Newsletter Newsletter Published on Division for Planetary Sciences ( Issue 17-34, August 27, 2017

Transcription

1 Issue 17-34, August 27, CONTENTS DPS 49 REGULAR REGISTRATION AND LATE ABSTRACT DEADLINES APPROACHING JWST PROPOSAL WORKSHOPS: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ARIZONA-JAXA WORKSHOP ON SMALL JAPANESE MISSIONS SPICE WORKSHOP MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR AUGUST 2017 UPCOMING MEETINGS JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES DPS 49 REGULAR REGISTRATION AND LATE ABSTRACT DEADLINES APPROACHING If you plan to attend the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Provo this October, note that the regular registration deadline is Tuesday, 29 August, and late abstracts are due Thursday, 31 August! JWST PROPOSAL WORKSHOPS: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Two 2.5 day workshops will be held this Fall for those interested in proposing solar system observations with the James Webb Space Telescope(JWST). The first (Nov , 2017) will be at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), in Baltimore Maryland. The second (Dec , 2017) will be held at the European Space Research Technology American Astronomical Society. Page 1 of 13

2 Center (ESTEC), in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Each workshop will include a mixture of presentations about the promise of JWST for solar system science, specifics on observer planning tools and observatory capabilities, and hands-on training and Q&A with the planning tools. Observations of solar system targets approved for guaranteed-time observers (GTOs) and through the Early Release Science (ERS) program will be summarized. The workshop is timed to support JWST cycle-1 open time proposals, which will be due early March Registration and abstract submission is now open for both events. Please also feel free to sign up to the mailing list for further details. STScI workshop: Registration: [1] (closes Sept. 9) JWST-ST-Workshop@maillist.stsci.edu [2] ESTEC Workshop: Registration: [3] (closes Nov. 1) JWST-ESTEC-Workshop@maillist.stsci.edu [4] ARIZONA-JAXA WORKSHOP ON SMALL JAPANESE MISSIONS The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) of the University of Arizona will hold the second annual workshop dedicated to planetary science enabled by missions to be led JAXA on November 12 and 13, 2017, at LPL in Tucson, Arizona. Given the nature of the workshop described below, participation will be limited to the first 50 registrants. This workshop will be devoted to discussions of planetary missions that are within the reach of ISAS capability and how to make these missions fruitful for the world-wide planetary science community. Three specific topics regarding candidate missions in different phases of development will be subject to discussion among the participants of this Page 2 of 13

3 workshop. 1) The DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voyage, Phaethon flyby with reusable probe) mission will fly by asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the parent body of the Geminid meteor shower. 2) JAXA is studying the SolarPowerSail (SPS) mission to the Jupiter Trojans. 3) Small body science would benefit greatly from opportunities to perform flybys of a wide variety of asteroids the workshop will include a discussion of asteroids suggested by workshop participants as flyby targets. Presentations for this portion of the workshop will be selected based on short abstracts from registered participants. To register (including the opportunity to submit an abstract), or to see more details of the workshop plans and objectives, please see the workshop website at [5] Deadline for abstract submission is 5 p.m. MST, October 27, 2017 or when registration is full, whichever is earlier SPICE WORKSHOP NASA s Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) announces a SPICE training class to be held November 7-9, 2017, in the Pasadena California area. SPICE is a system used by scientists worldwide to compute observation geometry associated with instruments aboard robotic spacecraft. The class is free and open to all persons, including foreign and commercial. Further information and a registration form are available at [6] Page 3 of 13

4 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR AUGUST 2017 To the Mars Community, On behalf of Jeff Johnson (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and James Ashley of the Mars Program Science Office, the August 2017 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: [7] Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to James Ashley at: [8] UPCOMING MEETINGS A) 22ND INTERNATIONAL MICROLENSING CONFERENCE Location: University of Auckland, New Zealand Dates: Thursday, 25 January Sunday, 28 January 2018 Website: [9] Page 4 of 13

5 Brief Description: Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 22nd International Microlensing Conference, which will take place at the University of Auckland in New Zealand from Thursday, 25 January 2018 through Sunday, 28 January Please note that there will also be a welcome reception on the night of Wednesday, 24 January! We encourage astronomers with an interest in exoplanets, stellar populations, and compact objects, among other topics, to join us as we highlight recent results in the field and anticipate the challenges over the next decade in advance of WFIRST! B) LSST AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP Thursday October , 4:30-6:30 pm 49th DPS meeting, Provo, UT - Open to all DPS attendees Organizers: Meg Schwamb (Gemini) & David Trilling (NAU) Over its 10 year lifespan, the Large Synoptic Sky Survey Telescope (LSST) will catalog over 5 million Main Belt asteroids, almost 300,000 Jupiter Trojans, over 100,000 NEOs, and over 40,000 KBOs. Many of these objects will receive hundreds of observations in multiple bandpasses. The LSST Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) is preparing methods and tools to analyze this data, as well as understand optimum survey strategies for discovering moving objects throughout the Solar System. This workshop serves as the annual meeting of the LSST SSSC, and is Page 5 of 13

