Issue 25-11, June 17, 2025
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- THE 2025 DPS ELECTIONS WILL BE OPENING SOON!
- SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS TO THE DPS-EPSC JOINT MEETING IN FALL 2025
- 2025 DPS TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION FORM IS OPEN
- DPS COMMITTEE SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR PUBLICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR TO BEGIN TERM IN FALL 2025
- AAS NEEDS YOUR VOICE TO SUPPORT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE SCIENCES
- PLANETARY SOCIETY – ADD YOUR NAME TO SAVE NASA SCIENCE
- 20 YEARS OF CELEBRATION OF THE HUYGENS LANDING AND THE CASSINI MISSION’S SUCCESS
- PLANETARY DATA TRAINING WORKSHOP, AUGUST 12-15, 2025, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
- SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: JUICE SCHOOL AT LES HOUCHES (FRANCE), 25-30 JANUARY 2026
- SOUTH POLE-AITKEN BASIN FOCUS ISSUE IN PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
- 33RD MEETING OF THE NASA SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG)
- THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN CONTEXT – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
- ICARUS SPECIAL ISSUE: CARBON IN PLANETARY ENVIRONMENTS
- DASHBOARD: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NASA SCIENCE ACROSS AMERICA
- [ICG 2026] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY
- EUROPA CLIPPER PRESENTATION MOVED TO JUNE 17
- HWO25 REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 19, 2025
- ANNOUNCING MERCURY LABORATORY WORKSHOP 2025
- HWO DRAFT SCIENCE CASES OPEN FOR ENDORSEMENT AND COMMENT
- STATEMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH
- CURRENT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
- JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
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THE 2025 DPS ELECTIONS WILL BE OPENING SOON
This week you will receive a ballot to vote in the 2025 DPS elections. This email will be sent to the address you used when registering with AAS/DPS. If you do not see a ballot by the end of the week, please check your spam/junk folder and also check that your DPS membership has not lapsed. https://dps.aas.org/membership/
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LEADERSHIP: This year we are choosing a new Vice-Chair and two DPS Committee Members. The Vice-Chair will become Chair in October 2026. For more information about current officers and committee members, please visit the leadership section of the DPS website.
CANDIDATES: You will be voting for one candidate for DPS Vice-Chair and up to two candidates for DPS Committee Member. The individuals running this year are:
Vice-Chair
- Ralph McNutt – Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- Paul Hartogh – Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
- JA Grier – Planetary Science Institute
DPS Committee Members
- Stephanie Jarmak – NASA ADS
- Eddie Schwieterman – University of California at Riverside
- Carver Bierson – Scottsdale Community College
- Arianna Piccialli – Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Biographical statements for each candidate will be included in the ballot and future DPS newsletters.
In addition you will be voting on a proposed change to the DPS bylaws. Details will be included within the ballot
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SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS TO THE DPS-EPSC JOINT MEETING IN FALL 2025
Division for Planetary Science (DPS) Hartmann Student Travel Grants support student presentations at the annual DPS meeting. (Postdoctoral scholars may also be eligible, but students are prioritized.) Underrepresented Minority (URM) Communities in Planetary Science Travel Grants support attendance by students and professionals who are members of groups that have had inadequate access to the planetary science community, such as students and professionals hailing from colleges and non-R1 academic or research institutions that have not traditionally benefited from connections to the planetary science community, and/or students and professionals with degrees in broader STEM disciplines (e.g., chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics) who are new to the planetary science community.
Community donations are critical to support these awards. To donate, please log in to your AAS account, and select the grant you wish to support. Thank you SO MUCH in advance!
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2025 DPS TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION FORM IS OPEN
The DPS Travel Grant application form is open to support participation in the joint meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and DPS (EPSC-DPS 2025) in Helsinki, Finland 7-12 September 2025, or the National Society of Black Physicists-National Society of Hispanics Physicists annual meeting, via the Hartmann and the Under-Represented Minority (URM) Travel grants.
The Hartmann Student Travel Grant supports student presentations at the annual DPS-EPSC meeting. (Postdoctoral scholars may also be eligible, but students are prioritized.)
