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Issue 20-27, June 21, 2020

 

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1. TITAN COMMUNITY MAILING LIST
2. TITAN DECADAL SURVEY WHITEPAPERS OPEN FOR ENDORSERS
3. OPAG VIRTUAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 1-3, 2020
4. OPAG WHITE PAPER INFORMATION
5. SUPPORT THE NEW COMMISSION PROPOSAL “ASTEROIDS, COMETS AND TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS” UNDER IAU DIVISION F
6. EPSC 2020: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
7. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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TITAN COMMUNITY MAILING LIST

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

We are excited to bring your attention to a new mailing list that has been created for 

researchers interested in Saturn’s largest moon. The Titan Community Mailing List 

(Titan-L) is a resource for the Titan community to

• Support communication between members of our community
• Promote integrated research efforts between the diverse areas represented
• Obtain/disseminate information
 
Subscribe to the Titan mailing list here: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/titan-community/

Rules: Titan Community Mailing List intended for the distribution of Titan-related 

scientific information and results, including citations of recently published work, mission 

details, meeting announcements, and job postings.  The list does not accept attachments 

(to avoid spreading viruses and filling people’s inboxes). The list is not a forum for political 

discussions or opinions about individuals, administrations, or missions. If a discussion 

wanders off the subject or away from objectivity, the Administrators will close the 

discussion. Thank you for your understanding.
 
Sincerely,
Vincent Chevrier (list admin), Shannon MacKenzie (list admin), and Jason Soderblom

 

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TITAN DECADAL SURVEY WHITEPAPERS OPEN FOR ENDORSERS 

The Titan community has written three whitepapers for the upcoming Decacal 
Survey for which we would like to solicit endorsers among the scientific 
community.  The three whitepapers discuss (1) the outstanding science questions 
to be explored at Titan after Cassini, (2) how those questions might be 
addressed with a New-Frontiers-class Titan orbiter, and (3) how those questions 
might be addressed with a Flagship-class Titan orbiter carrying a sea probe. 
Drafts for the whitepapers, along with space an opportunity to add the names of 
endorsers, can be found at the links below.  We would welcome your input and 
support, 

Jason W. Barnes, Conor A. Nixon, Shannon M. MacKenzie 

1.  https://tinyurl.com/TitanScienceWhitepaper      (sign by July 8) 
2.  https://tinyurl.com/NewFrontiersTitanOrbiter    (sign by August 8) 
3.  https://tinyurl.com/TitanOrbiterProbes          (sign by August 8) 

 

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OPAG VIRTUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 1-3, 2020

 

The next OPAG meeting will be a virtual meeting to be held from Sept 1st-3rd, 2020.   

The meeting agenda and details about how to register and attend this meeting will be 

posted at a later date.

 

The focus of this timely meeting will be on aspects of the decadal survey that are relevant 

to OPAG.   Status reports will be requested from the Decadal Survey co-chairs and panel chairs.

 

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OPAG WHITE PAPER INFORMATION

 

The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) is soliciting topics for White Papers 

to be submitted to the upcoming 2023–2033 Planetary Science and Astrobiology 

Decadal Survey. The list of white papers currently being prepared by members of 

the OPAG community, and the status of their preparation are recorded at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1as89GEyX50SUrTOOEZBw9dw6bYmmH8vaQFH2nkeRFhU/edit?usp=sharing

Members of OPAG community who are interested in joining any white paper effort 

should contact the lead author.

We also encourage the OPAG community to examine the current list of white papers, 

and identify any gaps in the topics covered by those white papers. When any gap is 

identified, you may initiate an effort to close those gaps by starting a new white paper, 

or by contacting OPAG steering committee members to discuss how to proceed.

New entries to the above spreadsheet can still be made via the submission form at this link:
https://forms.gle/o4ZxADBUPNZ9jpRp9

To make changes to existing entries, please contact Kunio Sayanagi . 

In particular, lead authors may be interested in adding 

a URL (e.g., google form) people may follow to co-sign/endorse their white papers.

 

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SUPPORT THE NEW COMMISSION PROPOSAL “ASTEROIDS, COMETS AND TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS”
UNDER IAU DIVISION F

 

We are working to propose a new commission to the IAU that will have the responsibility
for promoting scientific progress and research achievements in the study of asteroids, comets,
transneptunian objects, interstellar objects, and dwarf planets in our solar system and their
relationship to many other astronomical domain.

 

A task group was created to prepare the proposal for the next IAU GA to propose the

new Commission “Asteroids, Comets and Transneptunian Objects” under Division F.

I invite you to have a look and support the proposal, by signing the form at:

http://asteroidfamilies.net/SmallBodiesCommission/proposal-for-a-new-commission/ 

Please distribute this message around to your colleagues.

 

Thanks

Antonella Barucci

 

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EPSC 2020 VIRTUAL MEETING: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 

Dear Colleagues,

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020, initially planned to be held in Granada,

Spain on 27 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2020, will be held as a three-week virtual meeting (21 Sept. –

9 Oct.) as the result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

See https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html for more details.

We’d like to direct your attention towards the following sessions:

 

SESSION OPS4: ICY OCEAN WORLDS: PAST AND FUTURE EXPLORATIONS

Conveners: Gabriel Tobie, Carly Howett, Alice Lucchetti, Frank Postberg, Federico Tosi

Session Description: The exploration of the outer solar system by Galileo at Jupiter, Cassini-Huygens
at Saturn, and New Horizons at Pluto-Charon, has revealed that several icy worlds harbor a subsurface
salty ocean underneath their cold icy surface. By flying through the

icy-vapor plume erupting from Enceladus’ south pole, Cassini proceeded for the first time

to the analysis of fresh materials coming from an extraterrestrial ocean, revealing its astrobiological
potentials. Even if there is no direct evidence yet, similar oceanic habitats

might also be present within Europa, Ganymede and Titan, which will be characterized by

future missions currently under development for the exploration of icy Galilean moons

(JUICE, Europa Clipper) and of Saturn’s moon Titan (Dragonfly).

Understanding these ocean worlds requires input from a variety of scientific disciplines: planetary
geology and geophysics, atmospheric physics, life sciences, magnetospheric environment, space
weathering, as well as supporting laboratory studies, numerical simulations, preparatory studies
for future missions and technology developments in instrumentation and engineering. We welcome
abstracts that span this full breadth of disciplines required for the characterization and future exploration
of ice-covered ocean worlds.

The new deadline for abstract submission is *** 24 June 2020, 13:00 CEST ***.

Information on how to submit an abstract can be found at the following link:
https://www.epsc2020.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

Looking forward to meeting you virtually!

Thanks,
Gabriel, Carly, Alice, Frank, Federico

 

SESSION SB7: SPACE MISSIONS TO SMALL BODIES: PLANETARY DEFENSE

 

Conveners: Patrick Michel, Andy Cheng, Julia de Leon, Michael Kueppers, Holger Sierks

 

Dates: September 21, 2020 – October 9, 2020

Abstracts are due June 24, 2020, 13:00 CEST

 

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38557 

 

The NASA DART and the ESA Hera missions will allow performing the first complete

asteroid deflection test by a kinetic impact, including the full characterization of the target

and the impact outcome. The development of these missions is supported by a large number

of activities in terms of modeling (impact process, dynamics, physical properties), instrumentation,
close proximity operations and data analyses. In parallel, the inventory and spectral properties
of Near-Earth Objects from Earth and from space (NEOSM) will progress substantially. This
session welcomes contributions related to those fascinating topics.

 

Please forward this message to your colleagues and in particular to any early career 

researcher you may know who is working on a relevant topic. 

 

SESSION SB11: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SMALL BODIES: OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES

 

Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC SESSION SB11: Physical properties of small bodies:
observations and techniques virtual meeting September 21 – October, 2020. 

 

Electromagnetic scattering phenomena play a key role in determining the properties of Solar System
surfaces based on observations using different techniques and in a variety of wavelengths ranging from
the ultraviolet to the radio. This session will promote a general advancement in the exploitation of observational
and experimental techniques to characterize radiative transfer in complex particulate media. Abstracts are
solicited on progresses in numerical methods to extract relevant information from imagery, photometry,
polarimetry and spectroscopy in solid phase, reference laboratory databases, photometric modeling, interpreting
features on planetary surfaces, mixing/unmixing methods… Software and web service applications are welcome.

