PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 35 (August 26, 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. Planetary Science Slides and Illustrations 2. Community White Paper on the Case for Landed Mercury Science 3. Post-Doctoral Positions - Experimental Study of Cometary Activity 4. Research Physical Scientist Position at NASA ARC 5. 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE SLIDES AND ILLUSTRATIONS Planetary Science Research Discoveries (PSRD) has sets of Powerpoint slides for your use. These are summaries of PSRD articles covering planetary science, including the processes by which planets, moons, and small bodies form and evolve. The slides have captions and notes, and are linked to PSRD articles that provide the full context, additional graphics, and primary sources. New content added monthly. Use our search box to find just what you need. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Archive/Archive-PSRDpresents.html The Cosmochemistry Illustrated website offers additional Powerpoint slides with planetary examples to enrich geochemistry, petrology, and introductory geology lectures. References and background are given in the notes pages. http://www.higp.hawaii.edu/cosmoeye/ 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 COMMUNITY WHITE PAPER ON THE CASE FOR LANDED MERCURY SCIENCE A community White Paper on the case for landed Mercury science is now available at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/NASA-academies-resources/White-Paper-Landed -Mercury-Science.pdf We welcome additional signatories; please reach out to Paul Byrne (paul.byrne@ncsu.edu) or any of the White Paper organizing committee members to have your name added to the document. Thank you for your support for the continued exploration of Mercury! Paul Byrne David Blewett Nancy Chabot Steven Hauck Erwan Mazarico Kathleen Vander Kaaden 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 POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS - EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COMETARY ACTIVITY The Universities of Bern (Switzerland) and Braunschweig (Germany) invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar at each institution to conduct experimental studies of cometary activity within the framework of a 3-years joint research project ("D-A-CH" project) between Bern, Braunschweig and Graz (Austria). The detailed descriptions of both positions and instructions to apply can be found at: http://www.space.unibe.ch/research/research_groups/planetary_imaging _group_pig/open_positions/index_eng.html The review of complete applications will begin in September and the positions will remain open until suitable candidates are hired. 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 RESEARCH PHYSICAL SCIENTIST POSITION AT NASA ARC The Exobiology Branch at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) is currently seeking interested applicants for the position of a Research Physical Scientist. The Research Physical Scientist conducts research that emphasizes the conception and development of flight instruments that are suitable for detecting evidence of life, including extant life, and/or identifying and characterizing habitable environments beyond Earth. This position will be filled at the GS-12 grade level only; the FPL (full promotion level) is at the GS-14 grade level. Selectee can be promoted without further competition. The vacancy announcement, AR18D0056 - Research Physical Scientist, Research AST, Chemical and Biological Evolution, can be found at USA JOBS at this link: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/508618500 Applications are being accepted until 9/21/2018. 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html September 18-20, 2018 BetaPic 2018 Nice Workshop http://univ-cotedazur.fr/events/beta_pic_2018_nice Nice, France March 18-21, 2019 Extreme Precision in Radial Velocity IV https://indico.cern.ch/event/743355/ Grindelwald, Switzerland June 23-28, 2019 Gordon Conference on Origins of Solar Systems: Meteoritical, Spacecraft and Astrophysical Perspectives on the Assembly and Composition of Planets https://www.grc.org/origins-of-solar-systems-conference/2019 South Hadley, MA [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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