PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 52 (November 26, 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. Postdoctoral Opportunity in Hyperspectral Imaging or Mars 2020 Science 2. PhD Position in Space Research/Mass Spectrometry at University of Bern, Switzerland 3. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics is Looking for a PhD Student in Space Physics 4. Tenure-track Faculty Position at the University of Maryland 5. AbSciCon 2024 Session: Superflares and Eruption Events from Active G, K and M dwarfs and Their Impact on Habitable Environments 6. AbSciCon 2024 Session: Building a Cross-Disciplinary Understanding of Ocean Worlds Habitability at the Dawn of the Europa Clipper Mission 7. AGU Planetary Science Section Mentorship Program: Looking for More Mentors 8. 2023 Planetary Science Mental Health Survey 9. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 10. 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 POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY IN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING OR MARS 2020 SCIENCE The Ehlmann Laboratory at Caltech is seeking postdocs who want to innovate with imaging spectroscopy (hyperspectral imaging) on Earth and other planets and/or contribute to the science of the Perseverance rover's mineralogy and geology investigation. For detailed description of projects and to apply, see: https://tinyurl.com/y7h262jf Applications are due December 11. 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 PHD POSITION IN SPACE RESEARCH/MASS SPECTROMETRY AT UNIVERSITY OF BERN, SWITZERLAND The European Space Agency's Comet Interceptor (CI) mission is designed to fly past a pristine comet. The University of Bern is the lead institute of the mass spectrometer suite MANiaC (Mass Analyzer for Neutrals in a Coma) which will investigate the neutral gas coma surrounding the comet's nucleus. The offered PhD includes data analysis and experimental work in the field of mass spectrometry performed at comets. A key aspect is the characterization of CI/MANiaC and includes operation, characterization, and calibration of the different instrument models and subunits. The position requires a Master of Science degree in physics or a closely related field. Experience in instrumentation, lab work, and programming languages are a clear advantage. Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae (including professional experience), a one-page motivation letter, the contact details of two reference persons, and the grades obtained at the Master level to Dr. Martin Rubin (martin.rubin@unibe.ch). https://tinyurl.com/28bb6dyu 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 THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS IS LOOKING FOR A PHD STUDENT IN SPACE PHYSICS The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is seeking a someone to join the Solar System Physics and Space Technology (SSPT) program at IRF in Kiruna, to advance our knowledge of Venus' magnetotail plasma processes. The Ph.D. project will focus on the analysis of data collected by the space instrument that SSPT built to understand how solar wind interaction operates on Venus. For more information: https://www.irf.se/jobb 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 TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND The Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park is advertising a junior-level faculty position this fall. Details on the position can be found in the AAS job register ad at: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/2ac49c51 The deadline for application is December 15, 2023. Many thanks, Sylvain Veilleux Chair of the Faculty Search Committee 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 ABSCICON 2024 SESSION: SUPERFLARES AND ERUPTION EVENTS FROM ACTIVE G, K AND M DWARFS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HABITABLE ENVIRONMENTS Recent discoveries of rocky exoplanets in the habitable zones around magnetically active G, K and M dwarfs a suggest that many exoplanets should be subject to the high fluxes from ionizing radiation via astrospheric space weather. This includes coronal X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet emission, stellar winds and eruptive events in the form of stellar flares and associated coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and stellar energetic particles (StEP) events. These stellar emissions are the critical factors affecting atmospheric escape, chemistry and climates of rocky exoplanets around active stars, which ultimately may determine exoplanetary habitability. This session invites theoretical and observational studies that provide insights on the physical processes and signatures of active G, K and M planet host chromospheres, coronae and winds, stellar (super)flares, CMEs and StEP events; as well as new observational and theoretical approaches to studying their impact on exoplanets. https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon24/prelim.cgi/Session/215888 Conveners: Vladimir Airapetian, Junxiang Hu (NASA GSFC), Kevin France (LASP) Liaison: Graham Stewart Kerr (NASA GSFC) Abstract Deadline: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 AbSciCon 2024 will take place in Providence, RI, USA and online on May 5-10, 2024 [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 ABSCICON 2024 