PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 12, Number 19 (May 13, 2018)
PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org
Editor: Mark V. Sykes
Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Karen Stockstill-Cahill
Email: pen_editor@psi.edu
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1. EPSC Session: Ocean Worlds and Icy Moons
2. EPSC Session: Planetary Aeronomy
3. EPSC Session: Differentiated Small Bodies - A New Perspective
4. SSERVI 2018 ESF Awards
5. Addition of Lucy Flight Opportunity to SIMPLEx PEA-J of SALMON-3
6. Project Research Fellow in RISE/NAOJ
7. ASP Conference on Astro Education/Outreach
8. Eight New Resource Guides on Astronomical Topics
9. Free Open Source Astro 101 Textbook
10. Director of Education Position Open at SETI Institute
11. Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures
12. Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) Call for Steering
Committee Members
13. Hubble Space Telescope Cycle 26 Call for Proposals
14. Post-doc in Machine Learning/Data Mining for Earth and Planetary
Science
15. Student and Early Career Travel Grants for CCTP3 Meeting
16. Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference 2018
17. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions
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EPSC SESSION: OCEAN WORLDS AND ICY MOONS
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 (OPS3) 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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EPSC SESSION: 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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EPSC SESSION: DIFFERENTIATED SMALL BODIES - A NEW PERSPECTIVE
Deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit abstracts to our session SB5: "Differentiated
small bodies: a new perspective".
The latest findings of basaltic objects not dynamically connected with
Vesta and laboratory studies on HED and iron meteorites suggest the
presence of several differentiated planetesimals. However, in meteorite
collections we have samples for the nucleus and the crust, but not from
the mantle, with a missing olivine problem. The same occurs in the main
belt, where we find a large number of metal-rich and silicate-rich
asteroids, but very few olivine-rich.
Contributors are kindly invited to submit presentations on the latest
findings on:
1) basaltic asteroids in the solar system, particularly on V-type
asteroids not dynamically connected with the Vesta family;
2) the scarcity of A-type olivine-dominated asteroids from both
asteroid surveys and meteorite collections;
3) the compositional analysis of the population of iron-rich,
"core-like" metallic asteroids, also in the light of the future Psyche
mission;
4) compositional studies on asteroid families.
For more info:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29993
Looking forward to meet you in Berlin!
Convener: Simone Ieva
Co-convener: Daniele Fulvio, Alessandra Migliorini
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SSERVI 2018 ESF AWARDS
The Eugene Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist medal, Michael J. Wargo
Award, Susan Mahan Niebur Award, and Angioletta Coradini Award
recognize outstanding achievement in exploration science. The winners
are nominated by their academic peers and are selected by SSERVI
Director, Dr. Yvonne Pendleton. Awards will be presented along with
invited lectures from the recipients at the 2018 Exploration Science
Forum (ESF) taking place June 26-28 at NASA Ames.
The 2018 Eugene Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal is awarded to
Dr. M. Darby Dyar of the Planetary Science Institute and Mt. Holyoke
College for her significant scientific contributions throughout the
course of her career.
The 2018 Michael J. Wargo Exploration Science Award is given to
Dr. David Kring at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas.
The 2018 Susan Mahan Niebur Early Career Award is presented to
Dr. Rachel Klima at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory.
The 2018 Angioletta Coradini Mid-Career Award is given to
Dr. Barbara Cohen at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Congratulations to M. Darby Dyar, David Kring, Rachel Klima, and
Barbara Cohen for their achievements and contributions!
More information on these awards and recipients, along with past
awardees, can be found at:
https://sservi.nasa.gov/awards
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ADDITION OF LUCY FLIGHT OPPORTUNITY TO SIMPLEX PEA-J OF SALMON-3
Amendment 3 to SALMON-3 adds the Lucy flight opportunity to PEA J:
Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx).
There is no change in due dates. Mandatory Notices of Intent (NOIs)
for this Program Element Appendix (PEA) are due May 25, 2018 and
proposals for the 2018 review cycle, including proposals for either
the Lucy or the Psyche flight opportunity, are due July 24, 2018.
Further information about this SALMON-3 PEA is available through the
SIMPLEx Program Library at:
https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/simplex/programlibrary.html
This Amendment is posted on the NASA research opportunity web site:
http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Direct questions specifically regarding the PEA may be addressed by
email to SIMPLEx Program Scientist Ms. Doris Daou at
Doris.Daou@nasa.gov (subject line to read "SIMPLEx FINAL AO").