 

Abstract submission deadline: June 24, 2019, 13:00 CEST

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38563

 

Virtual meeting info:

https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html

 

Conveners: Stéphane Erard, Maria Gritsevich, Karri Muinonen, Antti Penttilä, Frédéric Schmidt

 

SESSION MITM2: NANO TO MINI SATELLITE AND DEDICATED INSTRUMENTS: A NEW OPPORTUNITY
FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION

 

EPSC 2020 will be held as a virtual meeting. We would like to draw your attention to the session on “Nano to Mini
satellite and dedicated instruments: a new opportunity for planetary exploration.” where we are now accepting abstracts.

Link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38420

Dates: 21 September 2020 – 9 October 2020

Abstract submission deadline: 24 June 13:00 CEST

This session will highlight planetary science and space mission concepts based on small

satellites in the class of NanoSat, MiniSat and planetary SmallSats. Recent advances in

small platforms make it possible for small satellites, including CubeSats, to be considered as
independent or complementary elements in planetary exploration missions, for example

the small probes as part of the Hayabusa 2 mission and Hera mission. Presentations on Deep
Space Planetary CubeSats, e.g. the small satellites accompanying the new F-class ESA

mission Comet Interceptor and those selected or proposed for the NASA SIMPLEX program

are welcomed. Concepts for future mission may either be an augmentation to larger missions

or as stand-alone missions of their own. We encourage presentations on new Planetary science
mission architectures and associated technologies, as well as dedicated instrumentation that

can be developed for these applications.

With our best regards

John Robert Brucato, Marilena Amoroso, Patricia Beauchamp, Vincenzo Della Corte, 

Simone Pirrotta

 

SESSION OPS3: “PLANET” TITAN

 

Dear colleagues,

 

Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC session OPS3: “Planet” Titan

This will be a virtual meeting September 21 – October, 2020. 

 

Despite its satellite status, Titan has nothing to envy to planets: it has planetary dimensions,

a substantial and dynamic atmosphere, a carbon cycle, a variety of geological features

(dunes, lakes, rivers, mountains…), seasons and a hidden ocean. It even now has its own

mission: Dragonfly, selected by NASA in the frame of the New Frontiers program.

In this session, scientific presentations are solicited to cover all aspects of current research

on Titan: from its interior to its upper atmosphere, using data collected in the frame of the
Cassini-Huygens mission (2004-2017) or from ground-based telescopes (e.g., ALMA) or

based on modelling and experimental efforts to support the interpretation of past and future
observations of this unique world.

 

Abstract submission deadline: June 24, 2019, 13:00 CEST

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38538 

 

Virtual meeting info:

https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html

 

Convener: Alice Le Gall | Co-conveners: Anezina Solomonidou, Sandrine Vinatier, 

Giuseppe Mitri, Marco Mastroguiseppe, Sarah M. Hörst

 

SESSION TP4: IMPACT PROCESSES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Conveners: Robert Luther, Elena Martellato, Jens Ormö

Co-conveners: Natasha Artemieva, Christopher Hamann, Isabel Herreros, Francisco Javier Rodriguez Tovar

 

Description: Impact processes shaped the solar system and modify planetary surfaces

until today. This session aims at understanding planetary impact processes at all scales

in terms of shock metamorphism, dynamical aspects, geochemical consequences,

environmental effects and biotic response, and cratering chronology. Naturally, advancing

our understanding of impact phenomena requires a multidisciplinary approach, which

includes (but it is not limited to) observations of craters, strewn fields or airbursts,

numerical modelling, laboratory experiments, geologic and structural mapping, remote

sensing, petrographic analysis of impact products, and isotopic and elemental geochemistry analysis.

 

We welcome presentations across this broad range of study, and particularly encourage

work that bridges the gap between the investigative methods employed in studying

planetary impact processes at all scales.

Please, use the following link for more information: 
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38503

 

The deadline for the abstract submission is: 24 June 2020, 13:00 CEST.

Please, feel free to forward this e-mail to interested impact science colleagues.

We apologize for any cross-postings. If you have any further questions please

email the conveners.

We look forward to see you … at your computer screen!

Kindest regards,

Robert, Elena, and Jens

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) MULTIPLE SPACE PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING POSTDOCTORAL

     RESEARCH POSITIONS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF

     MICHIGAN’S CLIMATE AND SPACE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

     (CLASP) DEPARTMENT

 

Applications are invited for multiple postdoctoral research positions at the Department

of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (https://clasp.engin.umich.edu),

University of Michigan (https://umich.edu) to begin later in 2020. The research

areas include:

 

·      Development of ground and space-based magnetometers for the study of the Earth

and the Moon’s space environments (Mark Moldwin – [email protected]);

·      Using machine learning methods to enhance the accuracy and reliability of first-

principles based Space Weather modeling (Tamas Gombosi [email protected]);

·      Modeling the thermosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere system and nonlinear

feedback across geospacer (Mike Liemohn – [email protected]);

·      Using magnetohydrodynamics code to study common dynamics in atmospheres,

oceans and plasmas, including layering of fluids, ExB staircase and jet stability (Cheng

Li – [email protected])

·      Plasma diagnostics of the solar corona and solar wind using remote sensing (UCoMP,
DKIST, Hinode, AIA, SPICE) and in-situ measurements (Enrico Landi [email protected])

 

The initial appointment will be for two years and the salary commensurate with

experience.  Opportunity to work with multiple groups on hardware, data analysis

and modeling projects. CLASP, the College and the University have postdoctoral

mentoring and professional development programs that support research fellows for

careers in research, academia, and other allied fields. To apply, see the UM Careers

web-page https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/186881/research_fellow. For additional
information contact any of the faculty listed.

 

Complete applications ask for a cover letter stating research interests and experience,

a CV, and the names and addresses of two references.  Review of materials begins

July 15, 2020 and continues until the positions are filled. The University of Michigan

is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

 

Join CLASP as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Space Physics Research

Laboratory that formally began UM’s involvement in experimental space physics

research. Today we are one of the largest departments in the world with expertise

across the breadth of solar, space and planetary sciences. Information about our

department and people can be found at https://clasp.engin.umich.edu/

 

Michigan Engineering’s vision is to be the world’s preeminent college of engineering

serving the common good. This global outlook, leadership focus and service commitment
permeate our culture. Our vision is supported by a mission and values that, together,

provide the framework for all that we do. Information about our vision, mission and

values can be found at: http://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/.

 

The University of Michigan has a storied legacy of commitment to Diversity, Equity

and Inclusion (DEI). The Michigan Engineering component of the University’s

comprehensive, five-year, DEI strategic plan—along with updates on our programs

and resources dedicated to ensuring a welcoming, fair and inclusive environment—

can be found at: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/diversity.

 

B) LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE, DIRECTOR

     HOUSTON, TEXAS

 

Job Description:

USRA is an independent, nonprofit research corporation where the combined efforts

of in-house talent and university-based expertise merge to advance space science,

technology and education. USRA works across disciplines including planetary science,

Earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics, space exploration, engineering and technology,

and integrates those competencies into applications ranging from fundamental and applied
research to management and operations programs and facilities. USRA engages the creativity

and authoritative expertise of the science, technology, engineering and education communities

to develop and deliver sophisticated and forward-looking solutions to U.S. Federal agencies

and other sponsors, in a timely and effective manner.

 

Position Summary:

USRA is seeking a Director to provide scientific leadership for, and management of,

the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and to maintain it as a premier research center

in support of NASA’s strategic goals in planetary science and exploration of the solar

system. The Director will oversee multiple activities carried out by the LPI, including:
conducting cutting-edge scientific research through grants and contracts; running highly
successful conferences and workshops, including the annual Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference; training and providing resources for early-career researchers; connecting

the public to planetary science through a variety of events and activities; and providing

extensive library and digital resources to the planetary science community. The LPI enjoys

a strong partnership with the Astromaterials Division at NASA’s Johnson Space Center,
facilitated by the close proximity of our two organizations.

