PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 34 (August 13, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Karen Stockstill-Cahill, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Postdoc in Planetary Geophysics at the University of Arizona LPL 2. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships 3. NASA OPAG Registration Now Open 4. Early Career Participant Support for NASA OPAG Meeting 5. Application Open for the EON/ELSI Winter School 2018 6. 51st ESLAB Symposium: Extreme Habitable Worlds 7. Pluto After New Horizons Conference 8. IMPRS PhD Positions in Solar System Science 9. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 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 POSTDOC IN PLANETARY GEOPHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LPL The Department of Planetary Sciences/Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona has an opening for Postdoctoral Research Associate I in the areas of planetary geophysics and geology. The successful applicant will carry out research on a project selected to match the applicant. Possible research topics include martian volcanology, martian hydrology, and analysis of lunar gravity data. Research will include quantitative and qualitative analyses of spacecraft data and/or numerical modeling. The applicant will be expected to carry out independent research, give presentations at professional meetings, and prepare publications on the work. Interested individuals must have a Ph.D. in Planetary Science, Geology, Physics/Astronomy or a related field. For full position details and to apply online, see: http://www.uacareers.com and reference job #P20406. The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA employer - M/W/D/V. 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA's scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections. Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA's missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology. Current NPP research opportunities in planetary science can be viewed here: https://npp.usra.edu/opportunities/?filter_keywords=&filter_fields=145 Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status as a Research Scholar may apply. Stipends start at $53,500 per year, with supplements for high cost-of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation and health insurance, and $8,000 per year is provided for professional travel. Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, and November 1. For further information and to apply, visit: https://npp.usra.edu Questions: npphelp@usra.edu 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 OPAG REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Registration is now open for the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) meeting on September 6-7, 2017, at the Seaside Forum of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag at which the agenda is also available, or go directly to: http://www.cvent.com/d/d5q6r4/1Q Please make hotel reservations ASAP as this is still a busy season near the largest ocean in the inner Solar System. Block of rooms will be held until August 21. If you are interested in presenting a technology poster, contact Patricia.M.Beauchamp@jpl.nasa.gov. If you wish to apply for early career support, see instructions on the OPAG web site. Agenda items include updates about Europa Clipper, Europa Lander, Cassini, Juno, New Horizons, technology development, and planning for future missions to outer planets and ocean worlds. - Alfred McEwen, OPAG chair 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 EARLY CAREER PARTICIPANT SUPPORT FOR NASA OPAG MEETING NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group will provide travel grants for a limited number of interested Early Career participants to attend the OPAG meeting September 6-7 in San Diego, CA. OPAG plays a key role in sculpting the planetary science community's input into NASA activities for outer planets science and exploration. Thus it is critical for Early Career scientists to attend these meetings both to learn how NASA and Planetary Science programs operate and to represent the community that will work on OPAG-relevant projects in the coming decade. Selected individuals will present a poster at the meeting on a topic of their choosing. Interested graduate students, postdocs, and other Early Career scientists (within 5 years of PhD/MS/BS) should submit a one page letter of interest and a CV to britneys "at" eas.gatech.edu by August 16, 2017. Recipients will be notified by August 18. For more information, email Britney Schmidt. 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 APPLICATION OPEN FOR THE EON/ELSI WINTER SCHOOL 2018 We are excited to announce the 2018 EON/ELSI Winter School on Earth-Life Science, taking place in Tokyo, Japan, on January 22 to February 2nd. This interdisciplinary training course for graduate students and post-docs will include lectures from experts and hands-on training in field techniques and computational approaches, with applications for everything related to Earth-Life Science, from planets to microbes and beyond. If you are interested in the evolution of planets, chemicals or life, this is the school for you. Applications are due on September 15, 2017, and are available at: http://elsischool.com For all selected attendees, all onsite costs in Japan will be covered. Travel funding is available for a limited number of attendees, upon request in the application form. For more information, go to: http://elsischool.com 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 51ST ESLAB SYMPOSIUM: EXTREME HABITABLE WORLDS December 4-8, 2017 ESTEC, The Netherlands Note: Extension of Abstract Deadline to Thursday August 24th Dear Colleague, The abstract deadline is further extended to allow additional time for abstract preparation. The new deadline is Thursday August 24th 2017. Submissions that adhere to the abstract template and guidelines will be admitted for review by the Scientific Organising Committee. To submit an abstract via the online system please visit the Symposium abstract submission page: http://esaconferencebureau.com/2017-events/eslab2017 /abstract-submission We are pleased to be able to provide a number of Young Researcher Awards, funded by the ESLAB 51 Symposium, COSPAR & ILEWG. The deadline for applications for Young Researcher Awards has also been extended to Thursday August 24th. Please see the following page for instructions on how to apply: http://esaconferencebureau.com/2017-events/eslab2017 /young-researcher-awards We look forward to your participation and welcoming you at ESTEC. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ESA Conference Bureau. ATPI Corporate Events – ESA Conference Bureau T: +31 (0)71 565 3766 esaconferencebureau@atpi.com http://www.esaconferencebureau.com/eslab2017 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 PLUTO AFTER NEW HORIZONS CONFERENCE July 15-19, 2019 We are planning an international science conference on the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt to be held July 15-19, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, USA. Please mark your calendars accordingly! This conference will provide an opportunity to summarize our understanding of the Pluto system and the Kuiper belt following the New Horizons encounters with Pluto and 2014 MU69. Contributions spanning all relevant research on the Kuiper belt, including both observations and theory, will be solicited. The conference will also serve as a nucleus for a forthcoming volume "Pluto After New Horizons" in the University of Arizona Space Science Series. With a projected 2020 publication date, this new book will be the successor to "Pluto-Charon" published in 1997. A registration website with further details will be set up next summer, approximately one year prior to the conference. Again, please put this conference on your calendar and join us at the Kossiakoff Center at APL in mid-July 2019! With best regards, Hal Weaver (JHU-APL), Alan Stern (SwRI), Rick Binzel (MIT) (on behalf of the SOC) For further information, contact hal.weaver@jhuapl.edu 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 IMPRS PHD POSITIONS IN SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE Deadline: November 15, 2017 https://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/applynow The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen in Germany (Solar System School) offers a research-oriented doctoral programme covering the physical aspects of Solar system science. It is jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Göttingen. The list of open research projects is at: http://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/open-projects The Solar System School is open to students from all countries and offers an international three-year PhD programme in an exceptional research environment with state-of-the-art facilities on the Gottingen Campus. Successful applicants will be offered a three-year doctoral support contract as well as postdoc wrap-up funding. The language of the structured graduate programme is English. Applicants to the Solar System School should have a keen interest in Solar system science and a record of academic excellence. They must have, or must be about to obtain, an M.Sc. degree or equivalent in physics, earth sciences or a related field, including a written Masters thesis, and must document a good command of the English language. 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 Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html September 6-7, 2017 NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group Meeting http://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/ La Jolla, CA November 30-December 1, 2017 A Fractured Universe? Fundamental Physics, Symmetry and Life http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~luke/2017FTConf/ Sydney, Australia January 22-February 2, 2018 2018 EON/ELSI Winter School on Earth-Life Science http://elsischool.com Tokyo, Japan [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop of which your colleagues should be aware, please send the date, title, URL and location to pen_editor at psi.edu.] *********************************************************************** * 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.html, 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. 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