PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 48 (November 11, 2018) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. 2019 Pierazzo International Student Travel Award 2. Assistant Professor Position, Department of Astronomy, New Mexico State University 3. Planetary Sciences Tenure-Track Faculty Position at Caltech 4. Amazonian Mars: Climate and Processes - Notice of Special Issue in Planetary and Space Science 5. [NASA] PDS Dawn Ceres SPC Shape Model Release 6. [NASA] SMD Research Opportunities for Graduate Students Update 7. [NASA] RFI for Rideshare Mission Integration Services 8. [NASA] Letter Approving AGU Lodging Per Diem Rate Maximum Posted 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 2019 PIERAZZO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD Application deadline: 9 PM MST, November 29, 2018 Awards will be announced on or before December 10, 2018 This award is established by the Planetary Science Institute in memory of Senior Scientist Betty Pierazzo to support and encourage graduate students to build international collaborations and relationships in planetary science. Two awards will be made each year, contingent upon there being meritorious applications. One will be awarded to a graduate student working on his or her Ph.D. at an institution within the U.S. This is to support travel to a planetary science related meeting (conferences and workshops) outside of the U.S. The second award will be to a graduate student working on his or her Ph.D. at an institution outside of the U.S. This is to support travel to a planetary science related meeting within the U.S. These include general meetings that have planetary-focused sessions such as the AGU, GSA, EGU and IAG. The award will consist of a certificate and up to $2000US. Additional information and application materials are available at: http://www.psi.edu/pista 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 POSITION, DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY, NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY The Department of Astronomy at New Mexico State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty member at the level of Assistant Professor beginning in August 2019. We are especially interested in candidates with a demonstrated research record and continuing research programs related to the targeted area of hire, which is planetary system science (solar system and/or extrasolar), including planetary atmospheres, interiors, surfaces, formation, and environments, and including research programs that are observational or theoretical in nature. The NMSU Astronomy Department is committed to creating an environment that affirms and supports diversity across a variety of axes, including ethnicity, race, class, ability, gender identity and expression. We particularly welcome applicants who can contribute to such an environment through their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and professional service. For more details, please see the job ad at: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/8e66ce6b Please direct all inquiries to astfaculty@nmsu.edu. The application deadline is January 7, 2019. 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 SCIENCES TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION AT CALTECH The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in planetary science at the assistant professor level. We are seeking highly qualified candidates who are committed to a career in research and teaching. We are especially interested in individuals whose research complements that in the Division, which covers the full spectrum of the earth and planetary sciences. We are particularly interested in applicants with solar system-focused research programs in planetary geophysics/geology, planetary atmospheric sciences, or small bodies research; but those in other sub-disciplines will be considered. For further information or to apply, please see: https://applications.caltech.edu/jobs/ps 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 AMAZONIAN MARS: CLIMATE AND PROCESSES - NOTICE OF SPECIAL ISSUE IN PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE A special issue of Planetary and Space Science seeks to assemble papers describing our current understanding of the climate and planetary processes occurring on Mars during the Amazonian period, the most recent 3 Ga of Martian history which includes the present-day. The papers presented in this special issue will outline recent results that advance our understanding of the Amazonian Climate, as well as reviews of our current understanding of key cycles and trends through the Amazonian that have left geologic and atmospheric records. If you are currently working on a paper relevant to the Amazonian period of Mars, including present-day results from spacecraft currently or recently operating on Mars, we invite you to submit to the special issue. Submitted papers must describe original research which is neither published nor currently under review by other journals. Guidelines for preparation of manuscripts can be found at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/planetary-and-space-science/0032- 0633/guide-for-authors For more information, please contact John Moores at jmoores@yorku.ca Paper submission Deadline: February 28th, 2019 Acceptances anticipated: September 30th, 2019 Publication expected: November 1st, 2019 Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through the Elsevier EVISE system at: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/planetary-and-space-science/call-for -papers/special-issue-on-amazonian-mars-climate-processes 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 [NASA] PDS DAWN CERES SPC SHAPE MODEL RELEASE The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce the availability of the Dawn Ceres SPC (Stereophotoclinometric) shape model of Ceres. To access this data set, please visit the following link: https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/dawn/dwncfcshape.html For access to all Dawn data in the PDS archive, use this link: https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/dawn/ 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] SMD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS UPDATE Since 2007, SMD's four science divisions have supported graduate student-initiated research through the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships (NESSF). This year, however, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is inviting proposals for graduate student research via a new solicitation entitled "Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology" (FINESST) NNH19ZDA005K. No currently funded NESSF awards will be impacted by the transition to the new solicitation and universities should continue to request funding on behalf of existing NESSF grants via the NESSF19R solicitation. FINESST proposals are due 11:59PM Eastern on February 1, 2019 NESSF19R proposals are due 11:59PM Eastern on March 15, 2019 Send questions by email to: HQ-FINESST@mail.nasa.gov. FINESST questions and responses, with identifying information removed, will be posted at: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=% 7B913A7DEE-2747-6539-130C-0AB1E2322F42%7D&path=future&method=init Any NESSF19R questions and responses, with identifying information removed, will be posted at: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=% 7bE6A4A726-1F57-FA6F-9A00-AFDF8B53A8A5%7d&path=future&method=init [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 [NASA] RFI FOR RIDESHARE MISSION INTEGRATION SERVICES Request for Information for Rideshare Mission Integration Services Response date: December 14, 2018 The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is requesting information regarding Rideshare Mission Integration Services. to assess community interest, concepts, and rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost for secondary payload integration services onto Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) rings to be exercised on future SMD missions. For more information please read the text of this RFI on the NSPIRES page for NNH19ZDA006L. Questions concerning this RFI and responses to it should be sent via email to Camille.Alleyne@nasa.gov and Alan.J.Zide@nasa.gov. 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 [NASA] LETTER APPROVING AGU LODGING PER DIEM RATE MAXIMUM POSTED This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for grantees attending AGU Fall Meeting in Washington D.C. allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for actual lodging above the approved GSA amount (as limited). Go to: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/letters-from-sara/approval-exceed -gsa-lodging-agu-2018-fall-meeting-washington-dc Max Bernstein 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 June 9-13, 2019 234th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society https://aas.org/meetings/aas234 St. Louis, MO June 12-14, 2019 Exoclimes Simulation Platform (ESP) Inaugural Summer School http://www.csh.unibe.ch/research/projects/ exoclimes_simulation_platform/index_eng.html Guarda Val, Switzerland [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.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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