PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 33 (August 12, 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. Postdoctoral Position in Experimental Planetary Science 2. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship 3. A Catalog of Music Inspired by Astronomy 4. DPS Women in Planetary Science Discussion Hour 2018 - Knoxville, TN 5. Early Career Participant Support Available for NASA OPAG Meeting 6. [NASA] Announcement For Proposals For a Partnership Agreement Related to Science Engagement Opportunities for the NASA Mars 2020 Project 7. GSA Annual Meeting 2018 Session T149. Volcanism and Tectonism on Planetary Bodies 8. 2nd Announcement and Additional Information Posted for 4th Landing Site Workshop for the Mars 2020 Rover Mission 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 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN EXPERIMENTAL PLANETARY SCIENCE Columbia University's Astrophysics Laboratory invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to perform laboratory simulations of solar wind ion irradiation of Mercury's regolith surface. The successful candidate will join the group headed by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Daniel Wolf Savin; they will participate in designing, building, and performing experiments utilizing a novel ion beam apparatus to study the spectral changes and sputtering yields of regolith-like loose powders. Details can be found at: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/fda7bf1d 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 NASA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Application deadline: November 1, 2018 The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA's scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections. 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. Current NPP research opportunities in planetary science can be viewed here: NPP Planetary Science Research Opportunities 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. UPDATED! Stipends now start at $60,000 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 $10,000 per year is provided for professional travel. For further information and to apply, visit: https://npp.usra.edu/ Questions: npphelp@usra.edu 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 A CATALOG OF MUSIC INSPIRED BY ASTRONOMY A new annotated guide (part of a series devoted to resources for enjoying or teaching astronomy) features over 250 pieces of music inspired by serious astronomy, including both classical and popular music examples. YouTube links are given for the vast majority, so you can listen to them. Among the pieces included is: 1) a Hubble Space Telescope cantata, 2) eight rock songs about black holes with reasonable science, 3) a supernova piano sonata, 4) a musical exploration of the Messier catalog of nebulae, clusters, and galaxies, 5) a moving song about Stephen Hawking, 6) Moon songs by the Grateful Dead, George Harrison, and the Police, 7) piano pieces "for children with small hands" named after the constellations, 8) operas about Galileo, Kepler, and Einstein, and many more (including planetary topics from Asteroids to Venus). You can access this guide directly by going to: http://bit.ly/astronomymusic The collection of resource guides, including one on plays inspired by astronomy, is at: http://www.fraknoi.com/resource-guides-on-astronomy-education/ 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 DPS WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE DISCUSSION HOUR 2018 - KNOXVILLE, TN Tuesday Oct 23, 12:00-1:30 pm (DPS Conference Venue, Room TBD) Join us for the annual Women in Planetary Science event over lunch. All are welcome! The main topic will be diversity and inclusion, and the presentation/discussion schedule will be announced on the registration page. Pre-registration is required to receive a lunch (available to the first 100 registrants due the generosity of Aura and the Division for Planetary Science), and registration is recommended even if you are bringing your own lunch so we can balance room size with attendance size. Registration deadline to receive a lunch is August 30th. More details and RSVP at: http://bit.ly/DPS_WIPS_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 EARLY CAREER PARTICIPANT SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR NASA OPAG MEETING NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group will provide travel grants for a limited number of interested Early Career participants to attend the OPAG meeting September 11-12 in Pasadena, CA. OPAG plays a key role in sculpting the planetary science community's input into NASA activities for outer planets science and exploration. Thus it is critical for Early Career scientists to attend these meetings both to learn how NASA and Planetary Science programs operate and to represent the community that will work on OPAG-relevant projects in the coming decade. Selected individuals will present a poster at the meeting on a topic of their choosing. Interested graduate students, postdocs, and other Early Career scientists (within 5 years of PhD/MS/BS) should submit a one page letter of interest and a CV to britneys@eas.gatech.edu by August 20, 2018. Recipients will be notified by August 24. For more information, email Britney Schmidt at the address above. 