In addition to ensuring the smooth operation of the Institute, the Director will identify new
opportunities to leverage the base funding provided by NASA to strengthen and broaden the
funding for research at the LPI. The Director is expected to lead and further develop the LPI
vision and mission by engaging the LPI team, LPI Science Council and the planetary science
community at large.

 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

·       Meet all the obligations and commitments in the LPI Cooperative Agreement

      with NASA.

·       Provide supervision of and guidance to a staff of permanent and temporary scientists,
conference planners, education and public engagement professionals, library and communications
professionals, and administrative staff, and provide direction to

matrixed business, IT, and human resources staff. Mentor and develop staff.

·       Maintain excellent relationships with NASA HQ, NASA/JSC, and other NASA

customers through regular interactions.

·       Maintain a presence in the appropriate research fields, which should include maintenance of an
active research program with ongoing publication and funding activities.

·       Develop and maintain a high profile with the planetary science community through participation
on and leadership of review and advisory panels (e.g., National Academies and NASA panels).

·       Develop tactical and strategic plans to ensure that the Institute remains responsive to NASA goals
for planetary exploration.

·       Identify and pursue new initiatives within the scope of the LPI Cooperative Agreement and in
consultation with appropriate stakeholders.

 

Required Qualifications:

Education:

·       Ph.D. in one of the following fields: geosciences, planetary sciences, physics, astronomy or associated
fields, plus at least 10 years of experience past the Ph.D. level.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

·       Must have at least 5 years of proven management experience for multi-disciplinary programs
and/or scientific organizations.

·       Proven record of writing and obtaining large research/mission grants or contracts funding.

·       Interest in science communication through public engagement and outreach.

·       Familiarity with multiple planetary disciplines, e.g., astrochemistry, astrobiology, solar system exploration, etc.

·       Demonstrated record of mentoring early – to mid-career scientists and developing future diverse workforce.

Technology:

·       Proficiency in Microsoft Office and its applications.

 

Travel: 

Frequent travel may be required.

Applicants should apply to the posting at https://usracareers.silkroad.com/ and include a

letter of interest, resume, or curriculum vita.  Review of candidates will begin immediately. 
Additional information on USRA can be found at www.usra.edu. 

USRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Sexual
Orientation/Gender Identity.

 

Job Location:

Houston, Texas, United States

 

Position Type:

Full-Time/Regular

 

C) DATA SCIENCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT STSCI
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

 

The first position is for a Senior Staff Astronomical Data Scientist to work with MAST

on the many missions we host and support.  This candidate would work closely with other
scientists and software engineers to provide scientific and technical expertise for MAST

projects. Our Astronomical Data Scientists have leadership roles in crafting high-level

data products, implementing data-mining techniques, improving the usability of MAST

products and providing scientific guidance for the MAST and its missions. You will have

the option to buy back up to 50% of you time (FTE) for scientific research through the use

of any external funding or grants you may receive.

 

Second, there is also an opening for an Astronomical Data Scientist.  In this position, you

will be responsible for improving our calibration pipelines and data processing through

applying innovative data science techniques.  You will collaborate with teams that are

passionate about the work they do in support of astronomers around the world. We offer

an excellent and generous benefits package, tuition reimbursement, flexible work schedules

and a stimulating and diverse work environment.

 

Follow the links for more details and application information:

·       Senior Staff Astronomical Data Scientist- #0049462

·       Astronomical Data Scientist – #0048665

 

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Issue 20-26, June 13, 2020

 

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1. UPDATE ON THE DECADAL SURVEY ON PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY
2. JWST CYCLE 1 GO/AR PROPOSAL DEADLINE DELAY
3. EPSC 2020: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
4. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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UPDATE ON THE DECADAL SURVEY ON PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLGY

 

The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) have 

implemented the following changes to the white paper deadlines for the Decadal 

Survey on Planetary Science and Astrobiology:

 

July 15, 2020: Deadline for science white papers that identify (per the Decadal Statement 

of Task) “the most compelling science questions, goals, and challenges that should motivate 

future strategy in planetary science, astrobiology, and planetary defense.” These white papers 

are the first ones needed for initial steering group and panel discussions that must commence 

this summer.

 

August 15, 2020: Deadline for mission concept white papers. This deadline coincides with

the delivery date of results from the NASA-funded mission concept studies to the panels.

 

September 15, 2020: Deadline for all other white papers (e.g. the state of the profession, 

infrastructure, interaction with human space exploration, etc.). 

 

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JWST CYCLE 1 GO/AR PROPOSAL DEADLINE DELAY

 

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has changed almost every aspect of our lives. Significant 

uncertainties persist with regard to how the situation will evolve over the summer and fall.

 

Under those circumstances, and after consulting with the JWST Users Committee, STScI, 

NASA, ESA and CSA have decided to delay announcing a formal schedule for JWST 

Cycle 1 GO/AR proposals.  We anticipate providing a further update on the schedule in 

mid- to late-July. For planning purposes, STScI is exploring options for a proposal deadline 

in the fall with the Telescope Allocation Committee meeting in early 2021. The JWST 

launch schedule is evaluated independently by NASA. 

 

Recognizing the challenges faced by the community, we will give at least twelve (12) 

weeks notice of the revised Cycle 1 proposal deadline. The JWST Call remains open 

and all proposal preparation tools and documentation continue to be available.

 

These remain stressful times for all of us. We wish the best to all members of our 

community and their families, particularly those affected directly by the pandemic. 

As always, please contact the jwst helpdesk if you have any questions.

 

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EPSC 2020: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 

Dear Colleagues,

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020, initially planned to be held in Granada,

Spain on 27 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2020, will be held as a three-week virtual meeting (21 Sept. –

9 Oct.) as the result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

See https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html for more details.

We’d like to direct your attention towards the following sessions:

 

SESSION OPS4: ICY OCEAN WORLDS: PAST AND FUTURE EXPLORATIONS

Conveners: Gabriel Tobie, Carly Howett, Alice Lucchetti, Frank Postberg, Federico Tosi

Session Description: The exploration of the outer solar system by Galileo at Jupiter, Cassini-
Huygens at Saturn, and New Horizons at Pluto-Charon, has revealed that several icy worlds
harbor a subsurface salty ocean underneath their cold icy surface. By flying through the

icy-vapor plume erupting from Enceladus’ south pole, Cassini proceeded for the first time

to the analysis of fresh materials coming from an extraterrestrial ocean, revealing its astrobiological
potentials. Even if there is no direct evidence yet, similar oceanic habitats

might also be present within Europa, Ganymede and Titan, which will be characterized by

future missions currently under development for the exploration of icy Galilean moons

(JUICE, Europa Clipper) and of Saturn’s moon Titan (Dragonfly).

Understanding these ocean worlds requires input from a variety of scientific disciplines:
planetary geology and geophysics, atmospheric physics, life sciences, magnetospheric
environment, space weathering, as well as supporting laboratory studies, numerical simulations,
preparatory studies for future missions and technology developments in instrumentation and
engineering. We welcome abstracts that span this full breadth of disciplines required for the
characterization and future exploration of ice-covered ocean worlds.

The new deadline for abstract submission is *** 24 June 2020, 13:00 CEST ***.

Information on how to submit an abstract can be found at the following link:
https://www.epsc2020.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

Looking forward to meeting you virtually!

Thanks,

Gabriel, Carly, Alice, Frank, Federico

 

SESSION SB7: SPACE MISSIONS TO SMALL BODIES: PLANETARY DEFENSE

 

Conveners: Patrick Michel, Andy Cheng, Julia de Leon, Michael Kueppers, Holger Sierks

 

Dates: September 21, 2020 – October 9, 2020

Abstracts are due June 24, 2020, 13:00 CEST

 

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38557 

 

The NASA DART and the ESA Hera missions will allow performing the first complete

asteroid deflection test by a kinetic impact, including the full characterization of the target

and the impact outcome. The development of these missions is supported by a large number

of activities in terms of modeling (impact process, dynamics, physical properties),
instrumentation, close proximity operations and data analyses. In parallel, the inventory

and spectral properties of Near-Earth Objects from Earth and from space (NEOSM) will

progress substantially. This session welcomes contributions related to those fascinating

topics.