The Underrepresented Minority (URM) Communities in Planetary Science Travel Grant supports attendance by students and professionals who are members of groups that have had inadequate access to the planetary science community, in an effort to ensure broad engagement and access to planetary science. Applications are especially encouraged from members of group(s) whose contributions to STEM may have been overlooked, students and professionals hailing from colleges and non-R1 academic or research institutions* that have not traditionally benefited from connections to the planetary science community, and/or students and professionals with degrees in broader STEM disciplines (e.g., chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics) who are new to the planetary science community — to support in-person or virtual attendance at the joint DPS-EPSC or joint NSBP-NSHP meetings.
* Relevant institutions include small colleges and universities, primarily undergraduate institutions, and minority serving institutions (MSIs), including but not limited to Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.“
Apply here to both/either type of DPS grant: https://dps.aas.org/news/dps-travel-grants-application/ The deadline is July 3.
Note: Members of Europlanet should apply for Europlanet awards through the abstract submission form.
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DPS COMMITTEE SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR PUBLICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR TO BEGIN TERM IN FALL 2025
The Publications Subcommittee Chair will serve a three-year term starting with the EPSC-DPS meeting in September 2025. The Publications Subcommittee is responsible for managing the relationship between DPS and its designated publications, Icarus and the Planetary Science Journal, and also stays aware of issues in planetary science publications more generally. The Publications Subcommittee regularly reviews the publication policies of journals that the DPS endorses and supports.
If you’re interested, please send a CV and a brief statement of interest to [email protected]
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AAS NEEDS YOUR VOICE TO SUPPORT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE SCIENCES
AAS Needs Your Voice to Support Federal Funding for the Sciences. The President’s Budget Request includes significant cuts to science funding, but Congress has the final say. Contact your members of Congress today and urge them to support robust funding for the sciences. If you have already sent an email to your congressional offices, take five minutes today to make a phone call (switch to the “Phone” tab on the form). The AAS public policy team is happy to help connect you directly with science staffers in your congressional offices, and to help you set up Zoom or in-district meetings. Please reach out to [email protected] if there’s anything we can do to facilitate your advocacy.
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PLANETARY SOCIETY – ADD YOUR NAME TO SAVE NASA SCIENCE
The full White House budget proposal for FY 2026 is out, and it decimates the NASA Science Mission Directorate. Not only are productive, healthy spacecraft turned off, but the pipeline of new missions, radioisotope power systems, and research opportunities are shuttered. This is a crisis for the future of space science and exploration.
The Planetary Society is pushing back and has launched a petition that will go directly to Congress as part of the official budget process. Anyone from anywhere can sign, and Congress needs to hear from you. The more names on the petition, the more impact it will have in showing
Congress the immense public support for space science.
Add your name at: https://planet.ly/petition
If you’ve already signed, consider sharing with your friends, neighbors, and colleagues.
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20 YEARS OF CELEBRATION OF THE HUYGENS LANDING AND THE CASSINI MISSION’S SUCCESS
PLEASE JOIN US !
20 years celebration of the Huygens landing and the Cassini mission’s success
16-18 September 2025
Paris Observatory, France
RATIONALE :
Twenty years ago, on 14 January 2005, the Huygens probe, carried into the Saturnian system by the Cassini probe, landed on the surface of Titan, its largest satellite, after a 2.5-hour parachute descent. Launched in 1997, after 7.5 years of interplanetary travel, the Cassini-Huygens space mission delivered 13 years of exploration of an extremely complex planet-satellites-ring system with unique dynamic processes and couplings. Huygens demonstrates the exceptional capabilities of the European Space Agency and European laboratories in the exploration of the solar system, in association with many partners around the world. The results of this mission are numerous, rich and continue to provide us with new information to this day.
We propose to take advantage of the 20th anniversary of the Huygens landing to look back on this remarkable event, which marked the history of space exploration, review the information obtained during this exceptional exploration and discuss the future projects of space agencies at the dawn of programs such as ESA’s Voyage 2050 or NASA’s Decadal Survey (Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032). During this three-day symposium, we will discuss the origins and discoveries of this international mission (ESA, NASA, ASI) in terms of science and technological processes, but we also look to the future with the increasingly ambitious programs of the space agencies, for a return to Titan and also to Enceladus, Saturn’s other satellite with extraordinary characteristics.
