PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 45 (November 1, 2020) 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. JPL Research Scientist II, Planetary and Exoplanetary Atmospheres 2. IAU Proceedings Volume dedicated to Laboratory Astrophysics 3. USGS ISIS News 4. Request for Feedback on ISIS Release Process and Long Term Support 5. Visiting Assistant Professor Sought 6. Research Assistant Position Open at the Planetary Science Institute, Colorado Office 7. Planetary Data Ecosystem Request for Information 8. Research Opportunities in Space Plasmas at LASP, University of Colorado Boulder 9. [NASA] ROSES-20 Amendment: COLDTech - Autonomy, Communications, and Radiation-Hard Devices 10. Brown University Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship 11. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 12. 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 JPL RESEARCH SCIENTIST II, PLANETARY AND EXOPLANETARY ATMOSPHERES Location: Pasadena, CA The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, invites applications for a staff Scientist position in observational studies of the atmospheres of the Gas and Ice Giant planets from ground-based and airborne facilities. It is expected that the successful candidate will develop an independently funded research program and will pursue new lines of research focusing on the dynamics and chemistry of the giant planets of the Solar System. The position requires a Ph.D. in planetary science, planetary physics, astronomy, or related scientific discipline, along with demonstrated experience in conducting observations with large ground-based or airborne telescopes, with a successful track record and strong interest in applying those efforts to problems related to planetary science. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated professional reputation as a productive researcher with a track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals. For a full description and to apply, please visit: http://jpl.jobs/jobs/2020-12485-Research-Scientist-II-Planetary-and-Exoplanetary-Atmospheres Applications received by November 23, 2020, will receive full consideration. 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 IAU PROCEEDINGS VOLUME DEDICATED TO LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS We are happy to announce the publication of "Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation", the proceedings of the first topical symposium on Laboratory Astrophysics sponsored by the International Astronomical Union. This volume of Proceedings devoted to Laboratory Astrophysics and Astrochemistry is a collection of over 500 pages of science articles with contributions from leading scientists in the field describing the current state-of-the-art in this multidisciplinary discipline (see links below for more details). This volume constitutes an invaluable reference for the community at large and will, hopefully, be a first in a long series of IAU Proceedings devoted to Laboratory Astrophysics. Sincerely, Farid Salama & Harold Linnartz Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 350, 2019 F. Salama & H. Linnartz, eds. Cambridge University Press International Astronomical Union 2020 ISBN 9781108482479 Table of Content: https://bit.ly/35Rx0lV List of Papers: https://bit.ly/320tUes 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 ISGS ISIS NEWS ISIS 4.3.0 release is scheduled for end of October. For instructions on installing or upgrading, see: http://bit.ly/isisinstall A new Request for Comment (RFC) has been posted concerning the ISIS programming API around BLOB data types. The proposed changes are not anticipated to impact users, but may impact API consumers. For additional information, please see: http://bit.ly/isisrfc6 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 REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK ON ISIS RELEASE PROCESS AND LONG TERM SUPPORT The Technical Committee for the USGS-Astrogeology ISIS software is requesting feedback on its release process. Overview: For a few months, we are actively soliciting input from the community of ISIS users to help determine the pace and requirements of ISIS releases. This request will be used, by members of the ISIS TC, to develop a plan for the ISIS release cadence and to determine if and how a long-term support (LTS) model may be implemented by the ISIS project. We are soliciting user feedback on the ISIS release cycle in order to better define release requirements. Specifically we want to know how you interact with ISIS releases, the life-cycle or update cadence that you use with ISIS, and your expectations for release stability through one or more user stories. In the context of this request, user stories are at most five sentences summarizing generally who you are (a persona), what release requirements would fulfill your needs, and why this story fulfills your needs. Please provide feedback at: https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/ISIS_TC/issues/124 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 VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SOUGHT Albion College in south-central Michigan is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor. The successful candidate would teach Introductory Astronomy + lab and Astrophysics I + lab in Spring 2021, and Introductory Astronomy + lab and any physics courses that need coverage in Fall 2021. Extending the position to Spring 2022 is a possibility. Please apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/80281 Contact Nicolle Zellner (Department Chair, Physics) at nzellner_at_albion.edu with questions about the position. 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 RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION OPEN AT THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE, COLORADO OFFICE The Planetary Science Institute is seeking a Research Assistant to support operations of the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft, to participate in the development of a new Planetary Orbital Radar Processing and Simulation System (PORPASS), and to contribute to other research projects in our Lakewood, Colorado office. Key responsibilities: - Develop software for PORPASS and the Colorado SHARAD Processing System (CO-SHARPS). - Provide technical support to end users of PORPASS and CO-SHARPS. - Assist in planning new observations to be taken by SHARAD in the ongoing MRO mission. - Participate in research projects involving the study of Mars' surface and subsurface properties using orbital radar soundings, thermophysical observations, and other data. Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or mathematics - Experience in web application development, including SQL and PHP scripting - Proficiency with Linux operating systems and scripting - Proficiency with Python, IDL, MATLAB, or similar programming languages - A demonstrated ability to work well with others For full job posting and application procedures, please go to: https://www.psi.edu/about/hr To learn about working at PSI, go to: http://www.psi.edu 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 PLANETARY DATA ECOSYSTEM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The NASA Planetary Science Division is conducting an independent review of the Planetary Data Ecosystem (PDE), defined as the ad hoc connected framework of activities and products that are built upon and support the data collected by planetary space missions and research programs which are primarily NASA funded. Many familiar tools and databases are part of the PDE, including (but not limited to): ADS, AstroMat, DAPs, data policies & standards, JMars, JPL Horizons, MAPSIT, NASA Github, PDS, Planetary Geologic Mapping, Planetary Photojournal, Quickmap, RPIFs, and USGS Astrogeology ISIS3. The PDE Independent Review Board will review the current state of the PDE and provide findings and prioritized, actionable recommendations that will be used to develop an optimal PDE long-term strategy. To this end, NASA is seeking information and gathering community feedback on the PDE via a Request for Information (RFI), with responses due November 9, 2020. We encourage the planetary sciences community to provide input via this RFI. The full text of the RFI and response instructions can be found at: https://bit.ly/3813VYa 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 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE PLASMAS AT LASP, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER The Space Plasma Group at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) invites applications for multiple open positions for research scientists at different rankings (RS-I, RS-II, or RS-III). Research projects include: (1) data analysis of Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission and accompanying modeling efforts to study magnetic reconnection, turbulence, acceleration, shocks, and/or other kinetic plasma processes, (2) application of machine learning to space weather, especially Earth's radiation belt and ionospheric phenomena, (3) analysis of Parker Solar Probe data to study near-Sun solar wind plasma and field phenomena, and (4) Mars data analysis with key interest in the Langmuir Probe and Waves (LPW) data from the MAVEN mission. The candidates must hold Ph.D. in physics or similar discipline. The candidate should indicate their research interests, and how they could enhance the research projects above. Depending on the science topic, demonstration of their skills in data analysis, MHD/PIC simulation, or machine learning is highly desirable. Application deadline: January 31, 2021. Required materials: Cover letter, resume/CV, contact of three professional references, unofficial transcript (if graduated in 3 years): https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=27442 For more information, please contact: Xiangning.chu@lasp.colorado.edu 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 [NASA] ROSES-20 AMENDMENT: COLDTECH - AUTONOMY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RADIATION-HARD DEVICES The goal of the Concepts for Ocean worlds Life Detection Technology (COLDTech) Program is to develop and advance the maturity of spacecraft technologies required for exploration of ocean worlds such as Europa and Enceladus. For this particular program element, C.26 COLDTech: Autonomy, Communications, and Radiation-Hard Devices, the specific technologies sought are 1) autonomy for landed operations, 2) technology to enable communication through many kilometers of ice thickness; and 3) radiation-hard digital devices. Proposals are expected to consider the practicality of incorporating the technical advances into flight missions, i.e., mass, volume, power, computational resources, and data rates will be constrained on typical planetary science missions so proposed technologies should aim to minimize their use. Proposals to this program will be taken by a two-step process in which the Notice of Intent is replaced by a required Step-1 proposal submitted by an organization Authorized Organizational Representative. Only proposers who submit a Step-1 proposal are eligible to submit a Step-2 (full) proposal. See Section 3 for details. Step-1 proposals are due December 1, 2020 and Step-2 proposals are due February 19, 2021. Go to: http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2020 Questions: Carolyn Mercer, cmercer@nasa.gov [Edited for length] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 BROWN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL DIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The Brown University Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship program is seeking candidates for its 2021-2023 cohort. This program seeks promising Ph.D. graduates from underrepresented groups and/or those who have demonstrated support for underrepresented groups through their teaching and research to spend up to two years at Brown University. The program continues to be a priority for Brown in bringing diverse scholars to the university with the ultimate goal of changing the professoriate here and beyond. The application and more information can be found here: https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/institutional-diversity/initiatives/presidential-diversity-postdoctoral-fellowship 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html July 19-23, 2021 2021 Sagan Summer Workshop: Circumstellar Disks and Young Planets https://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2021/ Pasadena, CA/Online October 4-29, 2021 Gaps, Rings, Spirals, and Vortices: Structure Formation in Planet-Forming Disks https://www.munich-iapp.de/planet-forming-disks21 Munich, Germany [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] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org HST UV Observations of Asteroid (16) Psyche Tracy M. Becker et al. 2020 PSJ 1:53 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abb67e Mapping of Ice Storage Processes on the Moon with Time-dependent Temperatures Norbert Schorghofer and Jean-Pierre Williams 2020 PSJ 1:54 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abb6ff Unprecedented Molecular Diversity Revealed in Meteoritic Insoluble Organic Matter: The Paris Meteorite's Case Gregoire Danger et al. 2020 PSJ 1:55 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abb60f Lunar Surface and Buried Rock Abundance Retrieved from Chang'E-2 Microwave and Diviner Data Guangfei Wei et al. 2020 PSJ 1:56 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abb2a8 New Illumination and Temperature Constraints of Mercury's Volatile Polar Deposits Colin D. Hamill et al. 2020 PSJ 1:57 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abb1c2 Abundant Atmospheric Methane from Volcanism on Terrestrial Planets is Unlikely and Strengthens the Case for Methane as a Biosignature Nicholas Wogan et al. 2020 PSJ 1:58 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abb99e A Comparative Modeling Study of the Seasonal, Temporal, and Spatial Distribution of Meteoroids in the Upper Atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars Diego Janches et al. 2020 PSJ 1:59 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abba35 *********************************************************************** * 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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