Issue 25-14, Jul 9, 2025
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- REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE EPSC-DPS 2025 MEETING
- TAKE ACTION NOW IN RESPONSE TO THE FY2026 PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST
- DPS ELECTIONS AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE DPS BYLAWS
- RENEW YOUR AAS AND DPS MEMBERSHIP TODAY
- URGENT CALL FOR DONATIONS TO THE DPS STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS
- SUPPORT REQUESTED FOR DPS PARTNER: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK PHYSICISTS (NSBP)
- DEPENDENT CARE GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2025 EPSC-DPS
- DPS COMMITTEE SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR PUBLICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR TO BEGIN TERM IN FALL 2025
- PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION: PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PLUTO SYSTEM: 10 YEARS AFTER FLYBY
- GOOGLE GROUP FOR COMMUNICATION AMONG SMALL BODIES COMMUNITY
- NASA SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) STEERING COMMITTEE SOLICITATION
- [AGU 2025, NEW ORLEANS, 15-19 DEC] SESSION P044 – TITAN AT EQUINOX: SEASONAL CHANGES ON AN OCEAN WORLD
- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – AGU 2025 SESSION ON VOLATILES AND PLANETARY HABITABILITY
- THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN CONTEXT – FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
- REGISTRATION OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INSTRUMENTATION FOR PLANETARY MISSIONS (IPM-2025)
- SUBMIT LUNAR EXPLORATION ABSTRACTS TO THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA) CONNECTS 2025 MEETING
- EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE LEADERSHIP: A NEW WORKSHOP ON STRATEGIES FOR UNLOCKING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL
- SAVE-THE-DATE: ORIGINS 2026 JULY 5-10, PARIS
- AGU SESSION: THE NEXUS FOR EXOPLANET SYSTEM SCIENCE (NExSS) – BUILDING A COMMUNITY FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ACROSS NASA SCIENCE DIVISIONS (SESSION NUMBER P042)
- MERCURY LABORATORY WORKSHOP 2025: CALL FOR ABSTRACT
- JOVIAN ICY MOONS WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & TRAVEL GRANT DEADLINE
- 5TH MedGU, 10–13 NOVEMBER 2025, ATHENS, GREECE
- 20 YEARS OF CELEBRATION OF THE HUYGENS LANDING AND THE CASSINI MISSION’S SUCCESSES
- CURRENT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
- JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE EPSC-DPS 2025 MEETING
Registration is open for the EPSC-DPS Joint 2025 Meeting in Finlandia Hall Helsinki, Finland from September 7-12, 2025. Registration is required for all EPSC-DPS 2025 participants including presenting authors of submitted and accepted abstracts, session conveners, and solicited speakers. Registration fees cover access to all scientific events, as well as refreshments during the coffee breaks and networking events.
Registration at early rates will be possible through July 31, 2025. The early registration payment can be made by bank transfer, credit card (Mastercard, VISA, JCB or American Express), or PayPal. As of 1 August 2025, the late registration rates will be applied and payment of your registration will only be possible by credit card or PayPal.
Please use the following link to access the registration page where you can find more information about the rates and the in person or virtual registration process.
https://www.epsc-dps2025.eu/attend/registration.html
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TAKE ACTION NOW IN RESPONSE TO THE FY2026 PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST
With the details of the FY2026 President’s Budget Request (PBR) now released, grass roots advocacy is more important than ever. During uncertain and unprecedented times of social and economic crisis, YOU can still raise your voice and TAKE ACTION to protect NASA, NSF, and DOE planetary science funding.
The DPS has provided an example e-mail and phone script to help you craft your message when reaching out to Congressional offices. There is also space to share a “personal message” about your federally funded planetary science research and the impacts of proposed budget cuts on you personally. You can access these forms at the following link.
https://aas.org/planetary-action-alert
Please email the AAS Public Policy Office ([email protected]) if you have any questions prior to reaching out to your Senators and Representatives. The AAS Public Policy Office can also provide email addresses of the relevant Congressional staffers who cover NASA, NSF, and DOE Science. The AAS DPS FRS is also available as an advocacy resource and can be reached at: [email protected]. Please note that any messages with crude or inflammatory language will not be passed on, and please be respectful during any communications with Congressional offices (messages should align with the AAS Mission and Vision Statement and AAS Code of Ethics).
