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Issue 18-17, May 6, 2018

 

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1. DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE
2. LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2018 – FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 11, 2018
3. THE SCIENCE AND EVOLUTION OF GEMINI OBSERVATORY 2018 CONFERENCE ABSTRACT DEADLINE, MAY 15
4. EPSC SESSION: LUNAR VOLATILES
5. EPSC SESSION: OCEAN WORLDS AND ICY MOONS (OPS3)
6. EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON PLANETARY AERONOMY
7. EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION (EGU) AWARDS AND MEDALS PROGRAMME
8. TUNGUSKA IMPACT REVISITED
9. MEPAG MEETING 36 PRESENTATIONS, SUMMARY, AND FINDINGS ARE POSTED

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DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE

 

The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates

for the 2018 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :

 

Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):

o Matija Cuk, SETI Institute

o Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute

 

Committee (2 to be elected):

o Michael Bland

o Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory

o Lucille Le Corre, Planetary Science Institute

o Krista Soderlund, University of Texas, Austin

 

Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,

may be nominated by May 15th. Please send any nominations to the

DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].

 

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LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2018 –

FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 11, 2018

The 8th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon

2018) will  be held on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the NASA Ames Research

Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum (ESF, June 26-28).

With the expanded interests of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual

Institute (SSERVI), the scope of this year’s 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 oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for

professional development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs,

as well as senior members of SSERVI. A limited amount of funding will be provided

for travel and lodging costs. The deadline for LunGradCon registration and abstract

submission is May 11, 2018, 11:59 PM PDT.

 

For more details, please visit:

http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2018/

or email any questions to: [email protected]

 

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THE SCIENCE AND EVOLUTION OF GEMINI OBSERVATORY 2018 CONFERENCE

ABSTRACT DEADLINE, MAY 15

 

The Science and Evolution of Gemini Observatory 2018 conference

(https://www.gemini.edu/seg2018) invites the Gemini community to review

recent science highlights, identify needs in the context of Gemini’s evolving

capabilities, and develop strategies for the future. Additionally there will be

workshops on data reduction, speed collaboration, and “Under the Hood”

sessions from successful Large and Long Programs.  Rooms at the

conference rate are going quickly.  

 

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EPSC SESSION: LUNAR VOLATILES

 

European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018

Berlin, Germany

16-21 September 2018

 

Abstracts submission is now open to Session LSE5

Lunar Volcanism

Deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST

 

Please visit:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29984

 

The abundance, distribution, history and transport of volatiles on the

Moon are important topics for Lunar science and exploration. Several

missions have been flown or are being planned to address questions

related to Lunar volatiles. This session would invite presentations

related to the advancement in understanding of volatiles on the Moon t

hrough data analysis, modeling, and laboratory studies as well as plans

for the future. 
 

Co-conveners: K. Mandt, G. W. Patterson, O. Mousis, E. Sefton-Nash  

 

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EPSC SESSION: OCEAN WORLDS AND ICY MOONS (OPS3)

 

European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018

Berlin, Germany

16-21 September 2018

 

Deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST

 

https://www.epsc2018.eu/home.html

 

This session will deal with icy moons in the outer solar system with potential

liquid  oceans underneath or, in Titan’s case, on their surfaces. Focus is on the

Jovian and Saturnian satellites and the future missions to explore them. This

session will aim to present new and review papers on the current status of

astrobiological knowledge about the worlds in the outer solar system with

possible subsurface liquid water oceans.

 

Looking forward to meet you in Berlin!

 

Co-conveners: A. Hayes, J. Lebreton, O. Witasse,, A. Coustenis, E. Turtle, F. Tosi

 

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EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON PLANETARY AERONOMY

 

We invite your contributions to a special session on Planetary Aeronomy at EPSC

2018 in Berlin, Germany (September 16-21, 2018):

 

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29889

 

The aim of this session is to bring together researchers studying solar system and

exoplanet upper atmospheres to exchange knowledge and ideas while learning of

new results in this expanding area of research.  We welcome papers on all aspects

of planetary upper atmospheres in the solar and exoplanet systems, including

observations and models that bear on photochemistry and ionization, magnetosphere-

ionosphere coupling, energy balance, circulation and atmospheric escape.  Contributions

that allow us to better understand planetary evolution and the mass-radius diagram

of exoplanets are also encouraged.      

 

Please submit your abstracts by the EPSC abstract deadline of Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

 

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EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION (EGU) AWARDS AND MEDALS PROGRAMME

 

I would like to draw your attention to the Awards & Medals programme

of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for the year 2019, especially

the Cassini medal which is one of the three most prestigious awards made

by the Union.  It honors scientists who have achieved exceptional international

standing in planetary and space sciences, defined in their widest senses, for

their merit and their scientific achievements.

The EGU Awards and Medals programme for the year 2019 is open for

nominations:
https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/

The final deadline for submissions is 15 June, 2018.

For more information on proposing candidates and on the selection process,

please see:
https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/proposal-and-selection-of-candidates/

The awards will be presented at the EGU General Assembly 2019

(07 – 12 April) in Vienna.

Nominations for all the Medals and Awards should be submitted on-line:
https://www.egu.eu/login/?next=/user-area/nominations/form/

Before submitting a nomination, please take a look at the EGU checklist to

make sure your nomination and supporting documents satisfy the EGU

requirements:
https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/checklist-for-submitting-nominations/

Last year we had no nominations for the Cassini medal! Please consider

nominating your colleague(s) for this honor. 

 

Jonathan I. Lunine

 

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TUNGUSKA IMPACT REVISITED

 

Call for Papers: ICARUS Special Section on the 1908 Tunguska Impact

 

Introduction

 

The 1908 cosmic impact in the Tunguska region of Siberia has intrigued the

public and puzzled scientists for more than a century. This event has generally

been attributed to the airburst impact of either a comet or a stony asteroid.

Unfortunately, no fragments of the exploding object have been recovered, and

the first scientific survey was not carried out until two decades after the event.

The data consist primarily of the distribution of fallen and burned trees and the

topography at the site, a handful of eye witness accounts mostly from tens of

kilometers (or greater) distance, seismic records, an atmospheric pressure wave

that was measured around the world, and an atmospheric phenomenon called

light (or white) nights that persisted for several nights in northern Europe.

 

Now is a good time to re-examine Tunguska. In the twentieth century, it was

the only known case of extensive damage from a cosmic impact (estimated

energy between 3 and 20 Megatons). In 2013, however, the Chelyabinsk bolide

provided much more quantitative information on a destructive airburst, although

with energy at least an order of magnitude less than Tunguska. The Chelyabinsk

airburst has been extensively studied, and models are able to reproduce most

aspects of this event. The insights and computational tools developed to understand

Chelyabinsk can now be applied to Tunguska. In addition to their scientific interest,

these airbursts provide valuable information for those planning planetary defense

against asteroid impacts.

 

In January 2018, a workshop at NASA Ames Research Center brought together

approximately 50 experts on impact airbursts to re-examine the Tunguska event

in the light of recent work on Chelyabinsk and other bolides. Papers presented at

this workshop, as well as other current work on Tunguska, are solicited for this

special section of ICARUS.

 

Submission Format:

 

The submitted papers must be written in English and describe original research

which is not published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences.

Author guidelines for preparation of manuscript can be found at

 https://www.elsevier.com/journals/icarus/0019-1035/guide-for-authors

 

For more information, please contact the editorial office at [email protected].

Pre-submission questions regarding topics of interest can also be directed to the

Guest Editors:

 

David Morrison, NASA Ames Research Center                     [email protected] 

Darrel K. Robertson, NASA Ames Research Center              [email protected]

 

Important Dates:

 

Deadline for paper submission: July 1, 2018

Reviewing process completed: January 1, 2019

Production completed: March 1, 2019

 

Submission Guidelines:

 

Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through the

EVISE e-learning platform. The authors must select “Special Issue: Tunguska”

when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. The EVISE

website is located at https://www.evise.com/profile/#/ICARUS/

 

Please feel free to suggest possible reviewers for your paper. Submitted

manuscripts will go through the standard review process, and there is no

guarantee that a given paper will be accepted for publication. ICARUS has

no page charges, but does charge for color art.

 

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MEPAG MEETING 36 PRESENTATIONS, SUMMARY, AND FINDINGS ARE POSTED

 

Thank you to all who attended MEPAG Meeting 36! This meeting was held

Tuesday-Thursday, April 3-5, 2018, at the Crystal City Marriott at

Reagan National Airport, in Arlington, VA. A total of 135 people

attended in-person, and there were nearly 100 unique Adobe Connect

logins each day.

 

Nearly all meeting presentations have been added to the meeting 

webpage:

 

https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m36

 

The Meeting Summary and Findings have also been finalized and posted.

Also available are all forum abstracts and, for some presentations,

e-poster files.

 

Comments or questions, regarding the meeting, the Summary, or future

MEPAG activities, can be sent to [email protected]. And we

hope you will join us at the virtual meeting(s) that we expect to hold

this summer.

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Issue 18-16, April 22, 2018

 

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1. DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE
2. NEOWISE 2018 DATA RELEASE AVAILABLE APRIL 19, 2018
3. THREE OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP (OPAG) NOTICES
4. JWST COMMUNITY SURVEY
5. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR SOFTWARE SYSTEMS IN ASTRONOMY
6. METEOR CRATER FIELD CAMP
7. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE

 

The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates

for the 2018 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :

 

Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):

o Matija Cuk, SETI Institute

o Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute

 

Committee (2 to be elected):

o Michael Bland

o Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory

o Lucille Le Corre, Planetary Science Institute

o Krista Soderlund, University of Texas, Austin

 

Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,

may be nominated by May 15th. Please send any nominations to the

DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].

 

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NEOWISE 2018 DATA RELEASE AVAILABLE APRIL 19, 2018 

 

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE)

and IPAC at the  California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE

2018 Data Release.

 

The 2018 Data Release includes all data acquired during the fourth year

of the  NEOWISE Reactivation mission (Mainzer et al. 2014, ApJ, 792, 30),

13 December 2016 to  13 December 2017.  These data are combined with the

Year 1, 2 and 3 NEOWISE data into a  single archive that contains approximately

10.3 million sets  of 3.4 and 4.6 micron  images and a database of over 76 billion

source detections extracted from those images.   

 

NEOWISE Reactivation scanned the sky nearly eight complete times during the

first four  years of survey operations, with approximately six months between

survey passes.  With  twelve or more independent 3.4 and 4.6 micron exposures

made on each point of the sky  during each survey epoch, the NEOWISE archive

is a time-domain resource for extracting  multiple, independent thermal flux and

position measurements of solar system small  bodies, as well as background galactic

and extragalactic sources. 

 

A quick guide to the NEOWISE data release, data access instructions and supporting
documentation is available at   http://wise2.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/release/neowise/.

Access to the NEOWISE data products is available via the on-line and API services

of the  NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) at https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu. 

 

NEOWISE is a project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of

Technology.  NEOWISE is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration Planetary Science  Division.

