PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 38 (September 13, 2020) 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. [NASA] Reminder SWIMS RFI Closing Sept 23 and FAQs Added 2. [NASA] SMD Seeks Volunteer Reviewers for Research Proposals 3. [NASA] ROSES-20 Amendment 52: Release of Final Text of Citizen Science Seed Funding Program 4. [NASA] Planetary Webinar: Dual-Anonymous Peer Review for Habitable Worlds under ROSES-2020 5. Decadal White Paper on Extended Missions 6. Decadal Survey White Paper on R&A Issues and Solutions 7. International Observe the Moon Night Is September 26th 8. The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium - Virtual Fall Meeting 9. OpenPlanetary Virtual Lunch Talks 10. JPL Open Position: Research Scientist, Outer Planet Magnetospheres and Moon Interaction 11. Job Announcement: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Faculty Position in Planetary Science 12. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 13. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 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 [NASA] REMINDER SWIMS RFI CLOSING SEPT 23 AND FAQS ADDED Solicitation Number: NNH20ZDA009L FAQ Release Date: September 9, 2020 Response Due Date: September 23, 2020 The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has posted Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQs) for the Request for Information (RFI) "Space Weather Instruments and Missions for Science". RFI responses are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on September 23, 2020. Download the full text of the RFI, its FAQS, and response instructions at: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b2F59FD28-AEC2-9330-9246-652A518D61E7%7d&path=&method=init NASA SMD will be using RFI submissions for planning purposes only. NSPIRES will post no additional questions and answers for this RFI. An RFI submission is not required nor will it limit the submission of a future proposal for a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or intra- (within NASA) or inter-agency (outside NASA) transfer agreement. The points of contact for this RFI may be reached at jim.spann@nasa.gov and james.e.favors@nasa.gov; however, the due date for response to comments and questions is past. 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] SMD SEEKS VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS NASA's Science Mission Directorate is seeking subject matter experts to serve as external (email) and/or virtual panel reviewers of proposals to the "ROSES" research solicitation. All of the reviewer volunteer forms may be accessed on the main landing page at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels or just follow the links below to the volunteer review forms and click the boxes to indicate the topics in which you consider yourself to be a subject matter expert. If your skills match our needs for that review and there are not too many organizational conflicts of interest, we will contact you to discuss scheduling. [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 [NASA] ROSES-20: RELEASE OF FINAL TEXT OF CITIZEN SCIENCE SEED FUNDING PROGRAM The Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP) element of ROSES aims to support scientists and other experts to develop citizen science projects relevant to NASA's Astrophysics, Heliophysics and Planetary Science Research Programs. Proposals relevant to Biological and Physical Sciences will also be considered on a case by case basis. The CSSFP aims to advance the use of citizen science by incubating citizen science projects as they are being conceived or during critical transitions. CSSFP awards require relatively short proposals to encourage new proposers to experiment with citizen science techniques; the Science/Technical/Management section has a limit of 6 pages. Notices of Intent to propose are due October 13, 2020 and 6-page proposals are due December 11, 2020. A FAQ document will be posted on the NSPIRES page for this program element under "Other Documents". This Amendment to ROSES 2020 (NNH20ZDA001N) will be posted at: http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2020 and will appear on SARA's ROSES blog at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2020/ Questions concerning Citizen Science Seed Funding Program may be directed to Marc Kuchner at marc.kuchner@nasa.gov [Edited for length] 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 [NASA] PLANETARY WEBINAR: DUAL-ANONYMOUS PEER REVIEW FOR HABITABLE WORLDS UNDER ROSES-2020 Wednesday, October 7th, 3-4 PM ET NASA's Science Mission Directorate will host a webinar to discuss the implementation of dual-anonymous peer review for the Habitable Worlds Program (E.4 of ROSES-2020). In dual-anonymous peer review, not only are proposers unaware of the identity of reviewers, but the reviewers do not have explicit knowledge of the proposing teams and institutions during the scientific evaluation of the proposal. The webinar will: (1) discuss the motivation for switching to dual-anonymous peer review, (2) describe important changes to proposal writing to be compliant with dual-anonymous peer review, and (3) explain how dual-anonymous peer reviews work in Habitable Worlds. In advance of the webinar, questions may be submitted and upvoted at: https://arc.cnf.io/sessions/zazz/#!/dashboard The webinar will be broadcast live via WebEx: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PWXW1658125&p=5255996&t=c Audio is available by calling 1-415-228-3920 or toll-free at 1-888-469-3088; use access code 525 5996. For more information on dual-anonymous peer review, please visit: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/dual-anonymous-peer-review [Edited for length] 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 DECADAL WHITE PAPER ON EXTENDED MISSIONS Please read and comment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DqFleFqZgvi-_FrnA075mp32erGZfSE9svTLQvRrr0k/edit?usp=sharing Please co-sign: https://forms.gle/q9aoNY4mtB1aWVan9 There is a tremendous demonstrated value in Extended Missions. They produce excellent science at low incremental cost. Additionally, these missions provide early-career scientists opportunities for active mission involvement and experience in leadership roles, thus increasing diversity at all levels. However, despite NASA's best intentions, there are aspects of their handling of Extended Missions that have detrimental effects to the success of those missions. We recommend several specific actions to be taken to ensure the financial stability of EMs, for the benefit to science, and to our community of scientists. This will be an update to the 2016 National Academies report on "Extending Science: NASA's Space Science Mission Extensions and the Senior Review Process". We plan to evaluate the recommendations of that study, provide a reminder of those recommendations which have not yet been addressed, and add new recommendations. Contact Ingrid Daubar (ingrid_daubar@brown.edu) and/or Ross Beyer (rbeyer@seti.org) with any questions or comments. 