Issue 23-26, September 3, 2023
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- DPS-EPSC 2023 HOUSING: RESERVATION DEADLINE, EXPANDED GOVERNMENT RATE BLOCK, ADDITIONAL REDUCED-RATE STUDENT HOUSING BLOCK, AND RIDE-SHARE PLANS
- EARLY CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS AT DPS-EPSC MEETING
- DPS-EPSC 2023 ORAL TALK UPLOAD DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 29TH
- MS/PHD POSITIONS FOR FALL 2024
- FINAL ARECIBO OBSERVATORY NEWSLETTER
- AUGUST 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
- NASA PDS: APERIODIC DATA RELEASES IN 2023.08
- JOB OPENINGS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
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DPS-EPSC 2023 HOUSING: RESERVATION DEADLINE, EXPANDED GOVERNMENT RATE BLOCK, ADDITIONAL REDUCED-RATE STUDENT HOUSING BLOCK, AND RIDE-SHARE PLANS
Be sure to reserve your room at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter prior to the September 8th deadline to secure our negotiated block rate discount. https://aas.org/meetings/dps55/accommodations.
Thanks to popular demand we’ve negotiated additional government-rate rooms at the Marriott Rivercenter hotel for Civil Servants.
Rental cars are generally not needed, as more affordable transportation options are plentiful in San Antonio (https://aas.org/meetings/dps55/transportation).
Note that a ride-share option for travel to and from the airport and/or the Open Mic Night Foodtruck Party is available using this self-organized Google form (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VDPqzen3FvaUYMY92mOLUumwjYz_VQloPOAM7J0m9MM/edit#gid=0).
To help students find housing at a more affordable rate we’ve obtained a block of rooms at the Home2 Suites by Hilton San Antonio – Riverwalk. Registered students will need to book through this link prior to September 17th to receive the $143/night base rate with breakfast included: Reserve Student Housing. First come, first-served with no exceptions after the block is full.
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EARLY CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS AT DPS-EPSC MEETING
1. Student Poster Contest (Hybrid) – Open to current undergraduate and graduate students, and those who recently graduated (between Jan 1, 2023 and the meeting). To sign up, send the lead organizer, Lena Noack ([email protected]) an e-mail with the following details: (1) Full Name, (2) Abstract number from the program (e.g., 410.05), and (3) informal verification of student status (e.g., screenshot of listing in university contact page, or similar). Sign up by Sept 15, final poster should be provided by Sept 22.
2. Mentor Matching Program (Hybrid) – Looking for both mentors and mentees to register to take advantage of this advice-sharing opportunity :). More details and sign up here by Sept 10: https://www.europlanet-society.org/early-careers-network/dps-epsc-epec-2023/
3. Dependent Care Grants – These are small offsetting funds for dependent care needs for those attending the conference. Still open for applications, more details here:
4. Event: Early Career Networking Reception (In-person) – Monday Oct 2, 5:30-6:00 Central US Time – Open to students and postdocs. More details will be announced on the meeting website closer to the event date (registration NOT required).
5. Event: Professional Development Subcommittee Workshop on Mental Health (Hybrid) – Monday Oct 2, 6:00-7:00 pm Central – Open to all career stages! More details will be announced on the meeting website closer to the event date (registration NOT required).
6. Event: Women in Planetary Science Discussion Hour (Hybrid) – Tuesday Oct 3, 12:15-1:15 pm Central – Open to all. The theme this year will be resilience. See details and register here (pre-registration IS required for a provided lunch): http://bit.ly/DPS_WiPS_2023
7. Event: Early Career Happy Hour Get-together (In-person) – Thursday 5:30-7:00 –Planned to be at a restaurant near the conference center. More details will be announced on the meeting website closer to the event date (registration NOT required).
8. Student hotel room block: To help students find housing at a more affordable rate we’ve obtained a block of rooms at the Home2 Suites by Hilton San Antonio – Riverwalk. Registered students will need to book through the link on the DPS website prior to September 17 th . First come, first-served with no exceptions after the block is full. See details and booking link on the meeting accommodations page:
More details about the DPS-EPSC Meeting: https://aas.org/meetings/dps55. For questions about
professional development events contact Kelsi Singer at [email protected].