Thank you for advocating for the U.S. planetary science community!
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DPS ELECTIONS AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE DPS BYLAWS
All active DPS members recently received a ballot for a double vote: The ballot concerns both the 2025 DPS elections and necessary amendments in the DPS bylaws. This e-mail was sent to the address you used when registering with AAS/DPS. If you do not see a ballot link in your mailbox, please check your spam/junk folder and also check that your DPS membership has not lapsed. DPS Membership – AAS Division for Planetary Sciences
This year we are voting for 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.
Information and position statements for the candidates have been collected into this single PDF. The same information is also accessible on your ballot. Details about the proposed amendment to the DPS Bylaws is also included in the links that were sent through the ballot.
If you have not received a ballot, and your DPS membership is current, please research out to Diane Frendak at [email protected] or 202-328-2010 x109 for help. The election will close on July 22, 2025.
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RENEW YOUR AAS AND DPS MEMBERSHIP TODAY
The DPS Committee and the AAS staff and community thank you for being an AAS/DPS member. For those who have not yet renewed for 2025, it’s not too late!
If you are unsure of your membership status, it’s easy to check. Go to my.aas.org and log in with your AAS username and password. Look for the framed Profile-at-a-Glance section on the right and confirm the Paid through date. If it’s 31 December 2024 or earlier, it’s time to renew.
If you have questions about your benefits or need assistance with your login or renewal, please email the membership team or call (202) 328-2010 x109. You can also send an e-mail to dpssec.org
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URGENT CALL FOR DONATIONS IN SUPPORT OF DPS STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS
During these challenging times, many graduate students are losing access to their funding and are unable to travel to professional meetings to present their research. The Division for Planetary Science (DPS) Hartmann Student Travel Grant and Underrepresented Minorities (URM) Travel Grant exist to support student presentations at the annual DPS meeting. The need this year has been very great, and our ability to help the applicants is limited by the amount of money available in the Hartmann and URM grant funds.
Community donations are critical for the health of these awards and our ability to fund students. Each fund functions as an endowment. Please consider making a donation today. For immediate effect for this coming joint DPS-EPSC meeting, give by logging into your AAS account through this link and submitting an undesignated donation to the DPS Division. For longer-term donations to build up the endowments, select either the Hartmann Student Travel Grants or the URM Travel Grants.
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SUPPORT REQUESTED FOR DPS PARTNER: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK PHYSICISTS (NSBP)
DPS has been proud to partner with the Earth and Planetary Systems Sciences (EPSS) section of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), supporting a presentation from the DPS-NSBP Speaker Awardee at the DPS annual meeting as well as travel of a few planetary scientists to the NSBP annual meeting. For the latter, DPS has generally focused on sending postdocs and early career scientists to the NSBP meeting as, historically, NSBP has been able fully support the travel for most of the students who attend the conference. However, recent cuts to funding from traditional federal partners have drastically reduced NSBP’s ability to support most of the students to attend their conference so they are soliciting for community donations; on average, the cost to cover a student’s travel and lodging is $1500. The link to donate directly to NSBP is below; alternatively, if you prefer to donate through DPS, community contributions, the DPS URM Travel Grant fund will also be used to support travel to the NSBP meeting. Donations through either path should be U.S. tax deductible. Many thanks to all who support these future planetary scientists!