Indeed, in the decades to come, our knowledge, not only of Titan (thanks to the Dragonfly mission which will be launched in 2028), but also of the other satellites and of icy worlds in general, in particular Enceladus, the preferred target of future flagship missions (NASA’s “Flagship” or ESA’s L4), will be manifold. The same is true for the Saturnian system and our solar system in general. Cassini-Huygens is still cited today as an example of a successful international collaboration by space agencies and experts, who praise its scientific merit and the inspiration it provides for future generations. It can act as a bridge to the future and its legacy will certainly ensure a scientific return of great importance for generations to come.
You can find more information and register or submit an abstract at this web site:
https://huygens20.sciencesconf.org
For the SOC : Athena Coustenis, Marcello Fulchignoni, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Panayotis Lavvas
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PLANETARY DATA TRAINING WORKSHOP, AUGUST 12-15, 2025, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
This in-person only workshop is designed to provide an introduction into using planetary spatial data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, with a focus on studies of terrestrial planets and icy satellite surface research. The workshop will include a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises with the software. Computer work stations will be provided by ASU, or you may bring your own laptop. Topics will include: JMARS (Day 1), ArcGIS Pro (Day 2), ISIS3 for image processing (Day 3 morning), Planetary Data Management and an introduction to NASA’s Planetary Data System (Day 3 afternoon), and an introduction to planetary geologic mapping (Day 4, hands-on). The instructors of each of these activities are experts in their respective fields, some of which were staff of the former NASA Regional Planetary Information Facilities (RPIFs), and have years of experience in the use of digital planetary data for research.
This workshop is offered by the Planetary Data Training program, funded through NASA’s Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences (TWSC), and is facilitated by the Ronald Greeley Center for Planetary Studies, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Two $2000 travel grants are offered to promote workforce enhancement in planetary science and STEM. These are for domestic travel only by US citizens or foreign nationals at US institutions. Applications due June 30, 2025.
For Registration form, Travel Grant application, and more information, visit: https://rgcps.asu.edu/gis-pdtw-aug-2025/
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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: JUICE SCHOOL AT LES HOUCHES (FRANCE), 25-30 JANUARY 2026
This school is targeted (but not limited) to early career scientists. It will cover the main science topics of the JUICE mission with the goal to best prepare the future exploitation and interpretation of its data. Key topics include Jupiter, its atmosphere and magnetosphere, the
icy Galilean moons (with an emphasis on Ganymede), minor moons and the dust and ring system. Ground- and space-based observations recently obtained on the Jupiter system, as well as links with exoplanet science, will also be presented. The format of the school includes tutorials, seminar-like presentations, inspirational evening talks, a poster session, a workshop on science planning and archive, and a roundtable on future missions to outer planets.
Deadline for registration and request for grants: 15 August 2025
For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/2sw74252
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SOUTH POLE-AITKEN BASIN FOCUS ISSUE IN PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
We are organizing a focus issue in the Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) and soliciting papers related to South Pole – Aitken Basin (SPA) science:
https://iopscience.iop.org/collections/psj-250204-01
SPA is central to a diverse range of outstanding questions in lunar geologic history and to planetary science. These include the early impact history of the inner Solar System, initial differentiation and thermal evolution of the lunar interior, and the nature of the lunar dichotomy.
The goal of this Focus Issue is to inspire and compile a diverse set of new analyses of the basin, leveraging modern data and updated analysis techniques. The collection of scientific work in this focus issue will provide essential context for identifying and interpreting SPA samples and will help to inform future sample return strategies.
Feel free to reach out to the Focus Issue editors, Jenny Whitten ([email protected]) and Dan Moriarty ([email protected]), with any questions. PSJ Focus Issues accept and publish papers as they are submitted and reviewed; there is no wait for one manuscript upon
another, and submissions are accepted at any time.
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33RD MEETING OF THE NASA SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG)
The 33rd Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) is scheduled for June 24–25, 2025, at the Arvada Center in Arvada, Colorado. The meeting will include opportunities for virtual participation. The agenda is now available. Please check the website for updates as the meeting date approaches. Registration fees are not being collected for this meeting, but registration is required. Registration will be available through June 25. Before the meeting, all registrants will receive an email from Houston Meeting Info with virtual connection information.
