PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 10, Number 14 (March 27, 2016) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] ROSES-16: Separately Uploaded Total Budget Files for Proposals 2. Publishing Editor for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Sciences, at Springer Nature 3. AGU Planetary Science Section Starts New Congressional Program 4. Space Mining and Planetary Surface Construction Course 5. Exoplanet Biosignatures Workshop Without Walls 6. NEOWISE 2016 Data Release 7. Europlanet Call for Access to Planetary Analogue Sites: Ibn Battuta Centre and Others 8. Signatures and Support Sought for Open Letter to Senior Community Members to Battle Harassment 9. US Planetary Scientists: Is Your Laboratory Adequately Supported? 10. iCubeSat 2016 Abstracts Due this Friday, 1st April 2016 11. NASA Advisory Council Meeting this Week 12. Planetary Meetings Calendar Additions o---------------------------------------------------------------------o 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 ROSES-16 AMENDMENT 3: SEPARATELY UPLOAD TOTAL BUDGET FILES FOR ROSES-2016 PROPOSALS ROSES-2016 was released with new budget rules barring the inclusion of any salary or indirect rate information from the proposal document to prevent this information from being seen by peer reviewers, see Section IV(b)(iii) of the ROSES-2016 Summary of Solicitation. Although ROSES-2016 already required that the full budget must be provided in the NSPIRES cover page budgets, many proposers needed a better way to provide to NASA detailed budgetary information. This Amendment allows proposers to provide that additional information to NASA without it being seen by peer reviewers. With this amendment, all ROSES program elements allow proposers to separately upload a "Total Budget" PDF to the same ROSES program element NSPIRES "response structure" to which the proposal is submitted. More information on requirements for ROSES-2016 budgets may be found at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/how-to-guide/nspires-CSlabor/ The NASA point of contact for ROSES-2016 is Max Bernstein (max.bernstein@nasa.gov). [Edited for length] 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 PUBLISHING EDITOR FOR ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCES, AT SPRINGER NATURE The Editor is responsible for growth of part of the company's astronomy, astrophysics and space science portfolio via acquisition as well as development of existing assets. Location: New York, USA Contact: ramon.khanna@springer.com Further details at: https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company =C0001215517P&career_job_req_id=7483 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 AGU PLANETARY SCIENCE SECTION STARTS NEW CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM Are you a planetary science student or post-doc who is interested in getting involved with the legislative funding process? The AGU Planetary Sciences Section is starting a new program where students and early career scientists will visit their congressional representative's local office to share their research and advocate for continued planetary science funding. Training will be done through AGU's Public Affairs Office in May, and visits will take place during the August and October recesses. To learn more and sign up, visit the PS Section website: http://planets.agu.org/congress 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 SPACE MINING AND PLANETARY SURFACE CONSTRUCTION COURSE Space Mining and Planetary Surface Construction will be offered during the ASCE Earth & Space Conference on April 11, 2016 in Orlando, FL. http://earthspaceconf.mst.edu/conferenceshortcourse/ 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 EXOPLANETS BIOSIGNATURES WORKSHOP WITHOUT WALLS A NExSS and Astrobiology Program Joint Workshop The NASA Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) and Astrobiology Program are hosting an Exoplanet Biosignatures Workshop Without Walls to review, frame, and advance the science and technology of remotely detectable biosignatures for the search for life on planets around other stars. Future exoplanet observations will soon focus on the search for life beyond the Solar System. Biosignatures to be sought are those with global, potentially detectable, impacts on a planet. Biosignatures occur in an environmental context in which geological, atmospheric, and stellar processes and interactions may work to enhance, suppress, or mimic these biosignatures. The workshop will bring together scientists from astronomy, planetary science, Earth sciences, heliophysics, biology, biogeochemistry, and instrument/mission development. When/Where: mid-April, 2016: Pre-workshop online activities to commence July 27-29, 2016: In-person workshop (and online participation), Seattle, WA Website: http://nai.nasa.gov/calendar/workshop-without-walls-exoplanet- biosignatures/ RSVP Survey: http://nai.nasa.gov/calendar/workshop-without-walls-exoplanet- biosignatures/www-exoplanet-biosignatures-rsvp/ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 NEOWISE 2016 DATA RELEASE The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) announce the NEOWISE 2016 Data Release. The 2016 Release includes all data acquired during the second year of the NEOWISE Reactivation mission (Mainzer et al. 2014, ApJ, 792, 30), 13 December 2014 to 13 December 2015. These data are combined with the Year 1 data into a single archive that contains ~5.1 million 3.4 and 4.6 micron images and a database of ~38.1 billion source detections extracted from those images. NEOWISE scanned