PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 36 (August 27, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Elisabeth Adams Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. LSST and the Solar System Workshop 2. Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University 3. Water During Planet Formation and Evolution 4. Two Postdoctoral Positions in Mars Science 5. Junior Science Writer 6. Arizona-JAXA Workshop 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 LSST AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP Thursday October 19 2017, 4:30-6:30 pm 49th DPS meeting, Provo, UT - Open to all DPS attendees Organizers: Meg Schwamb (Gemini) & David Trilling (NAU) Over its 10 year lifespan, the Large Synoptic Sky Survey Telescope (LSST) will catalog over 5 million Main Belt asteroids, almost 300,000 Jupiter Trojans, over 100,000 NEOs, and over 40,000 KBOs. Many of these objects will receive hundreds of observations in multiple bandpasses. The LSST Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) is preparing methods and tools to analyze this data, as well as understand optimum survey strategies for discovering moving objects throughout the Solar System. This workshop serves as the annual meeting of the LSST SSSC, and is open to everyone. We will provide a brief status of LSST with respect to Solar System science and provide updates on current and future activities within the SSSC. The focus will not be on general LSST background but on details relevant to Solar System science topics. There will be time set aside for open discussion for both members of the SSSC and the broader planetary community. Contact Meg Schwamb (mschwamb.astro@gmail.com) and David Trilling (David.Trilling@nau.edu) with any questions 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 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY The Cornell University Astronomy Department invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor appointment to begin July 1, 2018. We will consider applications from observers, experimentalists and theorists working in any area of extrasolar and solar system planetary science. Applicants should upload their applications, including a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests, and statement on teaching plans and philosophy to: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9548 Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted to Academic Jobs Online. Inquiries may be sent to Jill Tarbell (jtm14@cornell.edu), assistant to the Chair of the Department. Applications are due by November 1, 2017. Cornell University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The Department of Astronomy, and the College of Art & Sciences at Cornell embrace diversity and seek candidates who will create a climate that attracts students of all races, nationalities and genders. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. 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 WATER DURING PLANET FORMATION AND EVOLUTION Zurich, Switzerland 12-16 February 2018 Important Dates: Registration & Abstract submission deadline: November 15, 2017 Program announcement: Early December 2017 Topics: Water and * The ISM and protoplanetary disk * Dust, ice and planetesimals * Evidence from the meteoritic record * Laboratory experiments * Ice lines and disk dynamics * Solar System formation * Gas & Ice giant planets * Protoplanetary collisions * Mantle-atmosphere feedback * Observational prospects * Population synthesis * Biomarkers & 'habitability' Confirmed invited speakers: Til Birnstiel (LMU Munich) Ilsedore Cleeves (CfA Harvard) Jay Farihi (University College London) Keiko Hamano (ELSI, Tokyo Tech.) Alessandro Morbidelli (Nice Observatory) Lena Noack (FU Berlin) Chris Ormel (University of Amsterdam) Laura Schaefer (Arizona State University) Alice Stephant (Open University) Meeting organizers: Joanna Drazkowska (University of Zurich) Tim Lichtenberg (ETH Zurich) Caroline Dorn (University of Bern) Julia Venturini (University of Zurich) Scientific advisory board: Yann Alibert (University of Bern) Ravit Helled (University of Zurich) Anders Johansen (Lund University) Martin Jutzi (University of Bern) Alessandro Morbidelli (Nice Observatory) Sascha Quanz (ETH Zurich) Maria Schoenbaechler (ETH Zurich) Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University) All information at the website: https://waterzurich.github.io 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 TWO POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN MARS SCIENCE The Department of Planetology and Habitability at the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) invites applications for two postdoctoral positions to support investigations on the nature of the early Mars environments. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Alberto Fairen in the ERC-funded Project "icyMARS". Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in the field of Planetary Science or related discipline, and background in sedimentology of ice-covered lakes, or in biology of psychrophilic microorganisms. The positions, placed in Madrid, would be for one year, with possible extension to a second year contingent upon funding availability and satisfactory performance. Benefits include working in a young enthusiastic team at one of the leading Planetary Sciences institutions in Europe, full social benefits according to the Spanish social care system, and a very competitive salary. Applicants should send a letter of interest, a curriculum with a list of publications, a brief (maximum two pages) statement of research interests, and a list of three references, no later than September 10 2017, to Alberto Fairen (agfairen@cab.inta-csic.es). The starting date is negotiable, but should be no later than Jan 1, 2018. 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 JUNIOR SCIENCE WRITER The University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) and the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST II) has an opening for a Junior Science Writer to work in the Astrophysics Sciences Division (ASD) on-site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Junior Science Writer will be responsible for identifying, initiating and developing new science features, video scripts and social media content to inform the public about ASD news and developments that focus on ASD's science, technology, experiments and people. Applicants for this position are required to have a BA/BS in a communications or physical science field and at least one year of experience as a science writer, ideally with a concentration in physics, astrophysics, and planetary science. They must be U.S. citizens or have permanent residency. They should be able to demonstrate excellent experience in collaborating with scientists to translate technical content into stories meaningful to the general public. Applicants should have experience writing and creating multimedia materials, working with social media, a working knowledge of journalism conventions and media relations, plus a familiarity with AP Style. See full job ad here: https://jobs.washingtonpost.com/job/38249094/junior-science-writer/ 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 ARIZONA-JAXA WORKSHOP The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) of the University of Arizona will hold the second annual workshop dedicated to planetary science enabled by missions to be led JAXA on November 12 and 13, 2017, at LPL in Tucson, Arizona. Given the nature of the workshop described below, participation will be limited to the first 50 registrants. This workshop will be devoted to discussions of planetary missions that are within the reach of ISAS capability and how to make these missions fruitful for the world-wide planetary science community. Three specific topics: 1) The DESTINY+ mission will fly by asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the parent body of the Geminid meteor shower. 2) JAXA is studying the SolarPowerSail (SPS) mission to the Jupiter Trojans. 3) Small body science would benefit greatly from opportunities to perform flybys of a wide variety of asteroids - the workshop will include a discussion of asteroids suggested by workshop participants as flyby targets. Presentations for this portion of the workshop will be selected based on short abstracts from registered participants. To register or for more details: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/jaxaworkshop Deadline for abstract submission is 5 p.m. MST, October 27, 2017 or when registration is full, whichever is earlier. [Edited for length] 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 November 12-13, 2017 Joint ISAS-LPL Workshop on Planetary Science Enabled by Epsilon Class Missions https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/jaxaworkshop/ Tucson, AZ February 12-16, 2018 Water During Planet formation and Evolution https://waterzurich.github.io Zurich, Switzerland [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@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@psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, send an email to pen_editor@psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor@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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