PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 15, Number 4 (January 24, 2021) 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. ISSI Call for Project Proposals 2. JWST User Committee: Call for Nominations 3. [NASA] CASIS Research Announcement in Technology Advancements to Leverage the ISS 4. Astrobiology Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Berkeley 5. Rock, Ice and Dust: Interpreting Planetary Data 6. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 7. 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 ISSI CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland, and ISSI-BJ in Beijing, China, invite proposals for establishing International Teams to conduct on its premises research activities in Space Sciences, based on the interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of data from spacecraft and possible integration with ground data and theoretical models. For the purpose of this call, Space Sciences include the Solar and Heliospheric Physics, Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Space Plasma and Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary Sciences, Astrobiology, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Fundamental Physics in Space, and Earth Sciences using Space data. Letter of Intent: February 14, 2021 Deadline for proposals: March 25, 2021 The Call for International Teams proposal is available on the ISSI website: https://www.issibern.ch/spotlight/ISSI_ISSI-BJ_annual_call2021.pdf 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 JWST USER COMMITTEE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The JWST User Committee (JSTUC) is responsible for advising STScI and the JWST Project on all aspects of observatory operations. Membership is drawn from the U.S, Canadian and ESA communities, and includes representatives from the JWST instrument teams. Further information can be found at: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-planning/user-committees/jwst-users-committee A number of members are rotating off the committee in the coming year, and STScI is calling for expressions of interest from community members who would like to serve as JSTUC members. Self-nomination is welcome. Submissions should include a cover letter and a one-page curriculum vitae summarizing the nominee's relevant background and JWST-related interests, and should be submitted by e-mail to jstuc@stsci.edu. There is no restriction on citizenship. Nominations will be considered through April 7, 2021. 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] CASIS RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS TO LEVERATE THE ISS The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), manager of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, made public a research announcement soliciting proposals for technology advancements and applied research that would utilize the International Space Station. CASIS seeks to solicit proposals for flight investigations within applied research and development, translational medicine, technology readiness level maturation, and technology demonstrations. To learn more about this opportunity, please visit: https://www.issnationallab.org/research-on-the-iss/solicitations/nlra2021-3 This webpage includes information on the research announcement, including how to submit a Step One Concept Summary. Flight projects selected via this research announcement may be awarded funding to enable mission integration and operations support for projects that will be implemented on the ISS National Lab. 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 ASTROBIOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR AT UC BERKELEY The Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time (100%) Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of astrobiology. The anticipated start date for the position is between March 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021. For more information about the position, including required qualifications application materials, and deadlines, go to: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02835 The successful applicant will join a dynamic team working on the development and optimization of space flight instrumentation and methods for the detection of trace organic molecules in solar system exploration. The instrument is a microfluidic capillary electrophoresis analyzer which sensitively probes for bioorganic molecules. Work is conducted jointly at the Berkeley's Space Sciences Lab and Department of Chemistry. For questions, please email: Dr. Anna Butterworth (butterworth@berkeley.edu) Dr. Richard Mathies (ramathies@berkeley.edu) All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. 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 ROCK, ICE AND DUST: INTERPRETING PLANETARY DATA March 23-26, 2021 How can we leverage multi-wavelength observations, radiative transfer theory and laboratory work to characterize planetary solids? The SOFIA Science center and the SOC are excited to invite you to the "Rock, Ice and Dust: Interpreting Planetary Data" workshop, which will happen online on March 23-26 of this year (8-11 am Pacific Time). The objective of this workshop is to bring together observers, modelers and laboratory astronomers to discuss the interpretation of observations of rocks, ices and dust on and around Solar System objects. The last day will be a moderated discussion on the current tools and needs for this community. We solicit contributions for posters and short talks (abstract submission deadline: March 9, 2021), and we welcome attendance from scientists at any career level, especially early career scientists. Registration is free but necessary to attend. Go to: http://bit.ly/rock-dust-ice 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html March 23-26, 2021 Rock, Ice and Dust: Interpreting Planetary Data http://bit.ly/rock-dust-ice Online June 20-25, 2021 Asteroids, Comets, Meteors - CANCELLED https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/acm2021 Flagstaff, AZ [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] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Refining the Transit-timing and Photometric Analysis of TRAPPIST-1: Masses, Radii, Densities, Dynamics, and Ephemerides Eric Agol et al. 2021 PSJ 2:1 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abd022 H_2, SO_4 and Organosulfur Compounds in Laboratory Analogue Aerosols of Warm High-metallicity Exoplanet Atmospheres Veronique Vuitton et al. 2021 PSJ 2:2 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abc558 Tropospheric Composition and Circulation of Uranus with ALMA and the VLA Edward M. Molter et al. 2021 PSJ 2:3 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abc48a Tidal Dissipation in Dual-body, Highly Eccentric, and Nonsynchronously Rotating Systems: Applications to Pluto-Charon and the Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e Joe P. Renaud et al. 2021 PSJ 2:4 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abc0f3 Ganymede's Surface Properties from Millimeter and Infrared Thermal Emission Katherine de Kleer et al. 2021 PSJ 2:5 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abcbf4 Comparison of the Physical Properties of the L4 and L5 Trojan Asteroids from ATLAS Data A. 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