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DPS-EPSC 2023 ORAL TALK UPLOAD DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 29TH
The DPS-EPSC 2023 meeting on October 1-6 will be here before you know it. Please note on your calendars that the deadline for uploading (https://warpspeedtech.com/aas-dps23) oral talks and lightning poster slides is September 29th. This method of removing the speaker-ready room and planning ahead provides considerable cost savings and helps keep the hybrid format running smoothly.
Please also note that even after you’ve registered that you can go back and add a workshop, excursion, and/or RSVP for the Open Mic Night. A fun bus trip to Texas Hill/Wine Country in historic Fredericksburg nearby is planned for Saturday Oct. 7. See details on the $40 excursion here (https://aas.org/meetings/dps55/excursions). Texas wine country is the second largest in the U.S. next to California with a quality that is sure to surprise you, and the Texas whiskey distillery industry is booming (https://www.visitsanantonio.com/hill-country-wineries-and-tours/). The natural beauty of this picturesque area is worth the trip in itself. See more here (https://youtu.be/aUU9Bd2aH_I).
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MS/PHD POSITIONS FOR FALL 2024
I am community sourcing a list of people who are actively in search of MS/PhD students in planetary science/astrobiology/exoplanets for Fall 2024. If you are such a person, please fill out the following google form:
Prospective graduate students, please find the resulting list at:
Questions- Please email Sarah Horst ([email protected])
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FINAL ARECIBO OBSERVATORY NEWSLETTER
The final Arecibo Observatory newsletter is now available: AO Newsletter
The Arecibo Observatory ceased science operations on August 14, 2024. In the newsletter, you can find highlights from the planetary radar program, including many recent publications by students, as well as a press release about a recent AO radar analysis of JAXA mission target 3200 Phaethon.
Also included in the newsletter:
- Current plans for the equipment and the facilities
- Storage and access of Arecibo data
- Recent upgrades that had been completed just prior to closure
- Recognition ceremony for AO staff
- A summary of the incredible education programs hosted at the observatory
- A letter from the Interim Director of the Florida Space Institute
- A letter from the Site Director of the Arecibo Observatory
- Recent highlights from the radio astronomy science, including the detection of low-frequency gravitational waves
- Recent highlights from the Space and Atmospheric Science program
And much more.
We thank all of the planetary science community for their years of support for the Arecibo Observatory.
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AUGUST 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
Check out the August issues for both DPS-affiliated journals here:
Icarus
The Planetary Science Journal
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NASA PDS: APERIODIC DATA RELEASES IN 2023.08
In August 2023, PDS ingested and made available the following data,
none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission:
2023.08.25 PVO Neutral Mass Spectrometer (ONMS)
2023.08.23 MGS Thermal Emission Spectrometer Atmospheric Recalibration
2023.08.21 VG2 Plasma Science Experiment (PLS) Jupiter
2023.08.11 MGS Wide-Angle Camera Photometrically Controlled Mosaics
2023.08.08 MEX HRSC Map Projected REFDR Ext6 V4.0
2023.08.08 PVO Electron Temperature Probe (OETP)
2023.08.05 GLL Trajectory Jupiter
To access those data:
To access all data archived in PDS:
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JOB OPENINGS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
Job seekers and employers are encouraged to browse DPS’s job listings and advertise open positions **for free**.
Recent openings and opportunities are listed below and more are at the link above.
- ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science
- 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship
- ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme
- Ph.D. Position In Exo-(Planetary) Science, UCF
Prof. Ramses Ramirez is seeking a qualified Ph.D. student to join his research team within the UCF Planetary Sciences Group (Department of Physics) in the Fall 2024 semester.
The qualified candidate will work with Prof. Ramirez and develop an original project to simulate the atmospheres of potentially habitable exoplanets or solar system worlds. Theoretical projects involving
climate, atmospheric escape or atmospheric-surface interactions (among others) are encouraged. Some hot topics include atmospheric-magma ocean evolution and the potential (past) habitability of Mars, Venus or Titan.
Programming experience is a must. Highly-motivated individuals with relevant astronomy, planetary science, geoscience, or engineering backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
For more information reach Prof. Ramirez at [email protected]
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