Issue 17-43, October 13, 2017
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- DPS NOMINATING SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER ELECTION DURING DPS 49
- MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: APPLICATIONS FOR ICARUS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ACCEPTED UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 2017
- ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION INFORMATION FOR 2017 DPS MEETING
- JWST SOLAR SYSTEM OBSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
- JWST SOLAR SYSTEM TOWNHALL AT DPS 49
- JWST OBSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOP FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
- NEWS FOR THE PLANETARY COMMUNITY FROM THE NASA/IPAC INFRARED SCIENCE ARCHIVE (IRSA)
- ASTROBIOLOGY 2017 FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT – POSTER DEADLINE, PROGRAM, AND MORE
- 42nd SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH (COSPAR)
- ICE GIANT EXPLORATION WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
- PLANETARY RESOURCES WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
- LSST AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
- FUTURE KUIPER BELT MISSIONS WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
- TRICK OR TREAT AND TELESCOPES
- JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
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DPS NOMINATING SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER ELECTION DURING DPS 49
Our DPS by-laws allow for the election of a member to the Nominating Sub-committee
each year at the members meeting, Wednesday Oct. 18, 12:30 pm. Nominations of
subcommittee candidates are made in person at the members meeting and will not
close until at least three members are nominated. Please consider nominating those
you think would be good for the position. The membership will then vote at the
meeting and elect one person to work with the other two subcommittee members
for a 3 year term.
This position is important because they seek candidates to run for the elected offices
of Vice-Chair and Committee members. The division’s leadership is responsible for
our annual meetings and carrying out the activities of the division including managing
the division’s funds, carrying out its elections, federal relations, education, press
activities, web maintenance, providing professional development programs, ensuring
a climate conducive to collegial and productive scientific exploration and enabling
publication of our scientific results. The main activities for this committee are generally
conducted in the spring semester in preparation for summer DPS elections. If you have
questions about the tasks please feel free to contact the current nominating subcommittee
chair (Kelsi Singer; [email protected]) or other current/past members.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: APPLICATIONS FOR ICARUS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ACCEPTED UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 2017
Applications for the position of Icarus Editor-in-Chief will be accepted until
October 15, 2017. The application, consisting of a cover letter with a 5-year
vision statement and skills and experience brought to the position, Curriculum
Vita and publications list, should be submitted here.
Deadline: October 15, 2017.
Questions, contact Lucy McFadden or Kate Hibbert.
DPS Banquet
You may continue to sign up for the DPS banquet until the close of registration
on Sunday October 15, 2017. To include a banquet ticket in your registration,
go to registration, click on Register Online for the DPS 49 Meeting, scroll down
the page and add the banquet to your registration. You may also sign up when
you pick up your badge at the meeting. The banquet fee covers transportation
to and from Sundance resort where the banquet is held.
Invitation to attend Ice Cream Social to close #DPS17
Where: Utah Valley Convention Center
When: Friday Oct. 20, 2017, 3:45-4:30pm
How do I let you know I’ll be there? Doodle poll response to be sure we have
enough ice cream
Lucy McFadden
DPS Chair
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ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION INFORMATION FOR 2017 DPS MEETING
Attendees of the 2017 DPS meeting are encouraged to review the Accessibility
and Inclusion portion of the meeting web site before traveling to Provo
(https://aas.org/meetings/dps49/accessibility). There you will find maps of the
meeting venue with locations of accessible entrances, quiet rooms, nursing mother
rooms, and gender-neutral bathrooms, as well as recommendations and best
practices for making the DPS meeting an inclusive environment.
Nancy Chanover
Co-Chair
DPS Professional Culture and Climate Subcommittee
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JWST SOLAR SYSTEM OBSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
Sunday Oct. 15, 2017, 1pm – 5pm (Cascade C room)
Prior to the workshop participants should:
1. Install the Astronomers Proposal Tool (APT)
2. Download example APT file from stsci.box.com
3. Create an account at MyST (Required to save Exposure Time Calculator workbooks)
Agenda and Remote Participation information can be found here.
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JWST SOLAR SYSTEM TOWNHALL AT DPS 49
Tuesday Oct. 17, Noon – 1:30pm (Cascade D room)
· JWST Project Status
· Guaranteed Time programs
· General Observer program: How to propose
Box lunches available for the first 50 participants.