Responses to all inquiries will be answered by email and also posted
in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the SOMA SIMPLEx
investigation acquisition homepage. Anonymity of those who submit
questions will be preserved.
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PROJECT RESEARCH FELLOW IN RISE/NAOJ
1. Project research fellow is a full-time position (38 h 45 min working
hours/week) employed under the scheme of the annual salary system of
NINS.
2. The fellow is expected to spend up to 50% of his/her time on jobs
requested by the project he/she belongs to. For details, see 5.
3. (1) The term starts as soon as possible after the employment decision.
(2) The term is for three years, subject to annual review. If the
applicant has been a project research fellow of NAOJ before,
then the term will be shortened to less than three years so that
his/her total period of employment at NAOJ does not exceed five
years.
4. Office location: 2-12 Hoshigaoka-cho, Mizusawa, Oshu, Iwate, or
2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
5. (1) To participate in the operation of the HAYABUSA2-LIDAR as a
LIDAR team member, initial analysis of the LIDAR data, and
science research using them.
(2) To conduct research about the origin, evolution, or internal
structure of the small bodies in the Solar System.
6. The applicant must have a PhD degree in planetary science,
astronomy, or related fields no later than the start of the term.
http://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/rise/en/content/news/topic_20180508
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ASP CONFERENCE ON ASTRO EDUCATION/OUTREACH
September 10-13, 2018
The ASP is resuming its three-day education and outreach conferences,
this year in the Wine Country north of San Francisco. For more
information, see:
https://www.astrosociety.org/about-us/asp-annual-meetings
/asp-2018-annual-meeting/
Panels and discussions are being organized on a number of topics,
such as using social media for outreach, diversity and the impostor
syndrome, tools for teaching astronomy on-line, citizen science, and
much more. Abstracts are now being accepted and registration for the
meeting (and for discounted hotel rooms) is now open.
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EIGHT NEW RESOURCE GUIDES ON ASTRONOMICAL TOPICS
New or updated resource guides for instructors and students are
available on the following topics: Women in astronomy, Pluto and the
Kuiper Belt, sources for the best astronomical images, free lab
exercises on the Web, plays about astronomers, the Messier Catalog, and
debunking astronomical pseudo-science. Go to:
http://www.fraknoi.com/resource-guides-on-astronomy-education/
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FREE OPEN SOURCE ASTRO 101 TEXTBOOK
In the last year, at least 90,000 students have used Astronomy, the
free, open-source astronomy textbook published by OpenStax, a
non-profit project at Rice University. (We say at least, since we only
have information about registers adopters, and some people are using
all or part of the book without the optional registration. Registered
adopters get access to answers to the questions in the book and other
materials for instructors.) For access to the book, which some 70 of
your colleagues helped update and review, go to:
https://openstax.org/details/astronomy
[Editor note: This includes planetary topics]
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DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POSITION OPEN AT SETI INSTITUTE
The SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, is seeking a creative
and visionary leader to serve as its Director of Education and to
continue and expand its broad-based program in formal and informal
education. The role requires close collaboration with Institute
scientists, outside organizations, and with a range of funding
agencies. For more information and to apply, please go to:
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment
/recruitment.html?cid=00a1b65c-cc0d-4122-b885-a8f7012f8acf&jobId=77948
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SILICON VALLEY ASTRONOMY LECTURES
This series of free popular lectures by noted astronomers is being
professionally videotaped and edited, thanks to an anonymous donor. Its
YouTube site has nearly 2 million views at:
http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures
Recently added talks include Natalie Batalha on the latest exoplanet
discoveries and statistics from Kepler, Jill Tarter on the future of
SETI searches, Ashwin Vasavada (Curiosity Project Scientist) on 5 Years
of Mars Exploration, and Eliot Quataert on gravitational waves from
merging neutron stars and the production of heavy elements.
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VENUS EXPLORATION ANALYSIS GROUP (VEXAG) CALL FOR STEERING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
VEXAG is seeking three new volunteers for the VEXAG Steering Committee
to replace the Members at Large who have successfully completed their
service to the Venus community. New members will start in August 2018
and terms will run for three years.