 

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THREE OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP (OPAG) NOTICES

 

Three (2) OPAG Notices:

 

(1) Nominations for OPAG Steering Committee and OPAG Chair

NASA solicits nominations (including self nominations) for new

members of the 15-person steering committee for the Outer Planets 

Assessment Group (see https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/). Nominations

are due by May 7, 2018 and should be sent to current chair Alfred McEwen:

[email protected]. At least 3 positions need to be filled ASAP.

Candidates for OPAG chair should indicate theirinterest in that role.

NASA will ultimately choose new members by striving to maintain balance

in essential expertise (science and technology) and diversity (gender, ethnicity,

career stage, institution, etc.).

 

(2) Comments on 2018 OPAG goals document are due July 2, 2018. An

extensively revised draft goals document for the Outer Planets Assessment

Group has been posted at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/. We invite the OPAG

science community to provide feedback by using the OPAG Discussion Board:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/forums/viewforum.php?f=2. To use this, you must have

filled out a notification of interest form at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/opag.cfm

and register for the discussion board. We plan to provide a 2018 version of this

document to the Discovery program library, so we need comments by July 2.

The goals document will continue to be updated for input to the next Decadal Survey.

 

(3) Next OPAG meeting: September 11-12 in Pasadena, CA

Details will follow at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/

-OPAG Steering Committee

 

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JWST COMMUNITY SURVEY

 

Given that the JWST Cycle 1 proposal deadline has been extended, we wanted

to take this opportunity to get feedback from the astronomical community on

the proposal process. Our goal is to enable the best possible science with JWST,

so your feedback is greatly appreciated. The input you provide will be used to

improve the JWST proposal process.

 

The online survey focuses on the JWST proposal tools and information you may

have used as you prepared your proposal for submission, including:

• Proposal tools
• Documentation
• Support

Please take a few minutes to provide us with your anonymous feedback on these

topics by completing our online survey by May 1, 2018:

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

 

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SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY

 

SSfA at UH Hawaii Registration Opens Monday – Registration for Software

Systems for Astronomy 5 on the Big Island of Hawaii opens on Monday,

09-Apr-2018.  The course covers software design and implementation of

telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and

software for analyzing and archiving astronomical data. SSfA-5 will be

offered as a two week intensive course, 23-Jul to 03-Aug, 2018.
 

Please find special instructions for off-island participants here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/ssfa18.php#Special_Summer_Note
 

More information about Software Systems for Astronomy 5 is here:

http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/ssfa18.php
 

General information about the UHH summer program is here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/summer2018.php
 

The UHH regstration page is here:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerCourseRegistration.php

More detail about the course is given in the UHH catalog (the course number is 385):
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/catalog/astr-courses
 

If you have questions, send email to [email protected]

 

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METEOR CRATER FIELD CAMP

 

The LPI-JSC Center for Lunar Science and Exploration is excited to

announce a student field camp opportunity coming this fall!

The Field Training and Research Program at Meteor Crater is organized

under the auspices of the

NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI),

which is designed, in part, to train a new generation of explorers for the Moon

and beyond.

 

The Field Training and Research Program at Meteor Crater is a week-long geology

field class and research project based at Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona, more

popularly known as Meteor Crater. The goal will be to introduce students to impact

cratering processes and provide an opportunity to assist with a research project at the

crater. Skills developed during the field camp should better prepare the students for

their own thesis studies in impact cratered terrains, whether they be on Earth, the

Moon, asteroids, Mars, or some other solar system planetary surface.

The field camp is designed for graduate college students in geology and planetary

science programs, although advanced undergraduate students will be considered if

they have successfully completed a summer field geology program and have a

demonstrated interest in impact cratering processes. U.S. and international students

are eligible to apply.

 

The fifth edition of the program will run from October 6, 2018, through October 14, 2018.

Students are responsible for transportation to and from Flagstaff, Arizona.

Transportation will be provided from Flagstaff to Meteor Crater. Additional logistical

details will be provided to selected participants.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  June 11, 2018

For more information and access to an electronic application form, please visit
 
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exploration/mcFieldCamp/

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) POSTDOC IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF OUTER PLANETARY ICE ANALOGS

     JET PROPULSION LABORATORY

     PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

 

content/physics-and-chemistry-outer-planetary-ice-analogs

 

Application Deadline: May 1, 2018

 

Overview

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites applications for a postdoctoral research

position in the Planetary Ices Group. Drs. Murthy Gudipati and Bryana Henderson

will serve as postdoctoral advisors to the selected candidate with Dr. Gudipati

acting as primary. The appointee will carry out research in collaboration with

the postdoctoral advisors, resulting in publications in the open literature. The

postdoctoral position is available immediately.

 

Responsibilities

The research work will focus on the area of physics and chemistry of outer

planetary ice analogs using laboratory simulations and spectroscopy. This

position is aimed at understanding the evolution of organic matter in ices under

high-radiation conditions such as on Europa. The successful candidate should

have thorough hands-on experience in similar research activity and should be

able to participate in multiple projects. In addition to the fundamental research

mentioned above, the appointee will have an opportunity to participate in next-

generation space instrumentation concepts, mission concepts, and observations.

 

Qualifications

Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, astronomy or

planetary sciences and a strong motivation to undertake this multidisciplinary

research. Experience and expertise in the following techniques are highly desired:

low-temperature techniques, laboratory ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy,

laser spectroscopy, ultra-high vacuum techniques, and mass-spectrometry.

Candidates who have received their PhD within the past five years since the

date of their application are eligible. Postdoctoral positions are awarded for a

minimum of one-year period and may be renewed up to a maximum duration

of three years.

 

B) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN EXPERIMENTAL PLANETARY SCIENCE

     COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

     NEW YORK, NEW YORK

 

Columbia University’s Astrophysics Laboratory invites applications for a

Postdoctoral Research Scientist to perform laboratory simulations of solar

wind ion irradiation of Mercury’s regolith surface.  The successful candidate

will join the group headed by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Daniel Wolf Savin;

they will participate in designing, building, and performing experiments utilizing

a novel ion beam apparatus to study the spectral changes and sputtering yields of

regolith-like loose powders.

The appointment is initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to

two additional years; this is contingent upon the availability of funds and mutual

satisfaction.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or the equivalent degree in Planetary

Science, Physics, Geology, Astrophysics, or a related field.  Desired laboratory

skills include experience with apparatus design and construction, fast ion beams,

ion optics, ultra-high vacuum techniques, visible and near infrared spectral reflectance

measurements, quadrupole mass spectrometers, catcher foils, X-ray photoelectron

spectroscopy, and associated electronics.  Desired computer skills include programming,

multidimensional data analysis, LabView, Python, Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks,

SIMION, Linux/Mac OS, and Windows OS.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in at least some of the

areas listed above, a proven research ability, and evidence of future research potential. 

The candidate is expected to be able to work well independently and cooperatively

with a team and to communicate the results of his/her research both orally and in writing. 

Demonstrated written and oral communication skills are highly desirable. 

Questions regarding this position can be addressed to Dr. Savin at

[email protected].

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including a list of

publications) and statement of past research.  In addition they should arrange

to have three letters of reference sent directly by the writers to Dr. Savin. 

Applications will be considered only after all of the requested material has been received. 

Applications and letters should be submitted by email to

[email protected].  Screening of applicants will begin immediately and

will continue until the position has been filled.

 

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Issue 18-15, April 15, 2018

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1. DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE
2. SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) EARLY CAREER TRAVEL GRANT
3. EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON PLANETARY AERONOMY
4. EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON CASSINI’S LEGACY: ONE YEAR LATER
5. SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY
6. LSST SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE COLLABORATION
7. SUMMER SCHOOL/WORKSHOP: MICROSATELLITES IN PLANETARY AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
8. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE

The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates

for the 2018 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :

Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):

o Matija Cuk, SETI Institute

o Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute

Committee (2 to be elected):

o Michael Bland

o Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory

o Lucille Le Corre, Planetary Science Institute

o Krista Soderlund, University of Texas, Austin

Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,

may be nominated by May 15th. Please send any nominations to the

DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].

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SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) EARLY CAREER TRAVEL GRANT

We are now accepting applications for early-career travel support to attend

the upcoming SBAG meeting. Please pass the information on to any students,

post-docs or early career scientists/engineers that may be interested in attending

the meeting.

The details are below:

19th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group
June 13–14, 2018
College Park, MD

Additional logistics information will be released closer to the meeting.

Early career travel support: We are planning to offer limited U.S. travel support

for early career scientists to participate in the SBAG 19 meeting, to be held at

the University of Maryland in College Park, MD on June 13-14, 2018. Interested

undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and other early career scientists

(within 3 years of PhD/MS/BS) should submit a letter and a CV to SBAG Early

Career Secretary Hannah Susorney ([email protected]) by COB (5 pm

Eastern time) April 27th, 2018. Included in the letter, which must not exceed

2 pages, should be a demonstration of financial need and an explanation of how

the applicant’s work relates to the purposes of the SBAG. The letter and CV

should be combined into a single PDF document for submission by e-mail

attachment. Recipients of travel support will be expected to give a short

presentation (~10-15 minutes) of their SBAG-relevant work at the SBAG 19

meeting.

Lightning Talks: We are providing time on the agenda for early-career scientists

and engineers present at the meeting to introduce themselves and their research to

the community. The talks will be 3 minutes each. If you are interested in giving

a lightning talk, please contact the early-career secretary Hannah Susorney

([email protected]). Please encourage students and postdocs that you know

to participate!

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EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON PLANETARY AERONOMY

 

We invite your contributions to a special session on Planetary Aeronomy at

EPSC 2018 in Berlin, Germany (September 16-21, 2018):

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29889

The aim of this session is to bring together researchers studying solar system

and exoplanet upper atmospheres to exchange knowledge and ideas while

learning of new results in this expanding area of research.  We welcome papers

on all aspects of planetary upper atmospheres in the solar and exoplanet systems,

including observations and models that bear on photochemistry and ionization,

magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, energy balance, circulation and atmospheric

escape.  Contributions that allow us to better understand planetary evolution and

the mass-radius diagram of exoplanets are also encouraged.  A list of confirmed

invited speakers will be announced later.

Please submit your abstracts by the EPSC abstract deadline of Wednesday,

May 16, 2018.

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EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON CASSINI’S LEGACY: ONE YEAR LATER

EPSC 2018, Berlin Germany

16-21 September 2018

EPSC Website: https://www.epsc2018.eu/home.html

The Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn ended in a dramatic plunge into Saturn’s

atmosphere on September 15, 2017 sending back in-situ data as long as possible.

Since 2004, Cassini and the Huygens probe revealed the entire Saturn system and

opened up new Ocean Worlds for further exploration. In its final 9 months,

Cassini’s 20 Ring-Grazing orbits (bringing the spacecraft just outside the rings)

and 22 “Grand Finale” orbits starting in April 2017, with closest approach between

the innermost D ring and Saturn’s upper atmosphere, enabled the opportunity for

unique science observations including probes of gravitational and magnetic field

moments to higher order and precision; constraining the ring mass; in-situ sampling

of the plasma and dust environment, upper atmosphere and exosphere; and high

resolution imaging both Saturn, its rings and ring moons. We propose a multi-

disciplinary session to report on analysis and modeling of data collected during

this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore Saturn up close in addition to

highlighting the legacy of discoveries of the Saturn system made over thirteen

years of exploration.