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JWST OBSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOP FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
JWST Observation Planning Workshop, Nov. 13 – 15 2017
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD
REGISTRATION Closes Oct. 15, 2017
Workshop and registration information.
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NEWS FOR THE PLANETARY COMMUNITY FROM THE NASA/IPAC
INFRARED SCIENCE ARCHIVE (IRSA)
(1) NEOWISE 2017 data release
The 2017 data release for NEOWISE was in June 2017. The 3-year NEOWISE
archive now contains over 7.7 million calibrated image sets and over 57 billion
source detections overall. As of mid-September 2017, NEOWISE is 55% into its
eighth sky coverage since the start of the Reactivation mission. Over 691,000
infrared measurements have been made of 27,628 different solar system objects,
including 735 NEOs and 128 comets. See these websites for data access and
more information:
http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/wise.html
http://wise2.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/release/neowise/
https://neowise.ipac.caltech.edu/
This video playlist collects all the WISE and Solar System Object relevant videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3UuvF_s8KWJ0HAT-6KcFEOp74MV9eKM5
(2) Time Series Tool IRSA has a new Time Series Tool: http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/irsaviewer/timeseries
This tool allows exploration and analysis of time series observations. For
WISE/NEOWISE and PTF, users can view measurements as a function of time,
simultaneously visualize the single-epoch images, and optionally find the period
of variability. Partial functionality is available for other data sets. This video
playlist collects all the relevant movies on the Time Series Tool:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3UuvF_s8KWKPpThkUGibSXgSrH2wxgFY
This video describes how to use this tool for Solar System Objects: https://youtu.be/cA1ZzK2xAw8
(3) IRTF archive coming to IRSA Starting in Feb 2018, IRSA will host the
public archive for the NASA/Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF). The archive
will serve raw data from the SpeX and iSHELL instruments.
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ASTROBIOLOGY 2017 FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT – POSTER DEADLINE, PROGRAM, AND MORE
The date is quickly approaching for Astrobiology 2017
(Coyhaique, November 26-December 1, 2017).
http://www.astrobiology2017.org
POSTER CONTRIBUTION AND REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE
The poster contribution and regular registration deadlines have been EXTENDED
until October 20, 2017. Don’t miss the chance to participate and send in your
poster contribution!
ASTROBIOLOGY 2017 BEST POSTER AWARD An award has been
established for the best poster; it will be selected during the week of the
conference. The link to the abstract submission form will be send with the
confirmation email after your registration.
PROGRAM
61 superb oral contributions have already been selected while
the number of participants keeps growing. For the final program and an
updated list of participants check:
http://astrobiology2017.org/scientific-programme/ http://astrobiology2017.org/participants/
HOW TO GET THERE
The closest airport is Balmaceda airport (BBA), airport transfers follow
a direct, yet scenic, route to Coyhaique. You can secure a transportation
from the registration platform or upon arrival to the airport. For more
information on how to get to Coyhaique plus local information, please
click http://astrobiology2017.org/coyhaique-tours/
TRAINING SCHOOL
All the seats for the Training School preceeding Astrobiology 2017 have
been taken. We will soon contact those registered there for meal
alternatives. For more information on the training school,
please click http://astrobiology2017.org/training-school/.
EXPLORE PATAGONIA
Make sure you don’t miss this chance to see one of the most
wonderful landscapes on Earth. There are several alternatives to
explore Patagonia before and after the meeting at
http://astrobiology2017.org/coyhaique-tours/.
FOLLOW US
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With best regards,
Patricio Rojo (LOC’s chair)
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42nd SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMITTEE ON
SPACE RESEARCH (COSPAR)
Pasadena, California, 14-22 July 2018.
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will hold its 42nd Scientific
Assembly in Pasadena, California, USA, on 14-22 July, 2018. The COSPAR
Scientific Assemblies supply a forum to all scientists involved in space
research for the presentation of their latest scientific results, the exchange
of knowledge and also the discussion of space research problems.
Abstract submission is now open (deadline 9 February, 2018)
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ICE GIANT EXPLORATION WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
Workshop: The Next Steps in Ice Giant Exploration
Time: Monday, 16 October 2017, 12:00 – 13:15
Location: “Cascade C” room of the Convention Center
Organizers: Mark Hofstadter, Amy Simon, and Zibi Turtle
This workshop is an opportunity for interested members of the community to
discuss the future of ice giant exploration. The discussion, moderated by
members of the science team for the recently completed Ice Giant mission
study (https://www.lpi.usra.edu/icegiants/mission_study/), will address the
following topics:
* Research within the R&A programs,
* Juno and Cassini results that inform ice giant science and missions,
* The role of Flagship, New Frontiers, and Discovery missions in ice giant exploration,
* Atmospheric probes,
* Instrumentation and technology development for ice giant exploration.
