EuroPlaNet #1: First European Planterary Science Congress
Berlin 18 - 22 September 2006
DEADLINE for abstract submission: June 14, 2006
More information about the meeting/to register/submit an abstract:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2006
Session PA2: "Nitrogen in stellar systems"
Conveners: A. Coustenis (Athena.Coustenis @ obspm.fr), E. Chassefière,
and S. Atreya
Session PM3 : "Titan's lower atmosphere and surface after Cassini-Huygens"
Conveners:C. Sotin and A. Coustenis
Session MA6: "Comparative Auroras" (Workshop)
Conveners: M. Galand (m.galand @ imperial.ac.uk) and R. Prange
Session PM5: "Titan: Aeronomy, Plasma and Magnetic Environment" (Workshop)
Conveners: I. Mueller-Wodarg (ingo @ imperial.ac.uk), M. Galand, and R. Yelle