To donate directly to NSBP: https://nsbp.org/page/conferencestudentsupport
To donate to the DPS URM travel grant: https://dps.aas.org/Inclusivity/support-underrepresented-minority-communities-planetary-science
For more on the DPS-NSBP partnership: https://dps.aas.org/leadership/nsbp_parnership
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DEPENDENT CARE GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2025 EPSC-DPS
The DPS’s Susan Niebur Professional Development Fund provides financial assistance to qualifying DPS members in order to facilitate their meeting attendance by offsetting costs for childcare, elder care, spousal care, etc. at the meeting location or at home during DPS conferences. We are now accepting applications for the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. First Deadline: Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Review of submissions will begin on the first deadline; further requests will be accepted and reviewed, funding and eligibility permitting. For more information and to apply for the grant, visit: https://dps.aas.org/development/dps-dependent-care-grant-application
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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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PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION: PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PLUTO SYSTEM: 10 YEARS AFTER FLYBY
The Progress in Understanding the Pluto System: 10 Years After Flyby meeting is scheduled for July 14–18, 2025, at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL), in Laurel, Maryland, with virtual participation available (https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/plutosystem2025/).
Detailed information about the program is available by viewing the program and abstracts. Authors should review the author index for abstracts accepted for presentation to see where they have been scheduled. If authors’ names in the index need to be updated, email [email protected]. Authors should also review all presenter information for oral and/or poster presentations.
In-person and virtual registration is open on the relevant page at the meeting website. Before the meeting, all registrants will receive an email from Houston Meeting Info with virtual connection information.
Optional events are available for meeting attendees.
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GOOGLE GROUP FOR COMMUNICATION AMONG SMALL BODIES COMMUNITY
A Google group has been created to communicate important announcements to the small bodies community independent of any agency or institution. If you are interested in receiving such informational mailings and want to stay in touch with the small bodies community during this time of uncertainty, please join us at the following link:
https://groups.google.com/g/small-bodies-community
At this time, the group is moderated by a volunteer and is meant primarily for one-way communication and announcements relevant to small bodies science, research, technology, workforce, and support. Contact the moderator through the group if you have an announcement to be shared. The purpose of this group will adapt to the needs of the community and may eventually become a fully open dialog forum.
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NASA SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) STEERING COMMITTEE SOLICITATION
SBAG facilitates and mediates the relationship between the small bodies and planetary defense science and technology communities; identifies, collects, and represents the priorities of these communities; and acts as a bridge between the small bodies community and NASA. SBAG is led by its Steering Committee (SC). Historically, the SC organizes two SBAG meetings per year, writes official SBAG findings, and takes a leadership role in activities requiring community input.
The SBAG SC is currently soliciting two new general members and a Planetary Defense Lead. Members of the small bodies community from any career stage, including international members, are welcome to apply. The nominal term of service is three years, starting in August 2025.
All applications require: 1) a two-page CV, including a description of participation in SBAG, other small bodies organizations, or related work, and 2) a short (300 words maximum) statement of interest. Criteria for selection are participation in small bodies community organizations/commissions/committees/etc., demonstrated leadership experience, and relevant research or mission experience.
Additionally, the Planetary Defense Lead serves as the lead representative for the interface between small bodies science and planetary defense activities and leads SC activities related to the joint concerns of these topics. The application should (i) meet the requirements of the general member application, (ii) indicate a preference for the Planetary Defense Lead position, and (iii) include relevant planetary defense experience.
Send application packages to Lori Feaga ([email protected]) by July 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT. The new SC members will be announced in August.
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[AGU 2025, NEW ORLEANS, 15-19 DEC] SESSION P044 – TITAN AT EQUINOX: SEASONAL CHANGES ON AN OCEAN WORLD
On May 6th 2025 the Saturn system passed through Northern Fall Equinox, and the peak sunlight moved from Titan’s northern to southern hemisphere. Thus commenced a period of expected upheaval and change, when Titan’s atmospheric circulation will slowly begin to reverse direction and may be accompanied by intense methane rainstorms as seen soon after the last equinoctial passage in 2009. This year also marks another major milestone: the 20th year since the Huygens landing on Titan and the return to Earth of its incredible in situ dataset. This topical Titan session solicits novel presentations on all aspects of Titan science, including recent observations, new modeling and laboratory work, and related analog and field work.