Other Cassini-related EPSC sessions can be found here –

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc2018/sessionprogramme

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SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY

SSfA at UH Hawaii Registration Opens Monday – Registration for Software

Systems for Astronomy 5 on the Big Island of Hawaii opens on Monday,

09-Apr-2018.  The course covers software design and implementation of

telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and

software for analyzing and archiving astronomical data. SSfA-5 will be

offered as a two week intensive course, 23-Jul to 03-Aug, 2018.

Please find special instructions for off-island participants here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/ssfa18.php#Special_Summer_Note

More information about Software Systems for Astronomy 5 is here:

http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/ssfa18.php

General information about the UHH summer program is here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/summer2018.php

The UHH regstration page is here:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerCourseRegistration.php

More detail about the course is given in the UHH catalog (the course number is 385):
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/catalog/astr-courses

If you have questions, send email to [email protected]

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LSST SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE COLLABORATION

Over its 10 year lifespan, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

will catalog over 5 million Main Belt asteroids, almost 300,000 Jupiter

Trojans, over 100,000 NEOs, over 40,000 KBOs, over 10,000 comets, and

tens of interstellar objects. Many of these objects will receive

hundreds of observations in multiple bandpasses. The LSST Solar System

Science Collaboration (SSSC) is preparing methods and tools to analyze

this data, as well as understand optimum survey strategies for

discovering moving objects throughout the Solar System.

Learn more at:

http://www.lsstsssc.org

Read our science roadmap at:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.01783

Please consider joining the collaboration if you’re an eligible

researcher. If you have any questions, please contact the SSSC

Co-Chairs, Meg Schwamb ([email protected]) and David Trilling

([email protected]).

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SUMMER SCHOOL/WORKSHOP: MICROSATELLITES IN PLANETARY AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Tartu, Estonia

6-11 August 2018

This early career scientist workshop/summer school aims to:

– Give participant an overview into the most pivotal research questions

in planetary and atmospheric sciences

– Highlight the possible potential of microsatellites in those areas

– Explore novel applications of microsatellites in a multitude of

different fields including astronomy, planetary and atmospheric

sciences, geosciences and astrobiology

– Foster the interaction between space researchers and technologists

– Allow participants to start the design and planning of new space

missions

– Contribute to the training of a new generation of space researchers

The course will consist of lectures by leading scientists, planning of

a micro- or nanosatellite project in small groups as well as open

discussions. Participants will also have the possibility to display

their own research results in a poster session. Furthermore, a half-day

excursion to interesting sites in the area (Ice Age Museum, Lake

Peipus) and a walk in Tartu are included as a social programme.

The event is open to applicants from all nationalities. Detailed

information about the summer school and the application procedure

(deadline 31 May 2018) can be found at:

http://www.nordicastrobiology.net/Tartu2018

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

A) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

National Research Council Canada (NRC)

Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre (HAA)

Victoria, BC, CANADA

NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre is seeking a

Postdoctoral Fellow to carry out Kuiper belt research with an emphasis on

interpretation of ground and spacecraft data acquired for/by NASA’s New

Horizons Kuiper Extended Mission (KEM).  Fellowships will be for two years

contingent on satisfactory progress achieved during the first year.  It would be

highly desirable for the successful candidate to start work by September 2018.

KEM is providing distant fly-by observations of about a dozen Kuiper belt

objects over a large range of phase angles.  KEM will conduct the first ever

close encounter with a cold classical Kuiper belt object when it flies within

5000 km of 2014 MU69 on 1-Jan-2019.  During its brief and tightly orchestrated

encounter KEM will obtain extensive optical and infrared observation of the

object’s surface.  NRC scientists have been part of the KEM planning and a

PDF working with NRC will have the opportunity to join the KEM science

team to assist in the primary fly-by encounter mission as well as the monitoring

of more distant KBOs from within the Kuiper belt.  The successful candidate

will work with Dr. JJ Kavelaars and his group, and will closely collaborate with

other members of the Research Centre and KEM science team.

Candidates should have obtained a PhD (or equivalent) within the past three

years (PhD received on or after July 1, 2015) or expect to complete their PhD

within 6 months of appointment.

Please apply online at NRC Careers – Apply Here no later than 23:59 Eastern

Time on 10 May 2018.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates

to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible

minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. Measures for

accommodation are available to all candidates retained for further assessment.

NRC offers a wide range of benefits including dental, extended health, disability

insurance, as well as generous leave entitlements.  To learn more, go to:

http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/careers/nrc_advantage.html.

Pour obtenir des renseignements sur le programme de stagiaire de recherche

postdoctorale en français ainsi que pour postuler, veuillez visiter le site web

suivant : Stagiaire de recherche postdoctorale

Please direct your questions to:

Cindy Stowe

[email protected]

306-975-6172

B) POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN EXOPLANET ATMOSPHERES

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

content/postdoctoral-research-associate-exoplanet-atmospheres

The Department of Planetary Sciences/Lunar & Planetary Laboratory of the

University of Arizona has an opening for Postdoctoral Research Associate in

the field of exoplanet atmospheres.  The department is at the forefront of

planetary science, including research into the atmospheres of exoplanets as

well as the planets and satellites in the solar system.  The successful candidate

will join the Planetary Atmospheres and Exoplanets groups

(https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/research) and work with Dr. Tommi Koskinen on

simulations of exoplanet upper atmospheres.  In addition to model development

and maintenance, the candidate will participate in the interpretation of exoplanet

upper atmosphere observations and preparation for the NASA Colorado Ultraviolet

Transit Experiment (CUTE).

We seek a candidate with a background in numerical modeling of planetary atmospheres.

Previous experience in modeling upper atmospheres and escape is

an advantage.  Applicants should have a doctoral degree in planetary science,

exoplanets or a related field.

Interested candidates should apply for Job Posting P20545 at www.uacareers.com. 

Applicants will be expected to submit a cover letter (1 page), Curriculum Vitae, a

statement of research interest highlighting past achievements and future plans

(up to 3 pages) and contact details for two referees.

C) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN EXPERIMENTAL PLANETARY SCIENCE

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

 

Columbia University’s Astrophysics Laboratory invites applications for a

Postdoctoral Research Scientist to perform laboratory simulations of solar

wind ion irradiation of Mercury’s regolith surface.  The successful candidate

will join the group headed by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Daniel Wolf Savin;

they will participate in designing, building, and performing experiments utilizing

a novel ion beam apparatus to study the spectral changes and sputtering yields of

regolith-like loose powders.

The appointment is initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to

two additional years; this is contingent upon the availability of funds and mutual

satisfaction.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or the equivalent degree in Planetary

Science, Physics, Geology, Astrophysics, or a related field.  Desired laboratory

skills include experience with apparatus design and construction, fast ion beams,

ion optics, ultra-high vacuum techniques, visible and near infrared spectral reflectance

measurements, quadrupole mass spectrometers, catcher foils, X-ray photoelectron

spectroscopy, and associated electronics.  Desired computer skills include programming,

multidimensional data analysis, LabView, Python, Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks,

SIMION, Linux/Mac OS, and Windows OS.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in at least some of the

areas listed above, a proven research ability, and evidence of future research potential.

The candidate is expected to be able to work well independently and cooperatively

with a team and to communicate the results of his/her research both orally and in writing.

Demonstrated written and oral communication skills are highly desirable.

Questions regarding this position can be addressed to Dr. Savin.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including a list of

publications) and statement of past research.  In addition they should arrange

to have three letters of reference sent directly by the writers to Dr. Savin.

Applications will be considered only after all of the requested material has been received.

Applications and letters should be submitted by email to Dr. Savin.

Screening of applicants will begin immediately and

will continue until the position has been filled.

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1. DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE
2. ABSTRACT DEADLINE 16 APRIL FOR FINAL CASSINI SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
3. ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION AND VEXAG U.S. STUDENT/EARLY CAREER TRAVEL GRANTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL VENUS CONFERENCE -SEPTEMBER 2018
4. NOMINATIONS FOR THE 8TH FARINELLA PRIZE NOW OPEN
5. SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY
6. PSS SPECIAL ISSUE ASTEROID (3200) PHAETHON AND METEOROIDS
7. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE

 

The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates

for the 2018 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :

 

Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):

o Matija Cuk, SETI Institute

o Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute

 

Committee (2 to be elected):

o Michael Bland, USGS

o Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory

o Lucille Le Corre, Planetary Science Institute

o Krista Soderlund, University of Texas, Austin

 

Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,

may be nominated by May 15th. Please send any nominations to the

DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].

 

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ABSTRACT DEADLINE 16 APRIL FOR FINAL CASSINI SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM 

 

Abstracts are due 16 April 2018 for the final Cassini Science

Symposium. Please use the template provided on the website.

 

Hosted by the Cassini Project, the symposium is August 12-17 at the

CU-Boulder and includes an off-site reception Sunday evening. The

Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker gives a public talk Tuesday

evening and the banquet is Wednesday.

 

Invited and contributed talks cover the latest Cassini findings on the

Saturn system, including the interpretation and synthesis of results. 

Sessions cover the following disciplines:  Rings, Titan, Icy

Satellites, Magnetospheres and Saturn. This Symposium can serve as a

springboard for future studies and space missions. Future mission

posters are possible.

 

Go to the website for abstract instructions, dates, to register, sign

up for events, and get hotel links and release dates: 

 

http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/2018-cassini-science-symposium/

 

Hotel rooms are on a space available basis, so reserve as early as you

can.

 

If this announcement was forwarded to you and you would like us to add

your email address to the contact list for future information, please

contact Laura Bloom ([email protected]).

 

We hope to see you there.

 

Larry W. Esposito

Chair, Symposium Organizing Committee

 

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ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION AND VEXAG U.S. STUDENT/

EARLY CAREER TRAVEL GRANTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL

VENUS CONFERENCE – SEPTEMBER 2018

 

September 11-14, 2018

International Venus Conference 2018

https://www.cps-jp.org/~akatsuki/pub/venus2018/

Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan

 

Abstracts and Early Bird Registration deadlines are now: 

19 April 2018, 12:00 UTC (21:00 JST, 08:00 EDT, 05:00 PDT)

 

Please visit this website for any updated registration and abstract

submission information: 

 

https://www.cps-jp.org/~akatsuki/venus2018/registration.html

 

U.S. Student/Early Career Travel Support

 

Travel support for U.S. Students and Early Career Professionals (less

than 5 years from PhD) may be available from the Venus Exploration

Analysis Group (VEXAG).

 

Provide your Travel Support Request by Friday, April 20, 2018 to

[email protected] containing: 

 

1. A short (<1 page) description of how your participation in this

meeting will benefit you professionally and contribute to NASA’s

explorations of Venus,

2. Your abstract for the Conference, and

3. Your resume.

 

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NOMINATIONS FOR THE 8TH PAOLO FARINELLA PRIZE NOW OPEN

To honor the memory and the outstanding figure of Paolo Farinella (1953-2000),

an extraordinary scientist and person, a prize has been established in recognition

of significant contributions given in the fields of interest of Paolo, which span

from planetary sciences to space geodesy, fundamental physics, science

popularization, security in space, weapons control and disarmament. The prize

has been proposed during the “International Workshop on Paolo Farinella, the

scientist and the man”, held in Pisa in 2010, and is supported by the following

Italian Institutions: University of Pisa, ASI, INAF, IFAC-CNR.

