PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 5, Number 11 (February 27, 2011) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Postdoctoral Position in JPL's Planetary Ices Group 2. Cosmic Dust at AOGS 2011: Call for Abstract Submission 3. [NASA] PDS Mars Exploration Rovers Data Release 27 4. Joint Assembly: CPS 8th International School of Planetary Sciences 5. Planetary Science Decadal Survey Update 6. 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 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN JPL'S PLANETARY ICES GROUP Position Title: Comet and Asteroid Observer The research will involve supporting a variety of programs in studying small bodies in the solar system, i.e., comets and asteroids. The post-doc will also develop his/her own research program in a topic of their choosing. Candidates should have a recent PhD in in Planetary Science, Astronomy or a related area with a strong background in solar system observational astronomy, in particular CCD photometry of small bodies in the solar system, along with data reduction and analysis. The annual starting salary for recent PhDs is $52,000 USD and can vary somewhat according to the selected applicant's qualifications. Postdoctoral Scholar positions are awarded for a one-year period. Appointments may be renewed in one-year increments for a maximum addition of two years. For the complete announcement with application directions go to: http://postdocs.jpl.nasa.gov/researchapplicants/jobpostings/index.cfm ?FuseAction=ShowJobPosting&JobPostingID=269 [Editor: Modified 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 COSMIC DUST AT AOGS 2011: CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Conveners: Hiroshi Kimura, Misato Fukagawa, Keiko Nakamura-Messenger, Ludmilla Kolokolova, Aigen Li, Cornelia Jaeger Fee Waiver Application Deadline: March 15, 2011 Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2011 Meeting URL: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2011/public.asp?page=home.htm Meeting Title: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 8th Annual Meeting (AOGS 2011) Date: August 8-12, 2011 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Session URL: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2011/mars/confSessionView.asp?sID=18 Session Description: A primary goal of this session is to find a consensus among experts in the formation and evolution of cosmic dust: where it comes from and where it goes. All kinds of cosmic dust such as intergalactic dust, interstellar dust, circumstellar dust, cometary dust, asteroidal dust, interplanetary dust, circumplanetary dust, stellar nebular condensates, presolar grains, micrometeorites, meteoroids, meteors, and regolith particles are the subject of discussion. The session will address interrelation between them and perceptions on the dust alteration through a variety of processing. This includes different methods of its determination (in-situ and laboratory measurements, astronomical observations, laboratory and numerical analogue simulations, theoretical modeling, etc.). However, the session is open for any other aspects of dust research. We plan to publish the proceedings of this session. 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] PDS MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS DATA RELEASE 27 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce Release 27 of Mars Exploration Rover data. This release includes primarily data from Sols 2251 through 2340 and includes data only from Opportunity, MER1/B. It includes data from the following instruments: APXS, HAZCAM, NAVCAM, MI, PANCAM, Rover Motion Counter, and SPICE. There are no Mini-TES, Moessbauer, or RAT data in this release. To access the above data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20110224.html The following special services are provided for accessing MER data: MER Analyst's Notebook: http://an.rsl.wustl.edu/mer/ Planetary Image Atlas: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/mer/ To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-Release.html All available PDS data may be found at: http://pds.nasa.gov/tools/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: http://pds.nasa.gov/ 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 JOINT ASSEMBLY: CPS 8TH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PLANETARY SCIENCES JSPS-DST Asia Academic Seminar Date: 26 September - 1 October 2011, 1-3 October 2011 for a facility tour [only for a limited number of participants] Venue: Minami-Awaji Royal Hotel, Minamiawaji, Japan https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2011-09-26/index.html Topic of the coming school: Challenges in Astronomy: Observational Advances The objective of the school/seminar is to promote education and research in planetary sciences for highly motivated graduate students and young researchers by providing them with an opportunity to interact with leading scientists in a specific field. Note that the term "Planetary Sciences" is used in a broader sense to include astronomy, astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, astromineralogy, geosciences, space science, cosmology, and other related fields. Lectures: 1. David Bennett (Univ. Notre Dame, France), Exoplanet Detection by Gravitational Microlensing 2. Sebastian Wolf (Univ. of Kiel, Germany), Protoplanetary & Debris Disks 3. A. Subramaniam (IIA, India), Optical Astronomy 4. Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA, India) and Masatoshi Ohishi (NAOJ, Japan), Virtual Observatory 5. Jayaram Chengalur (NCRA/TIFR, India), GMRT & Radio Astronomy　 6. Hideyo Kunieda (Nagoya Univ., Japan), X-ray Astronomy 7. Nobuyuki Kanda (Osaka City Univ., Japan), Gravitational-Wave Astronomy 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE DECADAL SURVEY UPDATE The planetary science decadal survey report, "Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022," was approved for release by the NRC on Tuesday 22 February and a prepublication draft of the report was delivered to NASA and NSF on Friday 25 February. Steven Squyres and members of the survey committee will brief NASA, NSF, and other organizations, agencies and groups in Washington, D.C., during the week beginning 28 February. The public unveiling of the report will take place in a special session at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference on Monday 7 March. The LPSC session will be webcast. For details see: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/features/decadal/ 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 September 5-9, 2011 Summer School on Astronometry http://www.tug.tubitak.gov.tr/aass/ Antalya, Turkey September 26 - October 1, 2011 Joint Assembly: CPS 8th International School of Planetary Sciences https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2011-09-26/index.html Minamiawaji, Japan [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.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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