PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 1 (January 7, 2018) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Elisabeth Adams Co-Editors: Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill, Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Date Change: Ninth International Conference on Mars 2. Summer Internships at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) 3. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 4. AOGS Session PS-08: Polarization as a Tool for Exploration of Earth, Solar System and Beyond 5. AOGS Session PS-14: Planetary Data in the Big Data Era 6. AOGS Session PS-18: Understanding Icy Worlds, Ocean Worlds, and Habitability 7. AOGS Session PS-19: Rosetta, Comets, and Other Icy Bodies 8. EGU Session: Small Bodies (Dwarf Planets, Asteroids, Comets) to Dust 9. EGU Session: Accretion, Differentiation and Volatiles - Constraints on Terrestrial Planets 10. [NASA] HQ Planetary Program Scientist - Science Mission Directorate 11. [NASA] Job Opening in Laboratory Astrochemistry 12. [NASA] PDS: Odyssey Data Release 62 13. [NASA] PDS: Cassini Data Release 52 14. NASA FDL Workshop Announces Call for Research Ideas 15. USRA/LPI Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Surface Processes 16. Dusty Visions 2018: First Announcement 17. COSPAR 2018 Session: Pluto and Charon: The New Horizons Mission Results 18. COSPAR 2018: Ice Giant Systems 19. COSPAR 2018: Mars Science Results 20. Department Head, Purdue EAPS 21. Magnetometry Scientist Position 22. 9th Workshop on Catastrophic Disruption in the Solar System (CD9) 23. 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 DATE CHANGE: NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARS July 22-26, 2019 Pasadena, California Attention, all interested members of Mars science and exploration, industry, and educator communities: to avoid scheduling conflicts with other important meetings, the Ninth International Conference on Mars, previously scheduled for July 15-19, 2019, has been rescheduled to July 22-26, 2019. In addition to discussing science results from past and active robotic missions, telescopic studies, laboratory analyses of SNC meteorites, terrestrial analog studies, and numerical models, we anticipate new geophysical understanding gained from the InSight mission, as well as a review of objectives for several spacecraft scheduled for launch in 2020 from public, private, and international institutions. If you have questions, please contact either Kira Honnoll (khonnoll@hou.usra.edu) or James Ashley (james.w.ashley@jpl.nasa.gov). https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/ninthmars2019/ Important: Please submit an Indication of Interest to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders and other pertinent information about this conference: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meeting_portal/iofi/?mtg=ninthmars2019 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 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LAB (APL) The Space Exploration Sector of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD is now accepting applications for the APL NASA Intern Program. Rising sophomores through Ph.D. students as of fall 2018 who are selected will contribute to NASA-related missions and research work. Talks by key mission engineers and scientists, along with tours of APL and other activities, will be provided. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be in high academic standing (3.0 GPA or higher), and have successfully passed a background check. Applications are due by March 30, 2018; however, selections are made on a continuous basis, so interested students should apply as early as possible. For more information, please visit: http://www.jhuapl.edu/NASAIntern/ 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 GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH Happy New Year! The January image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/ This month's topic is "Active gullies on Mars". Contributed by Dr. Colin Dundas, U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology or Twitter: @PlanetGeomorpho Susan Conway and Tjalling de Haas (on behalf of the IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 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 AOGS SESSION PS-08: POLARIZATION AS A TOOL FOR EXPLORATION OF EARTH, SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2018 June 3 - 8, Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018 You are cordially invited to participate in the AOGS-2018 meeting and submit your abstracts to Session PS08 "Polarization as a Tool for Exploration of Earth, Solar System and Beyond." Polarimetry is a powerful observing tool and modeling technique, providing information about astronomical objects that cannot be obtained by traditional photometric/spectroscopic observations. Applications range from characterization of solar system objects (Sun, Earth, planetary atmospheres, aurorae, comets, asteroids, planetary satellites/ring systems, dust, etc.) to the detection of exoplanets and identification of biological markers in search of habitability. This session is open to papers about observations of solar system bodies, protoplanetary disks, exoplanets, theoretical or experimental investigations, instrument developments for ground-based facilities or future space missions. Conveners: Padma A.Yanamandra-Fisher (US), Ludmilla Kolokolova (US), Lucyna Chudczer (Australia), Shashikiran Ganesh (India), Svetlana Berdyugina (Germany). 