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 DECADAL SURVEY WHITE PAPER ON R&A ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS A white paper prepared for the upcoming Decadal Survey on several key issues, and potential solutions, for NASA SMD R&A programs is now available at: https://tinyurl.com/RAIssuesSolutions We welcome additional signatories; you can add your name to the list of co-signers here: https://tinyurl.com/RAIssuesSolutionsEndorsers Thank you for your support! Paul Byrne Julie Castillo-Rogez Christina Richey Mark Sykes 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 INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT IS SEPTEMBER 26TH Join us for the 11th Annual International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, September 26th! You are invited to join people around the world to learn about lunar science and exploration, take part in celestial observations, and honor cultural and personal connections to the Moon. This is also a great event to be a virtual speaker! You can participate in International Observe the Moon Night from wherever you are. Attend or host a virtual or in-person event, or observe the Moon from home. The Moon will be close to first quarter - a great phase for evening observing. Learn more, register your participation, and find recommended activities, tips and resources to host and evaluate events, and much more on the International Observe the Moon Night website: https://moon.nasa.gov/observe 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 THE LUNAR SURFACE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM - VIRTUAL FALL MEETING The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) Fall Meeting will be held virtually on October 14-15, 2020. It will feature keynote addresses, working sessions, and technical poster presentations (a preliminary agenda is posted at: http://lsic.jhuapl.edu/Events/102.php?id=102 It will be updated as additional detail are finalized. The event will center on the interrelationships between the six LSIC focus areas, especially in the context of surface power. We invite abstracts describing technical capabilities within the six LSIC focus areas, as well as those that identify lunar surface technology needs and assess the readiness of relative systems and components. The six LSIC technical focus areas are: Dust Mitigation Excavation & Construction Extreme Access Extreme Environments In Situ Resource Utilization Surface Power Other topics of interest include defining the parameters and constraints of the architecture required to support a sustained presence on the lunar surface, as well as economic and policy considerations. Early registration closes at 11:59PM EDT on September 19th, 2020 and will help the registration committee determine which discussion groups participants get placed into. 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 OPENPLANETARY VIRTUAL LUNCH TALKS OpenPlanetary continues to host weekly virtual "lunch" talks on Tuesdays at 1pm Central Time (GMT-5). You may sign up for future talk announcements at: www.openplanetary.org Videos of past talks, as well as workshops and presentations from the recent OpenPlanetary Virtual Conference (OPvCon), are available on our YouTube page. (Search for "OpenPlanetary" on YouTube.) We also invite members of the planetary research community to present. Talks are typically 20-50 minutes long, followed by discussion, and can be on any topic that might be general interest to planetary scientists. Please propose your own talk by sending a title and 1-sentence abstract to team@openplanetary.org 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 JPL OPEN POSITION: RESEARCH SCIENTIST, OUTER PLANET MAGNETOSPHERES AND MOON INTERACTION The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology invites applications for a Research Scientist position in planetary science, with a focus on research and instrument/mission development in the areas of magnetospheres, magnetosphere-moon interactions and astrobiology. In this position you will conduct planetary science research with a focus on modeling of magnetospheric charged particle interactions and other exogenous weathering effects, and applying such results to inform remote sensing observations and biosignature detection. It is expected that the successful candidate would develop an independently-funded research program and would pursue new mission and/or instrument opportunities focusing on the exploration of habitable environments in the Solar System, in particular the icy moons of the Ice Giant planets. This position requires a Ph.D. degree in space physics, planetary science, planetary physics, or a related field along with expertise in outer planet magnetospheres and moon-magnetosphere interactions (ideally Ice Giants). To view the full description and apply, please visit: http://jpl.jobs/jobs/2020-12409-Research-Science-Outer-Planet-Magnetospheres-and-Moon-Interactions. Applications received by October 12, 2020, will receive full consideration. [Edited for length] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, FACULTY POSITION IN PLANETARY SCIENCE The Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, Massachusetts invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the broad area of Planetary Science. EAPS is an academic community of approximately 40 faculty, 100 research staff (including postdocs), and 180 students, who together form leading research programs on all aspects of Earth, planetary, geo-biological, ocean, atmospheric, and climate sciences, some of which reside within the MIT WHOI Joint Program. To receive full consideration, complete applications must be received by November 1, 2020. https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16642 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html September 30, 2020 Lunar Surface Science Workshop 4: Planetary Protection/PSR Classification https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarsurface2020/ Online [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.] 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org No new papers. *********************************************************************** * 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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