Subject: [DPS Members] DPS Mailing #09-05: Classroom powerpoints, Ostro Symposium... Issue 09-05, April 25th 2009 +-----------------------------CONTENTS--------------------------------+ 1) "Discoveries in Planetary Science" Classroom Powerpoints 2) Steve Ostro Symposium 3) Job Announcements 4) Upcoming Meetings +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1 "DISCOVERIES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE" CLASSROOM POWERPOINTS The DPS Education Subcommittee announces the inaugural release of "Discoveries in Planetary Science" Classroom Powerpoints. These are succinct summaries of discoveries too recent to appear in "Intro Astronomy" college textbooks; each set consists of just three slides to be shown: the discovery itself, a basic explanation based on good planetary science, and the "big picture" context. Another page for further information is provided as well. The first set covers Mars Methane, Extrasolar Planet Imaging, The Chaotic Early Solar System, Mars Sulfur Chemistry, and Mercury Volcanism. Powerpoints and pdf's can be downloaded from http://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc. Planetary scientists with recent or upcoming results of broad interest are encouraged to submit them for consideration by providing an initial draft using the template provided on the website. For more information, contact Nick Schneider & Dave Brain at [email protected] 2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2 STEVE OSTRO SYMPOSIUM See http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/ostro_symposium/ostro_symposium.html This is an invitation to attend a one day JPL Symposium to honor the memory of Steve Ostro. This one-day Symposium will be held at JPL's Von Karman Auditorium on Thursday June 4, 2009 (8:30 - 5:00). There will be ten invited oral presentations. Attendees are invited to bring poster presentations (30 x 40 inches), which will be displayed in Von Karman Auditorium all day. If there is sufficient interest, additional room for posters will be provided in a facility adjacent to the Auditorium. There is no registration fee. To facilitate access to JPL (through JPL security) and to make plans for the poster presentations, potential attendees are asked to provide information to either Don Yeomans ([email protected]) or Lance Benner ([email protected]) by May 15: see the above Web site for details. With kind regards, Don Yeomans and Lance Benner, Co-Chairs 3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3 JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Summer Internship at NASA Ames Research Center A summer intern is sought to help get scientific papers geo-located on Google Mars. See http://orrery.us/node/65 Contact: Ross A. Beyer, NASA Ames Research Center, [email protected], 650-604-0324 4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4 UPCOMING MEETINGS 1) The European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), Potsdam, Germany, 13-18 September. Abstracts are due 8 May. See http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2009/ In particular, note the following special sessions which are relevant to outer planet science, including the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM): *Giant planet systems *Satellite atmospheres and exospheres *Satellite surfaces, interiors, and exchange processes *Ganymede science and exploration The program will also include two workshops specific to the EJSM: *In situ exploration of Europa and Ganymede *Observational techniques for the Jovian system +---------------------------------------------------------------------+