PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 10 (March 11, 2018) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Karen Stockstill-Cahill Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Postdoc in Planetary Geophysics at Brown University 2. Planetary Taxonomy: The Geophysical Planet Definition 3. LSST: Request for Science Website Content Feedback 4. LPSC: Early Career Faculty Lunch on Monday 5. Walk on Mars with THEMIS at LPSC 6. JWST Cycle 1 Archival Research Proposals Will Consider Some GTO Targets 7. SPIE Asia Pacific: Spectroscopic Measurements of Planetary Surfaces 8. ROSES-18: Final Text for D.14 SOFIA 4th Gen Instrumentation 9. 2018B NASA IRTF Call for Proposals 10. Tenth Annual Susan Niebur Women in Planetary Science Event at LPSC 2018 11. ELS Registration Open 12. SPICE Training Announcement 13. Third Announcement of the Technologies and Infrastructures Workshop for Planetary Exploration, Horizon 2061 14. H2M 2018 15. 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 POSTDOC IN PLANETARY GEOPHYSICS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University will have an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the areas of planetary geophysics and statistical data analyses starting in Fall 2018 The successful candidate will carry out research on a project selected to match the candidate. Possible research topics include, but are not limited to Martian volcanology, Martian hydrology, analysis of lunar gravity data, planetary thermochemical evolution, magnetohydrodynamics, and lunar chronology. Research would include quantitative or qualitative analyses of planetary mission data and/or numerical modeling. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out independent research, give presentations at professional meetings, and prepare publications on the work. Interested individuals should have a Ph.D. in Planetary Science, Geology, Physics/Astronomy, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. If interested, please send a brief statement of research interests and future research goals along with your CV to Alex Evans at alex_evans [at] brown [dot] edu. For questions or more information on the position, please visit: http://brown.alexjevans.com/2017/12/11/looking-for-postdocs/ 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 PLANETARY TAXONOMY: THE GEOPHYSICAL PLANET DEFINITION Sunday, March 18, 2:30 to 4:00 PM, Panther Creek Room, at LPSC Come to a frank, open, but friendly panelist discussion on the scientific usefulness - or lack thereof - of the Geophysical Planet Definition (GPD) in recognizing the many subcategories of "full-fledged" planets such as giant, terrestrial, dwarf, satellite planet, etc. The panelists will also discuss the need for a deeper understanding of scientists' taxonomic freedoms and responsibilities, clearer science communication and pedagogy, enhanced scientific literacy, and how the GPD is a vehicle for these goals. 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 LSST: REQUEST FOR SCIENCE WEBSITE CONTENT FEEDBACK LSST has a working group to revise and improve the LSST website content that is designed for the scientific community, in order to make it more clear, complete, and useful. The group is chaired by Federica Bianco (LSST SCs Coordinator) and it includes Aparjita Verma (SLSC), Michele Bannister (SSSC, LSST:UK), Dara Norman (NOAO), Ranpal Gill (LSST), Emily Acosta (LSST), and Beth Willman (LSST Deputy Director). Please let us know what you think about the pages that are reachable from the following link: https://www.lsst.org/scientists at the form: http://ls.st/hbb Feel free to give feedback on any specific page, and also general feedback. Although the form will be kept open as the team works on the website renovation, we ask that you provide as much input as possible within the next two weeks. 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 LPSC: EARLY CAREER FACULTY LUNCH ON MONDAY Please join us for a meeting of Early Career Faculty in the Planetary Sciences at LPSC on Monday, 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. in the Shenandoah room. This informal gathering is intended for tenure-track, newly-tenured, and soon-to-be professors to meet and build a network of support. Bring your lunch and come discuss issues relevant to the tenure process, curriculum development, student mentoring, sharing course materials, etc. All faculty members in planetary science, geology, physics, astronomy, engineering, or related fields at all institutions are welcome. For questions please contact Melissa Rice (melissa.rice@wwu.edu) or Briony Horgan (briony@purdue.edu). 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 WALK ON MARS WITH THEMIS AT LPSC The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft and the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) have been acquiring infrared images of Mars for more than 16 years. The best-quality images from the mission have been compiled into a global mosaic at 100 m/pixel resolution and printed on a walkable basketball court-sized vinyl mat for education and public outreach events. Come join the Odyssey and THEMIS teams in celebrating 16 years at Mars by walking across the Red Planet for yourself! Wednesday, March 21st, 6:00 to 8:30 PM, Waterway 4-5 https://tinyurl.com/yc8toxjr 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 JWST CYCLE 1 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH PROPOSALS WILL CONSIDER SOME GTO TARGETS The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Cycle 1 call for proposals now includes opportunities for Archival Research (AR) proposals of targets in the Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) programs that have no exclusive access period - a full list can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y7kqsj7c Most available programs include Solar System objects and details of these observations can also found through the link provided. The JWST AR Program can provide financial support for U.S. scientists for the analysis of such data sets. AR proposals must outline a management plan and detailed budget for analyzing the data. Proposals for Archival Research are considered at the same time, and by the same reviewers, as proposals for observing time, on the basis of scientific merit. The JWST Cycle 1 Proposals are DUE April 6, 2018 at 8pm Eastern Time. The full call for proposals can be found here: https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/display/JSP/James+Webb+Space+Telescope +Call+for+Proposals+for+Cycle+1 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 SPIE ASIA PACIFIC: SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS OF PLANETARY SURFACES September 24-27, 2018 Honolulu, HI Abstract submissions (due 14 March) are encouraged in the field of spectroscopy (multi and hyperspectral measurements) of planetary surfaces. To submit an abstract please visit the AE105 Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Remote Sensing Technology, Techniques and Applications VII conference page (add the keyword "Planetary" to your submission): http://spie.org/AE/conferencedetails/multispectral-hyperspectral-and -ultraspectral-remote-sensing Details regarding the meeting can be found here: https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/asia-pacific-remote -sensing?SSO=1 Hope to