 

Please forward this message to your colleagues and in particular to any early career 

researcher you may know who is working on a relevant topic. 

 

SESSION SB11: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SMALL BODIES: OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES

 

Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC SESSION SB11: Physical properties of
small bodies: observations and techniques virtual meeting September 21 – October, 2020. 

 

Electromagnetic scattering phenomena play a key role in determining the properties of Solar
System surfaces based on observations using different techniques and in a variety of wavelengths
ranging from the ultraviolet to the radio. This session will promote a general advancement in the
exploitation of observational and experimental techniques to characterize radiative transfer in
complex particulate media. Abstracts are solicited on progresses in numerical methods to extract
relevant information from imagery, photometry, polarimetry and spectroscopy in solid phase,
reference laboratory databases, photometric modeling, interpreting features on planetary surfaces,
mixing/unmixing methods… Software and web service applications are welcome.

 

Abstract submission deadline: June 24, 2019, 13:00 CEST

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38563

 

Virtual meeting info:

https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html

 

Conveners: Stéphane Erard, Maria Gritsevich, Karri Muinonen, Antti Penttilä, Frédéric Schmidt

 

SESSION OPS3: “PLANET” TITAN

 

Dear colleagues,

 

Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC session OPS3: “Planet” Titan 

This will be a virtual meeting September 21 – October, 2020. 

 

Despite its satellite status, Titan has nothing to envy to planets: it has planetary dimensions,

a substantial and dynamic atmosphere, a carbon cycle, a variety of geological features

(dunes, lakes, rivers, mountains…), seasons and a hidden ocean. It even now has its own

mission: Dragonfly, selected by NASA in the frame of the New Frontiers program.

In this session, scientific presentations are solicited to cover all aspects of current research

on Titan: from its interior to its upper atmosphere, using data collected in the frame of the
Cassini-Huygens mission (2004-2017) or from ground-based telescopes (e.g., ALMA) or

based on modelling and experimental efforts to support the interpretation of past and future
observations of this unique world.

 

Abstract submission deadline: June 24, 2019, 13:00 CEST

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38538 

 

Virtual meeting info:

https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html

 

Convener: Alice Le Gall | Co-conveners: Anezina Solomonidou, Sandrine Vinatier, 

Giuseppe Mitri, Marco Mastroguiseppe, Sarah M. Hörst

 

SESSION TP4: IMPACT PROCESSES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Conveners: Robert Luther, Elena Martellato, Jens Ormö

Co-conveners: Natasha Artemieva, Christopher Hamann, Isabel Herreros, Francisco Javier Rodriguez Tovar

 

Description: Impact processes shaped the solar system and modify planetary surfaces

until today. This session aims at understanding planetary impact processes at all scales

in terms of shock metamorphism, dynamical aspects, geochemical consequences,

environmental effects and biotic response, and cratering chronology. Naturally, advancing

our understanding of impact phenomena requires a multidisciplinary approach, which

includes (but it is not limited to) observations of craters, strewn fields or airbursts,

numerical modelling, laboratory experiments, geologic and structural mapping, remote

sensing, petrographic analysis of impact products, and isotopic and elemental geochemistry analysis.

 

We welcome presentations across this broad range of study, and particularly encourage

work that bridges the gap between the investigative methods employed in studying

planetary impact processes at all scales.

Please, use the following link for more information: 
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38503

 

The deadline for the abstract submission is: 24 June 2020, 13:00 CEST.

Please, feel free to forward this e-mail to interested impact science colleagues.

We apologize for any cross-postings. If you have any further questions please

email the conveners.

We look forward to see you … at your computer screen!

Kindest regards,

Robert, Elena, and Jens

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) ESA PROJECT SCIENTIST POSITION FOR MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION

 

The European Space Agency’s Directorates for Science and for Human and Robotic

Exploration are seeking a Programme Scientist for the Mars Sample Return mission.

Your primary role will be to lead the scientific preparations in ESA for the Mars Sample

Return Campaign. This campaign is under study by ESA and NASA and aims to return

about 500g of Mars samples to Earth.

The position is based at ESTEC in the Netherlands.

Deadline for applications is July 7, 2020.

Details can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/yacthy6l

 

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Issue 20-25, June 3, 2020

 

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1. MESSAGE FROM THE DPS LEADERSHIP 
2. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 2020 DPS MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
3. SHARING PLANETARY SCIENCE WEBINAR TODAY: ENGAGING AUDIENCES VIRTUALLY

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MESSAGE FROM THE DPS LEADERSHIP

 

The horrific events of the last few days, including the killings of George Floyd and 

Breonna Taylor, the long history of violence inflicted on Black people, and the pain 

caused to Black members of the planetary science community, are intolerable. Systemic 

racism is in fundamental opposition to human decency and the core values of the AAS’s 

Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS). The DPS strives to be a supportive, equitable, and 

inclusive home for the greater planetary science community. We affirm our commitment 

to the principle that Black lives matter and to building a professional society that is safe, 

welcoming, and will not tolerate racism on any basis. The DPS leadership is here to stand 

with and support our community; we must do the work to create a better future. The DPS 

PCCS has created a living list of actions that we and our members can take to make our 

community more equitable (Inclusivity).

 

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 2020 DPS MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

 

The final report from the 2020 DPS Membership Survey, which also serves as the 2020 

Planetary Workforce Survey sponsored by the DPS, will be out this Fall.  However, in order 

to help with preparation of white papers on Workforce issues, preliminary results are now 

posted in raw form at reports, along with the results of previous DPS 

Membership Surveys.  The preliminary results include the number of respondents who chose 

each option.  We will also be interested in input from the community on what the final report 

should include, so look for a future announcement about opportunities to provide feedback.

 

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SHARING PLANETARY SCIENCE WEBINAR TODAY: ENGAGING AUDIENCES VIRTUALLY

 

The Lunar and Planetary Institute is conducting short professional development sessions

based on input from planetary scientists and the LPI Education and Public Engagement advisory
board. Sessions include interactive activities and demonstrations to allow participants to share
their insights. More information and links to recordings of past webinars can be found at:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/scientist-engagement/

 

Today’s Webinar is “Engaging Audiences Virtually”

June 3, 2020, 1 pm Central Daylight Time Please join us online

Presenting content virtually is challenging, and it is even more difficult to have authentic dialogue
with audiences when the format is online. Join us to discuss strategies to initiate

active participation from audiences and to incorporate feedback in a virtual program.

 

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1. DPS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GRANTS
2. HARTMANN STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS FOR DPS 52
3. 52nd ANNUAL DPS MEETING WORKSHOP, SPLINTER MEETING, AND TOWN HALL. PROPOSAL DEADLINES
4. WEBINAR: ENGAGING AUDIENCES VIRTUALLY
5. SPATIAL DATA WHITE PAPER
6. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO EPSC VIRTUAL MEETING SESSIONS

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DPS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GRANTS

 

The DPS Committee is offering small grants (average amounts of $200 to $500) to 

support DPS members to engage in local and virtual education and public engagement 

activities. These grants are intended to support DPS member efforts to engage other 

members, students, teachers, and the public and can be used for materials, consumables, 

equipment but not for salary or travel to DPS meetings. Proposals are being accepted 

for programs that will occur by June 1, 2021. We encourage creative solutions for 

engagement efforts that also conform to social-distancing requirements. If you have 

a question about what is an acceptable cost, please contact the DPS Education and 

Outreach Officer, Sanlyn Buxner, [email protected].  Proposals should be emailed to 

[email protected] and you will receive an email confirmation.

 

Applications will be accepted in two review cycles – the first deadline is July 1st (11:59pm 

in proposers’ local time), and awardees will be contacted by July 15th. The second deadline 

will be August 1st, and awardees will be contacted by August 15th. All proposals will be 

reviewed by members of the DPS education subcommittee and the executive committee.

 

Complete directions, including a scoring rubric, can be found at education/education-outreach-grants/application

 

Please address any questions to [email protected].