For more information, contact [email protected]
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PLANETARY RESOURCES WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
Time: Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 12:00
Location: “Battle Creek” room of the Convention Center
Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining company, is developing methodology
to quantify water abundance on volatile-rich C-complex NEAs in order to
perform resource assessment. While spectral measurements in the visible to
near-infrared regions can reveal a NEA’s hydration state, these reflectance
measurements are only sensitive to the optical surface. Additionally, spectral
measurements of surface hydration (and spectral measurements in general) can
be affected by poorly understood processes that may hinder accurate resource
assessment. As such, a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms
affecting asteroid surfaces is required. The goal of this workshop is to bring
together experts from across multiple disciplines to facilitate a broad technical
discussion around this complex challenge. Topics of interest for discussion
include but are not limited to space weathering, thermal processing of asteroid
surface material, carbonaceous chondrite mineralogy, regolith formation and
sorting, solar wind implantation of H, and any other processes that may affect
the quantification of water on asteroids.
Akbar Whizin
Elizabeth Frank
John Shriver
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LSST AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
Thursday October 19 2017, 4:30-6:30 pm, 49th DPS meeting, Cascade E
(Utah Valley Convention Center)
This workshop serves as the annual meeting of the Large Synoptic Sky
Survey Telescope (LSST) Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC)
and is open to all DPS attendees. We will provide a brief status of LSST
with respect to Solar System science and provide updates on current and
future activities within the SSSC.
The presentation schedule is as follows:
- LSST & Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) Update: Where is the SSSC Headed in 2018? – Meg Schwamb (Gemini Observatory) & David Trilling (NAU)
- The LSST Observing Strategy: Upcoming Opsim Simulations, Small Body Metrics, and White Papers – Lynne Jones (University of Washington/LSST)
- LSST Solar System Data Products and Moving Object Processing System (MOPS) Status – Mario Jurić (University of Washington/LSST)
- The Minor Planet Center: Status and Plans – Matt Holman (Harvard CfA/MPC)
- Community Feedback on the Planned LSST Solar System Database Schema
Contact organizers Meg Schwamb ([email protected]) and
David Trilling ([email protected]) with any questions
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FUTURE KUIPER BELT MISSIONS WORKSHOP AT DPS 49
Sunday, 3:30 pm at DPS 49 Provo, Battle Creek Room
Interested DPS members please join us Sunday, October 15th, from 3:30-5:30
pm for a focused workshop on future missions to the Kuiper Belt. The workshop
will take place in the Battle Creek room of the Utah Valley Convention Center
(DPS 49 conference venue). No pre-registration required.
The Kuiper Belt (KB) is a scientific treasure trove consisting of comets,
planetesimals, and small planets like Pluto. Since its discovery in the early
1990s, the KB has yielded fundamental insights into planetary accretion, the
migration of planets, and the population structure of our solar system—
including the discovery that dwarf planets like Pluto are common there.
In this workshop we will review the scientific case to return to Pluto with an
orbiter, as well as the scientific case to explore other small KB planets and
smaller bodies with flybys or orbiters. We will go beyond this to discuss
possible mission payloads. Finally, we will solicit community and individual
scientist interest in future studies leading to the next Decadal Survey.
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TRICK OR TREAT AND TELESCOPES
DPS is continuing its Trick-or-Treat and Telescopes Program. We are encouraging
people to put out their telescopes during trick-or-treat time on Halloween, in their
own lawns or in a neighbor’s lawn with better viewing (or more traffic). The
following website gives advice and connections to resources.
education/trick-or-treat-and-telescopes
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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
A) POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
SHOCK COMPRESSION LAB
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
Professor Sarah Stewart’s group in the Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences seeks a postdoctoral researcher to conduct experimental work in
the department’s Shock Compression Lab. The lab’s primary research themes
focus on understanding the role of material properties in governing the
outcome of large impact events, including the physical and chemical processes
that shape planetary formation and early Earth evolution and habitability.