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 AOGS SESSION PS-14: PLANETARY DATA IN THE BIG DATA ERA Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2018 June 3 - 8, Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018 Conference website: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2018/public.asp?page=home.htm This session is about all aspects related to planetary science data, including, but not limited to, data collection, cataloging, archiving, sharing, searching, manipulation, mining, and the related software tools. We welcome abstracts on any data-related topics. A tremendous amount of data is being generated every day in planetary science researches. Data technologies are playing more and more important roles in planetary researches, especially in the big data era. Archiving and public release of all data from planetary science exploration missions as well as ground-based observing and laboratory facilities have been recognized to be of great importance and broad community interest. Data archives provide long-term preservation of a broad variety of raw and high-level data products, with the ultimate goal of facilitating analyses using data covering long time-baselines and multiple observations for the new phenomena and scientific objectives emerging in future times. The collection, archiving, and public release of ever-growing amount of planetary data will ultimately enable the applications of big data technologies in planetary science research. This session is a forum to discuss the new developments in activities, technologies, and concepts related to planetary science data. Conveners: Jian-Yang Li (Planetary Science Institute, United States), Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland, United States), Sebastien Besse (ESA, Spain) 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 AOGS SESSION PS-18: UNDERSTANDING ICY WORLDS, OCEAN WORLDS, AND HABITABILITY Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2018 June 3 - 8, Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018 Conference website: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2018/public.asp?page=home.htm This session will be devoted to understanding icy worlds in the outer solar system, including those containing subsurface oceans, their possible analogues around other stars, and their associated processes and geochemistry that might enable them to support life. The session will include solicited and contributed presentations addressing observational, laboratory, and theoretical studies relevant to past, ongoing, and future missions. Relevant subtopics include: (1) interior structure, composition, and thermal evolution, (2) surface geology and composition, (3) orbital dynamics and tidal interactions Confirmed Invited Speakers: Gael Choblet, University of Nantes Isamu Matsuyama, Arizona State University Orkan Umurhan, NASA Ames Research Center Conveners: Steven D. Vance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Mathieu Choukroun, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Athena Coustenis, French National Centre for Scientific Research Jun Kimura, Osaka University Frank Sohl, DLR Berlin 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 AOGS SESSION PS-19: ROSETTA, COMETS, AND OTHER ICY BODIES Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2018 June 3 - 8, Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018 Conference website: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2018/public.asp?page=home.htm In this session we aim to understand the formation, evolution and diversity of icy bodies large and small and place them into context with the rest of the solar system. These distant, cold worlds are slow in divulging their secrets. Space missions flying past and orbiting the giant planets have revealed a diverse icy satellite system, with some clearly showing activity. The ROSETTA mission revealed many of the secrets of comet 67P/C-G, and more icy active bodies are regularly found inside of Jupiter's orbit. In recent years, ground-based observations have also made rapid progress in detecting water-related features. It is an exciting time to synthesize what we have learnt so far, highlight key points of agreement and contention, and to provide recommendations for future studies. We aim to integrate views and data from space missions, thermal and internal modeling, dynamics and observations to formulate a coherent picture of the state of icy bodies in the solar system and what they can tell us about the formation and evolution our own world. Conveners: Bin Yang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Arika Higuchi (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan), Ramon Brasser (Earth Life Science Institute, Japan) 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 EGU SESSION: SMALL BODIES (DWARF PLANETS, ASTEROIDS, COMETS) TO DUST Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, to be held in Vienna from 8 - 13 April 2018: GMPV2.7/PS1.12 Accretion, Differentiation and Volatiles: constraints on terrestrial planets The deadline for submission of abstracts is 13:00 CET January 10th, 2018 Submission URL: https://www.egu2018.eu Conveners: Ingrid Mann (Tromso, Norway) Johan De Keyser (Brussels, Belgium) Mihaly Horanyi (Boulder, USA) The scope of this session covers all aspects of dwarf planets and small solar system objects, e.g. comets, asteroids, dust and meteoroids. Topics are not limited to, but include dynamics, evolution, physical properties, and interactions. You are invited to present results obtained from space missions, observations, laboratory studies, theory and numerical simulations. This session also provides a forum for presenting future space instrumentation and research results should be presented taking into account the multi-disciplinary of the field. Please also forward this to your colleagues in the field. Best Regards, Ingrid Mann, Johan De Keyser, and Mihaly Horanyi 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 EGU SESSION: ACCRETION, DIFFERENTIATION AND VOLATILES - CONSTRAINTS ON TERRESTRIAL PLANETS Please consider contributing to session GMPV2.7/PS1.12 at EGU. Deadline: 