Issue 19-07, February 21, 2019
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- CALL FOR DPS 2019 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 9th “PAOLO FARINELLA” PRIZE 2019
- EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR 2019 PLANETARY DEFENSE CONFERENCE
- UPCOMING PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOPS
- SUMMER SCHOOL ON SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY
- JGR PLANETS: SCIENCE ENABLED BY THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER CORNERSTONE MISSION
- LPSC WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO PLANETARY IMAGE ANALYSIS WITH ARCGIS
- 4TH VIRTUAL MEPAG MEETING (VM4)
- JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
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CALL FOR DPS 2019 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
Deadline: April 1, 2019
Every year the DPS recognizes exceptional achievement in our field.
Please consider nominating a respected colleague for one of the annual
DPS prizes. The DPS sponsors five prizes:
The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize honors outstanding contributions to the field
of planetary science.
The Harold C. Urey Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary
research by a young scientist.
The Harold Masursky Award acknowledges outstanding service to planetary
science and exploration.
The Carl Sagan Medal recognizes and honors outstanding communication
by an active planetary scientist to the general public.
The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award recognizes and
stimulates distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences.
DPS members and the planetary science community-at-large are encouraged to
submit nominations for DPS prizes.
A complete nomination submitted by the deadline will be considered by the
DPS Prize subcommittee for 3 years (i.e. for this year's award, next year's award,
and the year after that), or for the duration of a candidate's eligibility, whichever
is less. Please fill out the nomination form, and it will be submitted to the prize
subcommittee. The Eberhart Award has different rules and procedures than the
other DPS Prizes, please see its page for more information.
Scroll to the bottom of https://dps.aas.org/prizes for rules and procedures.
Questions: dpsprize@aas.org
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 9TH “PAOLO FARINELLA” PRIZE 2019
To honor the memory and the outstanding figure of Paolo Farinella (1953-2000),
an extraordinary scientist and person, a prize has been established in recognition
of significant contributions in one of the fields of interest of Paolo, which spanned
from planetary sciences to space geodesy, fundamental physics, science
popularization, security in space, weapons control and disarmament.
The prize has been proposed during the "International Workshop on Paolo Farinella,
the scientist and the man", held in Pisa in 2010, and the 2019 edition is supported by
the “Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur” in France.
Previous recipients of the “Paolo Farinella Prize” were:
- 2011: William F. Bottke, for his contribution to the field of "Physics and dynamics of small solar system bodies"
- 2012: John Chambers, for his contribution to the field of "Formation and early evolution of the solar system "
- 2013: Patrick Michel, for his contribution to the field of " Collisional processes in the Solar System”
- 2014: David Vokrouhlicky, for his contribution to the field of "Non gravitational forces in the Solar System”
- 2015: Nicolas Biver, for his contribution to the field of “Dynamics and physics of comets”
- 2016: Kleomenis Tsiganis, for his contribution to the field of “Applications of celestial mechanics to the natural bodies of our solar system”.
- 2017: Simone Marchi, for his contribution to the field of “Physics and dynamics of the inner planets of the solar system and their satellites”
- 2018: Francis Nimmo, for his contribution to the field of “Giant planets and satellite systems”.
The ninth Paolo Farinella Prize will be awarded to a young scientist with outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science concerning “The Trans-Neptunian Population”. The award ceremony will be hosted by the joint European Planetary Science
Congress (EPSC) – Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) meeting in Geneva,
Switzerland (15th to 20st of September 2019).
For the 9th "Paolo Farinella" Prize the terms and rules are as follows:
- A competition is announced to award the "Paolo Farinella" Prize for the year 2019. The prize consists of a plate, a certificate and the amount of 1500 €. The winner is expected to give a Prize lecture at the EPSC/DPS awards special session.
- The winner will be selected on the basis of his/her overall research results in the field of "The Trans-Neptunian Population".