6 open to everyone. We will provide a brief status of LSST with respect to Solar System science and provide updates on current and future activities within the SSSC. The focus will not be on general LSST background but on details relevant to Solar System science topics. There will be time set aside for open discussion for both members of the SSSC and the broader planetary community. Contact Meg Schwamb (mschwamb.astro@gmail.com [10]) and David Trilling (David.Trilling@nau.edu [11]) with any questions C) WATER DURING PLANET FORMATION AND EVOLUTION Zurich, Switzerland February 2018 Important Dates: Registration & Abstract submission deadline: November 15, 2017 Program announcement: Early December 2017 Topics: Water and * The ISM and protoplanetary disk * Dust, ice and planetesimals * Evidence from the meteoritic record * Laboratory experiments * Ice lines and disk dynamics * Solar System formation * Gas & Ice giant planets Page 6 of 13

7 * Protoplanetary collisions * Mantle-atmosphere feedback * Observational prospects * Population synthesis * Biomarkers & 'habitability' Confirmed invited speakers: Til Birnstiel (LMU Munich) Ilsedore Cleeves (CfA Harvard) Jay Farihi (University College London) Keiko Hamano (ELSI, Tokyo Tech.) Alessandro Morbidelli (Nice Observatory) Lena Noack (FU Berlin) Chris Ormel (University of Amsterdam) Laura Schaefer (Arizona State University) Alice Stephant (Open University) Meeting organizers: Joanna Drazkowska (University of Zurich) Tim Lichtenberg (ETH Zurich) Caroline Dorn (University of Bern) Julia Venturini (University of Zurich) Scientific advisory board: Page 7 of 13

8 Yann Alibert (University of Bern) Ravit Helled (University of Zurich) Anders Johansen (Lund University) Martin Jutzi (University of Bern) Alessandro Morbidelli (Nice Observatory) Sascha Quanz (ETH Zurich) Maria Schoenbaechler (ETH Zurich) Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University) All information at the website: [12] D) EUROPA DEEP DIVE 1: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Europa Deep Dive I: Ice-Shell Exchange Processes workshop will be held November 1 2, 2017 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute [13], which is housed in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas The focus of this workshop is exchange processes within Europa s ice shell, including (but not limited to) tectonism, diapirism, subduction, and impact processes, and their relation to the boundary layers above and below. How does material move through the shell? Is surface-ocean exchange likely, or is it difficult? What timescales are involved in these processes? What processes might operate across different shell thicknesses? IMPORTANT NOTE: The focus of this workshop is to discuss processes Page 8 of 13

9 within Europa s ice shell and their relationship to boundary layers above and below. Abstracts focused on instrumentation or measurement techniques, if accepted, will be assigned as print-only. REMINDER: To subscribe to the list to receive updates about the workshop, including deadline reminders, abstract submission details, etc., please submit an indication of interest [14] by October 4, For more details, visit the workshop website: [15] JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES A) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY The Cornell University Astronomy Department invites applications for a tenuretrack assistant professor appointment to begin July 1, We will consider applications from observers, experimentalists and theorists working in any area of extrasolar and solar system planetary science. Applicants should upload their applications, including a CV, list of publications, statement of research interests, and statement on teaching plans and philosophy to [16] Page 9 of 13

10 Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted to Academic Jobs Online. Inquiries may be sent to Jill Tarbell [17]), assistant to the Chair of the Department. Applications are due by November 1, Cornell University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The Department of Astronomy, and the College of Art & Sciences at Cornell embrace diversity and seek candidates who will create a climate that attracts students of all races, nationalities and genders. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. B) FACULTY POSITION IN EXOPLANETS, MCGILL UNIVERSITY MONTREAL, QUEBEC Application Due Date: Wednesday, November 29, [18] C) TWO POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN MARS SCIENCE The Department of Planetology and Habitability at the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) invites applications for two postdoctoral positions to support investigations on the nature of the early Mars environments. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Alberto Fairen in the ERC-funded Project "icymars". Page 10 of 13

11 Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in the field of Planetary Science or related discipline, and background in sedimentology of ice-covered lakes, or in biology of psychrophilic microorganisms. The positions, placed in Madrid, would be for one year, with possible extension to a second year contingent upon funding availability and satisfactory performance. Benefits include working in a young enthusiastic team at one of the leading Planetary Sciences institutions in Europe, full social benefits according to the Spanish social care system, and a very competitive salary. Applicants should send a letter of interest, a curriculum with a list of publications, a brief (maximum two pages) statement of research interests, and a list of three references, no later than September , to Alberto Fairen (agfairen@cab.inta-csic.es [19]). The starting date is negotiable, but should be no later than Jan 1, D) JUNIOR SCIENCE WRITER The University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) and the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST II) has an opening for a Junior Science Writer to work in the Astrophysics Sciences Division (ASD) on-site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Junior Science Writer will be responsible for identifying, initiating and developing new science Page 11 of 13

12 features, video scripts and social media content to inform the public about ASD news and developments that focus on ASD's science, technology, experiments and people. Applicants for this position are required to have a BA/BS in a communications or physical science field and at least one year of experience as a science writer, ideally with a concentration in physics, astrophysics, and planetary science. They must be U.S. citizens or have permanent residency. They should be able to demonstrate excellent experience in collaborating with scientists to translate technical content into stories meaningful to the general public. Applicants should have experience writing and creating multimedia materials, working with social media, a working knowledge of journalism conventions and media relations, plus a familiarity with AP Style. See full job ad here: [20] Send submissions to: Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary (dpssec@aas.org [21]) To unsubscribe visit [22] or unsubscribe@aas.org [23]. To change your address address@aas.org [24] Page 12 of 13

13 Footer Reports Photos History Bylaws Giving Source URL: Links: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] American Astronomical Society. Powered by TCPDF ( Page 13 of 13