Issue 26-09, July 20, 2026
THE 2026 DPS ELECTIONS OPEN THIS WEEK
This week you will receive a ballot to vote in the 2026 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: DPS Membership | AAS Division for Planetary Sciences.
LEADERSHIP: This year we are choosing a new Vice-Chair, two DPS Committee Members, and a Student Representative. The Vice-Chair will become Chair in September 2027. For more information about current officers and committee members, please visit the leadership section of the DPS website.
CANDIDATES: Information and position statements for the candidates have been collected into this single PDF; however, if you prefer the information separately, please click on each candidate’s name in this section. The same information will also be accessible on your ballot.
Vice-Chair (Vote for 1)
- Kurt Retherford – Southwest Research Institute
- Moses Milazzo – NASA/Other Orb Science, LLC
- Robert Pappalardo – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
DPS Committee Members (Vote for 2)
- Ahmed Mahjoub – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Julie Brisset – Florida Space Institute, Univ. of Central Florida
- Kara Brugman – University of New Mexico
- Lynnae Quick – Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
- Tom Nordheim – Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
Student Representative (Vote for 1)
- Emeline Fromont – University of Maryland, College Park
- Eshan Raul – University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Simone Lilavois – Amherst College
The elections will close at midnight on Saturday Aug 29, Eastern Time.
NEED HELP? Please contact Diane Frendak at [email protected] or 202-328-2010 x109.