- Nominations must be sent by email not later than April 15 to the following addresses: morby@oca.eu, acb@ua.es anddavid.lucchesi@inaf.it, using the form downloadable from https://www-n.oca.eu/morby/FORM_Paolo_Farinella_Prize_2019.docx
- The nominations for the "Paolo Farinella" Prize can be made by any researcher that works in the field of planetary sciences following the indications in the attached form. Self nominations are acceptable. The candidates should have international and interdisciplinary collaborations and should be not older than 47 years, the age of Paolo when he passed away, at the date of April 15, 2019.
- The winner of the prize will be selected before May 20 by the "Paolo Farinella" Prize Committee composed of outstanding scientists in planetary sciences, with specific experience in the field.
- The Prize Committee will consider all the nominations, but will be entitled to autonomously consider other candidates.
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EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR 2019 PLANETARY DEFENSE CONFERENCE
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 6th Planetary Defense
Conference from April 29 to May 3rd, 2019 in College Park, Maryland, USA.
The bi-annual conference brings together world experts to discuss the threat to
Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that might be taken to deflect
a threatening object.
§ Key International and Political Developments
§ Advancements in NEO Discovery
§ New NEO Characterization Results
§ Deflection & Disruption Modeling and Testing
§ Mission & Campaign Design
§ Impact Consequences
§ Disaster Response
§ Impact Risk Assessment and Decision to Act
§ Public Education and Communication
The conference will include a hypothetical NEO/Earth impact event scenario that
will be part of the conference (similar to what was done at previous conferences,
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/pd/cs/ ). Conference attendees may also use the hypothetical
scenario as their topic for papers and presentations.
The NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office would like to remind the
community that the Early Registration deadline is Friday, March 1, 2019.
For more information and to register, visit: http://pdc.iaaweb.org/
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UPCOMING PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOPS
The success of scientists depends upon their ability to obtain funding.
Using Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) from
NASA as a primary example, this workshop will focus on teaching the audience
key points to writing a successful proposal. Proposal Writing Workshops help
early career scientists, as well as those looking to improve their previous
proposal performance. As a result of this session, participants will be able to
understand the proposal writing, reviewing, and selection process for federally
funded proposals, and help those who have previously submitted proposals
improve their performance. The workshop will be done in a format that allows
for a great deal of audience participation. Participants are encouraged to bring
along previous proposal materials and reviews to go through within the group
or for one-on-one Q&A during the workshop.
There are two upcoming opportunities to participate in a Proposal Writing
Workshop:
Saturday, March 16th: Out to Innovate Conference, 10 AM,
Los Angeles, CA, https://www.noglstp.org/outtoinnovate/
Sunday, March 17th: 50th LPSC, 1 PM, Houston, TX, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/
For more information, please contact Christina Richey, christina.r.richey@jpl.nasa.gov.
We greatly appreciate support for this (and other upcoming workshops)
from the NASA TWSC Program.
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SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY
We are pleased to announce the 6th offering of Software Systems for Astronomy
(SSfA-6). The course covers software design and implementation of telescope and
instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and software for analyzing
and archiving astronomical data. SSfA-6 will be offered as a two week intensive
course this summer, 15-Jul to 26-Jul, 2019, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2019/ssfa19.php
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JGR PLANETS: SCIENCE ENABLED BY THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER CORNERSTONE MISSION
**deadline extended**
A special collection of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets titled
“Science Enabled by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Cornerstone Mission”
is now open for submissions. The deadline for submission has been extended
to 30 April 2019 due to the recent U.S. government shutdown.
Please help us celebrate the upcoming LRO 10th anniversary by submitting
to this special collection!
This issue will include new studies enabled or enhanced by data from the
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) third extended science mission, the
Cornerstone Mission. The Moon is a witness plate to the history of the Earth-Moon
system and the cornerstone for understanding processes affecting airless bodies
in the Solar System. During the Cornerstone Mission, LRO scientists have
focused on measuring and examining fundamental processes present on the
Moon that operate throughout the Solar System, including processes that are
active today and those that began billions of years ago. Papers for the special
issue are encouraged from the LRO science team and members of the community
who use LRO data to study lunar and other airless body processes.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/jgr/journal/21699100/features/call-for-papers
Manuscripts should be submitted through the GEMS website. For additional
information please contact any of the organizers.