10 January 2018 Submission URL: https://www.egu2018.eu Convenors: Helene Bureau, Mohamed Ali Bouhifd, Ramon Brasser, George Helffrich, Vincenzo Stagno This session aims to provide a multidisciplinary view on the earliest stage of the formation, dynamics and chemistry of the Earth and inner planets, and on the modern volatile cycling in the deep Earth. Session description: The early evolution of the Solar System witnessed the emergence of planetesimals, followed by the assembly of differentiated protoplanets and eventually the coalescence into the embryonic terrestrial planets. Much remains unclear of the nature of this primordial accretion and evolution. More especially, about the significant role played by volatile elements (H, C, N, S, halogens) that are significant ingredients necessary for the habitability of planets. The storage and cycling of volatiles in Earth and other planetary bodies depend on the structure and stability of volatile-bearing minerals and fluid/melts at high pressure and temperature either at mantle or core conditions. The origin and behaviour of volatiles during Earth's accretion and its differentiation is determinant but still not well constrained. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [NASA] HQ PLANETARY PROGRAM SCIENTIST - SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE NASA Science Mission Directorate positions for Program Scientists in the Planetary Science Division are now open. The Planetary Science Division (PSD) is encouraging the community to join the division in supporting the Nation's scientific exploration of our Solar System. The PSD is responsible for disciplines that studies geology and geophysics, cosmochemistry, planetary astronomy and atmospheres, Mars exploration, astrobiology, planetary instrument technology development, and planetary data investigations. Program scientists are expected to perform a range of planning duties in the Planetary Missions and Research and Analysis (R&A) Programs. Duties may include: Developing, reviewing, and providing recommendations for proposed program requirements, expected results, and budgetary estimates; Initiating and monitoring research contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements; Providing expert advice to management on strategic planning and program development. Program Scientists will represent scientific disciplines to NASA senior management and serve as advocates for the communities' scientific interest. These positions are being filled at the GS/14-15 level (salary range $112,021 - $161,900). Applications will be accepted only through February 2 at: http://USAJobs.gov For current Federal employees: NASA Announcement Number HQ18C0015 http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487663600 For US citizens and US nationals: NASA Announcement Number HQ18D0004 http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487663800 [Edited for length] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 NASA JOB OPENING IN LABORATORY ASTROCHEMISTRY A NASA civil-servant position is available in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Astrochemistry Laboratory in Greenbelt, Maryland. The work will be in the Cosmic Ice group on problems relevant to low-temperature, low-pressure chemical changes and physical properties related to solar-system and interstellar materials. For information on the group's recent work, see the Cosmic Ice Laboratory's website at: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/691/cosmicice/ Candidates should have good oral and written communications skills, laboratory experience in cryogenic, vacuum, and infrared spectral measurements, and preferably some familiarity with radiation-chemical or photochemical studies. Duties in this research position will include investigating astrochemical problems connected to NASA missions and projects. This position will be at the GS-13 level or, depending on the applicant's qualifications, GS-14. Interested persons can apply now at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487185400 until 01/31/2018. US citizenship at the time of the application is a requirement for this position. 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 [NASA] PDS: ODYSSEY DATA RELEASE 62 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Odyssey Data, Release 62, for the following instruments: THEMIS RADIO SCIENCE (Releases 183-185) SPICE The gamma sensor component of the GRS instrument suite no longer returns data. The HEND and neutron spectrometer components continue to operate - their data have been delayed and will be released by January 15 To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20180102.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 [NASA] PDS: CASSINI DATA RELEASE 52 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Cassini data, Release 52, January to March 2017, for instruments: CDA CIRS ISS RADAR RPWS RSS SPICE UVIS VIMS HRD, INMS, MAG, and MIMI data will be available soon. Please note that while the data products from this release are available online now through the links below, they may not be immediately accessible through PDS web services such as the Planetary Image Data Atlas. Large data sets may take as long as a few days beyond the formal release date to be incorporated into these services. Check each service's web site to see the status of the latest release. To access the above data, please visit: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20180103.