PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 9, Number 17 (April 26, 2015) 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. 2nd Landing Site Workshop for Mars 2020 Rover - Venue and Hotel Reservation Information 2. JAXA International Top Young Fellowship 3. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships 4. [NASA] ROSES-15 Major Changes to the Final Year of the Cassini Participating Scientist Program 5. Summer Internship: Mercury Geological Mapping 6. PostDoc in Stereophotoclinometry at PSI 7. Call for Abstracts: Commercial Missions Beyond Earth Orbit 8. EPSC 2015: Volcanism and Tectonmism Across the Solar System 9. 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 2ND LANDING SITE WORKSHOP FOR MARS 2020 ROVER - VENUE AND HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION The Second Landing Site Workshop for the Mars 2020 Rover will be held August 4-6, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Monrovia, CA. A room block has been made available at GSA rate ($138/night + taxes and fees) and that includes full-American breakfast buffet, for the duration of the meeting and 2 days before and after. To make a reservation, call the hotel direct at 626-357-1900 or toll-free at 877-361-5743, and mention the group name "Mars 2020 Landing Site Workshop". Alternatively, make a reservation via the personalized group web page: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/L/ LAXMVDT-MLW-20150801/index.jhtml This rate will expire July 21, 2015. Also, a reminder that this workshop has been designated a conference, so civil servants, JPLers, and those whose travel funds will be run through a NASA center must forecast. The 90-day cut-off for forecasting is May 4, 2015. If you have any questions about the Workshop logistics, please email Dr. Serina Diniega (serina.diniega@jpl.nasa.gov), Mars Program Office. For more information about this workshop and future announcements, see: http://marsnext.jpl.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 JAXA INTERNATIONAL TOP YOUNG FELLOWSHIP JAXA has issued an AO for its International Top Young Fellowship. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/researchers/young-fellowship/index.shtml http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/researchers/young-fellowship/appli.shtml Please feel free to broadcast the information to those who may be interested. 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, astrophysics, planetary science, astrobiology, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and operations, and space technology. A sample opportunity is: https://www3.orau.gov/NPDoc/Catalog/17688 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/1Kjlmyr 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 [NASA] ROSES-15 MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FINAL YEAR OF THE CASSINI PARTICIPATING SCIENTIST PROGRAM The final text for ROSES-2015 Program Element C.10 The Cassini Data Analysis and Participating Scientists (CDAPS) Program has been posted. The solicitation has been restructured and the prior version has been replaced in its entirety. The major changes are: 1) The Participating Scientist proposal is now separate from a parent Data Analysis proposal. Step-2 Participating Scientist submissions now require their own fifteen-page proposal that is accompanied by a five-page appendix on the Relevance to the Cassini Participating Scientist Program. 2) Only those Participating Scientist proposals that demonstrate the need for future mission data for achieving successful closure of the scientific objectives are eligible for selection. The proposal due dates remain unchanged. Step-1 proposals are still due by June 1, 2015. Step-2 proposals are due by August 18, 2015. All potential proposers are strongly urged to carefully read the entire amended call, the Frequently Asked Questions, and all other supporting documentation. These documents may be found on the NSPIRES web page for ROSES-2015 Program Element C.10 CDAPS at: http://tinyurl.com/CDAPS2015 Announcement: NNH15ZDA001N Address: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and RSS feed: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/ roses-2015 Questions: Jared Leisner HQ-CDAP@mail.nasa.gov [Edited for length.] 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 SUMMER INTERNSHIP: MERCURY GEOLOGICAL MAPPING The Space Exploration Sector at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland is a world-class center of planetary and space research and robotic space exploration. We are seeking a student intern to help with a Mercury global mapping project this summer, using MESSENGER data. The successful candidate must be a self-starter with excellent ArcGIS mapping skills. Program details: - 10 week summer program (June 1 - August 8, 2015) - Candidate requirements: * GPA of 3.0 or above * US Citizenship * Must be a sophomore, junior, senior, or first or second year graduate student as of Fall 2015 - Students will receive a stipend and will be provided with housing and meals for the duration of the program. This is a short-notice opportunity - if interested, please send the following NO LATER THAN 12 noon EST, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 to Dr. Louise Prockter at Louise.Prockter@jhuapl.edu: (1) a resume (2) a one-paragraph summary describing your qualifications and why you would like the position (3) a contact phone number We need to fill this position by April 30. 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 POSTDOC IN STEREOPHOTOCLINOMETRY AT PSI Description: The Planetary Science Institute is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to help in the testing of Stereophotoclinometry (SPC) in support of the OSIRIS-REx mission. Key work: - Developing proficiency in SPC - Testing and refinement of the techniques to generate shape model - Determining how both spacecraft position and camera errors propagate into the shape model Desired skills: - Programming skills in Fortran - Stereophotoclinometry - Stereogrammetry - SPICE kernels - Background in how shape models are created and used in flight missions - Spacecraft navigation or experience with statistical minimization and/or estimate processes - Kalman filtering - Error analysis - Testing Procedures - Laser altimetry Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. (BS considered with equivalent experience) Strong UNIX skills. https://www.psi.edu/sites/default/files/images/PostDoc%20 position%20for%20Eric.pdf PSI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer 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 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: COMMERCIAL MISSIONS BEYOND EARTH ORBIT Session MT4 at EPSC 2015 Abstracts are due 29 April 2015, 13:00 CET Building on last year's session on the commercial exploration of asteroids & comets, this session shall encourage discussions of any type of commercial activity on or around asteroids, comets, moons and planets. Recent activities ranging from a past Lunar flyby over asteroid resource prospecting missions, which are currently under development, to related emerging business models enable new ways of pursuing planetary sciences. Further information & abstract submission: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2015/session/19673 European Planetary Science Congress 2015 La Cite des Congres, Nantes, France 27 September - 02 October 2015 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 EPSC 2015: VOLCANISM AND TECTONISM ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM At the next European Planetary Science Congress in Nantes, 27 Sept - 02 Nov 2015, there will be a session dedicated to volcanic and tectonic processes on various planetary bodies (including Earth). If you study such processes, please consider submitting an abstract to "Volcanism and Tectonism Across the Solar System" (session TP9). Abstract deadline is Wednesday, April 29, at 13:00 CET. 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html July 3-8, 2016 International Symposium and Workshop on Astrochemistry http://www1.univap.br/gaa/iswa/ Campinas, Brazil [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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