Previous recipients of the “Paolo Farinella Prize” were:

– 2011: William F. Bottke, for his contribution to the field of “Physics and
         dynamics of small solar system bodies”
– 2012: John Chambers, for his contribution to the field of “Formation and
         early evolution of the solar system “
– 2013: Patrick Michel, for his contribution to the field of ” Collisional
         processes in the Solar System”
– 2014: David Vokrouhlicky, for his contribution to the field of “Non
         gravitational forces in the Solar System”
– 2015: Nicolas Biver, for his contribution to the field of “Dynamics and
         physics of comets”
– 2016: Kleomenis Tsiganis, for his contribution to the field of “Applications
         of celestial mechanics to the natural bodies of our solar system”.

– 2017: Simone Marchi, for his contribution to the field of “Physics and dynamics

         of the inner planets of the solar system and their satellites”.

The eighth Paolo Farinella Prize is devoted to planetary sciences and
specifically to studies on the Giant planets satellite systems”.

The award ceremony will be hosted by the European Planetary Science
Congress (EPSC) meeting in Berlin, Germany (16th to 21st of September 2018).

 

For the 8th “Paolo Farinella” Prize the terms and rules are as follows:

1. A competition is announced to award the “Paolo Farinella” Prize for the
    year 2018. The prize consists of a plate, a certificate and the amount of
    1500 euros.  The winner is expected to give a Prize lecture at the EPSC

    awards special session.

2. The winner will be selected on the basis of his/her overall research
    results in the field of “Giant planets satellite systems”.

3. Nominations must be sent by email not later than May 4th, 2018, to the
    following addresses:

        [email protected] and [email protected]

4. The nominations for the “Paolo Farinella” Prize can be made by any
    researcher that works in the field of planetary sciences. Self nominations

    are acceptable. The candidates should have international and interdisciplinary

    collaborations and should be not older than 47 years, the age of Paolo when

    he passed away, at the date of April 30th, 2018.

5. The winner of the prize will be selected before May 31st, 2018 by the
    “Paolo Farinella” Prize Committee composed of outstanding scientists in
    planetary sciences, with specific experience in the field.

6. The Prize Committee will consider all the nominations, but will be entitled
    to autonomously consider other candidates.

 

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SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY

 

SSfA at UH Hawaii Registration Opens Monday – Registration for Software

Systems for Astronomy 5 on the Big Island of Hawaii opens on Monday,

09-Apr-2018.  The course covers software design and implementation of

telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and

software for analyzing and archiving astronomical data. SSfA-5 will be

offered as a two week intensive course, 23-Jul to 03-Aug, 2018.
 

Please find special instructions for off-island participants here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/ssfa18.php#Special_Summer_Note
 

More information about Software Systems for Astronomy 5 is here:

http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/ssfa18.php
 

General information about the UHH summer program is here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2018/summer2018.php
 

The UHH regstration page is here:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerCourseRegistration.php

More detail about the course is given in the UHH catalog (the course number is 385):
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/catalog/astr-courses
 

If you have questions, send email to [email protected]

 

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PSS SPECIAL ISSUE “ASTEROID (3200) PHAETHON AND METEOROIDS”

An international symposium “Int’l Symposium on Dust & Parent Bodies”
(http://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2018/Welcome.html) was held
at PERC, Chiba Institute of Technology, in 2018 February 26-28.
Following the discussions during the symposium, we plan to make a
special issue on Planetary and Space Science (PSS) entitled “Asteroid
(3200) Phaethon and meteoroids”. We will call for research papers from
widely relevant fields. Any research subjects related to Phaethon or
meteoroids from any viewpoint (observation, experiment, theory,
simulation, exploration, and others) are welcome. Please refer to the
submission procedure as follows:
 

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/planetary-and-space-science/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-for-a-special-issue-of-planetary-and-space-s

If you have any questions or requests, please do not hesitate to contact
us at [email protected]

Editors of the Special Issue, Asteroid (3200) Phaethon and meteoroids:

Fumi Yoshida, Wing-Huen Ip, Masateru Ishiguro Takashi Ito,
Hiroshi Kimura, Harald Krüger, Karen Meech

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN EXPERIMENTAL PLANETARY SCIENCE

     COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

     NEW YORK, NEW YORK

 

Columbia University’s Astrophysics Laboratory invites applications for a

Postdoctoral Research Scientist to perform laboratory simulations of solar

wind ion irradiation of Mercury’s regolith surface.  The successful candidate

will join the group headed by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Daniel Wolf Savin;

they will participate in designing, building, and performing experiments utilizing

a novel ion beam apparatus to study the spectral changes and sputtering yields of

regolith-like loose powders.

The appointment is initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to

two additional years; this is contingent upon the availability of funds and mutual

satisfaction.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or the equivalent degree in Planetary

Science, Physics, Geology, Astrophysics, or a related field.  Desired laboratory

skills include experience with apparatus design and construction, fast ion beams,

ion optics, ultra-high vacuum techniques, visible and near infrared spectral reflectance

measurements, quadrupole mass spectrometers, catcher foils, X-ray photoelectron

spectroscopy, and associated electronics.  Desired computer skills include programming,

multidimensional data analysis, LabView, Python, Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks,

SIMION, Linux/Mac OS, and Windows OS.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in at least some of the

areas listed above, a proven research ability, and evidence of future research potential. 

The candidate is expected to be able to work well independently and cooperatively

with a team and to communicate the results of his/her research both orally and in writing. 

Demonstrated written and oral communication skills are highly desirable. 

Questions regarding this position can be addressed to Dr. Savin at

[email protected].

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including a list of

publications) and statement of past research.  In addition they should arrange

to have three letters of reference sent directly by the writers to Dr. Savin. 

Applications will be considered only after all of the requested material has been

received.  Applications and letters should be submitted by email to

[email protected].  Screening of applicants will begin immediately and

will continue until the position has been filled.

 

B) NASA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP – APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 1, 2018

 

This announcement reflects recent increases to the NPP annual base stipend and

the annual travel allowance provided to fellows.

 

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the

opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific

goals.  The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered;

promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.

 

Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to

three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in earth

science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics

and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology.

 

Current NPP research opportunities in planetary science can be viewed here:

NPP Planetary Sciences Research Opportunities

 

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning

the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U.S.

citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status

as a Research Scholar may apply.

 

UPDATED! Stipends now start at $60,000 per year, with supplements for high

cost-of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is

available for relocation and health insurance, and $10,000 per year is provided

for professional travel.

 

Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, and November 1.

 

For further information and to apply, visit: https://npp.usra.edu/

 

Questions: [email protected]

 

C) POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN ASTRONOMY
     University of California, Irvine

 

https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04558

 

Postdoctoral Scholar, Exoplanet Habitability
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral scholar position in astronomy at the

University of California, Irvine. The postdoctoral researcher will work with Prof.

Aomawa Shields at UCI on climate modeling studies of potentially habitable

exoplanets, including systems discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission, the

upcoming Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and other space- and

ground-based observatories. Desirable qualifications include experience with

computer climate modeling; a research background in atmospheric or planetary

science; strong written and oral communication skills; and an ability to work well

in a collaborative environment.

 

The appointment can begin in summer 2018, with a negotiable starting date.

The initial appointment will be for one year, with a possibility of extension to

longer terms contingent upon availability of funds and successful performance.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in astronomy, astrobiology, physics, or one of

the earth science disciplines prior to beginning the appointment. Salary will be

commensurate with experience.

 

Candidates should submit a CV, publication list, a statement of research interests,

and other supporting documents, through the UC Irvine academic personnel

recruiting portal at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04558. Through this site,

applicants will also provide names and email addresses of three referees
who will be contacted to submit letters of reference. For full consideration,

applications and reference letters should be received by May 11, 2018.

All application materials must be submitted through the UCI RECRUIT website

https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04558.

 

Information on postdoctoral appointments and resources at UC Irvine is available at

https://www.grad.uci.edu/about-us/postdoctoral-scholars/index.php.

 

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive

consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual

orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status,

or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

 

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Issue 18-13, April 1, 2018

 

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1. ANNOUNCEMENT: JWST LAUNCH DELAY CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF CYCLE 1 CALL FOR PROPOSAL DEADLINE
2. EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018
3. CRYOVOLANISM IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP
4. FINAL PREPARATION INFORMATION FOR MEPAG MEETING 36
5. NEW CAROLINE HERSCHEL PRIZE LECTURESHIP FOR EARLY-CAREER  ASTRO-SCIENTISTS
6. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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ANNOUNCEMENT:  JWST LAUNCH DELAY CAUSES POSTPONEMENT

OF CYCLE 1 CALL FOR PROPOSAL DEADLINE

 

Based on recommendations made by the JWST Standing Review Board, NASA

is re-scheduling JWST’s launch window for 2020. Given those circumstances,

STScI will delay the Cycle 1 GO/AR proposal deadline until no earlier than February 1 2019. 

A revised proposal schedule will be developed in consultation with the JWST Users

Committee, the JWST Project and representatives from the European and Canadian

Space Agencies. Proposals already submitted in response to the Cycle 1 Call will

not be carried over and will need to be resubmitted.  Finally, the GTO reserved

targets in the Solar System may change if they are no longer observable during

Cycle 1 – revisions to this list will be announced once determined.

 

NASA’s press release on the launch delay: 

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-webb-observatory-requires-more-time-for-testing-and-evaluation-new-launch

 

STScI’s announcement about postponing the proposal deadline: 

https://jwst.stsci.edu/news-events/news/News%20items/the-jwst-cycle-1-goar-proposal-deadline-has-been-delayed

 

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EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018

Technische Universität Berlin
16–21 September 2018, Berlin, Germany

http://epsc2018.eu

Abstract deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST.

Dear colleagues,

We invite the world-wide community of planetary scientists to submit an abstract 

for presentation of their recent work at the EPSC 2018 Meeting, which will take

place at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, 16–21 September 2018.

The previous meeting in Riga was hugely successful and enjoyable, and we expect 

a very well attended meeting in Berlin, with many high quality oral and poster

presentations.

The meeting will consist of oral and poster sessions, as well as splinter meetings

& workshops.  The current list of sessions is organized around the following 

Programme Groups:

CP Comparative Planetology
TP Terrestrial Planets
LSE Lunar Science and Exploration
OPS Outer Planet Systems
MSP Magnetospheres and Space Physics
MD Modelling and Database
MTI Missions, Techniques and Industry
EXO Exoplanets and Origins
AB Astrobiology
SB Small Bodies 
LFI Laboratory and Field Investigations
OEP Outreach, Education, and Policy
AM Amateur Astronomy

The scientific programme and the abstract submission tool are accessible at:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/sessionprogramme

Please browse the list of sessions and identify the session that most closely matches

your area of interest; your abstract can be submitted directly to that session.