the sky nearly four complete times during the first two years of survey operations, with approximately six months between survey passes. Twelve or more independent 3.4 and 4.6 micron exposures are made on each point of the sky during each pass. Thus, 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/ NEOWISE data products are available at: http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu NEOWISE is a project of the JPL/CalTech and is funded by NASA. [Edited for length] 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7 EUROPLANET CALL FOR ACCESS TO PLANETARY ANALOGUE SITES: IBN BATTUTA CENTRE AND OTEHRS Deadline: April 29th, 2016 A Call to access planetary sites including Ibn Battuta Centre field sites, Rio Tito, Iceland and Laboratories is out. Deadline April 29th, 2016. The grants will cover field costs and logistic support as well as scientific collaboration. EU citizens and national of Associated Country can apply. Non EU states and associated countries citizen can apply following some rules that can be read in the call. For information on the Ibn Battuta Centre: http://www.ibnbattutacentre.org and visit the Europlanet section. Access is provided for scientists to perform high quality scientific research and test instrumentation for space missions under realistic planetary conditions and undertake comparative planetology research. 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 SIGNATURES AND SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR OPEN LETTER TO SENIOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BATTLE HARASSMENT Planetary science and space exploration community members, Please read and sign this letter (and pass it further): https://sites.google.com/site/openlettertoseniorscience/ There has been much discussion in the news recently about sexual harassment in several fields - and those that have made it to media visibility are generally only the most extreme cases. To define the needed change and to enact that change, we need visibility and people involved and invested at all career levels - most especially senior members of our community, as they often have the largest influence on culture and institutional policies/ enforcement. This letter calls for that engagement. This letter will likely be published in one of our community's journals to emphasize further the importance of discussions and actions. (And, as possible, please think about what you can do - beyond the letter - about making our community more inclusive. We define our culture, so it is up to each one of us to see the problems and create the change we think is needed.) Many thanks, Dr. Serina Diniega, Mars scientist and one of the open letter co-authors sdiniega@gmail.com [Edited for length] 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9 US PLANETARY SCIENTISTS: IS YOUR LABORATORY ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED? The Planetary Science Subcommittee (PSS) perceives that laboratories supporting Planetary Science Division (PSD) research may be underfunded, and that support for laboratory technical staff is difficult to obtain. PSS is conducting a survey of laboratories that will be used to inform discussions with PSD about the planetary community’s capabilities and challenges, and to help formulate potential solutions. Please take the online survey at: http://tinyurl.com/psslabs 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 ICUBESAT 2016 ABSTRACTS DUE THIS FRIDAY, 1ST APRIL 2016 With attendees registered from companies, space agencies and universities from 21 countries on five continents (so far!), we are looking forward to another exciting iCubeSat, the Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, at the University of Oxford on 24-25 May this year. Abstracts are due 1st April 2016, so if you have not already submitted yours, please do so via: http://www.iCubeSat.org/submit-an-abstract/ We are close to the capacity of our venue, so please register today via: http://www.iCubeSat.org/registration/ to ensure you have a place at the workshop as we will have to close/ wait list registrations once we reach capacity. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email committee@iCubeSat.org or check out the conference website at: http://www.iCubeSat.org We look forward to seeing you in Oxford in May! iCubeSat 2016 Organising Committee www.iCubeSat.org iCubeSat 2016 - 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop 24-25 May 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK Thursday, March 31, 2016, 9:00 AM-5:30 PM EDT Friday, April 1, 2016, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM EDT NASA Headquarters, Room 9H40 Program Review Center (PRC) 300 E Street SW. Washington, DC 20546 For the agenda, Webex and dial-in information, Go to: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nac_march_2016- 05615.pdf 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 PLANETARY MEETINGS CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html July 27-29, 2016 Workshop Without Walls: Exoplanet Biosignatures http://nai.nasa.gov/calendar/workshop-without-walls-exoplanet -biosignatures/ Seattle, WA [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop of which your colleagues should be aware, please send the date, title, URL and location to pen_editor at psi.edu.] *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.php, or * send a request to pen_editor at psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, send an email to pen_editor at psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. 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