PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 13, Number 37 (September 8, 2019) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Georgiana Kramer Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Early Career Review for the Upcoming EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2. University of Chicago T.C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellowship 3. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 4. Open Rank Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences 5. 2020A NASA IRTF Call for Proposals 6. 14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop (G4SUW), 21-23 October 2019 7. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for August 2019 8. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) 9. Friends of Lunar and Inner Solar System Volatiles Focus Group 10. University of Iowa Faculty Position in Space Research 11. Assistant Staff Scientist Position, Malin Space Science Systems 12. [NASA] Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities 13. International Observe the Moon Night - October 5, 2019 14. EPSC/DPS Workshop: Carbon in the Solar System 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 EARLY CAREER REVIEW FOR THE UPCOMING EPSC-DPS JOINT MEETING Geneva, Switzerland September 16 and 17 Is EPSC-DPS 2019 your first conference presentation (oral or poster)? Nervous? Would you like advice? Join others like you for this educational opportunity to get feedback from seasoned presenters at the Early Career Review on Monday, Sep 16 & Tuesday, Sep 17, 08:30am -10:00am in the EPEC Room. Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and new Post-Docs are all welcome. If you would like to participate in the Early Career Presenters' Review, please register now at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EC_2019_EPSC. If you have any questions, or are a seasoned presenter that would like to add your voice to the review, please contact Brian Jackson at bjackson@boisestate.edu. 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 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO T.C. CHAMBERLIN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at The University of Chicago invites applications for the T.C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellowship. We seek outstanding scientists who lead creative investigations into the nature of Earth and/or other planetary bodies. We encourage people with interests in any aspect of Earth and Planetary Sciences to apply. To give a sense of the diverse interests of our Chamberlin Fellows, in recent years Fellows have included people whose research focuses on planetary habitability, tropical cyclones, asteroid impacts, and petrology/geochronology. Start date is negotiable, with a target of October 1, 2020. Please email a single pdf file containing a CV, a 2-4 page research plan, and names and contact information for at least three references, to: chamberlin@geosci.uchicago.edu Applicants should also arrange for letters to be sent by their named references to the same address. Consideration of complete applications (those including letters of reference) will begin October 7, 2019. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Disabled / Veterans Employer: http://www.uchicago.edu/about/non_discrimination_statement [Edited for length] 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 The September image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology or Twitter: @PlanetGeomorpho Tjalling de Haas (Chair, 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 OPEN RANK PROFESSOR OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank, commensurate with experience, in the field of planetary science. The candidate is expected to perform research in the broad area of  planetary surfaces and processes, have or seek active involvement in planetary science missions, and eventually assume leadership of the NASA Planetary Data System Geosciences Node at Washington University. The ideal candidate will employ quantitative tools and will integrate computational approaches with remotely sensed observations. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in planetary science or a related field at the time of appointment. In addition, candidates at the associate or full professor rank must have an advanced record of research, publication, and teaching warranting tenure. Complete applications include cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests, and names and contact information of at least four references, submitted via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/66099 Applications must be received by October 31, 2019 to ensure consideration. An extended job description and application procedure is at: https://apply.interfolio.com/66099 Contact planetarysearch@epsc.wustl.edu with questions. 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 2020A NASA IRTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Observing Proposals. The due date for the 2020A semester (February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020) is Tuesday, October 1, 2019. See our online submission form. Information on available facility and visitor instruments and performance can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/instruments Observing on-site or remote observing is available with SpeX, MORIS, and iSHELL; please see the instrument pages for more information, including the exposure time calculators for SpeX and iSHELL. The full announcement is available here: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callForProposals.php 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 14TH GEANT4 SPACE USERS WORKSHOP (G4SUW), 21-23 OCTOBER 2019 The 14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop (G4SUW) will be held at the Sikyon Coast Hotel and Resort, in Xylokastro (Korinthia), 150 km from Athens International Airport. G4SUW is focused on new results on space radiation interaction with components, sensors and shielding analysis, as well as on Geant4-based tools and developments applicable to space missions. The particular topics of interest for this workshop include: Effects on space electronics and science instruments Shielding simulations and optimisation Software interfacing Geant4 with space environment and/or effects tools (e.g. SPENVIS, FASTRAD) Microelectronics micro- & nanodosimetry: Single Event Effects (SEE) simulation. Geant4-TCAD coupling Simulation of astronaut radiation hazards, including biological micro- & nanodosimetry Planetary exploration applications Magnetospheric and atmospheric propagation of galactic cosmic radiation and solar energetic particles Geant4 toolkit improvements of significant benefit to space applications (e.g. in physics models, simulation speed, geometry treatment) Registration and abstract submission are open. For more information, go to: https://indico.esa.int/event/304/ Please note that the hotel rooms at the workshop venue are blocked up to September 15th and will be released afterwards. Ioannis A. Daglis, University of Athens On behalf of the organizing committee [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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR AUGUST 2019 On behalf of Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the August 2019 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.