You may see all deadlines & milestones of the conference at the following website: 

https://www.epsc2018.eu/information/deadlines_and_milestones.html
Please note that a few deadlines have been revised recently.

Information on registration and social events, as well as a separate online 

request form for requesting splinter meetings & workshops will also be

available soon on the meeting web site.

Please forward this message to colleagues who may be interested. 

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.

With best wishes,

Maria Cristina De Sanctis & Frank Sohl
on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee

Jean-Pierre Lebreton
on behalf of the EPSC Executive Committee

Mario Ebel
on behalf of Copernicus Meetings

 

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CRYOVOLCANISM IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP 

 

This workshop is being held June 5-7 at the LPI in Houson, TX.

 

Abstract Deadline is April 5th.  

 

This workshop aims to advance our understanding of the processes that may

lead to extrusive and intrusive volcanism on the icy satellites, KBOs, and

hydrous asteroids in our solar system. Specifically, we seek to resolve how

and under what conditions volcanism and magmatism occur on these worlds

and verify the likely mechanisms responsible for putative volcanic features

and magmatic constructs that have been imaged by spacecraft. 

 

We invite abstracts which focus on the generation, migration, and eruption

of cryovolcanic fluids on the icy satellites, KBOs, and hydrous asteroids in

our solar system. We welcome contributions pertaining to: the rheology and

composition of aqueous solutions and other low-temperature liquids that may

serve as cryovolcanic fluids; mechanisms for the transport of cryovolcanic

fluids from the interior to the surface; laboratory work on low-temperature

solutions, slurries, and cryogenic liquids; theoretical modeling and analysis

of candidate cryovolcanic features; and plausible terrestrial analogs.
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/cryovolcanism2018/ 

 

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FINAL PREPARATION INFORMATION FOR MEPAG MEETING 36

We are very excited to welcome in-person and remote attendees to MEPAG 
Meeting 36! This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday, April 3-5, 
2018, at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, and will 
occur 8:15am – 6:00pm EDT on days 1 and 2; and 8:00am – 3:00pm EDT on 
day 3. All oral presentations and discussion periods will also be 
webcast (i.e., all except the forum poster session on day 1 and daily 
breaks/lunches) – connection information, along with all other meeting 
information, is available on the meeting webpage: 

https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m36

 

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NEW CAROLINE HERSCHEL PRIZE LECTURESHIP FOR EARLY-CAREER 
ASTRO-SCIENTISTS

The William Herschel and Royal Astronomical societies will celebrate 
promising early-career female astro-scientists* with a new Caroline 
Herschel prize: cash and two lectures.

This is a result of campaigning for greater recognition of Caroline’s 
contribution to astronomy within the William Herschel Society, and one 
astronomer’s £10,000-donation ($14,130) to inspire the prize-fund.

Thank you to all who supported the campaign.

Encourage young colleagues to apply:

http://www.williamherschel.org.uk/caroline-herschel-prize-lectureship/

-For achievements in Research and/or Instrument Building and/or 
 Communication and/or Teaching.
-Applicants at least one year post-PhD (viva date), not yet tenured, 
 and normally working in the U.K.
-Award includes travel expenses to deliver a lecture in Bath and in 
 London to the William Herschel and Royal Astronomical Societies.

*For this award astroscience includes astrophysics, cosmology, 
astroparticle physics, astrobiology, astrochemistry, solar physics, 
solar-terrestrial physics, planetary and meteoritic sciences.

Deadline April 30th.
 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

     Cornell University

     Ithaca, New York

 

The Planetary Remote Sensing group at Cornell University is seeking an

early career Research Associate, (Postdoc equivalent), to join our diverse

team. The position will be for an initial one‐year appointment, but is

renewable with continuation for a second and third year contingent upon

performance, and interest. Continuation beyond three years will be

contingent on continued availability of funds.

 

The nominal starting date is flexible. The successful candidate will work

with Professor Alexander Hayes and his group, and closely collaborate

with other members of the department (and their groups) including Professors

Jonathan Lunine, Steven Squyres, and Philip Nicholson. While there is

considerable latitude in the science program that can be pursued, specific

topics of interest include numerical modeling and photogrammetric analysis

with applications to Titan, 67P/Churyumov‐Gerasimenko, and Mars.

 

Applicants should apply through Academic Jobs online.

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10944.

 

Position and Academic requirements as well as benefit information can

be found through posting. Cornell University is an Affirmative Action,

Equal Opportunity Employer. Woman and underrepresented minorities

are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are

a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans,

and Individuals with Disabilities.

 

B) SSERVI DIRECTOR POSITION IS NOW OPEN

Two announcements (one job) are now open for the NASA SSERVI Director 
position: One for civil servants, and one for the general public. Please 
apply to the appropriate call if you intend on applying. Announcements 
are accepting applications now, set to close at midnight EST on 5/7/18.

AR18C0035, NASA employees only (internal):

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494970100

AR18D0021, Public (external):

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494969900

 

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1. REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
2. SPITZER CYCLE 14 PROPOSAL DEADLINE MARCH 23
3. COMMUNITY PLUTO FOLLOW ON MISSIONS WHITE PAPER AVAILABLE
4. OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP FINDINGS AND NEXT MEETING
5. RECONSIDERATION IN THE USE OF RPS FOR DISCOVERY
6. NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE SEEKS VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS
7. UPCOMING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

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REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS

 

Deadline: April 1, 2018

 

Every year the DPS recognizes exceptional achievement in our field.

Please consider nominating a respected colleague for one of the annual

DPS prizes. The DPS sponsors five prizes:

 

The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize honors outstanding contributions to the field

 of planetary science.

 

The Harold C. Urey Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary

research by a young scientist.

 

The Harold Masursky Award acknowledges outstanding service to planetary

science and exploration.

 

The Carl Sagan Medal recognizes and honors outstanding communication

by an active planetary scientist to the general public.

 

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award recognizes and

stimulates distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences.

 

DPS members and the planetary science community-at-large are encouraged to

submit nominations for DPS prizes.

 

A complete nomination submitted by the deadline will be considered by the

DPS Prize subcommittee for 3 years (i.e. for this year’s award, next year’s award,

and the year after that), or for the duration of a candidate’s eligibility, whichever

is less. Please fill out the nomination form, and it will be submitted to the prize

subcommittee. The Eberhart Award has different rules and procedures than the

other DPS Prizes, please see its page for more information.

 

Scroll to the bottom of prizes for rules and procedures.

Questions: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

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SPITZER CYCLE 14 PROPOSAL DEADLINE MARCH 23

 

All Cycle-14 observing proposals are due:     

 

Friday, 23 March 2018, 2 PM PDT 

 

All programmatic and technical information for Cycle-14 is available electronically

from the Proposal Kit section of the Spitzer Science Center website at 

http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/warmmission/propkit/ 

 

If you have any questions please contact us at the Spitzer Helpdesk at

[email protected] 

 

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COMMUNITY PLUTO FOLLOW ON MISSIONS WHITE PAPER AVAILABLE

 

A self-organized community white paper on Pluto Follow On Missions

is now available to the community to download from the following links:

 

http://bit.ly/PFO_WhitePaper

and

https://sites.google.com/view/pkeg/resources

 

Those wishing to sign on to this white paper should contact Kelsi Singer,

[email protected]

 

-Richard Binzel, Will Grundy, Doug Hamilton, Jason Hofgartner, Rosaly Lopes,

Renu Malhotra, Jeff Moore, Cathy Olkin, Stuart Robbins, Kelsi Singer, Alan Stern,

Anne Verbiscer, and Amanda Zangari

 

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OUTER PLANETS ASSESMENT GROUP FINDINGS AND NEXT MEETING

 

Eight findings from 21-23 February OPAG meeting in Hampton have been posted at 

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/.  These findings address 1. Europa exploration 

and the decade of darkness, 2. Status of CDAP and NFDAP, 3. Ice Giant exploration,

4. Workforce issues in the next Decadal Survey, 5. RPS for the next Discovery mission,

6. Ocean Worlds National Academies study, 7. Pre-Decadal mission studies, and

8. OPAG technology.  

 

The next OPAG meeting is tentatively scheduled for September 11-12 in Pasadena.  

 

-The OPAG Steering Committee

 

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RECONSIDERATION IN THE USE OF RPS FOR DISCOVERY

From: James Green, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division

 

After analysis and consultation with the Department of Energy, NASA’s Planetary

Science Division is pleased to announce that the ban on the use of Radio-isotope

Power Systems (RPS) by proposers responding to the upcoming Discovery 2018

AO has been removed.  Proposers will be able to include the use of up to two (2)

Multi-mission Radio-Isotope Thermal Generators (MMRTG’s) to enable or

significantly enhance their mission concept.  Costs to be borne by proposers for

the MMRTGs, the related environmental impact assessments, and the required

Nuclear Launch Approval process will be announced once determined.

 

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SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE SEEKS VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS

 

The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has posted some new volunteer reviewer

forms on the SARA web page at

 https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels

 

SMD is currently seeking reviewers for:

 

• ROSES A.36 Earth Science Applications: Water Resources
• ROSES C.2 Emerging Worlds
• ROSES C.6 Solar System Observations
• ROSES C.13 MatISSE and C.22 DALI (high-TRL planetary instrument programs)
• ROSES D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis
• ROSES E.3 Exoplanet Research Program
• Earth Surface and Interior and Space Geodesy Programs
• Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (Appendix D.2 of the annual ROSES NRA)

 

If you would like to volunteer for a review that is not listed above (like Step-1

proposals for B.10 the Heliophysics – Early Career Investigator Program) you may

write directly to the Program Officer at

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list/

 

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UPCOMING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

 

A) AIDA/DART SPRING 2018 INVESTIGATION TEAM MEETING: SECOND 

ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION REMINDER​

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel MD

 

The DART Investigation Team will have a one-day meeting on 9 April 2018.

This meeting will be used to discuss the status of DART and the collaborative

AIDA project, present work done by the Investigation Team during DART’s

Preliminary Design Phase (“Phase B”), and prepare for a possible transition to

Final Design and Fabrication Phase (“Phase C”) later in 2018. We welcome

community interest and participation in general discussion, and plan to provide

for remote access. 

 

Registration is required for onsite participants so that we can generate a visitor

log, but there is no registration fee and no abstracts are solicited.  We note that

it is particularly important for people who are not US citizens to register by the

deadline–we will not be able to accommodate non-citizen walk-ins. The

registration deadline is March 23.

 

Further details including the current agenda and registration link can be found at 

http://dart.jhuapl.edu/investigationteam_april2018/index.php​

 

B) OCEAN WORLDS 3: ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 28

 

The abstract deadline for the Ocean Worlds 3 meeting has been extended to Wed.

March 28, 2018 5:00 PM CDT. Ocean Worlds 3 will be held May 21–24, 2018 at

the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Houston,

Texas. The focus will be on the potential for silicate-water interactions to occur on

Ocean Worlds beyond Earth, from a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective. 

As with past Ocean Worlds meetings, a primary motivation is to engender a cross-

fertilization of ideas and expertise by soliciting contributions from both the Ocean

Sciences and Planetary Sciences communities. Consequently, contributions are

invited that address any aspects of this broad water-rock interaction theme, across

he Planetary and Ocean Science fields, including geophysics, hydrogeology,

geochemistry and microbiology.