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 [NASA] ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS FOR A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT RELATED TO SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NASA MARS 2020 PROJECT The Mars 2020 rover mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. The Mars 2020 mission addresses high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key questions about the potential for life on Mars. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ This AFP solicits proposals from commercial, educational, or non-profit organizations to partner with NASA on a non-reimbursable, i.e., no-exchange-of-funds, basis to define, organize, and execute a contest for K-12 students in U.S. schools to select a name for the Mars 2020 rover launching in 2020. NASA seeks proposals from organizations that are innovative, inspirational, and utilize avenues of high impact for reaching a diversity of populations and broadening participation. NASA views such contests as opportunities that further the Agency objectives to inform the public and distribute knowledge gained from the space program to a broad audience. Responses due: October 9, 2018 Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2M7yLnk Interested parties are encouraged to read the AFP carefully, as it differs significantly from a ROSES-type solicitation. Questions: George Tahu (hqmars2020namingproposals@mail.nasa.gov) [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 GSA ANNUAL MEETING 2018 SESSION T149. VOLCANISM AND TECTONISM ON PLANETARY BODIES We invite contributions to a session on tectonic, volcanic, and volcanotectonic processes on solar system bodies at the 2018 GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, November 4-7. Volcanism and tectonism are among the most ubiquitous processes at work in the Solar System, substantially shaping the surfaces of worlds as diverse as the terrestrial planets, icy satellites, and minor bodies. Through a combination of solicited and contributed presentations, this session will host observational, laboratory, theoretical, or analogue fieldwork research into any aspect of planetary volcanic and tectonic activity. We particularly welcome submissions that compare landforms and processes on multiple bodies, including Earth, as well as how lessons from specific studies can be applied more generally to understanding volcanism and tectonism across this and even other solar systems. Please consider submitting an abstract for this session. For more information, visit: https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2018/science-careers/sessions/ abstracts The submission deadline is August 14, 2018. Conveners: Paul Byrne (North Carolina State University) Christian Klimczak (University of Georgia) We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis. 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 2ND ANNOUNCEMENT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION POSTED FOR 4TH LANDING SITE WORKSHOP FOR THE MARS 2020 ROVER MISSION The fourth and final landing site workshop for the Mars 2020 rover mission will occur October 16-18, 2018 at the Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale in Glendale, CA. The workshop format will include oral presentations and discussion related to the science potential of the remaining candidate landing sites: Columbia Hills, Jezero Crater, and NE Syrtis, including an additional landing ellipse within the NE Syrtis region dubbed "Midway". Presentations focusing on unique/new science content, increasing confidence in the interpretations of the science potential of the sites, and/or detailing potential extended mission targets are encouraged. Instructions for submitting a presentation title to workshop organizers (Matt Golombek and John Grant) are included in the 2nd announcement, which is posted at the workshop webpage. Information regarding landing site engineering assessments, the development of the Midway ellipse, and information on hotel block/registration are also posted to the workshop webpage. https://marsnext.jpl.nasa.gov Student Travel Grant Applications due: Wednesday, August 29 Presentation Title Submissions due: Saturday, September 15 Workshop Registration deadline: Friday, October 5 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 November 13, 2018 Survive and Operate Through the Lunar Night Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/survivethenight2018/ Columbia, MD January 29-February 1, 2019 Mars Extant Life: What's Next? https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lifeonmars2019/ Carlsbad, NM February 12-14, 2019 PERC Int'l Symposium on Dust & Parent Bodies 2019 (IDP2019) http://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2019/Welcome.html Chiba, Japan May 20-24, 2019 Planet-Star Connections in the Era of TESS and Gaia https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/exostar-c19 Santa Barbara, CA June 17-20, 2019 From Stars to Planets II http://cosmicorigins.space/fstpii Gothenburg, Sweden July 12-16, 2019 Pluto After New Horizons https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary_news/2018/01/16/pluto-after-new- horizons-date-change/ Laurel, MD September 15-19, 2019 Habitability: Producing Conditions Conducive to Life https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/habitability2019/ Big Sky, MT December 9-12, 2019 The First International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC) https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/orbitaldebris2019/ Houston, TX [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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