I am happy to inform you that Dr. Rosaly Lopes will be our new Editor-in-Chief for the journal Icarus effective February 1st. We welcome Rosaly to her new role. Her broad planetary science expertise and organizational experience (DPS Chair and managerial experience at JPL) will serve her well as Editor-in-Chief of Icarus.With this change in leadership, we also have the opportunity to applaud and to sincerely thank Phil Nicholson once again for his 20 years of service as Editor-in-Chief of Icarus. Thank you for your commitment to and guidance of Icarus over the last two decades, Phil!
Please join me in welcoming Rosaly and thanking Phil on behalf of the Planetary Science community.
Cathy Olkin
DPS Chair
January 21, 2018