 

Meeting website: http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/oceanworlds2018

 

Thanks!

Marc Neveu

Ocean Worlds 3 Organizing Committee

 

C) 9th PLANETARY CRATER CONSORTIUM

 

The 9th Planetary Crater Consortium meeting will be held August 8-10, 2018,

at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO. The Planetary Crater

Consortium is open to all planetary scientists interested in any aspect of impact

cratering on solar system bodies, including observational, theoretical, experimental,

and numerical studies. Contributions on terrestrial impact crater field studies are

encouraged, as well as presentations about cratering on other solar system bodies.

The meeting is a combination of contributed talks, posters, and open discussion.

Abstract deadline is Wednesday, August 1, 2018. For more information, see 

www.planetarycraterconsortium.nau.edu/ or contact Nadine Barlow

([email protected]).

 

D) LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2018 –

ANNOUNCEMENT AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

DEADLINE: MAY 11, 2018

ESF ABSTRACT DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2018
 

Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate

Conference (LunGradCon 2018) to be held on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the

NASA Ames Research Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum

(ESF, June 26-28). With the expanded interests of the Solar System Exploration

Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), the scope of this year’s 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 oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for professional

development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs, as well as

senior members of SSERVI. A limited amount of funding will be provided for travel

and lodging costs. The deadline for LunGradCon registration and abstract submission

is May 11, 2018, 11:59 PM PDT. The ESF abstract deadline is March 30th.

 

For more details, please visit:

http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2018/

or email any questions to: [email protected]

 

E) 4th IPM INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

Sep 12-14, 2018- Berlin, Germany

 

We are very excited to announce that the 4th International Workshop on 

‘Instrumentation for Planetary Missions’ (IPM – 2018) will be held 

in Berlin, Germany Sep 12-14, 2018. The venue will be the Technical 

University (TU)

of Berlin. The topics of interest are listed below.

 

Important dates:

April 1, 2018: Abstracts submission opens

June 13, 2018: Abstracts submission deadline 

 

The provisional portal is here (http://www.planet.tu-berlin.de/menue/veranstaltungen/ipm_2018/).

A more complete portal with additional information and abstract submission

links will be available soon. 

 

The Local organizing committee (LOC) is led by Prof Juergen Oberst of

the Planetary Geodesy and Geoinformation Science Department at TU, Berlin.

 

The scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) members are:

• Athena Coustenis (Observatoire de Meudon/LESIA/CNRS), 
• Juergen Oberst (TU, Planetary Science, Berlin)- Co-chair
• Sabrina Feldman (JPL) 
• Stephanie Getty (GSFC)  
• Elizabeth Turtle (APL) 
• Shawn Domagal-Goldman (NASA/GSFC)
• Neil Bowles (Oxford, UK) 
• Brook Lakew (GSFC)- Co-chair
• Manuel Grande (Aberystwyth Univ, UK) 
• Anita Heward (UK)  
• Christophe Sotin (JPL)
• David Beaty (JPL)
• Harald Michaelis (DLR, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin) 

 

*Please note that IPM-2018 will take place the week before the European Planetary 

Science Congress (EPSC) – the main annual European planetary science conference 

(https://www.epsc2018.eu/) – also happening at the same venue in Berlin. 

 

As in years past we are looking forward to a successful IPM International Workshop. 

 

Mark your calendars and prepare your abstracts!

 

-Brook Lakew

4th IPM Workshop co-chair.   

 

Suggested topics for the 4th IPM Workshop 

 

1- Planetary Science questions to be addressed in the next decade and

beyond – keynote/invited papers

 

2- Instruments on past missions – lessons learned and vision for next

generation instruments – keynote/invited papers

 

3- Life detection Instrumentation and related technologies for Ocean Worlds 

 

4- Instruments on past and newly selected phase-A missions (Rosetta,

Hayabusa 2, Mangalyaan, TGO, ExoMars, Mars 2020, JUICE, Juno,

OSIRIS-Rex, Bepi-Colombo, Lucy, Psyche, Dragonfly, CEASAR, Europa

Clipper, Europa Lander,  etc.)

 

5- Novel instruments for Lander Missions- including Lunar and Mars landers  

 

6- Instruments for Orbiters, Flyby Missions (Sub-mm, Radar, UV, IR

spectrometers, imagers)

 

7- Instrumentation for descent probes (Saturn, Uranus, Venus, …) 

 

8- Mass Spectrometry, Geochronology and Elemental Spectroscopy

instruments 

 

9- Science Instruments for Deep-Space SmallSats and CubeSats 

 

10- Electronics for extreme environments (temperature and radiation) 

 

11- Dual-Function Instruments on Human Space Flight missions beyond LEO 

 

12- Science Instruments on human space flight missions to the Deep-space

Gateway and planetary targets beyond LEO ( NEO, Mars, Phobos)

 

F) DIDYMOS OBSERVER WORKSHOP

 

The Second Announcement on the Didymos Observer Workshop,

June 19-21 in Prague, Czech Republic, is now available at 

http://didymos2018-mtg.asu.cas.cz/didymosprague2018_secondannouncement.pdf

 

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1. REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
2. TENTH ANNUAL SUSAN NIEBUR WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE EVENT AT LPSC 2018
3. 2018B NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS
4. JWST CYCLE 1 CALL FOR ARCHIVAL RESEARCH (AR) PROPOSALS
5. JWST OBSERVATION PLANNING: MOVING TARGET VISIBILITY TOOL
6. INTERNATIONAL VENUS CONFERENCE
7. WORKSHOP ON CARBON IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
8. SPICE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT
9. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS

 

Deadline: April 1, 2018

 

Every year the DPS recognizes exceptional achievement in our field.

Please consider nominating a respected colleague for one of the annual

DPS prizes. The DPS sponsors five prizes:

 

The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize honors outstanding contributions to the field

 of planetary science.

 

The Harold C. Urey Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary

research by a young scientist.

 

The Harold Masursky Award acknowledges outstanding service to planetary

science and exploration.

 

The Carl Sagan Medal recognizes and honors outstanding communication

by an active planetary scientist to the general public.

 

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award recognizes and

stimulates distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences.

 

DPS members and the planetary science community-at-large are encouraged to

submit nominations for DPS prizes.

 

A complete nomination submitted by the deadline will be considered by the

DPS Prize subcommittee for 3 years (i.e. for this year’s award, next year’s award,

and the year after that), or for the duration of a candidate’s eligibility, whichever

is less. Please fill out the nomination form, and it will be submitted to the prize

subcommittee. The Eberhart Award has different rules and procedures than the

other DPS Prizes, please see its page for more information.

 

Scroll to the bottom of prizes for rules and procedures.

Questions: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

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TENTH ANNUAL SUSAN NIEBUR WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE EVENT AT LPSC 2018

 

Wednesday, March 21, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, Waterway 1-3
 

Ever feel like everyone in the room is smarter than you? That your accomplishments 

are just luck? Do you ever worry that your colleagues will figure out that you don’t 

really belong? You are not alone. Please join us for a short workshop on “Imposter 

Syndrome” and strategies for dealing with it. As always, all are welcome regardless 

of gender. Light refreshments will be served thanks to sponsorship from the Division 

for Planetary Sciences.  To RSVP (not required, but requested so we will have an idea 

about attendance numbers), or for more information, visit http://bit.ly/WIPS_2018. 

 

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2018B NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 

The due date for the 2018B semester (August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019) is 

Monday, April 2, 2018. See our online submission form 

http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/applicationForms.php, which is 

available for proposal submission from 12:00AM on March 01, 2018 until 5:00PM 

on April 02, 2018 HST. Available instruments include: (1) SpeX, a 0.7 – 5.3 micron 

cross-dispersed medium-resolution spectrograph (up to R=2,500) and imager; (2) 

MORIS, a 512×512 pixel Andor CCD camera (60″x60″ field-of-view) mounted at 

the side-facing window of the SpeX cryostat that can be used simultaneously with 

SpeX; (3) iSHELL, a 1.1 – 5.3 micron cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph (up to 

R=75,000) and imager, and (4) MIRSI/MOC, a 5 – 20 micron camera and grism 

spectrograph as shared risk. Information on available facility and visitor instruments 

and performance can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/Facility. Exposure 

time calculators for SpeX and iSHELL are available on the respective instrument 

webpages.

 

Please see http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callForProposals.php 

for the full text.

 

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JWST CYCLE 1 CALL FOR ARCHIVAL RESEARCH (AR) PROPOSALS

 

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Cycle 1 call for proposals now

includes opportunities for Archival Research (AR) proposals of targets in the

Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) programs that have no exclusive access

period – a full list can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y7kqsj7c.  Most

available programs include Solar System objects and details of these

observations can also found through the link provided.  The JWST AR Program

can provide financial support for U.S. scientists for the analysis of such data sets.  

AR Proposals must outline a management plan and detailed budget for analyzing

the data. Proposals for Archival Research are considered at the same time, and by

the same reviewers, as proposals for observing time, on the basis of scientific merit.

The JWST Cycle 1 Proposals are DUE April 6, 2018 at 8pm Eastern Time.

The full call for proposals can be found here:

https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/display/JSP/James+Webb+Space+Telescope+Call+for+Proposals+for+Cycle+1

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JWST OBSERVATION PLANNING: MOVING TARGET VISIBILITY TOOL

The JWST target visibility tool now includes the capability to retrieve
ephemerides for moving targets from JPL/Horizons and give users
information about target visibility windows and valid telescope roll
angles. The latter can be particularly useful for planning observations
of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Instructions and documentation

are available on the JWST Target Visibility Tool page, and links there.

Please direct any questions to the JWST Help Desk , under the Solar System

Observing category.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VENUS CONFERENCE 

 

Abstract Submission and Registration for the International Venus Conference

to be held in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan from 11 September to 14 September 2018

is now open.  A small fund for travel support primarily intended for, but not limited 

to, Early Career attendees is available.  Please visit this website for any updated 

registration and abstract submission information: 

 

https://www.cps-jp.org/~akatsuki/venus2018/registration.html

 

Following the successful series of Venus conferences (La Thuile, Aussois,

Sicily, and Oxford), the Akatsuki team and community in Japan are planning

to host a Venus conference in 2018. The dates will be 11-14 September 2018

and the location will be a beautiful resort in Hokkaido (it will not be

skiing season though). The conference is supported by the Fujihara Foundation

of Science, so it is entitled “The 74th Fujihara Seminar”.

 

The conference is intended to cover all areas of Venus science with special focus

on new results obtained from Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki”. Results

from previous missions, from ground-based observations, numerical computations,

and theoretical works are all welcome.

 

More info at Conference website: 

 

https://www.cps-jp.org/~akatsuki/venus2018/

 

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WORKSHOP: CARBON IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
 

April 25-27, 2018 Denver, CO

 

Abstract deadline has been extended to March 13, 2018!

 

This workshop focuses on results from the Pluto system, the Saturn system,

Mercury, and nearly all points in between: how do carbonaceous compounds

become weathered in response to thermal processes and irradiation? how to

recognize carbon compounds and their weathering products? Papers covering

modeling, lab and observational results are welcome.

