PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 4, Number 41 (September 26, 2010) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Susan Benecchi, Melissa Lane Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. 51 Women in Planetary Science 2. SOFIA Workshop During the 2010 DPS Meeting 3. 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 51 WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE The "51 Women in Planetary Science" project is halfway to its goal of featuring 51 women working on NASA missions, publishing in the journals, and serving their community on NASA and NRC panels. In the interviews published on a public web site, each scientist discusses her unique career path and interests and reflects on advice for students or postdoctoral fellows interested in a career in planetary science. This project is part of the Women in Planetary Science e-mentoring initiative, created to bring woman scientist role models to students and early career scientists who may never have worked with a woman in the field, but who aspire to one day work for NASA or on missions to study the planets, the stars, and the incredible phenomena in our solar system. The interviews are published on a web site open to all, and everyone - male or female - is welcome to participate in this respectful atmosphere that celebrates our passions, our differences, and our commitment to furthering the understanding of our solar system and other planetary systems. Visit http://womeninplanetaryscience.com to read the latest features and the archives; nominations of outstanding women to feature in this project or announcements of recent publications by women planetary scientists may be sent to susanniebur@nieburconsulting.com 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 SOFIA WORKSHOP DURING THE 2010 DPS MEETING Monday October 4, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Pasadena Convention Center, Room 208 The status of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), including the aircraft, telescope, and science instruments, will be presented during this special workshop session, open to all DPS attendees. Opportunities to observe with SOFIA will be explained in detail. Community input is solicited with an aim toward making SOFIA as useful as possible for planetary science. If you have any questions, please contact the workshop organizer, Bill Reach, wreach@sofia.usra.edu http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science/index.html 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS February 28 - March 3, 2011 Telescopes from Afar Conference http://tfa.cfht.hawaii.edu/ Kona, HI May 18-20, 2011 Conference on Micro-Raman Spectroscopy and Luminscence Studies in the Earth and Planetary Sciences (CORALS II) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/corals2011/ Madrid, Spain September 19-23, 2011 New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/IAUS285/ 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. Go to the PEN website for submission directions. ************************************************************************