PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 15, Number 15 (April 11, 2021) 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. This Week's Open Meetings of Decadal Survey Panels 2. [NASA] SMD Community Town Hall Meeting 3. LunGradCon 2021 - Call for Abstracts 4. Bringing Space Home: The Role of Sample Return in Space Exploration 5. NASEM Employment Opportunity - Associate Program Officer, Space Studies Board 6. [NASA] GSFC Civil Servant Job Announcement - Position Closes Midnight Monday, April 12 7. Job opportunity at the University of Colorado Boulder 8. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 9. 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 THIS WEEK'S OPEN MEETINGS OF DECADAL SURVEY PANELS Wednesday, April 14, 11:00AM-5:50PM ET Steering Committee Meeting #12 https://tinyurl.com/2v5348tf Friday, April 16, 9:00AM-12:00PM ET Giant Planet Systems Panel Meeting #8 https://tinyurl.com/57xj5cdj Please see links for agenda and connection information. For more information on the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032, go to: https://bit.ly/PSADS_general 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 COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING On April 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EDT Thomas H. Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and his leadership team will hold a community town hall meeting to discuss updates to NASA's science program and share current status of SMD activities. Please participate by joining at: https://tinyurl.com/3jbta3ar If prompted, please use event number 199 156 1546, followed by event password yGkK8nGWP97. To ask a question, participants can go to: https://arc.cnf.io/sessions/ta79/#!/dashboard Users must provide their first and last name and organization and can submit their own questions or vote up questions submitted by others. The meeting leaders will try to answer as many of the submitted questions as possible. Presentation materials for the meeting will be available for download and a recording will be available later that day at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/virtual-townhall 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 LUNGRADCON 2021 - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The 12th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon 2021) is to be held virtually on Thursday and Friday, July 15-16 2021, preceding the combined NASA Exploration Science Forum (NESF) and European Lunar Symposium (ELS), July 20-23. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students and early-career postdocs studying all aspects of the Moon or other small bodies to present their research in a low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their peers. In addition to pre-recorded virtual presentations, the conference will feature Q&A panels with SSERVI leadership and other groups to help grad students navigate the paths to careers in space science. Students who are interested in small body space science are encouraged to register and attend. Even if you choose not to give a talk, LunGradCon is a great opportunity to meet and network with other upcoming space scientists. Registration and abstract submission info can be found on the conference website at: http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/ The deadline for LunGradCon abstract submission is May 14, 2021, 11:59 PM PDT. For more details, please visit: http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/ or email any questions to: lungradcon@gmail.com 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 BRINGING SPACE HOME: THE ROLE OF SAMPLE RETURN IN SPACE EXPLORATION Free event! A deep dive into why we do sample return missions, what we've learned from them, the unique challenges they pose and what lies ahead for bringing more of these precious materials back to Earth. https://tinyurl.com/rdzn9pf6 Date: 15 April 2021 Time: 11:30am ET Zoom link: Will be provided upon registration Featured panelists: Jim Green, Chief Scientist, NASA Dave Mitchell, Director of Flight Projects, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Dr. Don Brownlee, Principal Investigator on Stardust Mission, University of Washington Sandra Freund, Mission Operations Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Moderator: Camille Calibeo, Advanced Programs Capture Manager at Lockheed Martin Space and founder of @TheGalacticGal Mrs. Calibeo will host and moderate Q&A with a panel of experts from Lockheed Martin, NASA and the University of Washington on sample return missions. 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 NASEM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - ASSOCIATE PROGRAM OFFICER, SPACE STUDIES BOARD The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS) is looking to fill the position of Associate Program Officer - Space Studies Board. The DEPS mission is to provide independent and authoritative science, technology, engineering and related policy advice to the federal government and to the nation and to promote communications between the science and technology community, the federal government, and the interested public. DEPS seeks to assess the role of science and technology in important public policy issues and to advance science and engineering, identifying needed research as well as improvements in data and research methods. The Associate Program Officer: - Leads one or more of the organization's programs or projects - Conducts research and prepares research papers and/or summaries - Tracks relevant issues and compiles reports - Coordinates program or project activities, handling inquiries, organizing meetings and workshops, and developing materials - Supervises or assists with the supervision of support staff - Ensures the program or project meets its stated objectives - Assist senior staff in the development of programs/projects, including raising funds. For more information and to apply, visit: https://tinyurl.com/wwt7e3w [Edited for length] 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 [NASA] GSFC CIVIL SERVANT JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - POSITION CLOSES MIDNIGHT MONDAY, APRIL 12 The Science & Exploration Directorate, Solar System Exploration Division, Astrochemistry Laboratory (Code 691) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking a cross-disciplinary scientist to study agnostic biosignatures. The successful candidate will coordinate research across disciplines that will focus ocean worlds, astrobiology, and exoplanet science and technology. The research is expected to place an emphasis on geochemistry, biochemistry, prebiotic chemistry, and technology development. This is a GS-13 or 14 level position located at NASA-Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland near Washington, DC. The call for this position closes at midnight on MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021. To apply, please submit your application through the USAJobs website; the direct link is provided below. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/597755900 For additional information contact: Dr. Natasha Johnson, Natasha.M.Johnson@nasa.gov 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 JOB OPPORTUNITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder encourages applications for a postdoctoral position with the IMPACT group: https://impact.colorado.edu/ Through a combination of modeling, theoretical and laboratory experiments, IMPACT investigates the physical processes governing dusty plasmas, which have critical roles in shaping the surface and near-surface properties of airless bodies, and ensuring human safety and long-term usability of mechanical, and optical devices on airless bodies. The successful candidate will further develop a state-of-the-art innovative numerical framework that couples the micro-physics of grain-scaled processes with the self-consistent solution of the near-surface plasma environment. The goal of the project is to merge the qualitative understanding of the microscopic processes to the macroscopic behavior of the lunar regolith, providing a much-needed tool to advance the efficiency of dust mitigation techniques. We require a Ph.D. in (computational) Space/Plasma Physics or a closely related field. Details can be found on: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=29553 For questions email: Dr. Jan Deca (jan.deca@lasp.colorado.edu) Prof. Mihaly Horanyi (Mihaly.horanyi@lasp.colorado.edu) [Edited for length] 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 No new meetings. [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.] 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Ina Lunar Irregular Mare Patch Mission Concepts: Distinguishing between Ancient and Modern Volcanism Models Le Qiao et al. 2021 PSJ 2:66 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abeaa0 Formation of the Lunar Dust Ejecta Cloud Edwin Bernardoni et al. 2021 PSJ 2:67 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abea7c The Role of Hydrated Minerals and Space Weathering Products in the Bluing of Carbonaceous Asteroids David Trang et al. 2021 PSJ 2:68 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe76f Dynamical Tides in Jupiter as Revealed by Juno Benjamin Idini and David J. Stevenson 2021 PSJ 2:69 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe715 On the Tidal History and Future of the Earth-Moon Orbital System Robert H. Tyler 2021 PSJ 2:70 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe53f *********************************************************************** * 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. Title plus text is limited to 200 words. All PEN * submissions will be tweeted @pen2tweets. Please submit a 234 (or * fewer) character tweet. Alternatively, the editorial staff will * create one for you. 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