PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 8, Number 49 (October 19, 2014) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Susan Benecchi Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Melissa Lane Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] Three-Day Training Course on Planetary Protection 2. First Announcement: 11th IAA Low-Cost Planetary Mission Conference (LCPM-11) 3. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships 4. Tenure Track Faculty Position in Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres, University of Leeds 5. [NASA] PDS - Odyssey Data Release 49 - GRS 6. 2nd Announcement: Workshop on Ground & Space Observatories: A Joint Venture to Planetary Science 7. [NASA] ROSES-14 Release of a new call: K2 Guest Observer - Cycle 2 8. 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 [NASA] THREE-DAY TRAINING COURSE ON PLANETARY PROTECTION Course: "Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices" Dates: February 24-26, 2015 Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida We cordially invite all interested parties to participate in the upcoming course on Planetary Protection Policies and Practices, which is designed to familiarize current and future practitioners with NASA, ESA, and COSPAR planetary protection programs. The course provides an overview of applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program, emphasizing integration of managerial, administrative, and laboratory activities. It is supported by the NASA Planetary Protection Officer. http://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/course Enrollment: 14 participants Application: contact tasalb@msn.com Amy Baker (owner) Technical Administrative Services 303-972-4849 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 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: 11TH IAA LOW-COST PLANETARY MISSION CONFERENCE (LCPM-11) The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) LCPM-11 will be held on 9-11 June 2015, in Berlin, Germany, at the Archenhold Sternwarte located in one of the largest parks in the city. The meeting web site: http://www.dlr.de/LCPM11 has just gone live and will be updated regularly. We will convene in the Einstein Saal, the venue where Albert Einstein gave his first public lecture on the theory of relativity. The co-chairs, Tilman Spohn, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Planetary Research, and Gregg Vane, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Solar System Exploration Directorate, will work with the program committee and soon announce the preliminary program. Please mark your calendars now for this important meeting. 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides opportunities for scientists and engineers to conduct research largely of their own choosing, yet compatible with the research opportunities posted on the NPP Web site. Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA's missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology. A sample research opportunities is: https://www3.orau.gov/NPDoc/Catalog/18818 Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U. S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status as a Research Scholar may apply. Stipends start at $53,500 per year, with supplements for high cost- of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation and health insurance, and $8,000 per year is provided for professional travel. Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, and November 1. The latest NPP Newsletter: http://bit.ly/1u0LcSj For further information and to apply, visit: http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/description/index.htm Questions: nasapostdoc@orau.org 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 TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN CHEMISTRY OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS University Academic Fellow in Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres School of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences University of Leeds, UK This University Academic Fellowship (UAF) is a tenure track equivalent post for future academic leaders which provides an excellent opportunity to establish an academic career at a research intensive University and play a key role in our ambitious plans for the future. You will embark on a structured five year development programme, successful completion of which will lead to your appointment as a grade 9 Associate Professor. The School of Chemistry has an international reputation in observing, modelling and performing laboratory experiments to understand the Earth’s atmosphere. We are seeking to expand our research and teaching expertise in chemical studies related to the atmospheres of other solar-system bodies and the atmospheres of extra-solar planets. Our current work in this area includes a laboratory and modelling study of Titan's organic photo- chemistry and the impacts of cosmic dust in the upper atmospheres of several planets. https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=MAPCH1003 Closing Date: Sunday 16 November 2014 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 [NASA] PDS - ODYSSEY DATA RELEASE 49 - GRS Mars Odyssey GRS/HEND data sets covering the data acquisition period January 1 to March 31, 2014, have now been released, two weeks after the scheduled release date of October 1. The Neutron Spectrometer data for this time period have not yet been received at PDS; they will be included in the next release, on January 2, 2015. To access the above data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20141016.html 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/ Thank you for subscribing to the PDS Notification Service, The PDS Team pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov (818) 393-7165 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 2ND ANNOUNCEMENT: WORKSHOP ON GROUND & SPACE OBSERVATORIES: A JOINT VENTURE TO PLANETARY SCIENCE Registration has now opened for the ESO/ESA/ALMA/NRAO-NAASC workshop on: "Ground and Space Observatories: A Joint Venture to Planetary Science" March 2-5, 2015 Santiago, Chile http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2015/Planets2015.html The goal of this workshop is to explore synergies between ground and space-based observatories with planetary missions for exploring the Solar System and planets, and to foster collaborations between the different communities by sharing scientific and technical knowledge, needs, requirements, and techniques. We are also pleased to announce that Michael Mumma (NASA/GSFC) will be giving a keynote at the beginning of the workshop. The remaining list of invited speakers will be announced soon on the website of the workshop. The meeting will be held at the ESO office in Santiago, and will be limited to around 100 participants. The registration fee is 250 euros, which will cover coffee breaks, lunches at ESO, and a winery tour and conference dinner on Wednesday, March 4. For students, the registration fee is 150 euros. We have financial support for a limited number of students. Abstract submission deadline: November 24, 2014. We hope to see you in Santiago! 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 [NASA] ROSES-14 RELEASE OF A NEW CALL: K2 GUEST OBSERVER - CYCLE 2 This program element solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of new scientific data from the K2 mission: http://keplerscience.arc.nasa.gov/K2 K2 repurposes the space-borne hardware and ground-based operations of the Kepler mission for a pointed survey of pre-determined locations along the ecliptic plane. The single, visible-wavelength instrument onboard K2 provides high-precision photometry capability, with short cadence and long cadence modes (1 minute and 30 minute exposures), and provides a powerful tool for broadband variability analyses of planetary, stellar, extragalactic, and solar system sources. Only proposers who submit a Step-1 proposal will be eligible to submit a Step-2 (full) proposal. Potential proposers are strongly encouraged to carefully read the information about the 2-step proposal process provided in Section IV(b)(vii) of the ROSES-2014 Summary of Solicitation and Section 4 of D.13. Step-1 proposals due: January 16, 2015 Proposals due: February 27, 2015 Announcement: NNH14ZDA001N Posted at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations /roses-2014 Technical questions: Dr. Thomas Barclay Kepler Guest Observer Office (650) 604-3560 keplergo@mail.arc.nasa.gov Programmatic questions: Dr. Douglas Hudgins Astrophysics Division, SMD (202) 358-0988 douglas.m.hudgins@nasa.gov [Edited for length.] 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 24-26, 2015 Planetary Protection Course: Policies and Practices http://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/course NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL June 9-11, 2015 11th IAA Low-Cost Planetary Mission Conference (LCPM-11) http://www.dlr.de/LCPM11 Berlin, Germany [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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