 

Sanlyn Buxner (Education and Public Outreach Officer) and 

Brian Jackson (Deputy Education and Public Outreach Officer) 

 

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HARTMANN STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS FOR DPS 52

 

A generous contribution from William K. Hartmann, supplemented by member 

contributions and matching funds from the DPS Committee, has enabled a limited

number of student travel grants to assist participation by early-career scientists at 

the annual DPS meeting.

 

***NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is possible that the DPS meeting will 

be virtual this year. The DPS Committee anticipates making the final decision on meeting 

format by the end of June 2020. Due to the schedule required to support the Hartmann 

grants in the event of an in-person meeting, we are going ahead with the solicitations 

for applications. However, please be advised that if the meeting shifts to virtual, we will 

not be awarding the grants. We appreciate the community’s support and patience during 

this time.***

 

Application details are at meetings/hartmann-application

 

Travel grants are primarily intended for students, but post-doctoral scientists 

without other means of support will also be considered.

 

The due date for applications is July 12, 2020 11:59 PM. 

 

The DPS Leadership is also soliciting additional contributions from members

for the Hartmann Fund. Your tax-deductible gift promotes the careers of our next 

generation of planetary scientists. Thanks so much for your generosity.

 

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52nd ANNUAL DPS MEETING WORKSHOP, SPLINTER MEETING, AND TOWN HALL. PROPOSAL DEADLINES

 

The proposal site for workshops, splinters and townhall site for the 52nd Annual DPS

meeting is live. Workshop proposals are due 30 June and splinter meeting and town hall
proposals are due 5 August. More information at https://aas.org/meetings/dps52

 

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WEBINAR: ENGAGING AUDIENCES VIRTUALLY

June 3, 2020, 1 pm Central Daylight Time Please join us online

Presenting content virtually is challenging, and it is even more difficult to have authentic
dialogue with audiences when the format is online. Join us to discuss strategies to initiate

active participation from audiences and to incorporate feedback in a virtual program.

 

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SPATIAL DATA WHITE PAPER

 

Dear Planetary Data Community,

 

The following White Paper, titled Maximizing the Value of Solar System Data through 

Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructures, will be submitted prior to the July 4, 2020 deadline 

for consideration for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey. 

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10iLj5NFYLAIPcmnWS7hiACh5rDhcwZBpZ698X16jMJs/edit?usp=sharing

 

If you are interested in endorsing or signing this document (as the page limits allow) 

please add your name onto the cover page using “Suggesting” mode or email

 [email protected]. Other comments and suggestions are also welcome (again, in 

“Suggesting” mode).

 

Thank you,

 

Jani Radebaugh

Chair, Mapping and Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Team

 

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO EPSC VIRTUAL MEETING SESSIONS

 

EPSC SESSION TP7: IONOSPHERES OF UNMAGNETIZED OR WEAKLY MAGNETIZED
BODIES 

Virtual meeting 21 September- 9 October 2020

We encourage abstract submissions to our EPSC 2020 session. The
session will focus on the analysis of ionospheres of weakly magnetized
bodies with substantial atmospheres (e.g. Mars, Venus, Titan, Pluto and
comets), and how each body reacts to space weather disturbances.
Understanding how each unmagnetized body reacts to all these factors is
a key in comparative aeronomy because although a priori all of them
have a general similar behavior, they also have scientifically
important differences caused by their different natures. We solicit
abstracts concerning remote and in situ data analysis, modeling
studies, instrumentation and mission concepts. Topics may include, but
are not limited to, day and night side ionospheric variability, sources
and influences of ionization, ion-neutral coupling, current systems,
comparative ionospheric studies, and solar wind-ionosphere interactions
and responses of the ionized and neutral regimes to transient space
weather events. Abstracts on general plasma and escape processes are
also welcome.

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38507

Deadline: 24 June 2020

Conveners: Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, Matteo Crismani, Niklas Edberg, 
Xiaohua Fang, and Francisco Gonzalez-Galindo

 

EPSC2020 – SESSION EXO3: “From Protoplanetary Disks to Small Bodies, Planets and their Atmospheres” — Call for abstracts

 

Dear colleague,

 

We would like to bring to your attention the following session that will take place

during the Europlanet Science Congress 2020 (EPSC2020, www.epsc2020.eu), as

part of the Exoplanets and Origins of Planetary Systems group:

 

EXO3 From Protoplanetary Disks to Small Bodies, Planets and their Atmospheres

 

Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1995 more than 4000 exoplanets have been

detected to date. This indicates that planet formation is a robust mechanism and nearly

every star in our Galaxy should host a system of planets. However, many crucial questions

about the origin of planets are still unanswered: How and when planets formed in the Solar
System and in extra-solar systems? Are protoplanetary disks massive enough to form the

planets cores? And what chemical composition do planets and primitive Solar System bodies
inherit from their natal environment? Is the chemical composition passed unaltered from

the earliest stages of the formation of a star to its disk and then to the bodies which assemble

in the disk? Or does it reflect chemical processes occurring in the disk and/or during the

planet formation process? A viable way to answer these questions is to study the planets
formation site, i.e. protoplanetary disks. In the recent years, the advent of ALMA and near-
infrared/optical imagers aided by extreme adaptive optics revolutionised our comprehension

of planet formation by providing unprecedented insights on the protoplanetary disks structure,
both in its gaseous and solid components. The aim of this session is to review the latest results

on protoplanetary disks; to foster a comparison with the recent outcomes of small bodies space
missions (e.g. Rosetta, Dawn, Hayabusa 2, OSIRIS-REx) and ground-based observations;

and to discuss how these will affect the current models of planet formation and can guide

us to investigate the origin of planets and small bodies and of their chemical composition.

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38481

 

Please note that due to the pandemic, EPSC2020 will be held as a virtual meeting on

21 September – 9 October 2020.

The deadline for abstract submission is *** 24 June 2020, 13:00 CEST ***.

Information on how to submit an abstract can be found at the following link:

https://www.epsc2020.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

 

We would like to encourage all people interested in this topic to submit an abstract,

in particular early career scientists. 

 

Sincerely yours,

Linda Podio, Mauro Ciarniello, Cecile Favre, Carlo Felice Manara. and Francesco Marzari

 

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Issue 20-23, May 27, 2020

 

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1. NASA SCIENCE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY TOWN HALL. MEETING
2. LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION VIRTUAL MEETING JUNE 1-3, 2020
3. 52nd ANNUAL DPS MEETING WORKSHOP, SPLINTER MEETING, AND TOWN HALL. PROPOSAL DEADLINES
4. LUNGRADCON 2020 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
5. OPENPLANETARY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE (OPVCON)
6. 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF PLANETARY GEOLOGIC MAPPERS

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NASA SCIENCE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING 

 

Thursday, May 28, 3 pm EDT

 

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting via 

teleconference with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and 

his leadership team at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 28, to discuss updates in NASA’s 

science program and the current status of NASA activities.

 

Members of the science community, academia, the media and the public are invited 

to participate by calling 888-989-9718. International participants should call 312-470-7045. 

Both numbers will use the passcode 8137047. Participants must provide their name at 

the prompt. A replay of the call will be available for one month at 203-369-3252.

Charts for the meeting will be posted just prior to the start of the meeting and an audio 

recording will be available later that day at: https://science.nasa.gov

 

To ask a question, participants can go to: https://arc.cnf.io/sessions/ykc8/#!/dashboard

 

Users must provide their first and last name and organization and can submit their own 

questions or vote up or down a list of questions submitted by others. The meeting leaders 

will try to answer as many of the submitted questions as possible.

 

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LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION VIRTUAL MEETING JUNE 1-3, 2020

 

Hi Planetary Science Community:

 

Become Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) Member and Register for the 

AAS/LAD Joint Virtual Meeting by May 29, 2020

 

As the Vice-Chair of LAD, it is my goal to encourage planetary scientists to become 

LAD members, such that LAD has equal representation from the planetary science 

community. If you ever use or need laboratory data for your models or observational 

analysis, you may want to consider becoming a LAD member. You will find the right 

collaborator for your data needs. If you do laboratory work, you would find a platform 

to showcase your work. If you are looking for careers in laboratory studies pertinent to 

astrophysics and planetary sciences, LAD provides you networking opportunities. This 

year LAD jointly with AAS has their first ever virtual conference June 1-3, 2020. 