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/meetings/sbagjune2025
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN CONTEXT – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We are happy to announce the 2025 NOIRLab Science Conference: The Solar System in Context, which will take place on 29 September – 2 October in Tucson, Arizona. The conference will be focused on the interdisciplinarity of the formation and evolution of the Solar System, exoplanetary systems, and their stars.
Main topics include: disks; stellar evolution; planet-star connections; (exo)planets; planetary demographics; habitability; planet formation, migration, & evolution; rocky small bodies & (exo)moons; active asteroids & (exo)comets; interstellar objects; instrumentation & software tools, and more.
We welcome abstracts submitted using the abstract submission form or through the conference website: https://noirlab.edu/solar-system-in-context. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 11 July 2025.
Important Dates:
21 May – Abstract Submission Opens
2 June – Registration Opens (in-person and virtual options)
11 July – Abstract Submission Closes
15 September – Registration Deadline
Contact: [email protected]
Please join us as we deepen our understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems and broaden our perspectives on the context of our Solar System.
Sarah Greenstreet (on behalf of the SOC and LOC)
The Solar System in Context (https://noirlab.edu/solar-system-in-context)
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ICARUS SPECIAL ISSUE: CARBON IN PLANETARY ENVIRONMENTS
Icarus is now accepting submissions of manuscripts to be published in a special issue entitled “Carbon in Planetary Environments: Sources and Evolution.” Guest editors are Dr. Kelly Miller (SwRI), Dr. Nora Hänni (Univ. of Bern), Dr. Fabian Klenner (Univ. of Washington), Prof. Brett McGuire (MIT) and Prof. Joshua Krissansen-Totton (Univ. of Washington). This cross-disciplinary issue will cover topics related to carbon in the solar system and beyond, including exoplanet and astrochemical environments. Submissions related to space missions, modeling and laboratory work are welcomed. The submission deadline is 30 November 2025. Manuscripts will be published online when they are accepted, and we expect the print issue to be published in the first half of 2026. Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished and should not be under consideration elsewhere. More information is available here:
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DASHBOARD: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NASA SCIENCE ACROSS AMERICA
This new, interactive dashboard displays the breadth and scope of benefits from NASA’s science activities, with detail at the state and congressional levels. It additionally provides custom-generated economic impact reports for every state and impacted district, providing detailed spending highlights and potential consequences of the cuts. These are a great reference for outreach to congressional representatives.
https://dashboards.planetary.org/nasa-science.html
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[ICG 2026] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY
Abstract submission is now open for the International Conference on Geomorphology to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand (Otautahi, Aotearoa) from 2-6 February 2026. We invite you to submit to our session on planetary geomorphology.
https://www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/call-for-abstracts
Planetary missions over the past decade have shown that while surface conditions on planetary bodies across the Solar System vary widely, their landscapes often mirror features found on Earth. Understanding how geophysical flows-such as wind, water, ice, and sediment transport-shape these landscapes is key to interpreting both current and past climatic conditions. This session welcomes abstracts on any aspect of planetary geomorphology, including but not restricted to: Earth analogues, laboratory experiments, numerical models, planetary comparison, mapping, in situ data or remote sensing studies. Studies are welcome that concern rocky or icy solid bodies of the Solar System as well as exoplanets. By bringing together researchers from both planetary science and Earth surface processes, this session aims to foster collaboration and deeper insights into how diverse environments, both on Earth and beyond, respond to physical forces.
We hope to see you in New Zealand!
Conveners: Susan Conway, Alex Morgan, Lonneke Roelofs, Marisa Palucis
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EUROPA CLIPPER PRESENTATION MOVED TO JUNE 17
Join the LPI for a hybrid presentation (offered in-person and virtually) by Dr. Walter Kiefer, Director of the LPI. Dr. Kiefer will discuss NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and its 1.8-billion-mile journey to Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed study of Europa. A vast ocean lies beneath Europa’s icy shell, and there is scientific evidence that the ingredients for life may exist on Europa right now.