 

There is no registration fee and the workshop will not have an assigned NCTS#

https://carbon-workshop.arc.nasa.gov

 

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SPICE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

 

The ESA SPICE Service (ESS) and the Navigation and Ancillary Information  

Facility (NAIF) will conduct a SPICE observation geometry training 

class on June 19-22, 2018 in Madrid, SPAIN. SPICE at ESA is 

described at:

 

http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/spice/home

 

The class is free and open to all professionals and students involved 

in Solar System exploration. Further information about the class and 

the class registration form are found at: 

 

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/spice/training-class-june-2018

 

Registration is due by May 30, 2018.

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CORNELL UNIVERSITY

 

The Planetary Remote Sensing group at Cornell University is seeking

a Research Associate to join our diverse team. The position will be for

an initial one‐year appointment, but is renewable with continuation for a

second and third year contingent upon performance, and interest. Continuation

beyond three years will be contingent on continued availability of funds.

The nominal starting date is flexible.

 

The successful candidate will work with Professor Alexander Hayes and

his group, and closely collaborate with other members of the department

(and their groups) including Professors Jonathan Lunine, Steven Squyres,

and Philip Nicholson. While there is considerable latitude in the science

program that can be pursued, specific topics of interest include numerical

modeling and photogrammetric analysis with applications to Titan,

67P/Churyumov‐Gerasimenko, and Mars.

 

A Ph.D. in Planetary Science or a related field is required and applicants

should have one to two years post PhD research experience. Applicants

should have prior experience in, and a strong interest in Planetary Remote Sensing.

 

Applicants should submit a CV (including list of publications) and a brief

(1‐2 page) description of research interests, all in a single pdf file, to Ms.

Lynda Sovocool at [email protected] . (Please note “Planetary Research 

Associate” in the subject heading.) They should also arrange for three letters of

recommendation to be sent to the same email address (Please note the applicant’s

name and Remote Sensing RA in the subject heading). Applications will be

accepted until the position is filled, although we will begin reviewing dossiers

in mid‐March. Applicants may also apply through Academic Jobs online.

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10944.

 

Included Benefits: Benefit information can be reviewed at:

https://www.hr.cornell.edu/benefits/

 

Cornell University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a

recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans,

and Individuals with Disabilities.

 

B) TENURE-TRACK PLANETARY SCIENCES FACULTY POSITION AT CALTECH

The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute 

of Technology is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty 

position in planetary science at the assistant professor level. We are especially 

interested in individuals whose research complements that in the Division,

which covers the full spectrum of the earth and planetary sciences. We are 

particularly interested in applicants with solar system-focused research programs

in planetary geophysics/geology, planetary atmospheric sciences, or small bodies 

research; but those in other sub-disciplines will be considered. Review will begin 

March 16, 2018. 

 

For more details and to apply for the position:  https://applications.caltech.edu/job/ps

 

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1. REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
2. SBAG: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF DIDYMOS OBSERVER WORKSHOP 2018
3. OPAG TOWN HALL AT LPSC
4. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS

 

Deadline: April 1, 2018

 

Every year the DPS recognizes exceptional achievement in our field.

Please consider nominating a respected colleague for one of the annual

DPS prizes. The DPS sponsors five prizes:

 

The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize honors outstanding contributions to the field

of planetary science.

 

The Harold C. Urey Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary

research by a young scientist.

 

The Harold Masursky Award acknowledges outstanding service to planetary

science and exploration.

 

The Carl Sagan Medal recognizes and honors outstanding communication

by an active planetary scientist to the general public.

 

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award recognizes and

stimulates distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences.

 

DPS members and the planetary science community-at-large are encouraged to

submit nominations for DPS prizes.

 

A complete nomination submitted by the deadline will be considered by the

DPS Prize subcommittee for 3 years (i.e. for this year’s award, next year’s award,

and the year after that), or for the duration of a candidate’s eligibility, whichever

is less. Please fill out the nomination form, and it will be submitted to the prize

subcommittee. The Eberhart Award has different rules and procedures than the

other DPS Prizes, please see its page for more information.

 

Scroll to the bottom of prizes for rules and procedures.

Questions: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

 

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SBAG: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF DIDYMOS OBSERVER WORKSHOP 2018

 

The Didymos Observer Workshop 2018 will be held in Prague, June 19-21.

The First Announcement is available at
http://didymos2018-mtg.asu.cas.cz/didymosprague2018_firstannouncement.txt

 

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OPAG TOWN HALL AT LPSC

 

Dear OPAG community,

 

On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m., there will be a town

hall at LPSC to discuss the draft revised goals document for the Outer Planets

Assessment Group (OPAG), in Waterway 1-3.

 

The document is posted at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/.

 

– Alfred McEwen, OPAG Chair

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER VACANCY IS NOW OPEN – PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM

 

The Science & Exploration Directorate, Solar System Exploration

Division, Solar System Exploration Data Services Office (Code 690.1)

is seeking a scientist to support the Planetary Data System Project Office

located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. This individual will

be a key member of a small management team providing oversight and

leadership of the Planetary Data System that provides a distributed

archive of data products from planetary missions. NASA’s Planetary

Data System consists of multiple science and engineering nodes that

enable data archiving from planetary missions to ensure the long-term

usability of NASA data and to stimulate advanced research.

 

In addition to the basic education requirements, applicants must also

have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower

grade, which has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies

needed to successfully perform the duties of the positions described above.

Appropriate details are listed in the announcement.

 

This position is being filled at the GS/14 level (salary range $114,590 – $148,967).

 

Schedule: Open February 28, 2018, to March 29, 2018.

 

Applications will be accepted only through USAJobs.gov.

 

GSFC Announcement Number GS18D0069

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/492472300

 

B) TENURE-TRACK PLANETARY SCIENCES FACULTY POSITION AT CALTECH

The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute

of Technology is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty

position in planetary science at the assistant professor level. We are especially

interested in individuals whose research complements that in the Division,

which covers the full spectrum of the earth and planetary sciences. We are

particularly interested in applicants with solar system-focused research programs

in planetary geophysics/geology, planetary atmospheric sciences, or small bodies

research; but those in other sub-disciplines will be considered. Review will begin

March 16, 2018. 

 

For more details and to apply for the position:  https://applications.caltech.edu/job/ps

 

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Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected]) 

 

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Issue 18-09, February 25, 2018

 

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1. FINAL REMINDER: RENEW YOUR AAS/DPS MEMBERSHIP
2. REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
3. VISIT THE PDS BOOTH AT LPSC!
4. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DDA, APRIL 15-19 IN SAN JOSE, CA
5. EXOPLANETS ORBITING HOT STARS CONFERENCE
6. EXOPAG MEETING JULY 29 IN BOSTON, MA
7. DIFFERENTIATION CONFERENCE: ABSTRACT DEADLINE MARCH 1
8. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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FINAL REMINDER: RENEW YOUR 2018 AAS/DPS MEMBERSHIP

 

If you haven’t renewed your AAS/DPS membership for 2018 by Friday, 2 March,

your AAS/DPS membership will be suspended and your member benefits cut off.

Renewals after that date will incur a $10 late fee and you will no longer receive

the DPS Newsletter until you renew.

 

Each year, the DPS loses about 300 members at this time.  Avoid the hassle

of renewing before the annual meeting and do so before 2 March. Renew today!

 

If you have any questions about your dues or benefits, or need assistance

when logging in, please contact the membership team by email at

[email protected] or by phone at 202-328-2010. Thank you!

 

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REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS

 

Deadline: April 1, 2018

 

Every year the DPS recognizes exceptional achievement in our field.

Please consider nominating a respected colleague for one of the annual

DPS prizes. The DPS sponsors five prizes:

 

The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize honors outstanding contributions to the field

 of planetary science.

 

The Harold C. Urey Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary

research by a young scientist.

 

The Harold Masursky Award acknowledges outstanding service to planetary

science and exploration.

 

The Carl Sagan Medal recognizes and honors outstanding communication

by an active planetary scientist to the general public.

 

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award recognizes and

stimulates distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences.

 

DPS members and the planetary science community-at-large are encouraged to

submit nominations for DPS prizes.

 

A complete nomination submitted by the deadline will be considered by the

DPS Prize subcommittee for 3 years (i.e. for this year’s award, next year’s award,

and the year after that), or for the duration of a candidate’s eligibility, whichever

is less. Please fill out the nomination form, and it will be submitted to the prize

subcommittee. The Eberhart Award has different rules and procedures than the

other DPS Prizes, please see its page for more information.

 

Scroll to the bottom of prizes for rules and procedures.

Questions: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

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VISIT THE PDS BOOTH AT LPSC!

 

The PDS booth in the LPSC exhibit area will be staffed with PDS personnel

who can provide you with guidance or assistance on a wide range of PDS topics.  

Training opportunities will also be available!  Sign up to request help with

specific topics here:  https://goo.gl/forms/hiX1mj3ESCaTljRh2, or drop in for

an informal chat with PDS staff.

 

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DDA, APRIL 15-19 IN SAN JOSE, CA

Announcement Text: The annual meeting of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy

of the AAS will be April 15-19 in San Jose, CA. We will feature special sessions

entitled: (1) The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: How Do Simulators Compare Their

Data to Observations and How Can They Do It Better?, (2)  1I/`Oumuamua: the

First Interstellar Asteroid, and (3) Pebble in the Sky: Meteoroids and their Orbits. 

A special public lecture will be given by Cristóbal Petrovich as well as prize talks

by our inaugural Vera Rubin Prize winner Dan Fabrycky and our Dirk Brouwer

Award winner Ortwin Gerhard. 

 

Contributed talks are solicited in all aspects of Dynamical Astronomy. Abstract

submission is due by March 2 and early registration ends March 16. The meeting

website is: https://dda.aas.org/meetings/2018.

 

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EXOPLANETS ORBITING HOT STARS CONFERENCE

The “Exoplanets Orbiting Hot Stars” conference will be held on June 20-22, 2018,

on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, USA.

In the era of TESS and Gaia, many of the brightest and best characterized exoplanet

hosts will be hot stars. Recent advances in technology and methodology have enabled

the discovery and study of exoplanets around hot stars. This meeting will bring together

experts on such planets, the stars they orbit, and the many different observational and

theoretical methods used to study them. Topics will include planet detection methods;

characterization of the host stars; planetary atmospheres; planetary demographics;

planet formation and evolution; and upcoming missions and future prospects.

Additional information on the meeting is available at vu.edu/planetsaroundhotstars

Registration and abstract submission are now open. The abstract deadline is May 4, 2018.

 

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EXOPAG MEETING JULY 29 IN BOSTON, MA

 

NASA’s Exoplanet Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) and NASA’s Exoplanet

Exploration Program (ExEP) Office invite all postdocs and graduate students

interested in the intersection of exoplanets and space-based astronomy to attend

the ExoPAG meeting on Sunday, July 29th in Boston, MA.