 

Registration and program at: 

https://aas.org/meetings/aas236

 

Check out the following links to become LAD member or affiliate for very nominal fee 

(Full Member $20, Graduate Affiliate $10, Undergraduate Affiliate $5).

https://lad.aas.org/members

 

Please pass on this information to your colleagues, who may be interested and encourage 

them to become LAD members.

 

Thanks,

Murthy Gudipati

 

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52nd ANNUAL DPS MEETING WORKSHOP, SPLINTER MEETING, AND TOWN HALL. PROPOSAL DEADLINES

 

The proposal site for workshops, splinters and townhall site for the 52nd Annual DPS

meeting is live. Workshop proposals are due 30 June and splinter meeting and town hall
proposals are due 5 August. More information at

https://aas.org/meetings/dps52

 

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LUNGRADCON 2020 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 

The 10th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon 2020) is

to be held virtually on Wednesday and Thursday, July 1st-2nd 2020, preceding the NASA
Exploration Science Forum (ESF, July 8-10th). With the expanded interests of the Solar

System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), the scope of LunGradCon includes
both lunar and small body science. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students

and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar and small body science in a

low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their peers. In addition to virtual
presentations, the conference will feature Q&A panels with various groups to help grad

students navigate the paths to careers in space science. The deadline for LunGradCon 

registration and abstract submission is June 19, 2019, 11:59 PM PDT.

 

For more details, please visit:

http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/

or email any questions to: [email protected]

 

Best wishes,

The LunGradCon Team

 

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OPENPLANETARY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE (OPVCON)

 

OpenPlanetary will host a virtual planetary science conference from June 22-24. 

The conference will consist of lecture-length talks from invited speakers, coffee break 

/ networking opportunities, workshops and tutorials, and a hackathon. There is no 

registration fee, but registration is required. A schedule and registration information is

now available at the conference website: 

 

http://www.openplanetary.org/vcon

 

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2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF PLANETARY GEOLOGIC MAPPERS

 

The Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers will take place virtually on 

July 23, 2020. The meeting will consist of 5-minute presentations and ten-minutes 

of discussion for each speaker. Status reports will also be presented by the USGS 

Planetary Geologic Mapping Coordinator and the NASA HQ Program Officer 

overseeing the mapping program.

 

The abstract submission form is now available online. Abstracts are limited to one 

page, 250 words, and one figure, and are due June 18, 2020 by 5:00 pm CDT.

 

Registration is free and available online. The deadline to register is July 20, 2020. 

 

Abstract submission and registration can be found here: 

 

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/pgm2020/

 

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Issue 20-22, May 20, 2020

 

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1. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: NOTICE REGARDING THE NEXT DPS/EPSC JOINT MEETING
2. REGISTRATION BY MAY 21 REQUIRED FOR PLANETARY MISSION CONCEPT STUDIES (PMCS) WORKSHOP
3. REGISTRATION BY MAY 22 REQUIRED FOR LUNAR SURFACE SCIENCE WORKSHOP
4. SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR DECADAL REPORT
5. NASA NEXSS POSTDOCTORAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
6. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: NOTICE REGARDING THE NEXT DPS/EPSC JOINT MEETING

 

In light of the COVID-19 situation, the 2020 EPSC meeting, originally planned for 

Granada Spain, will be held in a virtual format (https://www.epsc2020.eu). To maintain 

contractual agreements, Europlanet will hold their 2022 meeting in Granada. The 2022 

DPS meeting in London Ontario will no longer be a joint DPS-EPSC meeting. We are 

looking into the possibility of converting the 2023 DPS meeting in San Antonio into a 

joint meeting with EPSC. We will inform the membership once a decision is made.

 

We hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy during these trying times, and look 

forward to meeting again in person.

 

Amanda Hendrix, DPS Chair

Nigel Mason, Europlanet Society President

 

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REGISTRATION BY MAY 21 REQUIRED FOR PLANETARY MISSION CONCEPT STUDIES (PMCS) WORKSHOP

 

The Planetary Mission Concept Studies Workshop previously scheduled for

March 15, 2020 at LPSC 51 will now take place virtually on May 26–27, 2020.

 

If you plan to join, you MUST register by Thursday, May 21, at:

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/pmcs2020/registration/

The webcast link and password will ONLY be sent to those who register.

 

The link to watch/listen will be https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/pmcs2020/

The agenda can be found at: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/pmcs2020/format/

 

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REGISTRATION BY MAY 22 REQUIRED FOR LUNAR SURFACE SCIENCE WORKSHOP

 

The NASA-organized Lunar Surface Science Workshop originally scheduled for

April 28–30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado has been rescheduled as a virtual event.

 

The purpose is to discuss new scientific research that could be enabled by human

exploration near the lunar south pole. The workshop has been revised to consist of

a number of virtual sessions to cover some of the content of the original workshop,

followed by a new in-person workshop at a future date. The first virtual session is

scheduled for half days on May 28–29, 2020.

 

The May 28 program will consist of what would have been the initial Overview session.

It will contain presentations from multiple NASA mission directorates and international

space agencies. It will also include some overview talks of both the science value of the

Moon, as well as science that can be enabled by human missions to the lunar surface.

 

The May 29 program will mostly include the content that was originally planned for the

Tools and Instruments for Surface Science session. It will cover various aspects of the
instruments and tools that will enable EVAs for conducting scientific exploration. This

is meant to be a working meeting with a mixture of talks and discussion periods.

 

A revised program will be available by May 19.

 

Registration deadline — Friday, May 22, 2020  Registration

 

Attendance for May 28 is open to the community. Attendance for May 29 is limited to

people who submitted an abstract, or their delegates, and selected invitees.

 

Registration fees are not being collected for this virtual session, but registration is required

to continue receiving e-mail updates, including virtual access information. You will need to
register again if you were registered for the originally scheduled April workshop.

 

http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarsurface2020

 

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SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR DECADAL REPORT

SBAG has posted a survey that queries the community for opinions on research priorities 

and missions. Please fill it out BEFORE May 25, 2020. It should take about 10 minutes.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sbag_decadal

Bonnie Buratti, for the SBAG Steering Committee

 

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NASA NEXSS POSTDOCTORAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP

 

The NExSS (Nexus for Exoplanet Systems Science) has a new opportunity for a 

NASA Postdoctoral Management (NPMP) fellowship. NExSS is an interdisciplinary 

research network including experts in Earth Science, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, 

and Astrophysics (http://nexss.info). The main goal of NExSS is to apply a “systems 

science” perspective to the study of exoplanets, so we can study their diversity, histories, 

and habitability. Teams extrapolate our knowledge of Earth as a planet and the examples 

provided by the Sun and planets in our Solar System to better understand exoplanets, 

and vice versa. As a coordinated network, NExSS fosters interdisciplinary, collaborative 

work and facilitates access to diverse skill sets and a broad knowledge base.

 

This position will be split equally between research and policy/management work. 

The research will be composed of an independent research project led by the postdoctoral 

fellow, that leverages the NExSS science community. The management work involves 

interfacing with the NExSS science community in the pursuit of strengthening and 

expanding that community. Efforts in this area could include: facilitating collaborations; 

coordinating webinars, workshops, and other virtual meetings; leading or organizing 

the writing of white papers; improving communication both within and beyond the 

network, and contributing to the strategies for pursuing the above goals.

 

The successful candidate will join the NExSS management team. This management 

team is led by two co-directors, Victoria Meadows (University of Washington) and 

Dawn Gelino (NExScI/Caltech/JPL). They work with two program managers, 

Mary Voytek (NASA HQ) and Doug Hudgins (NASA HQ); and a program facilitator, 

Shawn Domagal-Goldman (NASA GSFC), to enact programs that strengthen the 

exoplanet and astrobiology communities. Shawn Domagal-Goldman will serve as the 

NPMP’s host at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. We seek 

creative individuals with leadership skills and a deep interest in strategic planning 

and collaborative research.

 

Please see https://npp.usra.edu/opportunities/details/?ro=19326 for more information. 