The successful candidate will conduct shock physics experiments using
the laboratory’s two light gas guns and will contribute to diagnostic
development for in-situ spectroscopy and time-resolved measurements
of thermodynamic properties in shock-compressed materials. The candidate
may also participate in ongoing collaborations at external facilities or
through the group’s participation in the UC Center for Frontiers in High
Energy Density Science.
Minimum qualifications: A PhD in physics, geology, chemistry, materials
science or a related field is required.
Desired qualifications: Prior experience on similar experimental platforms
is preferred but not required. Prior experience with high pressure-temperature
thermodynamics and equation-of-state studies and/or experience with optical
systems, spectroscopic data or pyrometry would be particularly beneficial, as
would experience designing and conducting high-pressure experiments.
Candidates should have demonstrated ability to work independently within
their areas of expertise; however, experimental and computational support is
available, and collaboration in a group setting is expected to support ongoing
research projects.
To apply: The position is available immediately and will remain open until
filled. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Dylan Spaulding
([email protected]) and includea CV and brief statement of research
interests.
B) ASTROMETRY LABORATORY INSTRUCTOR AND OBSERVATORY MANAGER
Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
The Astronomy Department of Wellesley College, a highly selective liberal
arts college devoted to educating women who will make a difference in the
world, invites applications for a non-tenure track, renewable faculty position
as Laboratory Instructor in Astronomy and Observatory Manager, beginning
in July 2018.
The Astronomy Department is dedicated to providing outstanding classroom
and research opportunities in astronomy for students of all levels and backgrounds,
from non-science majors to budding planetary scientists and astrophysicists. We
seek a colleague who shares our passion for the education of undergraduate women,
with demonstrated experience in hands-on astronomical observations and
instrumentation, a desire to collaborate, a zest for public outreach, and strong
leadership and communication skills. An advanced degree in astronomy or a
closely related field is required. We strongly encourage applications from
candidates who share our goal of building a diverse community.
The successful applicant will be responsible for:
● Laboratory instruction and support for astronomical observations across the
Astronomy Department curriculum, making use of both historical and research
grade observing facilities at the College’s on-campus Whitin Observatory
● Management and maintenance of the Whitin Observatory’s laboratory and
research instrumentation and facilities
● Curricular innovation to help shape hands-on, discovery-based learning, from
introductory courses for non-majors to advanced opportunities for upper-level
students
● Training and management of the nighttime student staff, and supervision of
community outreach activities at the Whitin Observatory
The appointment as Instructor in Science Laboratory/Observatory Manager
(ISL/OM) is renewable upon successful review. It is a full-time position during
the nine months spanning the academic year (September – May), with an
additional stipend during the summer to support the management of the Observatory
during the annual summer research session, and to maintain equipment for the
upcoming academic year.
For more information about the Astronomy Department, our on-campus
Whitin Observatory, and our curriculum we invite you to visit our webpage
at http://www.wellesley.edu/astronomy. The Astronomy Department is a
founding member of the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium
(http://astro.swarthmore.edu/knac/).
For more information about Wellesley
College, please visit http://www.wellesley.edu.
To apply for this position, please submit a letter that describes your relevant
teaching, public outreach, and instrumentation skills, a CV, and three letters
of recommendation at http://career.wellesley.edu/postings/1855. The deadline
for applications is December 19, 2017. For more information, feel free to
contact Richard French, Chair of the Astronomy Department, at
rfrench@wellesley.edu.
C) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
Europa Ridge Modeling at Purdue University
The Planetary Program at Purdue University is seeking an individual to
join a 3-year effort to model the formation of Europa’s ubiquitous ridges.
The position is initially a one-year appointment with the possibility of
extension for up to three years. We seek someone with strong quantitative
and modeling skills that can apply finite element methods and analytic
models to the thermo-mechanical interaction of water in dikes and Europa’s
cold near-surface ice shell. A familiarity with UNIX is required and
experience in FORTRAN programming is desirable.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a field related to Physics, Geophysics or
Planetary Science and appropriate computer and modeling skills. Salary
and benefits are highly competitive. The appointment can begin as early
as January 2018. Applications should include a CV, bibliography and names
of at least three referees. We prefer electronic submission directly to
[email protected]. Applications completed by January 1, 2018 will be
given full consideration, although the search will continue until the position
is filled. A background check is required for employment in this position.
Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including
minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are
encouraged to apply.
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