- Tuesday, June 17
- 7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. MT / 5:30 p.m. PT)
- In person or the LPI YouTube channel
- To view the full announcement, please visit:
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/features/2025/050225/exploring-europa
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HWO25 REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 19, 2025
We are pleased to announce the inaugural open community event for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, to be held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, from July 28‐31, 2025. This milestone event will bring together scientists, engineers, industry and community stakeholders to propel the development of HWO, a mission expected to usher in a new era of astrophysics discovery and address one of humanity’s oldest questions “Are we alone?” A tentative agenda can be found here: https://www.stsci.edu/files/live/sites/www/files/home/events/event-assets/2025/_documents/TentativeHWO25PlenarySchedule.pdf
Important Dates
| May 15 | Abstract Acceptance Notifications (these are on-going and are expected to conclude by May 15) |
| May 19 | In-Person and Virtual Registration Opens |
| May 19 | Preliminary Program Released |
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Science
- Galaxy Growth: Intergalactic & Circumgalactic Medium, Active Galactic Nuclei & Black Holes
- Evolution of the Elements: Stars & Stellar Populations, Star Formation & Interstellar Medium, Cosmic Explosions
- Cosmology: Nature of Dark Matter & Dark Energy, Distance Scale, Hubble Tension
- Planetary Systems: Formation, Evolution, Architectures, Our Solar System, Exoplanet Demographics
- Search for Life: Target Stars & Systems, Biosignatures, Habitability
Technology
- Starlight Suppression: Contrast Technology & Methods
- Ultrastable Telescope and Observatory Technology
- Ultraviolet, Optical, & Near-Infrared Instrument Technologies: mirror coatings, gratings, detectors, spectroscopic multiplexing technologies
- Emerging Technologies: photonics, quantum sensing
- L2 Servicing technology and commercial synergies
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for mission development, engineering, science research
Accepted presenters will be invited to contribute to the HWO25 conference proceedings, which will serve as the foundation for the first HWO Community Science Book.
For more conference information, please see https://www.stsci.edu/events/HWO25 .
Keep apprised of updates through our HWO mailing list, save the date, and be part of this exciting journey!
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ANNOUNCING MERCURY LABORATORY WORKSHOP 2025
We are excited to announce that the second edition of the Mercury Laboratory Workshop will be held from September 15 to 17, 2025, in Helsinki, Finland. After the success of our first workshop in Berlin which brought together almost 60 participants, we are looking forward to another engaging and productive workshop on our favorite planet!
The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers, scientists, and professionals to:
- Present recent advances in laboratory studies related to Mercury,
- Discuss key findings and ongoing research on Mercury’s analogs and science,
- Foster collaborations and design future joint experiments and studies,
- Prepare for upcoming BepiColombo observations.
Registration is open until August 23!
For further details, including the registration process, abstract submission, and last year program, please visit our website:
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-mercury-lab-workshop/home
Additional information will be shared in the coming weeks.
For any questions, please feel free to contact Antti Penttila ([email protected]), Mikko Vuori ([email protected]) and Oceane Barraud ([email protected]).
The 2025 edition is sponsored by ESA, the University of Helsinki, and Europlanet.
We hope to see you in Helsinki for this exciting workshop!
Antti Penttila, Mikko Vuori and Oceane Barraud
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HWO DRAFT SCIENCE CASES OPEN FOR ENDORSEMENT AND COMMENT
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is NASA’s next flagship space telescope mission after Roman and is currently being planned. The HWO scientific community has written 60+ Science Case Development Documents (SCDDs) to inform HWO’s science objectives and investigations. Many of these cases focus on HWO’s role in advancing Solar System science and astrobiology. These documents are now available for public viewing, endorsement, and comment.
To read the SCDDs and endorse or offer comments on them, please visit the HWO 2025 conference website:
The endorsement and commentary period will end on June 22, 2025.
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STATEMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH
Accomplishing NASA’s science objectives is currently being challenged by rapidly changing federal priorities. Significant changes have been proposed for the next fiscal year’s federal budget, and the delay of the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2025 call has created immense funding uncertainty for our community of planetary scientists. Additionally, varied interpretations of U.S. Executive Orders have resulted in situations where certain types of work remain unfunded and/or censored.
