PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 16, Number 50 (December 11, 2022) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Matthew R. Perry, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. EGU 2023 Session GM10.1/PS1: Planetary Geomorphology 2. EGU 2023 Session PS3.1: Advances in Modeling the Formation and Chemical Composition of Terrestrial Planets 3. Postdoctoral Position at LMD, Paris, on Uranus and Neptune Atmospheric Modeling 4. NASA Seeks Proposals for Artemis III Geology Team 5. ACM Asteroid Name Nominations 6. Postdoc Opportunity at University of Virginia 7. Postdoc in Planetary Science at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio 8. [NASA] Revised Scientific Information Policy for the Science Mission Directorate 9. Mars Exploration Science Program Newsletter for December 2022 10. Postdoctoral Position in Cosmic Ice Astrochemistry 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 EGU 2023 SESSION GM10.1/PS1: PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on Planetary Geomorphology (GM10.1/PS1) at the EGU General Assembly 2023. EGU (23-28 April 2023) will be a hybrid event facilitating online and in-person participation in Vienna. The Planetary Geomorphology session aims to bring together geomorphologists who study the Earth with those who work on other bodies such as Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, icy satellites of the outer Solar System, comets, and/or asteroids. Studies applicable to landscapes on any scale on any solid body are welcome. We particularly encourage those who use Earth analogues, laboratory/numerical simulation and/or big satellite datasets to submit their work. Considered processes could include aeolian, volcanic, tectonic, fluvial, glacial, periglacial, or "undetermined" ones. We especially welcome contributions from early-career scientists and geomorphologists who are new to planetary science. Session details: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/session/47063 Abstract instructions: https://egu23.eu/programme/how_to_submit.html The abstract deadline is 10 January 2023 (13:00 CET). Best wishes, Planetary Geomorphology convenors: Lonneke Roelofs, Stephen Brough, Frances Butcher, Tjalling de Haas, and Nikolaus J. Kuhn. 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 EGU 2023 SESSION PS3.1: ADVANCES IN MODELING THE FORMATION AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS We cordially invite you to submit abstracts to the EGU session PS3.1, Advances in Modeling the Formation and Chemical Composition of Terrestrial Planets. The session will be held during the EGU General Assembly in April 23-28, 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The past few years have seen major advances in theories of terrestrial planet formation. Pebble accretion has opened new chapters and accurate simulations of giant impacts have paved the way for the formation models to become quantitative. Also, recent ideas on the early instabilities in our Solar System allow for adopting more realistic initial conditions. These advances have also paved the way for simulating the formation of other planetary systems. The session PS3.1 focuses on these topics through a combination of invited, contributed, and poster presentations. We welcome abstracts for oral and poster contributions in all areas related to theoretical, observational and experimental studies of terrestrial planet formation in our Solar System and extrasolar planets. For more details and submitting abstracts, please see: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/session/45442 Abstract deadline: January 10, 2023 Convenors: Nader Haghighipour, Samuele Crespi, Birgit Loibnegger 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 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT LMD, PARIS, ON URANUS AND NEPTUNE ATMOSPHERIC MODELING The Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique (LMD), located on Sorbonne Universite (Paris, France), invites applications for a postdoctoral position to work on Uranus and Neptune atmospheric modeling. This position is awarded for 18 months (plus a potential 6 month extension), starting ideally in Spring 2023, with some flexibility. Applications received until 31 January, 2023 will receive full consideration. Applicants should send a CV (including publication list), a cover letter stating their research accomplishments, interests in the project and date of availability, and 1 to 3 contact information for references to sandrine.guerlet@lmd.ipsl.fr See full description: https://web.lmd.jussieu.fr/~sguerlet/Postdoc_LMD_SOUND.pdf 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 SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR ARTEMIS III GEOLOGY TEAM NASA will be seeking proposals through ROSES for the Artemis III Geology Team, and have released a draft announcement for public comment here. Given the importance of this first component of the Moon-to-Mars exploration campaign to the Mars community, we wanted to make you aware of a Town Hall discussion to be held on December 9, 3pm EST via WebEx that will review the draft text of the announcement. Information for accessing the Town Hall can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/aa792tfz 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 ACM ASTEROID NAME NOMINATIONS The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) of the Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM) conference recognizes the tradition of announcing new asteroid names for (recent, at the time of the meeting) PhD recipients in ACM fields. This tradition will continue at the upcoming ACM to be held in Flagstaff, Arizona June 18-23, 2023. To help make this process as complete as possible, supervisors, advisors, and colleagues are encouraged to contact any member of the