Thank you,
-Benjamin Greenhagen, Rachel Klima, Cesare Grava, and Brett Denevi
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LPSC WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO PLANETARY IMAGE ANALYSIS WITH ARCGIS
Introduction to Planetary Image Analysis with ArcGIS, March 17, 2019, LPSC
The Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) of Cornell University is
offering this free workshop at the upcoming 50th LPSC on Sunday, March 17,
sponsored by the Regional Planetary Image Facility (RPIF) network. This will
be an introductory level course accessible to participants with no prior ArcGIS
experience. The workshop will run from 9:00am to 4:00pm and will cover topics
including ArcGIS basics, spatial analysis, and map document production, mostly
through hands-on exercises using data from Mars Odyssey and Mars Global
Surveyor. Participants will be given a one-year ArcGIS license as part of the workshop.
Registration is required: https://goo.gl/vajXdS. The deadline for
registration is March 8, 2019. Please contact Zoe Learner Ponterio, SPIF Data
Manager, for more information at zap9@cornell.edu.
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4TH VIRTUAL MEPAG MEETING (VM4)
Members of the Mars community,
I cordially invite you to participate in the next virtual meeting (VM4) of
the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled on
Monday, February 25th, 2019, at 2:00-4:00 pm EST. (Note that this meeting
will proceed even in the case of a U.S. government shutdown.)
Agenda items will include a progress report from the Ice and Climate
Evolution Science Analysis Group (ICESAG), initial discussions on
Decadal Survey white paper preparations, and if available, any budget
news from NASA. Additionally, if the potential Pre-Decadal Survey
Studies NRA (NASA Research Announcement) call is out, then Lori
Glaze will also present. The current agenda and WebEx connectivity
information can be found here. Updates to the agenda and presentations
will be posted to the MEPAG meeting website (https://mepag.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm).
The meeting is open to all members of the Mars science community
including our international colleagues. I look forward to your participation.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jeffrey R. Johnson
MEPAG Chair
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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
A) CALTECH POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR
Applications are invited for a Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar position in
Small Bodies of the Solar System at Caltech/IPAC. The successful applicant
will work with Professors George Helou and Tom Prince on the discovery
and characterization of asteroids including Near-Earth Objects (NEO) using
data from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) - https://www.ztf.caltech.edu .
ZTF is a time-domain survey of the sky using a 47 square degree camera on
the Samuel Oschin 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar, and a data system
with advanced Moving Object Discovery capability. ZTF scans more than
3750 square degrees an hour to a depth of 20.5 mag, with a variety of sky
coverage schemes and cadences, some of which are optimized for finding
asteroids and NEOs.
The successful applicant will implement the effort to find and report asteroids/NEOs,
working with the ZTF team at Caltech and the ZTF worldwide Solar System
Science Working Group. A considerable number of tools and processes are
in place already, so the effort will focus on refining and exercising these tools
in a sustained fashion.
The successful applicant will also have a fraction of their time for independent
research, preferably aligned with the ZTF Solar System assignment, and utilizing
resources at Caltech and IPAC.
The appointment will be for two years, with a possible extension for an additional
year, subject to the availability of funds. To apply, please email the following in
a single pdf file: (1) a brief cover letter describing your interest in the position,
(2) a curriculum vitae, (3) publication list, (4) the names and contact information
of three references, and (5) a summary of previous and current research (limited
to 3 pages).
Application materials should be sent to meb@ipac.caltech.edu <mailto:meb@ipac.caltech.edu> .
Complete applications submitted by March 6, 2019 will receive full consideration,
but review of applications will continue until a candidate has been identified.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in astrophysics or related fields by the starting
date (summer 2019, but earlier start dates are possible).
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status,
or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage members of groups that
have been underrepresented in STEM fields to apply.
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