see you in Honolulu. Best regards, Rob Wright, Paul Lucey, and Shiv Sharma (@ University of Hawai'i) 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 ROSES-18: FINAL TEXT FOR D.14 SOFIA 4TH GEN INSTRUMENTATION Proposals are requested for scientific investigations that would develop and use scientific instrumentation capable of achieving the goals of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). The intent is to select and execute development of one or more new SOFIA science instruments and/or upgrades to existing instruments. This program element requests a notice of intent by June 1, 2018, but also uses a binding two-Step process in which successful 25-page Step-1 proposals will be funded for a five-month (<$500K) Instrument Concept Study Phase (see Section 6) culminating a Concept Study Phase reports in 2019 that will serve as Step-2 proposals from which instruments may be selected and funded for development. Optional NOIs are requested by June 1, 2018, Step-1 proposals are due August 1, 2018 and NASA will communicate directly with those selected regarding the submission concepts study reports as Step-2 proposals March 2019. Three pre-proposal workshops will be held, see Section 12.1 of the program element for more information. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com Technical questions concerning this program element may be directed to arc-sofia-sidev@mail.nasa.gov. The NASA point of contact for programmatic information is Kartik Sheth who may be reached at Kartik.sheth@nasa.gov. [Edited for length] 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 2018B NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callForProposals.php NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Observing Proposals. The due date for the 2018B semester (August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019) is Monday, April 2, 2018. See our online submission form. Information on available facility and visitor instruments and performance can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/Facility Observing on-site or remote observing is available with SpeX, MORIS, and iSHELL, and with MIRSI and MOC as shared risk; please see the instrument pages for more information, including the exposure time calculators for SpeX and iSHELL. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 TENTH ANNUAL SUSAN NIEBUR WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE EVENT AT LPSC 2018 Wednesday, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, Waterway 1-3 Ever feel like everyone in the room is smarter than you? That your accomplishments are just luck? Do you ever worry that your colleagues will figure out that you don't really belong? You are not alone. Please join us for a short workshop on "Imposter Syndrome" and strategies for dealing with it. As always, all are welcome regardless of gender. Light refreshments will be served thanks to sponsorship from the Division for Planetary Sciences. To RSVP (not required, but requested so we will have an idea about attendance numbers), or for more information, visit: http://bit.ly/WIPS_2018 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 ELS REGISTRATION OPEN We are pleased to announce that general registration is now open for the 6th European Lunar Symposium. Please follow the link from the meeting website to register at your earliest convenience. We are limited to a maximum of 200 participants and will operate on a first come, first serve basis. The meeting website can be found at: https://els2018.arc.nasa.gov Please note that for data protection, registration will involve an intermediate step requiring you to create a login which will be needed to pay the registration fee. Best Wishes, Patrick Pinet and Mahesh Anand 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 SPICE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT The ESA SPICE Service (ESS) and the Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) will conduct a SPICE observation geometry training class on June 19-22, 2018, in Madrid, SPAIN. SPICE at ESA is described at: http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/spice/home The class is free and open to all professionals and students involved in Solar System exploration. Further information about the class and the class registration form are found at: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/spice/training-class-june-2018 Registration is due by May 30, 2018. 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES WORKSHOP FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION, HORIZON 2061 April 23-25, 2018 SwissTech Convention center EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland We have received more than 50 abstract submission (talks/posters), if you are late you can still submit (or edit your submissions) at: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/PE2018 or you can submit your abstract (including title and list of co-authors) to planetaryexploration2061@gmail.com by March 16, 2018, which is the hard DL when the SOC meets and decide on the program of the meeting. The program of the meeting will be circulated shortly after. We plan to start the meeting on April 23 at 9h in the morning and finish on April 25 at 14h. You can already register to this event by connecting directly to: https://meeting.artegis.com/lw/lp/Participants/Participants ?EVENT_ID=12704 Note that there are 2 hotels on the campus: Swiss Tech Hotel and Starling Hotel which will be very convenient to minimise your deplacement. All information can be found at: https://planetaryexploration2061.epfl.ch Michel Blanc, Manuel Grande, Jean-Paul Kneib & Anton Ivanov (on behalf of the SOC and LOC) 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 H2M 2018 Register today for the 2018 Humans to Mars Summit Join us at the Humans to Mars Summit (H2M) that will be held from May 8-10, 2018, at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Register at H2M.ExploreMars.org H2M is an annual Mars exploration conference that addresses the major technical, scientific, and policy challenges that need to be overcome in order to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. It is the most comprehensive conference in the world focused on landing humans on Mars, and the 2018 H2M is shaping up to be the biggest H2M yet. Confirmed and tentative speakers already include Robert Lightfoot (NASA), Ed Perlmutter (US House of Representatives), Vint Cerf (Google), Pascale Ehrenfreund (DLR). Ellen Stofan (former NASA Chief Scientist), Jim Green (NASA), Janet Ivey (Janet's Planet), Ian Steff (U.S. Dept of Commerce), Kathleen Boggs (NASA), Mat Kaplan (Planetary Radio), Sam Scimemi (NASA), John Connolly (NASA), and many others. 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html August 15-17, 2018 Experimental Analysis of the Outer Solar System Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/exoss2018/ Fayetteville, AR September 24-27, 2018 SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Conference http://spie.org/AE/conferencedetails/multispectral -hyperspectral-and-ultraspectral-remote-sensing Honolulu, HI [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@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, 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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