SESSION: BUILDING A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY UNDERSTANDING OF OCEAN WORLDS HABITABILITY AT THE DAWN OF THE EUROPA CLIPPER MISSION Europa, a geologically active ocean-bearing icy satellite of Jupiter, offers promising conditions favoring habitability. Although they enabled pathbreaking discoveries, previous missions to Ocean Worlds - Voyager, Cassini and Galileo - were not centered around habitability. With an approaching launch scheduled for October 2024, NASA's flagship Europa Clipper mission is simultaneously the first NASA mission dedicated to exploring an Ocean World and the first outer Solar System mission dedicated to assessing habitability. This session aims at generating conversation on how Europa Clipper's formal objectives (Interior, Composition, Geology), cross-cutting science areas (plume, radiation, geodesy, and reconnaissance for future potential landed mission), and their synergy can improve our understanding of the habitability of Europa and other Ocean Worlds. We solicit inputs from the broad astrobiology and Ocean Worlds communities, including mission experts, as a starting point for developing a new, evolving habitability paradigm for future astrobiology missions. Conveners: Elodie Lesage, Kate Craft, Elizabeth Spiers, Putu Parekh, Kristian Chan Contact: elodie.lesage@jpl.nasa.gov https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon24/prelim.cgi/Session/215869 Abstract submission is open through January 10. 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 AGU PLANETARY SCIENCE SECTION MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: LOOKING FOR MORE MENTORS Sign up for the Planetary Science section Mentorship Lunch during AGU Annual Meeting! The AGU Planetary Science section is hosting our second annual Mentorship Lunch to match students and early career scientists with more experienced scientists going to AGU23. Our goal is to help new planetary science students and early career scientists learn how to best navigate the conference. Mentees and mentors will meet each other and grab a free lunch on Monday, December 11 from 1-2 pm. We would love to have more mentors join the event. Interested mentors, please sign up here before November 29: https://forms.gle/tvoUFqQc2xu22QYN7 Thank you mentors for making this event possible! 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 2023 PLANETARY SCIENCE MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY We would like to invite those associated with the planetary science field to participate in our mental health survey of the planetary science community. Mental health is an important issue to the general population and even in the science community. With this awareness, we are surveying our planetary science community to have a better understanding of how it is doing in terms of stress, depression, and anxiety as well as the factors contributing to people's symptoms. If you decide to participate, please follow the link below. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes and the information generated will be anonymous. We appreciate you giving us your valuable time to be involved in this important matter. If possible, we ask that you send this survey to people within your institution, department, and colleagues who are also a part of the planetary science community so that we can ensure that everyone is included and heard. https://forms.gle/sHDmdEPE51uNCsTZ6 If you have any other questions or concerns, you can contact: Dr. David Trang at dtrang@hawaii.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 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 January 6-7, 2024 ExoPAG 29 https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/exopag29/exopag29-overview/ New Orleans, LA January 10-14, 2024 Macau International Forum on Space and Planetary Sciences https://www.must.edu.mo/ssi/ifmacao Macau, China July 7-12, 2024 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium https://www.2024.ieeeigarss.org/ Athens, Greece July 22-26, 2024 When Stars Meet Planets: Exploiting High-Resolution Observations https://tinyurl.com/233njd8x Sexten, Italy August 6-15, 2024 IAU General Assembly https://astronomy2024.org Cape Town, South Africa May 5-8, 2025 Planets on the Edge https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/edgeplanets-c25 Santa Barbara, 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.] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Global Hall MHD Simulations of the Solar Wind Implantation Flux on the Lunar Surface Lianghai Xie et al. 2023 PSJ 4:218 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad06af Mercury's Hidden Past: Revealing a Volatile-dominated Layer through Glacier-like Features and Chaotic Terrains J. Alexis P. Rodriguez et al. 2023 PSJ 4:219 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acf219 Pits on Jupiter-family Comets and the Age of Cometary Surfaces Aurelie Guilbert-Lepoutre et al. 2023 PSJ 4:220 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad083a *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at https://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to https://planetarynews.org and click on Subscribe. * * An unsubscribe option is available at the end of every PEN email. Or * 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. 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