SOC with nominations. Nominations should include a citation (<360 characters), full name, and birth year for the nominee. Example citations can be viewed here: https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpcitations/index.shtml Nominations deadline: January 13, 2023 ACM 2023 SOC: Nick Moskovitz (co-chair, Lowell Obs.) Maggie McAdam (co-chair, SOFIA) Tomoko Arai (Chiba Inst. Tech.) Michele Bannister (U. Canterbury) Margaret Campbell-Brown (U. Western Ontario) Hadrien Devillepoix (Curtin U.) Mikael Granvik (U. Helsinki / Lulea U. Tech.) Simon Green (Open U.) Aurelie Guilbert-Lepoutre (U. Lyon) Emmanuel Jehin (U. Liege) Myung-Jin Kim (KASI) Audrey Martin (U. Central Florida) Rhiannon Mayne (Texas Christian U.) Shantanu Naidu (JPL) Dina Prialnik (Tel Aviv U.) Silvia Protopapa (SwRI) Agata Rozek (U. Edinburgh) Amanda Sickafoose (PSI) Gonzalo Tancredi (U. del Uruguay) Audrey Thirouin (Lowell Obs.) Bin Yang (Diego Portales U.) 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 POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University Virginia invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will lead original research in the field of Earth and planetary surface processes under the supervision of Dr. Ajay B. Limaye. Potential research topics include but are not limited to landscape evolution modeling, linking turbulent flow in rivers to landscape dynamics, and interpreting remote sensing datasets for Mars and Titan. For examples of our past and current work see: https://www.ajaylimaye.com/research Application review will start on February 1 with a desired start date in June (flexible). For more information and to apply, see the official job posting at: https://tinyurl.com/4z4xfcnj 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 POSDOC IN PLANETARY SCIENCE AT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SAN ANTONIO The Department of Space Research is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Planetary Science Section to primarily conduct geochemical and cosmochemical investigations that are relevant to ongoing and upcoming planetary missions. Topics of research include but are not limited to (1) aqueous geochemistry, organic chemistry, and habitability of ocean world environments in the outer Solar System, and (2) cosmochemical constraints on planetary origins and formation. Applicants who have had a significant impact on the planetary science community as demonstrated by a strong publication record as appropriate for their career stage are sought after. Applicants who have previous experience in proposal development are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit: https://resapp.swri.org/ResApp/Job_Details.aspx?JOB_CD=15-01645 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 [NASA] REVISED SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION POLICY FOR THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) announces a revised Scientific Information Policy SMD Policy Document (SPD-41a). The policy defines SMD's commitment to sharing scientific information produced from NASA's missions and research through Open Science practices. For new missions and grants starting with ROSES-2023, SPD-41a requires that: - Peer-reviewed publications are made openly available with no embargo period. - Research data and software are shared at the time of publication or the end of the funding award. - Mission data are released as soon as possible and unrestricted mission software is developed openly. - Science workshops and meetings are held openly to enable broad participation. Go to: https://science.nasa.gov/spd-41 [Edited for length] 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 2022 On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the December, 2022 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov In this newsletter, we continue to update the upcoming conference schedule with postponements, cancellations, and conversions to virtual meetings. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy within these stressful, rapidly evolving, social-isolating times. Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.nasa.gov 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN COSMIC ICE ASTROCHEMISTRY Applications are now being accepted for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join The Cosmic Ice Laboratory at NASA/GSFC in Greenbelt, MD. The position consists of a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and funded by NASA through CRESST II. The successful applicant will join The Cosmic Ice Laboratory and focus on investigating the radiolytic stability of organic compounds under conditions relevant to dense clouds or icy Solar System bodies. The successful candidate will perform radiation chemistry experiments on ices at low temperatures in vacuum, using a proton accelerator as the radiation source. Candidates for the position must have a Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, or related field by the date of the appointment and should be within five years of the receipt of their doctoral degree. Ideally, candidates will have experience with the following: cryo-vacuum apparatuses, radiation chemistry, and infrared spectroscopy. Complete applications received by December 31, 2022, will receive full consideration. Candidates should send a cover letter, CV (including publication list), a 3-page statement of research interests, and contact information for three references via email to Ms. Katherine McKee (katherine.s.mckee@nasa.gov). The position will remain available until filled. Full Job Link: https://tinyurl.com/mrymw33e 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 Note: Most face-to-face meetings going forward will have online components. Check their websites for details. 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