The deadline for applications is July 1, 2020. 

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AND DATA SCIENTIST IN PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS

 

Applications are now being accepted for two postdoctoral scientists to work with the 

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Planetary Magnetospheres Laboratory in Greenbelt, 

MD. The positions are funded through CRESST II.

Position 1: The postdoctoral researcher will work for either the Juno project with the 

primary responsibility of conducting analysis and publishing the magnetometer results. 

In addition, the candidate will assist with the magnetometer data validation and calibration.

Position 2: The data scientist’s primary responsibility will be to develop a data 

production pipeline for future magnetometer missions. This involves taking raw 

magnetometer data, applying the appropriate transformations and calibrations, and 

producing the final public data products. The data scientist is encouraged to pursue 

their own research interest.  

Candidates for these positions should have earned a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, 

planetary science, space physics, geosciences, or related fields. Successful candidates 

should also have expertise with one or more programming languages commonly used 

in space science and a demonstrated track record in analyzing spaceflight data, especially 
magnetometer data and experience with the NAIF SPICE software package is highly desired.

Applications received by July 15, 2020, will receive the best 
consideration. Link to full job posting: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/bb0cf722

 

B) JET PROPULSION LABORATORY RESEARCH SCIENTIST II – PLANETARY INTERIORS AND GEOPHYSICS

 

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites applications for a Scientist who will bring new 

expertise to and ensure continuity of existing capabilities at JPL in planetary science. 

The successful candidate will develop models for the chemical evolution of Europa, 

Enceladus, Titan, Ganymede, and other ocean worlds in support of the Icy Worlds, Titan, 
and Vital Signs teams. The candidate will investigate the detailed chemical evolution of 

Europa’s interior and its ice. Perform NASA funded research, including setting up and 

conducting novel experiments to measure chemical properties and processes applicable 

to planetary interiors. Investigate the metamorphic evolution of Ceres’ rocky mantle and 

support mission formulation as a subject matter expert on ocean world chemistry.

This position requires the following qualifications:
– Ph.D. in geochemistry, planetary geophysics, or a related field.
– 3-4 years expertise in applying meteoritics, petrology, aqueous 
  geochemistry to problems in astrobiology.

The following qualifications are preferred:
– Knowledge of geophysical forward modeling and inverse theory, 
  high-pressure experimental design and implementation.

Applications are due by May 26, 2020 or until filled and should be 
submitted at: https://jpl.jobs/jobs/2020-11799-Research-Scientist-II

 

C) JET PROPULSION LABORATORY RESEARCH SCIENTIST II – OCEAN WORLDS

 

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites applications for a Scientist who will bring new 

expertise to and ensure continuity of existing capabilities at JPL in planetary science. 

The successful candidate will develop models for the chemical evolution of Europa, 

Enceladus, Titan, Ganymede, and other ocean worlds in support of the Icy Worlds, Titan, 

and Vital Signs teams. The candidate will investigate the detailed chemical evolution of 

Europa’s interior and its ice. Perform NASA funded research, including setting up and 

conducting novel experiments to measure chemical properties and processes applicable 

to planetary interiors. Investigate the metamorphic evolution of Ceres’s rocky mantle and 

support mission formulation as a subject matter expert on ocean world chemistry.

 

Qualifications: PhD in geochemistry, planetary geophysics, or a related field.
3-4 years expertise in applying meteoritics, petrology, aqueous geochemistry to 

problems in astrobiology.

 

The following qualifications are preferred: Knowledge of geophysical forward 

modeling and inverse theory, high-pressure experimental design and implementation.

More Information

 

Applications received by May 26, 2020 will receive full consideration.

 

D) JET PROPULSION LABORATORY RESEARCH SCIENTIST III – ASTROBIOLOGY AND OCEAN WORLDS

 

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites applications for a Research Scientist to 

join the Astrobiology and Ocean Worlds Group within the Planetary Science 

Section. You will do the following: 

– Lead development of instrumentation and/or mission concepts to explore the 

   subsurface of Mars and other habitable environments.
– Write proposals for advancing research and instrument/mission development.

Required Qualifications:
– Ph.D. degree in Earth or Planetary Sciences or related scientific or technical discipline.
– Demonstrated working knowledge at the forefront in the fields of planetary habitability,       

   geophysics, geodynamics, aqueous geochemistry, modeling and biology/astrobiology,  

   including but not limited to the Mars subsurface.
– At least 5 years experience following the Ph.D. in research in one or more of the 

   aforementioned fields.
– Peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals in the aforementioned fields.
– Well-established record in obtaining funding as PI for scientific research and/or 

   mission/instrument development.
– Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to both work as 

   part of a team and lead a team.

To view the full description and apply, please visit: 
http://jpl.jobs/jobs/2020-11866-Research-Scientist-III-Astrobiology-and-Ocean-Worlds 

Applications received by June 8, 2020, will receive full consideration. 

 

E) PH.D. STUDENT IN SPACE PHYSICS FOR STUDIES OF SPACE PLASMAS

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is looking for a Ph.D. student in Space 

Physics. The position is related to studies of space plasmas.

Applications are invited for a Ph.D. student to study kinetic plasma processes operating 

in space plasma regions of fundamental importance, such as magnetic reconnection sites, 

shocks, and turbulence regions. Such processes operate in most astrophysical plasma 

environments leading to plasma heating and production of energetic particles.

You will work directly with state-of-the-art experimental data from the NASA 

multi-spacecraft (MMS) mission.

The position is available at the IRF-office in Uppsala, starting at the latest in the 

second half of 2020 for a total of four years.

The Swedish National Space Agency, the Swedish Research Council and Uppsala 

University fund the position.

Contact: Dr Emiliya Yordanova, [email protected]
Applications: [email protected]

Closing Date: May 31, 2020

Information: 
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2020/05/11/phd-student-in-space-physics-to-studies-of-space-plasmas-ref2-2-1-146-20/

IRF is a government agency that conducts research and postgraduate education in 

space physics, atmospheric physics and space technology. Many of IRF’s projects 

are run as international projects in collaboration with other research institutes and 

space agencies. IRF has about 100 employees and offices in Kiruna (headquarters), 

Umea, Uppsala and Lund.

 

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1. IN MEMORIAM: MARGARET BURBIDGE (1919-2020)
2. LEAG/SSERVI VIRTUAL MEETING FOR COMMUNITY INPUT TO THE DECADAL SURVEY
3. PREVENTING HARASSMENT IN SCIENCE WORKSHOP – RESCHEDULED AND GOING VIRTUAL
4. NASEM VIDEO POSTED: WRITING WHITE PAPERS FOR THE DECADAL SURVEY ON PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY
5. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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IN MEMORIAM: MARGARET BURBIDGE (1919-2020)

 

The British-American astronomer Margaret Burbidge passed away on 5 April 2020

at the age of 100. She was the principal author of a watershed scientific paper in 1957

that set out the evidence for chemical elements having been formed inside stars. The

100-page paper was titled “Synthesis of the Elements in Stars” and was published in

Reviews of Modern Physics. Burbidge was the first author, together with her collaborators,

her husband, Geoffrey Burbidge, William A. Fowler and Fred Hoyle; the paper became

known as B2FH, from the first letters of its authors’ surnames.

 

Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, she studied astronomy, physics and mathematics

at University College London and graduated with first class honors in 1939 just as WWII

was looming. She worked at the University of London’s Mill Hill observatory, where her 

observing logs indicated that she sometimes had to realign the telescope because of nearby 

explosions from German V1 flying bombs.

 

She earned a PhD from University College London in 1943, and as WWII was ending,

she applied for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Mount Wilson observatory in Los Angeles. 

Drawn by the sheer size of the telescopes being built in the US, she was turned down

because she was a woman and would have had to spend nights at the observatory with

married men. Writing in 1994, she recalled that this rejection opened her eyes to gender-

based discrimination, “A guiding operational principle in my life was activated: If

frustrated in one’s endeavor by a stone wall or any kind of blockage, one must find a

way around it — another route towards one’s goal. This is advice I have given to many

women facing similar situations.”