If you are interested, send your resume and a statement of how you
could contribute to VEXAG to Bob Grimm and Martha Gilmore, VEXAG Chair
and Deputy Chair (grimm@boulder.swri.edu, mgilmore@wesleyan.edu) by
June 1, 2018.
In addition to sponsoring regular and topical meetings, VEXAG
activities for the next three years are expected to focus on updating
the science, technology, and roadmap guidance documents, supporting
mission studies and international collaborations, preparing white
papers for the next Decadal Survey, and implementing the outcome of
the Decadal Survey. VEXAG is committed to fostering the next
generation of Venus researchers and participation in Early Career
Venus Scholars Focus Group is always welcome.
VEXAG is a community-based forum established in July 2005 to assess
scientific priorities and strategies for exploration of Venus. Go to:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/
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HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE CYCLE 26 CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposal Deadline: August 17, 2018
Participation in this program is open to all categories of
organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational
institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and
other Government agencies.
This solicitation for proposals will be open through August 17, 2018
8:00 pm eastern time. The Astronomer's Proposal Tools, which are
required for Phase I Proposal Submission will be released on May 14
for Cycle 26 Phase I use. Results of the selection will be announced
by the end of October 2018.
All programmatic and technical information, as well as specific
guidelines for proposal preparation, are available electronically from
the STScI Announcement Web Page:
https://hst-docs.stsci.edu/
Please take note of the What's New for Cycle 26 section on the
announcement page. In particular, the Director has decided to
implement an anonymous review process for Cycle 26. A description of
the process and instructions on how to adjust proposals to comply
with the new requirements are included in the Call for Proposals.
Questions may be addressed to the STScI Help Desk by email at
help@stsci.edu, phone at 410-338-1082, or online at:
http://hsthelp.stsci.edu
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POST-DOC IN MACHINE LEARNING/DATA MINING FOR EARTH AND PLANETARY
SCIENCE
Information science has developed modern research through innovative
tools for mathematical modeling, simulation, big data, machine
learning, data mining, deep learning, high-performance computing, and
image processing. Earth and Planetary Science is one of the areas
where the impact is potentially huge: instruments become extremely
productive with the ability to obtain complex information on billions
of objects. The range of application will depend on the candidate and
could encompass geomorphology characterization (including crater
detection), imaging-spectroscopy, geochemistry, etc.
The grant includes salary, equipment and mission costs. An extra
engineer will be also hired for this project.
This project will benefit from the local Center of Data Science:
https://www.datascience-paris-saclay.fr/
Please send your CV as soon as possible, in any case before 18th May
2018.
Condition: PhD defense after 31st December 2010
Location: Universite Paris Saclay, GEOPS, France
Duration: 3 years, starting in 2019.
Contact: frederic.schmidt@u-psud.fr
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STUDENT AND EARLY CAREER TRAVEL GRANTS FOR CCTP3 MEETING
Student and early career (less than 8 years from PhD) travel support
will be available for the Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial
Planets Meeting #3 (CCTP3), scheduled for August 27-30, 2018 at the
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas. Go to:
http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/climatology2018
Provide a travel grant request by Wednesday, June 13, 2018 to Victoria
Hartwick, victoria.hartwick@gmail.com containing:
1. A one-page description of how your participation in this meeting
will benefit you professionally and contribute to the field of
comparative climatology,
2. Your abstract, and
3. Your resume
The expectation is that those selected for travel grants will be
notified by Friday, July 6, 2018.
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LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 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.
For more details, please visit:
http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2018/
or email any questions to: lungradcon@gmail.com
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PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS
Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html
September 10-13, 2018
ASP2018: Advancing Astronomy for All
https://www.astrosociety.org/about-us/asp-annual-meetings
/asp-2018-annual-meeting/
Rohnert Park, CA
October 9-11, 2018
Europa Deep Dive 2: Composition
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/europadeepdive2018/
Houston, TX
October 30-31, 2018
Towards an All-Sky Radio SETI Telescope
http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/news-and-events
/wide-field-seti-workshop/
Machester, UK
November 12-14, 2018
5th International Conference on Artificial Light at Night 2018
https://artificiallightatnight.weebly.com
Salt Lake City, UT
[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@psi.edu.]
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