PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 15 (April 9, 2023) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matthew R Perry Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. The Planetary Society, American Geophysical Union, and Prominent Academic Institutions Call on Congress to Save VERITAS Mission to Venus 2. [NASA] SMD: Support for Planetary Sample Science (SPSS) DRAFT Cooperative Agreement Notice Released for Comment 3. [NASA] ROSES-23 Amendment 13: F.18 Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pilot Final Text 4. Fluvial Aeolian InteRactions on PLAnetarY Surfaces Workshop (FAIRPLAY) 5. ExMAG Meeting Rescheduled 6. Postdoctoral Position in Asteroid Science at TU Braunschweig (Germany) 7. Postdoc Position in Planetary Radio Science and Bistatic Radar 8. Life Detection Scientist Sought at NASA Goddard 9. Earth Science Women's Network Academic Faculty Interviews Event 10. Earth Science Women's Network Navigating a Workplace Hierarchy Event 11. Workshop Reminder: Workshop on EDIA for Leaders in Planetary Science 12. Subsidized or Free Housing for ACM2023 Attendees 13. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 14. OPAG May Meeting - Lightning Talks, Poster Session, Travel Awards 15. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 16. 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 THE PLANETARY SOCIETY, AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, AND PROMINENT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS CALL ON CONGRESS TO SAVE VERITAS MISSION TO VENUS The Planetary Society is spearheading an effort to save the VERITAS mission to Venus, which is facing an indefinite delay due to constrained budgets at NASA. On April 5th, The Planetary Society published a joint letter urging Congress to commit NASA to launch VERITAS no later than November 2029. The American Geophysical Union, as well as the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Tulane University, and Mount Holyoke College, academic institutions that have important roles in the mission, also signed the letter: https://www.planetary.org/articles/joint-letter-supporting-veritas The Planetary Society welcomes additional signatories from other organizations that wish to support this important scientific mission. Interested organizations should contact Director of Government Relations Jack Kiraly at jack.kiraly@planetary.org. Individuals can take immediate action by writing to their members of Congress: https://secure.planetary.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=/actioncenter#/35 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: SUPPORT FOR PLANETARY SAMPLE SCIENCE (SPSS) DRAFT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE RELEASED FOR COMMENT Draft CAN Release Date: April 6, 2023 Comments Due: April 20, 2023 Number: NNH23ZDA014J The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released a draft Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) entitled "Support for Planetary Sample Science (SPSS)" for public comment. The final SPSS CAN will invite the submission of proposals to provide support for members of the planetary science community carrying out science activities that make use of extraterrestrial samples. Scientific studies of such samples have proven valuable for informing our understanding of the Solar System. NASA's Planetary Science Division (PSD) has long provided support for community research with these samples. With this opportunity, NASA seeks to continue to provide this support to enable community research. Prospective investigators from most categories of U.S. organizations or institutions will be welcome to respond when the final CAN is released. The draft CAN invites public and community feedback prior to release of the final text. Comments/questions regarding this CAN should be sent to Stephen.A.Rinehart@nasa.gov no later than April 20, 2023. Anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions/comments will be preserved. 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-23 AMENDMENT 13: F.18 INNOVATION CORPS (I-CORPS) PILOT FINAL TEXT The NASA Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pilot (F.18 of ROSES-2023) is intended to provide support for participation in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program to train faculty, students in higher education, post-docs, and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills. The pilot employs education through courses to guide teams in the process of developing a business model while supporting teams as they explore the commercial potential of their research. NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate are partnering to expand the agency's participation by leveraging the infrastructure of NSF's I-Corps Program and National Innovation Network. Proposals may only be submitted by non-profit research institutions and institutions of higher education, including community colleges. ROSES-2023 Amendment 13 releases final text for F.18 I-Corps. Neither a Step-1 proposal nor a notice of intent is requested. Proposals may be submitted at any time prior to March 29, 2024, after which proposers may submit via ROSES-2024. Questions concerning F.18 I-Corps