To submit an abstract, please visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248910
Conveners: Conor Nixon, Kathleen Mandt, Kendra Farnsworth, Samuel Birch
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – AGU 2025 SESSION ON VOLATILES AND PLANETARY HABITABILITY
We invite submissions to our AGU 2025 session: Fate of Volatiles During Magmatic Processes in Planetary Interiors: Implications on the Origins of Habitability
Session Link : https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/251607
Abstract Deadline: 30 July 2025 23:59 EDT/03:59 +1 GMT
This session focuses on how life-enabling elements (e.g., C, S, N, O, H) are acquired, mobilized, and retained within terrestrial planets through magmatic processes such as core formation, magma ocean convection and crystallization, volcanic outgassing, and subduction. These processes are key to understanding the internal distribution of volatiles and how they shape planetary habitability.
We welcome interdisciplinary contributions from fields including:
- Cosmochemistry and experimental petrology
- Thermodynamic, molecular, and fluid dynamics modeling
- Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics simulations
- Machine learning or AI-based approaches in planetary research
Early-career researchers and those working at the intersection of multiple disciplines are especially encouraged to contribute.
For questions or more information, feel free to contact the conveners:
- Ekanshu Mallick – [email protected]
- Leila Honarbakhsh – [email protected]
- Abin Shakya – [email protected]
- Damanveer Grewal – [email protected]
Please share with colleagues who may be interested. We look forward to your submissions!
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN CONTEXT – FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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.
The abstract deadline is approaching! 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.
Registration for the conference can be completed using the registration form or through the website. In-person and virtual attendance options are available. The registration deadline is 15 September.
Important Dates:
11 July – Abstract Submission Closes
15 September – Registration Deadline
Contact: [email protected]
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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INSTRUMENTATION FOR
PLANETARY MISSIONS (IPM-2025)
Registration is now open for the sixth International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions (IPM-2025), which will be held in Boulder, Colorado on August 4 – 6, 2025. This workshop will convene scientists, engineers, students and other stakeholders who develop or
use instrumentation onboard planetary missions to discuss key planetary science questions and the technology that is required to address these questions.
The in-person registration fee is $225, and the deadline for in-person registration is July 10. Remote registration is free and the deadline for remote registration is July 25, 2025.
IPM-2025 website: https://lasp.colorado.edu/meetings/ipm-2025/
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SUBMIT LUNAR EXPLORATION ABSTRACTS TO THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA) CONNECTS 2025 MEETING
The GSA Connects 2025 meeting will be hosted in San Antonio, TX on 19–22 October 2025. One of the three themes for this meeting is “From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet”. We encourage those with active scientific studies of the Moon, involvement in lunar missions, and those developing goals, concepts, or instrumentation for future lunar exploration to submit abstracts to the GSA session: T168. Lunar Science and Exploration in the Artemis Era.
For questions about this session, email Tracy Becker ([email protected]) or Akbar Whizin ([email protected]).
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EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE LEADERSHIP: A NEW WORKSHOP ON STRATEGIES FOR UNLOCKING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL
August 18-20, 2025, 4 hours daily, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm EST (entirely virtual)
We invite planetary scientists to join us for our reinvigorated workshop. We offer best-practices to meet current challenges while uplifting potential in ourselves and that of our professional partners. If you are seeking expanded approaches to engage with colleagues, groups, teams, committees, etc. with understanding and ethics, this is your workshop. The content also includes specific strategies to meet present challenges, including additional resources, staying motivated, and avoiding burnout. Participants at all career stages and experience levels are welcome, as well as those who have previously attended past workshops. This offering (~25 people or less, to encourage interaction) provides the basic tools needed to enact positive change in personal and professional spheres. Entirely on-line. Visit website (below) for more details and to fill out the indication of interest form.
“Well organized and well-facilitated, great breadth and depth of topics, and good novel interactive components as well. The content was expertly curated and extremely well presented …” Participant, Nov. 2022
Facilitators: Drs. Julie Rathbun (she/her/hers) and JA Grier (ee/em/eir)
Website: https://workforce.psi.edu/leadership/
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SAVE-THE-DATE: ORIGINS 2026 JULY 5-10, PARIS
We are pleased to announce Origins 2026, jointly organized by the International Society for the Study of the Origins of Life – The International Astrobiology Society (ISSOL) and the Astrobiology Commission of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The meeting will take place from 5 to 10 July 2026 in Paris, France.