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 36TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS (IGC) March 2-8, 2020 New Delhi, India We invite you to submit abstracts for our session: 40.4 Remote Sensing-Based Compositional Studies of Planetary Bodies and Planetary Geomorphology. Details of other planetary sessions can be found under Theme 40 (Plz. look under science program) No abstract submission fee till Sep. 15. Several financial support opportunities are available. 260+ sessions covering diverse topics of geological sciences and 70+ field trips within India and the neighboring countries would be an added attraction. More details here: http://www.36igc.org/science-program Session 40.4 Convenors: Deepak Dhingra, Neeraj Srivastava and Megha Bhatt 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 FRIENDS OF LUNAR AND INNER SOLAR SYSTEM VOLATILES FOCUS GROUP The Friends of Lunar and Inner Solar System Volatiles (FoLV) welcome all interested members of the community to join the group - an informal association of researchers with an interest in volatiles on the Moon and other targets of exploration. Our interests span both scientific and engineering aspects of planetary exploration. We meet monthly by telecon to discuss recent research results and other issues of interest to the community. Past FoLV initiatives have included white papers, letters of support for NASA programs, virtual workshops, and an Icarus special issue on lunar volatiles. FoLV also serves as the SSERVI Volatiles Focus Group. In the coming year, preparing for the Planetary Science Decadal Survey will be a priority. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the subject. Participation is entirely voluntary, and at any level. To subscribe to the FoLV mailing list, visit: https://lists.hou.usra.edu/mailman/listinfo/folv Please let Parvathy Prem (parvathy.prem@jhuapl.edu) know if you have any issues. Monthly telecons take place the second week of each month, alternating between Mondays 12-1 pm ET, and Tuesdays 4-5 pm ET. Connection information is sent via the listserv. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FACULTY POSITION IN SPACE RESEARCH The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa is seeking an outstanding researcher active in experimental space-based astronomy or space physics to fill a tenure-track position at Assistant Professor or Associate Professor beginning Fall 2020. Duties of the position will consist of teaching courses at all levels and establishment of an active research program including the development of space-based instrumentation and the pursuit of external funding. The Department has a long history in building space-based instrumentation with instruments currently operating on HaloSat, Juno, Mars Express, and the Van Allen Probes and currently under construction for the TRACERS Small Explorer mission. More information can be found at: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/73714 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 ASSISTANT STAFF SCIENTIST POSITION, MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS http://www.msss.com/ Entry-level, full time Assistant Staff Scientist for targeting the MRO CTX camera. Degree in Geosciences + experience in geology/geography of Mars required. Details: https://theapplicantmanager.com/jobs?pos=ms210 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] SPACE TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES For the tenth consecutive year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) seeks to sponsor U.S. citizen, U.S. national and permanent resident graduate student research that has significant potential to contribute to NASA's goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our Nation's science, exploration, and economic future. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/NSTGRO20 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT - OCTOBER 5, 2019 International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration, celestial observation, and the cultural and personal connections we have to the Moon. Everyone, everywhere can participate. You can join by hosting or attending an event, or registering as a lunar observer. In 2019, a year of important lunar anniversaries, International Observe the Moon Night celebrates 10 years of lunar science engagement. With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, an international fleet of robotic lunar explorers, and as we look forward towards Artemis, it's a great time to celebrate past, present, and future lunar exploration. Learn more about International Observe the Moon Night, find program resources and event materials, and register your participation on: http://moon.nasa.gov/observe Connect with lunar enthusiasts worldwide and share your view of the Moon through #observethemoon and the International Observe the Moon Night Flickr group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/observethemoon2019/ 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 EPSC/DPS WORKSHOP: CARBON IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Please join us for an engaging discussion on Thursday, Sept 19, 10:30AM-noon, Pluto room (room 13). Recent results ranging from the Pluto system, the Saturn system, other locations beyond ~5 AU, all the way to Mercury in the inner Solar System, and nearly all points in between, raise questions abut the state of carbon in the Solar System: how do carbonaceous compounds become weathered in response to thermal processes and irradiation? How do we recognize carbon compounds and their various weathering products? The synthesis of these results improves our scientific understanding of the role of carbon in the Solar System, how it evolves and how to recognize it. Analyses of samples from the carbonaceous near-Earth asteroids 162173 Ryugu and 101955 Bennu will provide context for the presence of carbon. In this workshop, please come prepared to discuss observational, laboratory and modeling work related to carbon and carbonaceous species on Solar System bodies. We will kick off the discussion with short presentations by Gianrico Filacchione and Lucille LeCorre. 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 October 21-23, 2019 14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop https://indico.esa.int/event/304 Xylokastro, Greece November 6-8, 2019 17th Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/meetings/vexag-17/ Boulder, CO March 30-April 3, 2020 16th Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/sctc2020/ Cocoa Beach, FL June 1-5, 2020 Towards Other Earths III: from Solar System to Exoplanets http://www.iastro.pt/research/conferences/toe3/ Lamego, Portugal April 1-7. 2021 Protostars & Planets VII http://ppvii.org Kyoto, Japan Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html [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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