PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 2, Number 13 (March 2, 2008) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Matt Balme Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Nic Richmond Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [SPECIAL NASA MESSAGE] James Green, Planetary Science Division - Revised Pre-Screening of New Frontiers PIs 2. [NASA] Addition of New Scope to Origins of Solar Systems 3. [NASA] Request for Information on Scientist Participant Suborbital Science Pilot Program - Flight Research 4. Outer Planets Session at AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Cairns, Australia, 29 July-1 August. 5. Post-Doctoral Associate in Mars Science, University of Colorado 6. "The Great Planet Debate", Science Conference and Educator Workshop, 14-16 August 2008, John Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 7. Planetary Meeting 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 [SPECIAL NASA MESSAGE] JAMES GREEN, PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION - REVISED PRE-SCREENING OF NEW FRONTIERS PIS If you are planning to propose as a Principal Investigator for the upcoming New Frontiers (NF) AO please note that you will need to satisfy a set of qualifications in order for your proposal to be deemed compliant. A website has been set up that will enable you to be pre-screened. It is important to note that Dr. Stern has recently approved a modification to the previously issued qualifications that will produce a wider pool of qualified PIs. If you had filled out the qualification table prior to this announcement your information will be reviewed against the new qualifications. Therefore you will not need to resubmit your information. I would like to thank everyone who has previously applied. Rest assured your efforts were not wasted. Please read the new PI experience requirements document posted at: http://newfrontiers.larc.nasa.gov/nf_prescreening.html In the previous announcements on this subject it was stated that we would be posting the NF cost cap by the end of February. The decisions on the cost cap and other related information have not been made yet. As soon as these decisions are made they will be announced. Any additional questions on the New Frontiers Program may be addressed to Dr. Adriana C. Ocampo, NF Program Executive, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Tel.: (202) 358-2152; Email: aco@nasa.gov. Questions on PI experience requirements may be addressed to Dr. Paul Hertz, Senior Advisor, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Tel.: (202) 358-0986; Email: paul.hertz@nasa.gov. 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 [NASA] ADDITION OF NEW SCOPE TO ORIGINS OF SOLAR SYSTEMS This amendment explicitly includes the search for extrasolar planets that may harbor intelligent life within the scope of the Origins of Solar Systems program. [Editor Note: For the complete announcement, go to http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/ cmdocumentid=130286/Amendment%201.pdf ] 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 [NASA] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SCIENTIST PARTICIPANT SUBORBITAL SCIENCE PILOT PROGRAM - FLIGHT RESEARCH The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recognizes the advancement of the commercial suborbital spaceflight industry and requests information on potential human-tended flight experiments enabled by this capability. NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is in the formulation phase of a possible new program to fly government- sponsored payloads and researchers on commercial suborbital systems with the intent of advancing SMD's goals and objectives. Responses to this RFI (NNH08ZDA004L) will be used to inform NASA's program planning. [Editor Note: For the complete announcment, go to http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=128942 ] 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 OUTER PLANETS SESSION AT AGU WESTERN PACIFIC GEOPHYSICS MEETING, CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, 29 JULY-1 AUGUST. P02: Jupiter, Saturn and Their Satellites: New Perspectives Revealed by the Cassini-Huygens and New Horizons Spacecraft Missions The continued exploration of Saturn and Titan by the Cassini-Huygens mission and the flyby of Jupiter by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2007 have revealed unprecedented views of the Jovian and Saturnian satellite systems. Analysis of these data, as well as data from previous spacecraft and Earth-based telescopic observations, continue to challenge our understanding of these systems. These data span significantly diverse worlds where phenomena range from geysers on Enceladus, rampant volcanism on Io, Ganymede's magnetic field and the Earth-like surface of Titan. Both NASA and ESA are currently studying future spacecraft missions to Jupiter and Saturn. This session will include invited and contributed presentations that discuss observations, data analysis and theoretical modeling of Jupiter, Saturn and their satellites, with emphasis on recent results from the Cassini-Huygens and New Horizons missions. Contributions on studies for future missions, as well as on the Uranus and Neptune systems, are also welcome. Abstract deadline: 16 April. http://www.agu.org/meetings/wp08 Rosaly Lopes +1 818 393 4584 Rosaly.M.Lopes@jpl.nasa.gov Andrew Prentice +61 3 9905 4499 Andrew.Prentice@sci.monash.edu.au 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 POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN MARS SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher in the area of Mars geology, starting summer 2008. Please see http://lasp.colorado.edu/employment/ for more information and application instructions. 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 "THE GREAT PLANET DEBATE", SCIENCE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATOR WORKSHOP, 14-16 AUGUST 2008, JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, LAUREL MD "The Great Planet Debate: Science as Process" is a scientific conference and educator workshop to be held August 14-16, 2008 at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD. Our current understanding of planet formation, both inside and outside the solar system, will be reviewed during the first two days. A workshop will be held on the third day to discuss how educators can use the "The Great Planet Debate" to teach science as a process. Further information can be found at: http://gpd.jhuapl.edu 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html March 18-21, 2008 Planet Formation Processes and the Development of Prebiotic Conditions http://diskworkshop.jpl.nasa.gov/ Pasadena, CA June 3-6, 2008 Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS2008) http://www.asmda.net/chaos2008/ Chania, Greece October 6-10, 2008 6th IRAM millimeter interferometry school http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/IS/school.htm Grenoble, France July 5-10, 2009 Gordon Conference on the Origin of Solar Systems http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=origins South Hadley, MA July 26-31, 2009 Visualization in Science and Education http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=visualiz Oxford, United Kingdom [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop that you think your colleagues should be aware of, 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.html * * To unsubscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_unsubscribe.html * * 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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