This event will bring together experts from diverse fields, including chemistry, biology, planetary science, and astrophysics, to explore the origins of life and habitability on Earth and beyond. Hosted at the prestigious Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle and Sorbonne University, the conference will highlight interdisciplinary research on the transition from non-living to living systems, focusing on early Earth environments, evolutionary processes, and the search for biosignatures in the universe.
The program will feature the latest discoveries in prebiotic chemistry, the evolution of early life, and habitability across the Solar System and exoplanets, as well as philosophical and historical perspectives. Special emphasis will be placed on the contributions of early-career researchers. This landmark event aims to strengthen international collaborations and advance our understanding of the emergence of life.
Registration and abstract submission will open in October 2025, but you can already sign up here (https://forms.gle/5MQj1RroTqD5hrMX8) to receive up-to-date information.
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AGU SESSION: THE NEXUS FOR EXOPLANET SYSTEM SCIENCE (NExSS) – BUILDING A COMMUNITY FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ACROSS NASA SCIENCE DIVISIONS (SESSION NUMBER P042)
Exoplanet research has provided unique opportunities to promote multidisciplinary work, as it requires expertise from the fields of Earth Science, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, and Astrophysics. NExSS was created to bring together teams that are associated with these corresponding divisions of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. NExSS’s goal is to make interdisciplinary connections possible, promoting activities that increase communication and collaboration between research teams and individuals, and streamline research objectives across its science community. The session will cover both NExSS activities as well as general topics on interdisciplinary research. In the spirit of broadening connections, we encourage submissions not only about unique NExSS activities or NExSS-related projects, but also non-NExSS projects that demonstrate the unique value of highly interdisciplinary research; effective means to create and encourage interdisciplinary research within the AGU community; the value of interdisciplinary research in public outreach; or the benefits of interdisciplinary research for science education.
More information: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/250198
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MERCURY LABORATORY WORKSHOP 2025: CALL FOR ABSTRACT
The abstract submission for the Mercury Laboratory Workshop 2025 is now open: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-mercury-lab-workshop/abstract-submission
The Mercury Laboratory Workshop 2025 is hosted by the University of Helsinki, Finland on 15-17 September, 2025. The aim of the workshop is to discuss the laboratory experiments available and/or desiderable worldwide relevant to Mercury and to connect laboratory researchers working on related Mercury research.
The abstract submission deadline is July 15th at 11 pm (CEST) and the registration is open until August 23rd.
In addition, we are pleased to inform you that the ESA Education Office sponsors the attendance of up to 4 students to attend the Mercury Laboratory Workshop 2025. To apply please follow the instructions here: COSMOS Student Sponsorship Programme – BepiColombo Mercury Lab Workshop
For more information about the workshop, please visit our website: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-mercury-lab-workshop/home
For any questions please contact: Antti Penttilä ([email protected]), Mikko Vuori ([email protected]) and Océane Barraud ([email protected]).
We look forward to welcoming you to Helsinki!
Océane Barraud, Antti Penttilä and Mikko Vuori
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JOVIAN ICY MOONS WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & TRAVEL GRANT DEADLINE
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions and travel grant applications for the Jovian Icy Moons Workshop is approaching: July 28, 2025 at 23:59 CET.
The workshop will take place from November 3-7, 2025, at ESA/ESAC in Madrid, Spain, and will bring together researchers to explore the surface-environment interactions of Jupiter’s icy moons.
We are also thrilled to welcome a distinguished lineup of invited speakers, including:
– Scott Bolton (Southwest Research Institute)
– Oliver King (University of Leicester)
– Haje Korth (Johns Hopkins University)
– Alice Lucchetti (INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Padova)
– Tom Nordheim (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
– Fuminori Tsuchiya (Tohoku University)
– Claire Vallat (ESA/ESAC)
– Audrey Vorburger (University of Bern)
– Zhonghua Yao (University of Hong Kong)
Submit your abstract: https://tinyurl.com/mrr9wcba
Apply for a travel grant (early-career researchers): https://tinyurl.com/5n7f2mw5
Register for the workshop (open until October 6, 2025): https://tinyurl.com/ytdkbdp4
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us:
- Rozenn Robidel: [email protected]
- Guillaume Cruz-Mermy: [email protected]
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to the workshop!