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 NASA FDL WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES CALL FOR RESEARCH IDEAS On behalf of the NASA Frontier Development Lab, and our corporate partners (Intel, Lockheed Martin, IBM, KX Solutions, NVIDIA, Miso Technologies), the SETI Institute is requesting ideas and inputs for research questions for the 2018 FDL Summer Workshop. FDL is a research accelerator for early-career PhDs and Postdocs in Artificial Intelligence and science domains relevant to NASA's research interests. FDL brings together amazing talent from industry, academia and the broader research community to apply the latest advances in machine learning and AI, to basic and applied research problems. Previous workshops have addressed questions in space weather, space resources, meteorites, and NEO characterization. New research topics within these domains are being sought, as well as in the domains of astrobiology, space debris, and earth observations. Other relevant topics that lend themselves to the FDL format will also be considered, including genomics and human biology related to space flight. For more information and to submit your ideas and proposals, see the following link: https://seti.org/submit-ideas-for-2018-fdl-summer-workshop Deadline for submittals is January 22, 2018. 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 USRA/LPI POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN PLANETARY SURFACE PROCESSES The Universities Space Research Association's Lunar and Planetary Institute invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in modeling of planetary surface processes. The successful candidate will join Dr. Edgard Rivera-Valentin in several projects related to simulating planetary surface process on Mars and the icy moons of Saturn. Projects are interdisciplinary in nature and involve numerical simulations of planetary surface processes and responsibilities in spacecraft data analysis and data management. Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in planetary science, astronomy, physics, geosciences or a related field. Experience in numerical modeling and proficiency in programming languages is required; experience with MATLAB and IDL is desirable. Candidates with demonstrated experience in a wide array of subfields in planetary science are encouraged to apply. Candidates from underrepresented groups in STEM and those with a demonstrated history of efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in STEM are particularly encouraged. Interested applicants should apply to the posting at https://usracareers.silkroad.com/ and must submit a cover letter, CV with list of publications, a statement of research interests and plans, and a list of at least three professional references. Review of candidates will begin on March 21, 2018. 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 DUSTY VISIONS 2018: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT An international workshop on Dust Spectroscopy and Dust Astronomy to be held from 30 May to 1 June 2018 in Madrid, Spain. https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/dusty-vision/home In a workshop style we want to discuss the present state and new venues in cosmic dust research. There are exciting new results from Cassini, Rosetta, New Horizons, Ikaros, Stardust, Spitzer, Herschel, STEREO and other space missions that stimulate new ideas and theories. Major topics of the workshop will include interstellar dust, circumplanetary dust including dusty rings and space debris, presolar and cometary dust, plumes, dust in interplanetary space, dusty plasmas, dust in extrasolar systems as well as laboratory measurements, instrumentation and space missions. In situ and observational results, theoretical models, and the outcome of laboratory experiments will be discussed and their implications for future space missions will be highlighted.Of special emphasis is cosmochemistry and compositional analysis of dust in view of the Cassini and Rosetta results and the upcoming Europa and Destiny+ mission. Please indicate your interest to receive the second announcement by sending an e-mail to: srama@irs.uni-stuttgart.de and nicolas.altobelli@sciops.esa.int Note: The workshop will be opened for registration after the second announcement. -Science Organizing Committee [Edited for length] 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 COSPAR 2018: PLUTO AND CHARON - THE NEW HORIZONS MISSION RESULTS 14-22 July 2018 Pasadena, California The session will consist of six solicited review papers and ten or more contributed papers. While the review papers will focus on results and insights from New Horizons, contributed papers on Pluto, Charon, and Kuiper Belt objects both related to the mission, as well as those not specific to the spacecraft results will be considered. Papers will be selected for presentation from the abstracts received, and notification of selected papers will be sent to authors on March 31, 2018, together with the final program. The specific date for Session B1.2 has not yet been assigned. Abstracts for contributed presentations at Session B1.2 are due on February 9, 2018, and must be submitted on the COSPAR website. Full details for abstract submission, as well as the detailed description of the content of the session are available at: https://www.cospar-assembly.org Session organizers: Dale Cruikshank and Alan Stern 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 COSPAR 2018: ICE GIANT SYSTEMS Abstracts due Feb 9, 2018 Commission B, Event B5.4: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=810 With the culmination of the unprecedented simultaneous exploration of two gas giant planets by Juno and Cassini, the time has come for the first comprehensive exploration at the next frontier of our Solar System: the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune. These tantalising destinations provide extreme atmospheric configurations (one powered by internal heat, the other experiencing the strangest seasons in the Solar System), magnetospheres unlike any other worlds, fine-scale and delicate rings, and a plethora of icy satellites that might be expected to be just as rich as those found orbiting the giant planets. Recent orbital, flyby, and probe mission concepts and ground- and space-based observations have helped to reignite scientific interest in the international community. We invite presentations discussing new insights and future observational and mission requirements for the Solar System ice giant planets. We welcome presentations on ice giant topics including observational and theoretical studies of planetary origins and interiors; atmospheric dynamics and meteorology; chemistry and composition; magnetospheres and auroras; and wider ice giant system science (icy satellites and rings). Presentations on future mission concepts for these distant worlds are also encouraged. 