may be directed to Maggie Yancey at margaret.a.yancey@nasa.gov. https://tinyurl.com/2p8znbzw 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 FLUVIAL AEOLIAN INTERACTIONS ON PLANETARY SURFACES WORKSHOP (FAIRPLAY) We invite you to the first Fluvial Aeolian InteRactions on PLAnetarY surfaces workshop (FAIRPLAY) on the 1st - 3rd November 2023 at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, Netherlands. The FAIRPLAY workshop aims to promote synergy between different scientific communities directly or indirectly involved in researching aeolian-fluvial interactions on planetary surfaces. This workshop is organised by the Working group on Aeolian-Fluvial Terrain Interactions (WAFTI), established at the European Space Agency (ESA). The workshop is a hybrid event with space for 100 in-person attendees and focuses on aeolian-fluvial interactions on Earth, Mars and Titan, in the following subject areas: - The influence of aeolian transport on fluvial morphodynamics and vice versa - Sediment transport, sediment budgets and bedform dynamics - Sedimentology - Coupling between atmospheric and surface processes - Remote sensing and in situ measurements - Planetary analogues - Implication for past or present habitable environments on other planets - The potential for future exploration and investigation of planetary surfaces Registration and abstract submission will open in June 2023 and will be free of charge. Further information on the workshop can be found here: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/fairplay/home 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 EXMAG MEETING RESCHEDULED The Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) Meeting originally planned for April 25-27, 2023, has been rescheduled for August 1-3, 2023. This virtual meeting will be open to the public and scheduled over three six-hour days. The meeting will include updates from NASA HQ and curation as well as reports on the collections, sample return activities in progress and planned, advanced curation methods, NASA funding and facilities, and data archiving. There will be a virtual poster session and social event where community members can exchange information about extraterrestrial materials collections, curation, and analysis facilities. ExMAG invites members of the sample science community to present posters on a) extraterrestrial material collections and b) laboratory facilities used to analyze returned and collected extraterrestrial samples. More information is at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exmag/meetings/exmagapril2023/ 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 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN ASTEROID SCIENCE AT TU BRAUNSCHWEIG (GERMANY) The Institute for Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics of the TU Braunschweig (Germany) is looking for a postdoctoral scientist to carry out competitive research on active asteroids and related Solar System bodies, including but not limited to preparing strategies and tools to exploit telescope archives for this purpose. The position also includes moderate teaching tasks. The position is on a fixed-term basis for two years, starting as soon as possible. Review of applications will begin on 2 May 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants must hold a PhD degree in a relevant field. Experience with one or more of the following aspects can be advantageous: astronomical data acquisition and analysis, processing of large data sets, numerical simulations of (cometary) dust dynamics, study of small Solar System bodies. The full vacancy announcement is found here: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/igep/job-posting For additional information please contact Dr. Jessica Agarwal (j.agarwal@tu-braunschweig.de) 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 POSTDOC POSITION IN PLANETARY RADIO SCIENCE AND BISTATIC RADAR We are seeking postdoctoral researcher candidates to join the Planetary Radar and Radio Sciences group at JPL, to carry out research focused on gravity science and bistatic radar to study planetary atmospheres, interiors and surfaces. This is a great opportunity to work on Cassini Grand Finale and New Horizons data. AO linked below. https://tinyurl.com/5h2xj3b9 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 LIFE DETECTION SCIENTIST SOUGHT AT NASA GODDARD The Astrochemistry Laboratory of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking a full-time research scientist specializing in life detection science who would work to connect theories of life and biological search patterns to measurable parameters and contribute to future mission concepts. The successful candidate will work closely with life detection instrument technology developers to conceive of measurement approaches that are well connected to fundamental, robust theories or models of biology and life signatures. This research position entails developing productive collaborative relationships, leading ground-breaking research, and providing input into future mission/instrument design. This is a GS-13/14 level civil servant position located at NASA-Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland near Washington, DC. As a government position, individuals must have US citizenship at time of application. A full vacancy announcement, which contains further information including qualification requirements and application instructions, will be posted at the end of April on www.usajobs.gov. For additional information contact: Dr. Natasha Johnson, natasha.m.johnson@nasa.gov 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 EARTH SCIENCE WOMEN'S NETWORK ACADEMIC FACULTY INTERVIEWS EVENT Are you considering applying for a faculty position in the USA? Come to learn about the interview process as part of applying for academic positions in the USA, what you should prepare for, what to expect, and who you will meet. The Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN) will be hosting a webinar on April 18, 2023, from 1600- 17:30 UTC to answer all these questions and many others. A panel of assistant professors & professors within multiple earth science disciplines will share their experiences and "lessons learned", and answer your questions. This workshop is geared towards graduate students and postdoctoral researchers considering an academic career in the USA. We will be joined by: - Rachel Bernard (Assistant Professor, Amherst College) - Courtney Hatch (Professor of Chemistry, Hendrix College) - Jessica Haskins (Assistant Professor, University of Utah) - Gaia Stucky de Quay (Assistant Professor, MIT) Panelist biographies are available on: https://eswnonline.org/academic-faculty-interviews/ There will also be an opportunity to network with our speakers after the panel discussion. Register here: https://forms.gle/J2NJwkmAuo8ToN7bA Please email questions to: events [at] eswnonline [dot] 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 EARTH SCIENCE WOMEN'S NETWORK NAVIGATING A WORKPLACE HIERARCHY EVENT Have you experienced hierarchy in your workplace? Unsure how to navigate it? Registration is now open for our upcoming event on Friday May 19 at 1530 UTC! We will be joined by 5 fantastic speakers who will share their experiences & provide insights on what to do: - Emma Dunne (Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany) - Sophie Laurie (Somerset Wildlife Trust, UK) - Elena Miranda (California State University Northridge, United States of America) - Amanda Obidike (STEMi Makers of Africa, Nigeria) - Luan Heywood (International Ocean Discovery Program, United States of America) Panelist biographies are available here: https://eswnonline.org/navigating-workplace-hierarchy/ Register: https://forms.gle/BDDLHQgjqBU2CQFY8 Please email questions to: events [at] eswnonline [dot] org 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 WORKSHOP REMINDER: WORKSHOP ON EDIA FOR LEADERS IN PLANETARY SCIENCE June 12-14, 2023 We invite planetary scientists in leadership roles to join us for the second offering of our workshop on engaging with EDIA concepts and strategies. "Leaders" includes: mission and instrument PIs (and future PIs), department chairs, institute directors, program officers, and group leaders of all kinds. This workshop (~25 people or less, to encourage interaction) provides the basic tools needed to enact positive change in personal and professional spheres regarding inclusion, diversity, accessibility, and equity. Entirely on-line, no registration fee. "Well organized and well-facilitated, great breadth and depth of topics, and good novel interactive components as well. The content was expertly curated and extremely well presented..." - Participant, November 2022 Facilitators: Drs. Julie Rathbun and JA Grier. Website, draft agenda/schedule/ and application: https://edialps.psi.edu #EDIALPS 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 SUBSIDIZED OR FREE HOUSING FOR ACM2023 ATTENDEES Subsidized or free housing in dorms on the NAU campus will be available for a limited number of attendees of the 2023 Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference (ACM2023). To apply, please send one paragraph with the following information to david.trilling@nau.edu: 1. a brief description of your professional status (student, postdoc, etc.); 2. a brief description of the work you intend to present at ACM2023; 3. a description of your need for subsidized lodging support; and 4. the potential impact on your participating in ACM2023 without this support. We will start to consider applications on April 17 and will notify selected individuals shortly afterward. 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 GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The April image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "Ice mounds on Mars are a vault of the planet's climate history", contributed by Prof. Mike Sori, Purdue University, USA. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Twitter (@PlanetGeomorpho) or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology Best wishes, Frances Butcher (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 OPAG MAY MEETING - LIGHTNING TALKS, POSTER SESSION, TRAVEL AWARDS The next Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) meeting will be held on May 2-3, 2023 as a hybrid meeting, virtually and at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/OPAGMay2023 Deadline extended to April 13, 2023 for travel awards! There is an opportunity for a limited number of stipends for in-person and virtual attendance for students and early careers. Further details on this and a link to register for the meeting is here: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/OPAGMay2023/ OPAG will host lightning talks (hybrid) and a poster session (in-person) on the evening of May 2. We look forward to providing this opportunity for you to showcase your work and network! Posters can focus on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA), research, mission concepts, technology developments, etc. A brief lightning talk (1-2 min) will be given by in-person presenters to advertise the posters. A longer lightning talk (4-5 min depending on the number of presentations) is offered for virtual attendees. If you wish to give a presentation please fill out this form by April 20, 2023: https://tinyurl.com/mrba5frb If you have questions, contact Kate Craft (Kate.Craft@jhuapl.edu) and Kunio Sayanagi (kunio.m.sayanagi@nasa.gov) 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Note: Most face-to-face meetings going forward will have online components. Check their websites for details. Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html May 3-5, 2023 Chianti Topics https://tinyurl.com/2c5wxvxf Firenze, Italy May 16-19, 2023 Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life in the Era of JWST https://tinyurl.com/3hkvzuc3 Baltimore, MD June 12-16, 2023 Brave New Worlds II https://gatr2023.lakecomoschool.org Como, Italy June 19-22, 2023 Penn State SETI Symposium https://sites.psu.edu/setisymposium2023/ State College, PA June 20-23,2023 Roman Science Inspired by Emerging JWST Results https://tinyurl.com/yc4wy6fv Baltimore, MD June 25-30, 2023 AO 4 Extremely Large Telescopes (ELT) 7 https://ao4elt7.sciencesconf.org Avignon, France June 26-28, 2023 6th Planetary Data Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/planetdata2023/ Flagstaff, AZ July 7-14, 2023 Space Weather, Debris and Near Earth Objects https://ouca.nocmorocco.org/OISA23/index.php Marrakech, Morocco July 8-28, 2023 Exoplanet Summer Program https://owl.ucsc.edu/summer/ Santa Cruz, CA July 10-14, 2023 European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/index.jsp Krakow, Poland July 17-19, 2023 Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary-reach/workshops/seti/ Mountain View, CA July 17-21, 2023 TESS/Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium Workshop https://tasc.ifa.hawaii.edu Honolulu, HI July 24-28, 2023 Characterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres: The Next Twenty Years https://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2023/ Pasadena, CA August 1-3, 2023 ExMAG Spring 2023 Meeting https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exmag/meetings/exmagapril2023/ Online August 13-18, 2023 86th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society https://metsoc2023-la.com Los Angeles, CA September 11-14, 2023 First Year of JWST Science Conference https://tinyurl.com/mrxzts3j Baltimore, MD September 11-15, 2023 Observing Techniques, Instrumentation and Science for Metre-Class Telescopes III https://www.astro.sk/conferences/80AI2023/index.php?part=home Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia September 11-17, 2023 ARES III School https://www.ariel-mission.fr/ares-3-2023/ Biarritz, France May 16-21, 2024 Extreme Solar Systems V https://aas.org/meetings/aastcs10/extreme_solar_systems Christchurch, New Zealand June 24-28, 2024 Cool Stars https://coolstars22.github.io San Diego, CA [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.] 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Influences on Infrared Spectra of Benzene Ices for Titan, Comets, and Beyond: Annealings, Artifacts, and Isosbestic Points Reggie L. Hudson and Perry A. Gerakines 2023 PSJ 4:55 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc337 Implications for the Formation of (155140) 2005 UD from a New Convex Shape Model Jay K. Kueny et al. 2023 PSJ 4:56 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc1e7 Tethys's Heat Fluxes Varied with Time in the Ithaca Chasma and Telemus Basin Region Chloe B. Beddingfield et al. 2023 PSJ 4:57 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acbef7 Saturn's Seismic Rotation Revisited Christopher R. Mankovich et al. 2023 PSJ 4:59 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc253 GTasb3D: A Novel 3D Framework for Modeling Thermal Evolution and Rarefied Flows in Porous Active Small Bodies with Various Shapes Yun Zhang and Christine M. Hartzell 2023 PSJ 4:60 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc4c4 Determination of 1929 Asteroid Rotation Periods from WISE Data Adrian L. H. Lam et al. 2023 PSJ 4:61 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc5e4 *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at https://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your email address, go to * https://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.php. * * 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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