This year, the ExoPAG 18 conference plans to include a mini-symposium focusing

on M dwarf stars as exoplanet hosts. Postdocs and graduate students are invited to

present their research at this session, and travel support is available for up to three

participants. Presentations may focus on observational and theoretical studies of:

— Characteristics of M dwarfs that impact exoplanet observations;
— Characteristics of M dwarfs that impact planetary atmospheres, evolution and habitability.

For details and application guidelines, see here.

 

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DIFFERENTIATION CONFERENCE: ABSTRACT DEADLINE MARCH 1

 

The abstract deadline for Differentiation: Building the Internal

Architecture of Planets is March 1. The focus of this conference is on

understanding the physical and chemical conditions associated with the

formation of crusts, cores, atmospheres, and oceans on both rocky and

volatile-rich bodies. We seek input from many types of studies,

including petrologic, isotopic, trace element, and paleo-magnetic

analyses of samples, geophysical probes of planetary interiors, and

experimental and numerical simulations. There will be an optional,

pre-conference field trip to an anorthosite complex in the San Gabriel

Mountains on May 7. The conference will consist of 3.5 days of

presentations and discussion, May 8-11, ending by noon on May 11.

 

Abstracts are limited to ONE page and should be submitted via the

conference website:

 

www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/differentiation2018/

 

Some travel support will be available for early career individuals and

should also be applied for via the conference website. 

 

For additional information, contact the lead conference convener,

Walter Kiefer ([email protected]). 

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) TENURE-TRACK PLANETARY SCIENCES FACULTY POSITION AT CALTECH

The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute

of Technology is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty

position in planetary science at the assistant professor level. We are especially

interested in individuals whose research complements that in the Division,

which covers the full spectrum of the earth and planetary sciences. We are

particularly interested in applicants with solar system-focused research programs

in planetary geophysics/geology, planetary atmospheric sciences, or small bodies

research; but those in other sub-disciplines will be considered. Review will begin

March 16, 2018. 

 

For more details and to apply for the position:  https://applications.caltech.edu/job/ps

 

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Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected]) 

 

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Issue 18-08, February 18, 2018

 

+————————————CONTENTS—————————————-+

1. FINAL REMINDER: RENEW YOUR AAS/DPS MEMBERSHIP
2. REMINDER: MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
3. NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) MEETING
4. OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP (OPAG) MEETING
5. REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS
6. 2018 EXOPLANET SUMMER PROGRAM IN SANTA CRUZ
7. PLANETARY ARCGIS WORKSHOP AT LPSC
8. LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE ROADMAP
9. REGISTRATION OPEN: FINAL CASSINI SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
10. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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FINAL REMINDER: RENEW YOUR 2018 AAS/DPS MEMBERSHIP

 

If you haven’t renewed your AAS/DPS membership for 2018 by Friday, 2 March,

your AAS/DPS membership will be suspended and your member benefits cut off.

Renewals after that date will incur a $10 late fee and you will no longer receive

the DPS Newsletter until you renew.

 

Each year, the DPS loses about 300 members at this time.  Avoid the hassle

of renewing before the annual meeting and do so before 2 March. Renew today!

 

If you have any questions about your dues or benefits, or need assistance

when logging in, please contact the membership team by email at

[email protected] or by phone at 202-328-2010. Thank you!

 

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REMINDER: MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

This is a reminder that the Virtual MEPAG meeting (VM1) will be held
1:00-3:00 p.m. EST (10-noon PST) on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.
Connection information has also been posted to the meeting website:

https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm

 

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NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) MEETING

 

The first meeting of NASA’s Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) will be held

February 21-23, 2018. The agenda and dial-in information can be found at:

 

https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/atoms/files/PAC agenda for February 2018 FINAL FINAL 20180215.pdf

 

The PAC membership and charter can be found at:

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/pac

 

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OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP (OPAG) MEETING

 

The next Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) meeting will be held February

21-22, 2018 in Hampton, Virginia.  The agenda and dial-in information can be found at:

 

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/

 

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REMINDER: DPS 2018 PRIZE NOMINATIONS

 

Deadline: April 1, 2018

 

Every year the DPS recognizes exceptional achievement in our field.

Please consider nominating a respected colleague for one of the annual

DPS prizes. The DPS sponsors five prizes:

 

The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize honors outstanding contributions to the field

 of planetary science.

 

The Harold C. Urey Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary

research by a young scientist.

 

The Harold Masursky Award acknowledges outstanding service to planetary

science and exploration.

 

The Carl Sagan Medal recognizes and honors outstanding communication

by an active planetary scientist to the general public.

 

The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award recognizes and

stimulates distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences.

 

DPS members and the planetary science community-at-large are encouraged to

submit nominations for DPS prizes.

 

A complete nomination submitted by the deadline will be considered by the

DPS Prize subcommittee for 3 years (i.e. for this year’s award, next year’s award,

and the year after that), or for the duration of a candidate’s eligibility, whichever

is less. Please fill out the nomination form, and it will be submitted to the prize

subcommittee. The Eberhart Award has different rules and procedures than the

other DPS Prizes, please see its page for more information.

 

Scroll to the bottom of prizes for rules and procedures.

Questions: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

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2018 EXOPLANET SUMMER PROGRAM IN SANTA CRUZ

The Other Worlds Laboratory (OWL) at the University of California, Santa

Cruz (UCSC) announces the 2018 Exoplanet Summer Program (ESP), from

July 8-28, 2018.   Within the program we wish to foster new and existing

research collaborations by outstanding visitors, with stays of 1 to 3 weeks. 

Funding is provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation and UC Santa Cruz.

Program: The purpose of the program is to allow visitors to generate new ideas,

nurture existing research projects and collaborations, and foster new ones. There

is no theme or focus area – in this fast-moving exoplanets field we want the

participants to drive the discussion and work on areas they feel is most pressing

and exciting. The ESP program is modest in terms of planned activities, besides

a daily coffee and a seminar with active discussion.  It is not a conference. 

Participants can expect access to shared offices on campus, discussion common

areas, and of course immersion in Santa Cruz’s natural beauty.

Eligibility: Faculty, researchers, postdocs, and graduate students at any level are

invited to apply.  We expect to fully reimburse travel expenses for all participants.

Applications: Please send a 2-page PDF that cover the following areas: 

The science that you would like to accomplish while in Santa Cruz, the proposed

dates of your stay, and the science connections that you see with faculty, researchers,

or students within the OWL. Please also include a CV of up to 2 pages. Graduate

students should also arrange for a supporting letter from their PhD advisor.  The

current roster of planetary investigators and research at UC Santa Cruz can be found

at http://owl.ucsc.edu/. We particularly welcome joint applications by small groups

wishing to work together on projects.  All application materials should be e-mailed to

[email protected].  The application deadline is Friday, March 16, 2018.  We expect

to make acceptance/funding decisions by April 1st.

Information: We will work with program visitors to aid in finding suitable housing

accommodations either on or off campus.  Keep in mind that Santa Cruz is a popular

summer destination. Please contact OWL Director Jonathan Fortney by e-mail at

[email protected] with additional questions about the ESP program.

 

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PLANETARY ARCGIS WORKSHOP AT LPSC

March 18, 2018, LPSC

The Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) at Cornell University
is offering a free workshop at the upcoming 49th LPSC on Sunday,
March 18, on using ArcGIS for planetary image analysis, sponsored by
the Regional Planetary Image Facility (RPIF) network. This will be an
introductory level course accessible to participants with no prior
ArcGIS experience. The workshop will run from 9:30am to 4:30pm and will
cover topics including ArcGIS basics, spatial analysis, and map
document production. Participants will conduct hands-on research using
data from Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor that will be
downloaded and processed for ingestion into ArcGIS as part of the
workshop. Some introductory ISIS information will be provided as well:

https://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov

Participants will be given one year ArcGIS licenses part of the
workshop. Registration is required:

https://goo.gl/D9BTS1

The deadline for registration is March 12, 2018. Please contact Zoe
Learner Ponterio, SPIF Data Manager, for more information at
[email protected].

 

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LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE ROADMAP

Schwamb et al. for the LSST SSSC:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.01783

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is uniquely equipped to
search for Solar System bodies due to its unprecedented combination of
depth and wide field coverage. Over a ten-year period starting in 2022,
LSST will generate the largest catalog of Solar System objects to date.
The main goal of the LSST Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) is
to facilitate the efforts of the planetary community to study the
planets and small body populations residing within our Solar System
using LSST data. To prepare for future survey cadence decisions and
ensure that interesting and novel Solar System science is achievable
with LSST, the SSSC has identified and prioritized key Solar System
research areas for investigation with LSST in this roadmap. The ranked
science priorities highlighted in this living document will inform LSST
survey cadence decisions and aid in identifying software tools and
pipelines needed to be developed by the planetary community as added
value products and resources before the planned start of LSST science
operations. Feedback welcome.

 

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REGISTRATION OPEN: FINAL CASSINI SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM

August 12-17, 2018

The Cassini Project will host a five-day Symposium, including a
reception, public talk with Linda Spilker, and banquet.

The sessions will be held at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Invited and contributed talks will include the latest Cassini findings
on the Saturn system, including the interpretation and synthesis of
results. Sessions will cover the following disciplines: Rings, Titan,
Icy Satellites, Magnetospheres and Saturn. This Symposium can serve as
a springboard for future studies and space missions. Future mission
posters are possible.

Please go to the website to register, sign up for events and get
hotel links. Hotel rooms will be held while space is available, so
reserve as early as you can. See the hotel pages for release dates.

http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/2018-cassini-science-symposium

Early registration deadline: 29 June.
Late registration deadline: 3 August
Abstracts deadline: 16 April 2018
Cancellation deadline: 3 August

We hope to see you there.

Larry W. Esposito
Chair, Symposium Organizing Committee

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES AT MPS, GERMANY

The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Gottingen,
Germany, invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in
Planetary Atmospheres. Application deadline: March 15, 2018.

Details are found at:

http://www-astro.physik.tu-berlin.de/exoplanet-diversity/sites/default

/files/data/position-exoplanets_mr.pdf

 

B) TENURE-TRACK PLANETARY SCIENCES FACULTY POSITION AT CALTECH

The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute

of Technology is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty

position in planetary science at the assistant professor level. We are especially

interested in individuals whose research complements that in the Division,

which covers the full spectrum of the earth and planetary sciences. We are

particularly interested in applicants with solar system-focused research programs

in planetary geophysics/geology, planetary atmospheric sciences, or small bodies

research; but those in other sub-disciplines will be considered. Review will begin

March 16, 2018. 

 

For more details and to apply for the position:  https://applications.caltech.edu/job/ps

 

C) POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN MARS AND MOON RESEARCH

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa is
searching for a postdoctoral research scientist to study the
interaction between the solar wind and the atmospheres and magnetic
fields of Mars and the Moon. The successful candidate will work in
collaboration with Prof. Jasper Halekas and other group members at the
University of Iowa, as well as other researchers from the MAVEN and
ARTEMIS teams. More details and application instructions are available
at:

http://physics.uiowa.edu/~jhalekas/MAVEN_ARTEMIS_Postdoc_long.txt

Please contact Prof. Halekas ([email protected]) with any
questions about the position.

 

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Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected]) 

 

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