Newsletter 23-28

Issue 23-28, September 10, 2023

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  1. DPS-EPSC 2023 HOUSING RESERVATION DEADLINE EXTENSION
  2. DPS-EPSC 2023 CALL FOR OPEN MIC NIGHT PERFORMERS
  3. EGU GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2024 CALL: PROPOSE-YOUR-SESSION FOR THE PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES (PS) DIVISION
  4. ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: SEPTEMBER 12, DR. JULIE CASTILLO-ROGEZ  (CALTECH/NASA JPL)
  5. 2024A NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS
  6. INTEREST IN CALIBRATING PLASMA MEASUREMENTS SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL
  7. JOB OPENINGS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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DPS-EPSC 2023 HOUSING RESERVATION DEADLINE EXTENSION

Be sure to reserve your room at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter to secure our negotiated block rate discount prior to the prior to the deadline, now extended to September 15th.  https://aas.org/meetings/dps55/accommodations.

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DPS-EPSC 2023 CALL FOR OPEN MIC NIGHT PERFORMERS

We will be holding the 2023 DPS open mic night on Wednesday 10/4 at the Witte Museum running from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.  Doors open at 6:00 pm. RSVPs appreciated but not required. Recall this is a free event, with Food/Margarita Trucks available for purchases.

Any registered DPS attendee is welcome to sign up.  We typically have musical acts, poetry, spoken word, etc, so don’t be shy.  You can either email Joe Spitale ([email protected]) ahead of time to reserve a slot, or you can sign up during the show for a five-minute walk-on slot, subject to availability.  To reserve a slot, send Joe the following information by 9/27:

Name of act, if any

Names of participant(s)

Description of act (e.g., Music w/ singing; opera; aerial acrobatics)

Contact email address

Requested duration

Requested equipment

Any equipment you are willing to share

Regarding the last point, please do not feel in any way pressured or obligated to share any of your personal equipment if you are not comfortable doing so.

Please note that I won’t be able to let you know how much time we can actually give you until after the sign-ups close, but I’ll do my best to get everyone in! A practice room at the Marriott is available.  

We look forward to seeing you there!

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EGU GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2024 CALL: PROPOSE-YOUR-SESSION FOR THE PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES (PS) DIVISION

The Planetary and Space Sciences (PS) division of the European Geoscience Union (EGU) is a dynamic community of researchers involved in inter- and trans-disciplinary studies. Every year we meet in Vienna (Austria) to share our work in a collaborative setting with colleagues throughout the world.

Now and until 14 September 2023 is your chance to propose your scientific session to our Planetary & Solar System Sciences Division for EGU24!

The EGU General Assembly 2024 will be held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV), Austria, with online components provided to enable virtual attendance, from 14 to 19 April 2024.

We hereby invite you to take an active part in organizing the scientific programme of our PS Division, from now until 14 September 2023, by suggesting sessions with conveners and description in your preferred programme group (see below).

Prior to proposing a session in one of the programme groups, we strongly encourage you to review the guidelines. Please check with all conveners that they agree to take part in the proposed session and refer to the convener guidelines and rules for detailed information of what to expect.

Our Provisional PS programme includes 7 groups:

Pick the group that suits your session best and propose it here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/provisionalprogramme

Please feel free to contact me and our science officers with any questions you may have.

Best wishes

Anezina Solomonidou (PS President), and on behalf of the EGU PS Science Officers.

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ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: SEPTEMBER 12, DR. JULIE CASTILLO-ROGEZ  (CALTECH/NASA JPL)

Date/Time: September 12th, 11am ET

Speaker: Dr. Julie Castillo-Rogez  (Caltech/NASA JPL)

Topic: Interiors and Thermal State of the Major Moons of Uranus as a Function of their Possible Origin

The Ice Giant Systems Seminar Series showcases recent developments in scientific topics covering all aspects of the ice giant systems, including atmospheres, satellites, rings, magnetic fields, interior structures, and science related to formation and evolution.

To access the virtual seminar, view the seminar schedule, and “Stay Informed”, visit the series website here: http://icegiantsseminar.jhuapl.edu

Mallory Kinczyk & Jodi Berdis

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2024A NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The due date for the 2024A semester (February 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024) is Monday, October 2, 2023. See our online submission form http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/applicationForms.php, which is available for proposal submission from 12:00 AM on September 01, 2023 until 5:00PM on October 02, 2023 HST. Available instruments include: (1) SpeX, a 0.7 – 5.3 micron cross-dispersed medium-resolution spectrograph (up to R=2,500) and imager; (2) MORIS, a 512×512 pixel Andor CCD camera (60″x60″ field-of-view) mounted at the side-facing window of the SpeX cryostat that can be used simultaneously with SpeX; (3) iSHELL, a 1.06 – 5.3 micron cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph (up to R=80,000) and imager; (4) MIRSI/MOC, a 5-20 micron camera and grism spectrograph, and optical imager; (5) ‘Opihi, a wide-angle finder mounted to and aligned with IRTF. Information on available facility and visitor instruments and performance can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/instruments. Exposure time calculators for SpeX and iSHELL are available on the respective instrument webpages.

Please see http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callForProposals.php for the full text.

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INTEREST IN CALIBRATING PLASMA MEASUREMENTS SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL

Dear Colleague,

We are developing a special issue Frontiers journal topic on calibrating plasma measurements. If you have a calibration technique published in a student thesis, technical paper, laboratory notebook, paper appendix, etc, we are looking for your work! Plasma research covers a breadth of fields from in-situ to remote sensing, from fire dynamics to solar wind shock properties, from radio to x-ray. We are seeking to share the variety of approaches researchers take in making calibrations to stimulate new ideas and explore new possibilities. We are assembling a list of scientists and engineers to contact when the special issue begins accepting paper concepts.

Please reach out to us with your email if you or someone you know may be interested. Thank you!

Editors,

Elizabeth Jensen, PhD, PE, CSP

Julio Urbina, PhD

Jason Kooi, PhD

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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.

  1. Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science

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  1. Assistant Professor Observational Astronomy, Cornell U.

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  1. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.

Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in Earth science, planetary science, heliophysics, astrophysics, biological and physical science, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration systems, space operations, space technology, and astrobiology.

Search for NPP research opportunities in Planetary Science here:

NPP Research Opportunities.

Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1,

July 1, and November 1.

For further information and to apply, visit:

https://npp.orau.org/applicants/index.html.

Questions: [email protected] 

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