PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 13, Number 51 (November 24, 2019) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Georgiana Kramer Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. 2020 Pierazzo International Student Travel Award 2. Titan Through Time Workshop V 3. EGU 2020 Session BG5.1 Biology and Geology of Extreme Environments on Earth and Planetary Analogs 4. M.S. and Ph.D. Positions Open at the University of Tennessee Knoxville 5. Apply for the 2019 Nininger Meteorite Award 6. Third Announcement: Ice Giant Systems 2020, London 7. NSRC-2020 Meeting: Call for Abstracts 8. 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 2020 PIERAZZO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD Application deadline: 9 PM PST, December 6, 2019 Awards will be announced on or before December 13, 2019. 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 TITAN THROUGH TIME WORKSHOP V The Titan Through Time Workshop V will be held at the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) in Boulder, Colorado April 14-16, 2020. The Titan Through Time Workshop, convened every two to three years, has been an important venue for the Titan research community to exchange research results and ideas about the science of the Titan System. Although the Cassini mission has ended, there is still work to be done on the returned data, and the recently selected Dragonfly mission provides longer term opportunities for additional gains in our understanding. Aside from large space missions, Titan research continues to progress rapidly through ground-based astronomy, modeling and laboratory investigations. Please save the date and stay tuned for additional information on registration and abstract submission. Scot Rafkin On behalf of the TTTW Organizing Committee 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 EGU 2020 SESSION BG5.1 BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY OF EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH AND PLANETARY ANALOGS This session welcomes contributions from geophysical, geochemical, microbial, geological, numerical, and laboratory studies to promote a better understanding of life in extreme environments. In particular we call for studies related to 1) possible environments for life emergence on the Hadean Earth, 2) past and present extreme terrestrial environments, 3) planetary analogs, and 4) new approaches to detecting/ characterizing life in extreme environments. https://www.egu2020.eu/ Conveners: Monica Pondrelli, Jessica Flahaut, Frances Westall, Helge Niemann, Barbara Cavalazzi 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 M.S. AND PH.D. POSITIONS OPEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville is recruiting to fill multiple M.S. and Ph.D. positions open to enthusiastic and highly-motivated graduate students beginning August 2020. Positions are currently available in Environmental Science, High- and Low-Temperature Geochemistry, Geomicrobiology, Hydrology, Igneous Petrology, Isotope Geochemistry, Paleontology, Planetary Geology, Remote Sensing, Sedimentology-Stratigraphy, Structure, and Tectonics. The recently expanded EPS department features a new building with cutting-edge classrooms and lecture halls, comprehensive analytical research laboratories, and strong collaborative ties with nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory. To receive full consideration, please submit all application materials by January 1, 2020, via: https://eps.utk.edu/graduate/gradapply.php Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to review the department website: https://eps.utk.edu and directly contact potential faculty mentors as soon as possible. The UT Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is committed to enhancing cultural diversity in the geosciences and particularly encourages applications from individuals who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups. For more information visit: https://eps.utk.edu/ or contact our Director of Graduate Studies, Prof. Annette Engel (eps@utk.edu) with further 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 APPLY FOR THE 2019 NININGER METEORITE AWARD The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is soliciting applications for the 2019 Nininger Meteorite Award. The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have been written, submitted, or published between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. Applicants must be the first, but not sole, author of the paper and must have been studying at an educational institution in the United States at the time the paper was written, submitted, or published. The Nininger Award recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved plaque commemorating the honor. More information: https://meteorites.asu.edu/nininger/nininger-meteorite 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 THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT: ICE GIANT SYSTEMS 2020, LONDON The Ice Giant Systems 2020 workshop will be held in London January 20-22, 2020, consisting of two days of plenary review talks at the Royal Society, and a day of parallel splinter meetings at Burlington House. Numbers are limited, and the deadline for registration and abstract submission is December 10th (23:00UTC). Full details can be found on our website: https://ice-giants.github.io/ The plenary sessions on Monday and Tuesday are free to attend, but registration is mandatory: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2020/01/ice- giants/ See the website for a full list of our invited speakers. There will be three broad themes for the splinters on Wednesday: Ice Giant Atmospheres, Origins and Interiors; Ice Giant Magnetospheres and Auroras; Ice Giant Rings and Satellites. A small fee will be levied to cover venue hire and catering. Abstracts for contributed oral presentations are encouraged, and template form for abstract submission is available on our website: https://ice-giants.github.io/ Emailed completed abstract to ice-giants@le.ac.uk before the deadline. You can subscribe to our mailing list at any time by sending an email with the subject "Subscribe" to ice-giants@le.ac.uk. 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 NSRC-2020 MEETING: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) is the leading conference for researchers and educators planning to use reusable rocket-powered and balloon-borne suborbital vehicles for research and education applications. NSRC-2020 will take place March 2-4, 2020, in Broomfield, Colorado. The 2020 meeting theme is the revolutionary capabilities that researchers and educators flying in space on these vehicles will bring to the conduct of Research and Education Missions (REM). Abstracts for talks and posters on these topics, as well as all other topics relevant to NSRC, is now open. Register for the conference and submit your abstract at: https://nsrc.swri.org The abstract deadline is 5 pm Pacific Time on Jan 10, 2020. 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html May 3-8, 2020 EGU General Assembly https://www.egu2020.eu/ Vienna, Austria [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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