Issue 19-21, May 26, 2019
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- DPS ELECTIONS 2019: WRITE-IN DEADLINE: MAY 28
- LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION (LAD) OF AAS – ELECTIONS – PLEASE VOTE!
- SBAG STEERING COMMITTEE POSITIONS OPEN
- SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY – REGISTRATION OPEN
- JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
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DPS ELECTIONS 2019: WRITE-IN DEADLINE: MAY 28
The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates
for the 2019 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :
Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):
o Amy Mainzer, JPL
o Matthew Tiscareno, SETI Institute
Committee (2 to be elected):
o Dana Hurley, APL
o Franck Marchis, SETI Institute
o Jay Pasachoff, Williams College
o Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Florida Space Institute
Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,
may be nominated by May 28th. Please send any nominations to the
DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].
The DPS Committee thanks the members of the Nominating Subcommittee:
Yvonne Pendleton (Chair)
Carrie Nugent
Matthew Knight
for their dedicated service to the DPS.
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LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION (LAD) OF AAS – ELECTIONS – PLEASE VOTE!
Dear LAD Voting Members:
The LAD election for Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Members-at-Large,
for terms beginning in 2019 is still open. The elected candidates will assume their
positions in June 2019. The elected Vice-Chair will serve for two years as Vice-Chair,
followed by two years as Chair, and then by two years as Past-Chair. All other open
positions are for three year terms.
The Officers and Members-at-Large will help decide the Division’s direction and goals.
Your voice is important. The best way to ensure that your voice is heard is to vote.
The ballot is now available online at
http://members.aas.org/Services/AAS_Member/Division_Voting/LAD_Voting.aspx
We are grateful to the following who have agreed to stand for election
Vice Chair
- James Babb (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
- Murthy Gudipati (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Californian Institute of Technology)
- Maurice Leutenegger (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Secretary
- Reggie Hudson (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
- Brett A. McGuire (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)
- Rachel L. Smith (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences/Appalachian State University)
Treasurer
- Christiaan Boersma (NASA Ames Research Laboratory)
- Perry A. Gerakines (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Member-at-Large (Planetary)
- Christopher Bennett (University of Central Florida)
- Silvia Protopapa (Southwest Research Institute)
Member-at-Large (Plasmas)
- Michael Hahn (Columbia University)
LAD voting members will need to log in to access the voting information page and
ballot. The ballot will open in a new window so you can toggle between the candidate
statements and your ballot. If a member clicks on the “Vote Now” button but does
not cast a ballot, then the AAS will need to update the member’s record to restore
access to the slate. Please contact Diane Frendak at the AAS should you encounter
log in or balloting challenges. She can be reached at [email protected] or
202-328-2010 x109.
Vote today! Balloting closes at 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday 02 June 2019.
Sincerely,
Daniel Wolf Savin
Outgoing LAD Secretary
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SBAG STEERING COMMITTEE POSITIONS OPEN
There are up to four positions open on the Steering Committee of the Small
Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG), starting in August 2019. The SBAG
Steering Committee organizes SBAG meetings, writes the official SBAG
findings, and takes a leadership role in other activities where community
input on topics of interest is needed.
We are looking for members with expertise in the following areas:
SBAG Planetary Defense Lead – Lead SBAG activities relating to Planetary Defense.
Early Career Secretary –Assist with meeting and website logistics, as well as serve as a
full member of the Steering Committee. For early career scientists or engineers
(within 3 years of PhD/MS/BS).
At-large members (1 or 2) – Any member of the small bodies community is
welcome to apply.
To indicate your willingness to serve in any of these positions, please email
Tim Swindle ([email protected]) by June 17, 2019, and include a
two-page CV (including participation in SBAG or other small bodies community
organizations) and your statement of interest (one page or less). The current
Steering Committee will select new members at the 21st Meeting of SBAG,
June 24-25, 2019.
A more complete list of the SBAG Steering Committee membership guidelines is at
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/committee/
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SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY – REGISTRATION OPEN
Please note that registration is now open for the summer school in Software Systems
for Astronomy (SSfA-6). The course will take place 15-Jul to 26-Jul, 2019, on the
Big Island of Hawaii. The course covers software design and implementation of
telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and software
for analyzing and archiving astronomical data.
If you are not a UHH student, use this link to register:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerAdmissions.php
If you are a UHH student, use this link to register:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerCourseRegistration.php
More information can be found here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2019/ssfa19.php
Direct questions to [email protected]
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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
A) UPCOMING PROGRAM SCIENTIST POSITIONS AT NASA HQ
The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will seek to fill multiple Science Program
Management (GS-1301-14/15 AST, Program Scientist) positions in the Earth Science,
Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics Divisions, and/or the SMD Front Office.
This will be a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement through USAJOBS,
so it will only be open for 5 days. The short period that the announcement is
open is due to the type of hiring authority, that streamlines the hiring process
and assists with rapidly filling competitive positions. This competition is open
to all U.S. Citizens.
The announcement will open on June 10 and close on June 14 at
The NASA Announcement Number will be HQ19H0004.
Please log into USAJOBS to create/update your resume, etc., in advance, so
as not to miss this opportunity that will be open for only 5 days.
B) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN PLANETARY SCIENCES
The Centre de Recherches Petrographiques et Geochimiques (CRPG) Nancy,
located in northeast France, is looking for a postdoctoral researcher
in Earth and Planetary remote sensing. The 2-year position is supported
by a CNRS Momentum grant entitled “Spectral Imagery Unravels the Nature
of Planetary Crusts”.
Applications are now open, until June 30, 2019. There is no
restriction on citizenship. The position must start between September
1 and December 15, 2019.
For more information and applications, please visit:
or contact Dr. Jessica Flahaut, at: [email protected]
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