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5TH MedGU, 10–13 NOVEMBER 2025, ATHENS, GREECE
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece will host the 2025 MedGU Annual Meeting.You are invited to participate and share your most recent research contributions.
Abstract submission deadline: 25 August 2025
Website: MedGU 2025
Scopus-indexed Proceedings: MedGU | SpringerLink
MedGU 2024 YouTube: MedGU-2024 YouTube
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20 YEARS OF CELEBRATION OF THE HUYGENS LANDING AND THE CASSINI MISSION’S SUCCESSES
Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory, France, 16-18 September 2025
You can find more information and register or submit an abstract at this web site:
https://huygens20.sciencesconf.org
Kindly note that for security reasons the venue hall can host maximum 100 participants. Thus, participation will be warranted on a first come first served basis.
Contributed papers are accepted as posters, please submit an abstract.
Registration and abstract submission DEADLINE: 15 July 2025.
For the SOC : Athena Coustenis, Marcello Fulchignoni, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Panayotis Lavvas
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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 434, In progress (1 July 2025) | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
The Planetary Science Journal:
Issue 7 – 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.
- NEO Surveyor Moving Object Scientist at IPAC
IPAC at Caltech invites applications for the position of Moving Object Scientist for the NEO Surveyor Survey Data System (NSDS). IPAC is building and will operate the NSDS for NASA’s NEO Surveyor (NEOS) mission. The NSDS ingests imaging and engineering data from the flight system, processes those data into calibrated image and source detection products, performs automated searches for moving Solar System objects, assesses the quality of the survey data, and distributes data products to NASA archives and the user community, including sending moving object tracklets to the Minor Planet Center. A key part of the NSDS is the Moving Object Detection Pipeline (MODP), a software subsystem that is in an advanced state of development and currently undergoing regular performance testing and analysis.
For more information visit: https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CALTECH&cws=37&rid=10473
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position at University of Iowa
The School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES) at The University of Iowa seeks a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor with expertise in solid Earth geology, focused on structural geology, tectonics, geochronology, thermochronology, critical minerals, or geodynamics. Required teaching duties will include structural geology, field courses, tectonics, and other courses within the successful applicant’s expertise. We will consider all areas of research but encourage candidates with strong field-based programs and interest in Earth and planetary processes as well as in the interplay between solid earth dynamics and environmental conditions in the hydrosphere, biosphere, or atmosphere.
Apply online at: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/ Refer to requisition #75645.
Deadline for full consideration is September 15, 2025. Screening of applications will begin in early September. The application window will remain open until the position is satisfactorily filled.
Direct questions regarding this position to Dr. Emily Finzel, [email protected].
- Graduate Student / Researcher Position in Asteroid Science at TU Braunschweig (Germany)
The Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics at the TU Braunschweig is seeking to fill a three-year researcher position (100% FTE, suitable to work towards obtaining a PhD degree) in asteroid science. Details of the position can be found here:
- Post-doc Opportunity at Washington University in St. Louis
The Experimental Studies of Planetary Materials group at Washington University, St. Louis is asking for help identifying potential candidates for a postdoctoral position.
Our lab investigates the rheology and physical properties of Earth and planetary materials through laboratory experiments and microstructural analysis. Broadly, we seek to understand the dynamics of Earth’s interior and other planetary bodies, with particular emphasis on the
processes that govern plate tectonics, lithosphere dynamics, mantle convection, and deformation across multiple scales.
I am eager to work with scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including those with limited experimental experience. This postdoc would be a great opportunity for someone with a recent PhD in planetary geology or planetary interiors, who would like to diversify their skill set before entering the faculty job market.
Please feel free to share this opportunity with any students or colleagues who may be interested.
Philip Skemer ([email protected])
- 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.
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