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 COSPAR 2018: MARS SCIENCE RESULTS Dear Colleague, We invite you to submit an abstract to the COPSAR - Mars Science Results session (B4.1), due Feb. 9, 2018. COSPAR will be held July 14-22, 2018 in Pasadena, CA. Mars has been extensively studied using spacecraft data, theoretical modeling, laboratory studies, and comparative planetology over the last several decades. As of this time, there are six operating orbiters (ODY, MEx, MRO, MAVEN, MOM, and TGO) and two operating rovers (Opportunity and Curiosity) exploring Mars' atmosphere, surface, and subsurface to understand the planet's history and habitability. The InSight spacecraft, designed to probe the deep interior of Mars, is planned to land in late 2018. This session will address new science resulting from these missions, as well as studies reliant on theory, modeling, laboratory studies, and comparative planetology. For more information and for complete descriptions and abstract submission instructions see the Assembly web page: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/ or the printed Call for Papers (August 2017 issue of Space Research Today). Sincerely, Leslie Tamppari, Main Scientific Organizer (leslie.tamppari@jpl.nasa.gov) Oleg Koralev, Deputy Scientific Organizer (korab@iki.rssi.ru) [Edited for length] 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 DEPARTMENT HEAD, PURDUE EAPS Purdue University invites applications for the position of Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) to start as early as August 2018. We seek a recognized researcher with a proven track record of leadership, vision, and mentoring. Further information about Purdue EAPS: https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/ Full job ad: http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/docs/employment/EAPS%20Head%20Search% 20Appoved%20Ad.pdf Contacts: Ken Ridgway, ridge@purdue.edu, Chair of EAPS Head Search Committee 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 MAGNETOMETRY SCIENTIST POSITION OPEN The Planetary Magnetospheres Laboratory of the Solar System Exploration Division (SSED) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) located in Greenbelt, Maryland has a position open for a Magnetometry Scientist, at either the Junior or mid-career levels. The Solar System Exploration Division conducts theoretical and experimental research to explore the solar system and understand the formation and evolution of planetary systems. For more information about the duties of this position and requirements or to apply please see (GS-13 position): http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487865100 and (GS-15 position): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487885200 We will be hiring a single individual, at either a junior or mid-career level, to fill this position. More Information about the SSED can be found at: http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/solarsystem Specific questions about the SSED and this position can be directed to Michael.e.purucker@nasa.gov 22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22 9TH WORKSHOP ON CATASTROPHIC DISRUPTION IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (CD9) Date: May 14 - 17, 2018 Place: Kobe, Japan http://www.impact-res.org/CD2018/Catastrophic_Disruption_2018/Welcome. html CD9 will bring together experts from around the world who study the catastrophic disruption in the Solar System through simulations and modeling, laboratory experiments and scaling laws, meteorites, and telescopic observations and space missions to share their recent results and discuss new ideas. CD9 will take place over 3 and 1/2 days, with both morning and afternoon sessions on May 14, 15 and 17, and a morning session on May 16. The program will include both invited and contributed talks divided across the following four research areas: 1- Observations and Missions 2- Experiments and Scaling Laws 3- Simulations/Modeling 4- Meteorites IMPORTANT DATES: Abstract submission and registration open: Jan. 9, 2018 Deadline for abstracts and early registration: Feb. 28, 2018 Final deadline for registration, and excursion & banquet: April 9, 2018 For more information: http://www.impact-res.org/CD2018/Catastrophic_Disruption_2018/ Welcome_files/2nd_announcement.html Patrick Michel & Akiko Nakamura, on behalf of the organizing committee 23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html March 6-8, 2018 Challenge to Super-Earths and Their Atmospheres http://th.nao.ac.jp/meeting/dta2018/index.html Tokyo, Japan May 30-June 1, 2018 Dusty Visions - 2018 https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/dusty-vision/home Madrid, Spain July 15-August 5, 2018 Unveiling the Physics of Protoplanet Formation: Connecting Theory to Observations http://aspenphys.org/physicists/summer/program/currentworkshops.html Aspen, CO July 22-26, 2019 Ninth International Conference on Mars https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/ninthmars2019 Pasadena, CA [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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