The present workplace climate adds to the already high stresses of our vocation, which often calls upon us to work long hours and commit to volunteer efforts to advance our understanding of the solar system. This heightened stress comes about against a backdrop of broader societal and political unrest and fears. As a result of these ongoing events, many members of our community are understandably feeling anxious or stressed.
The Professional Climate and Culture Subcommittee encourages everyone to take a moment, whenever possible, to acknowledge that times are overwhelmingly difficult right now. We urge you to consider ways to be extra kind to yourselves and to others. Pausing when things feel difficult and overwhelming can put them in perspective. Many institutions offer mental health support services, and we encourage the members of our community to utilize any resources they may need.
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CURRENT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
The current issues for both DPS-affiliated journals are here:
Icarus:
Icarus | Vol 433, In progress (June 2025) | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
The Planetary Science Journal:
Issue 6 – Volume 6 – The Planetary Science Journal – IOPscience
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JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
Job seekers and employers are encouraged to browse DPS’s job listings and advertise open positions **for free** on the DPS job board.
Full details for several new positions can be found on the DPS job board.
A summary of recent job announcements and postdoc opportunities are listed below.
- Post-doc Position at University of Central Florida
The McKeown Group in the University of Central Florida (UCF) Department of Physics in the College of Sciences seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Scholar to help set up the new FROSTIE lab, aimed at investigating icy planetary surface processes under simulated planetary conditions. The postdoctoral scholar will have the opportunity to research icy geomorphological signatures of seasonal processes on Mars and transient liquid water activity relevant for icy airless worlds. The successful candidate will lead design, integration and testing of cryo-vacuum regulation and data acquisition systems. Experience working with cryogenic thermal-vacuum systems is necessary. The scholar’s technical expertise will be integral to the successful completion of cutting-edge experiments investigating the roles of ice sublimation and endogenic liquid water activity in modifying the surfaces of Mars, Europa and small bodies. The scholar would begin the position as soon as possible and serve for 24 months, extendable upon the availability of funds and mutual agreement of the scholar and the supervisor.
- Purdue Hiring For Electron Microprobe Staff Scientist
Purdue University is seeking candidates for a Staff Scientist position to operate and maintain the JXA-iHP200F FE-EPMA laboratory and other relevant electron microscopy instrumentation. The successful candidate will provide technical training to researchers, students, and external collaborators, and support cutting-edge research in Earth, planetary, and synthetic materials. The Staff Scientist will join a multidisciplinary team at Purdue’s Electron Microscopy Center (PEMC), including Research Assistants and Staff Scientists with a wide array of
expertise. This role will include providing expert consultation and research support for consortium-style and highly coordinated investigations conducted as part of the newly established NASA Planetary Science Enabling Facility: Purdue Resources Empowering
Coordinated Investigations for Sample Exploration (PRECISE). Here the successful candidate will professionally liaise with external collaborators to strengthen academic, industry, and government partnerships. Additional details can be found on the application page at:
https://careers.purdue.edu/job/Staff-Scientist/37380-en_US
- Postdoc Position in ML Supported Cloud Formation Modelling
The successful candidate will be part of Prof Christiane Helling’s research group “Exoplanets: Weather & Climate” at the Space Research Institute in Graz. The project is conducted in collaboration with Prof. Robert Peharz from the Graz University of Technology.
In this project, we are interested in understanding cloud formation in exoplanets and specifically the formation of molecular cluster as pre-coursers of cloud formation in the diversity of exoplanets. We aim to explore advanced neural network architectures, particularly Graph
Neural Networks (GNNs) and generative models, to predict the 3D structures and thermo-chemical properties of large molecular clusters-tasks that are computationally prohibitive using traditional methods like Density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics. Our modelling efforts support JWST and CHEOPS in physically interpreting observational data. We further contribute to science case studies and science preparation for PLATO, the high-energy space mission NewATHENA as well as HWO.
Which domain competence are we looking for:
- Astrochemistry (including carbo-hydrates),
- Cloud formation modelling (including the Solar System, exoplanets, brown dwarfs, AGB stars),
- Computational chemistry (including molecular cluster simulations), or
- Theoretical physics (quantum chemistry, material sciences).
Further information can be found here:
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