 

Remaining in Britain, she met Geoffrey Burbidge, a theoretical physicist at UCL, in

late 1947, and six months later they were married. Her enthusiasm for the universe

persuaded him to turn his talents to astrophysics too. She finally made it to the US in

1951 with a position at the University of Chicago’s Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin.

Although she would occasionally return to the UK over the coming decades, she made

the US her home and became a US citizen in 1977.

 

In 1962 the Burbidges became professors at the UC San Diego, and a decade later she

returned to the UK to become director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Until then

the post had carried with it the title of Astronomer Royal. However, she was not conferred

this honor, breaking more than 300 years of tradition, something she would sometimes

put down to politics and sometimes to sexism.

 

In the same year she took a stand against the AAS by refusing to accept its Annie Jump

Cannon award, given for distinguished contributions to astronomy by women. Her reason

was that it was only awarded to female astronomers, and in her letter to the committee she

explained that “it is high time that discrimination in favor of, as well as against, women in 

professional life be removed”.

 

In response, the AAS convened a working group to investigate the status of women in

astronomy. In 1974 she returned to the US, and two years later was elected the first female 

president of the AAS. In the subsequent decades she worked across many areas of

astrophysics, and helped to develop the Faint Object Spectrograph, one of the original 

instruments on HST.

 

She retired in 1988, and subsequently became professor emeritus. In 2005 she and

her husband were jointly awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Geoffrey died in 2010. Margaret is survived by their daughter, Sarah, and a grandson,

Conner.

 

Adapted from the full obituary at:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/22/margaret-burbidge obituary?CMP=share_btn_link

 

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LEAG/SSERVI VIRTUAL MEETING FOR COMMUNITY INPUT TO THE DECADAL SURVEY

 

The lunar community needs YOU!

 

The Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) and Solar System Exploration

Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) will host a virtual meeting for critical community

input regarding the Decadal Survey on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. 

 

The goals of the meeting are to: 
(1) Facilitate collaboration and discussion on Decadal Survey white paper concepts

and strategies for lunar science; 
(2) Solidify commitments on white paper topics and solicit coauthors and signatories; and 
(3) Identify gaps and needs.

 

Meeting details are included below.  A preliminary agenda can be found in the Google 

Doc (see “More Information” below), and connection information will be posted there soon.

 

What: LEAG/SSERVI Virtual Meeting-Community Input for Decadal Survey

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Time: 12:00 – 4:30 pm Eastern (9:00 am – 1:30 pm Pacific)

More Information:https://docs.google.com/document/d/19sPg_1fDUHUiQ5saFiINrGDTE-aB1NftxC4nTfC5W78/edit?usp=sharing

 

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PREVENTING HARASSMENT IN SCIENCE WORKSHOP – RESCHEDULED AND GOING VIRTUAL

 

We are happy to announce the Preventing Harassment in Science:  Building a Community

of Practice Toward Meaningful Change workshop has been rescheduled as a virtual event

on June 24–25, 2020.

The goal of this workshop is to bring leaders of anti-harassment efforts together to share

ideas and discuss best practice methods to reduce harassment in the scientific workplace.

An expected outcome of this workshop is to create a community of practice to continue

future anti-harassment efforts.

The updated agenda will be available in the next few weeks, but to see the type of content 

expected at this event the original agenda can be viewed at the workshop website:  

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/anti-harassment2020/ 

Registration is required to access the virtual meeting, and registration is free.

We hope you join us!    

 

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NASEM VIDEO POSTED: WRITING WHITE PAPERS FOR THE DECADAL SURVEY ON PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY

 

The video from the 7 May webinar on Writing White Papers for the Decadal Survey

on Planetary Science and Astrobiology is now available with a white paper FAQ at:

 

https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-07-2020/planetary-science-and-astrobiology-decadal-survey-2023-2032-writing-white-papers-for-the-planetary-science-and-astrobiology-decadal-survey-overview-and-perspectives-from-the-experts-early-career-webinar-2

 

Learn more about the decadal survey, sign up for the mailing list, and submit white

papers on the study website at http://nas.edu/planetarydecadal. Stay tuned, as more

webinars like this one are planned for future dates.

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) USGS ASTROGEOLOGY CARTOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN (TERM GS-07/08, FPL GS-09)

 

The USGS Astrogeology in Flagstaff AZ is hiring a Cartographic Technician at the

GS-07/08 level (Term position renewable up to 4 years). Duties include using planetary

data sets to assist in the generation of high-fidelity foundational spatial data products

(e.g., photogrammetrically controlled image mosaics, digital elevation models) to support

the planetary science community. A bachelor’s degree or higher is required. Experience 

generating cartographic products using the USGS’ ISIS software, Ames Stereo Pipeline,

and/or SOCET SET/GXP workstations, and familiarity with scripting languages such as

bash or python is preferred. 

 

Apply through USAJOBS at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/567869800. 

 

Position open 5/18/2020 to 6/1/2020 and is limited to the first 65 applicants. Applicants

must be a U.S. Citizen. Send inquires to Michael Bland ([email protected]).

 

B) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION OPENING TO STUDY VENUS UPPER ATMOSPHERE WITH IPSL VENUS GCM

The LMD Planetary Science team (Paris, France) is happy to announce an open 

postdoctoral position, starting in autumn 2020, for two years. This position is opened

in the context of the development of the Venus Climate Database funded by ESA, a

new reference model for the atmosphere of Venus, based on the simulations done with

the IPSL Venus GCM. These simulations will cover the altitude range from surface to

exobase, near 250 km.
 

The studies proposed for this postdoctoral position will focus on the upper atmosphere

of Venus, from the cloud-top to the thermosphere. Among the topics, the successful

applicant will use available observations to validate the simulations in this region, work

on the interpretation of these observations, and investigate the physical processes controlling 

dynamics from the upper mesosphere to the exobase. Comparison studies with other 

thermospheric GCMs could be proposed, to assess the robustness of these investigations.

Knowledge in planetary science and expertise in atmospheric dynamical modeling will

be appreciated. Work will be conducted at the Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique

premises on the Pierre & Marie Curie campus of Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France.
 

More details available at https://www.lmd.jussieu.fr/~sllmd/VCD/postdoc_LMD.pdf

Interested applicants should contact Sebastien Lebonnois:
[email protected]

 

C) POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, SCIENCE (VISITING) (RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELING IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES)

 

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), run by the Universities Space Research

Association (USRA), invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Radiative

Transfer Modeling in Planetary Atmospheres.

 

The successful candidate will join Dr. Germán Martínez on the Mars Environmental

Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) science team of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, and will

participate in analysis and interpretation of measurements made by the Thermal Infrared

Sensor (TIRS), one of the six environmental sensors comprising MEDA. TIRS is the

first in situ Martian infrared radiometer including upward- and downward-looking

channels, and it will measure the upward and downward thermal infrared radiation at

the surface, the reflected solar radiation at the surface, the surface brightness temperature,

and the near-surface vertical temperature profile. The successful candidate may also

participate in operations planning for the MEDA instrument. READ MORE

 

D) POSTDOCTORAL OR GUEST SCIENTIST POSITIONS IN SPACE PHYSICS

Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) invited applications for
positions in the field of space plasma physics. The topics of the
respective positions:

– Investigation of electron dynamics in a cometary ionosphere. The work
involves analysis of Rosetta data at comet 67P.
– Particle energization by collisionless shocks at electron scales. The
work involves analysis of data from Magnetospheric Multiscale mission
at the Earth’s bow shock.

Our team performs observations, data analysis and modelling of space
plasma processes. The team has decades of experience in developing and
operating instruments to measure electric fields, plasma temperature,
density and density fluctuations for spacecraft missions.

The positions are available at IRF’s Uppsala office (Angstrom Laboratory). 

Funded by grants from the Swedish National Space Agency for 2 years.

Applications: [email protected]
Reference number: 2.2.1-137/20
Closing date: 31 May 2020

Information: https://www.irf.se/en/news/2020/04/29/postdoctoral-or-guest-scientist-positions-in-space-physics-ref-nr-2-2-1-137-20/

Contact:
Dr. Eriksson: [email protected]
Assoc. Prof. Khotyaintsev: [email protected]

 

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