VEXAG Welcome and Introduc4on October 27, 2015

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1 VEXAG Welcome and Introduc4on October 27, 2015 Lori S. Glaze, NASA GSFC - VEXAG Chair Pat Beauchamp Deputy VEXAG Chair (outgoing) Bob Grimm Deputy VEXAG Chair (incoming)

2 Charge for this Mee4ng: Increasing our Momentum!!! Agenda Highlights: Thoughts from HQ with Q&A How to make a good Science Nugget PSS request to discuss next Decadal Study process Overview of both Venus Discovery missions selected for Phase A studies Updates on interna4onal Venus ac4vi4es Hot Topics in Venus science Presenta4on on impact of low R&A selec4on rates Poster session focused on new technologies 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 2

3 Things to Note Early Career Lunch TODAY! Opportunity for Early Career folks to interact with senior scien4sts and HQ personnel (everyone invited) Several HQ Discipline Scien4sts and Program Execu4ves are Inn across the street; Cost is $12 (ATM in the lobby) Technology Poster Session TODAY! Tuesday ahernoon at Inn Open Mic opportunity Wednesday morning (10:45) 1-2 viewgraphs; 3-5 minutes each 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 3

4 Two Wins in Discovery! In prepara4on for Discovery call: 2012 VEXAG resolved to update the Goals, Objec4ves, & Inves4ga4ons Document, and to develop a Roadmap and Technology Plan New documents endorsed by the community Two Venus missions selected for Phase A studies! VERITAS: Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR Topography and Spectroscopy (Sue Smrekar), a mission to map Venus surface with radar DAVINCI: Deep Atmosphere Venus Inves4ga4on of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (Lori Glaze), which would study the chemical composi4on of Venus atmosphere during descent. Discovery selec4ons will likely be at the same 4me as NF- 4 AO 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 4

5 Changes in Execu4ve Commilee Membership Rolled off at the end of July 2015: Sue Smrekar (JPL) had served as co- chair and past chair Dave Crisp (JPL) Gordon Chin (GSFC) Added in August 2015: Constan4ne Tsang (SwRI) Paul Steffes (Georgia Tech) Noam Izenberg (APL) Pat Beauchamp rolling off at the end of October: EC slot to be filled by Jim Culs (JPL) Deputy Chair posi4on to be filled by Bob Grimm (SwRI) Early Career Scholars Focus Group: Lynnae Quick to be replaced by Giada Arney as Lead 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 5

6 VEXAG Events since April Venus Science Priori4es Workshop for Laboratory Measurements and Instrument Defini4on, April 7-8, 2015 (Hampton, VA) 12th VEXAG mee4ng April 9, 2015 (Hampton, VA) Compara4ve Tectonics and Geodynamics of Venus, Earth, and Exoplanets Conference, May 4-6, 2015 (Pasadena, CA) Compara4ve Climatology of Terrestrial Planets II: Understanding How Climate Systems Work, September 8-11, 2015 (Moffet Field, CA) Comple4on of Venus Explora4on Targets Workshop report (workshop held May 19-21, 2014 in Houston, TX) 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 6

7 VEXAG Ac4vi4es since March PSS mee4ng: Glenn Extreme Environments Chamber (GEER) is now opera4onal ; can simulate full Venus atmosphere chemistry at near surface T/P; large enough to test full scale instruments and hardware; propose through ROSES 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 7

8 Interviews with Scien4sts and Technologists, with a focus on Early Career, talking about what they find interes4ng about Venus! New Regular Features on the VEXAG Website! 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 8

9 New Regular Features on the VEXAG Website! 10/27/2015 List of all Venus papers published in the last month! What a great resource; quick and easy. 13th VEXAG Mee4ng 9

10 Upcoming Highlights: Venus III Book in prepara4on (chapter drahs due soon for review) Akatsuki planning orbit inser4on on December 7, 2015 (5 years to the day since 2010 alempt) NASA has selected 2 Scien4sts in Residence (Limaye & McGouldrick) and 4 Par4cipa4ng Scien4sts (Acton, Lorenz, Schubert, Bullock/Young) Interna4onal Venus Conference, April 4-8, 2016 (Oxford, England) 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 10

11 Did you know? The first decent measurement of the Venus surface temperature was made in 1956 with a 50 foot radio telescope at the Naval Research Laboratory (in Washington, DC, about 5 miles from NASA HQ) The telescope was calibrated with a radio source that was mounted on top of the Washington Monument!! This bit of trivia courtesy of Ralph Lorenz; cita4on is Mayer et al. [1958; ApJ, v127, 1-10] 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 11

12 Science Nuggets Science Nuggets are a cri4cal way to get visibility of your great science results at HQ, Congress and even the White House!! But, to make the cut, the nugget itself must quickly convey your key message to a non- expert audience Jim Green will provide some pointers and examples of what a good nugget looks like: Listen to Jim Think about some of your cool science results Present your drah nuggets for discussion on Thursday!! 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 12

13 NASA recently started tou4ng the Journey to Mars marke4ng campaign Do we want a slogan for Venus that quickly/easily communicates Venus science? A few ideas: Venus: A once and future Earth? Venus: Hidden in Plain Sight Venus - so near but so different Venus - a mysterious neighbor Venus: why the Differences Learning From Venus Diversity Venus: an early Earth Venus: a view into Earth's past Venus: spying on Earth's past Venus: glimpsing Earth's past Venus: lessons for making a habitable planet Venus: where did Earth s twin go wrong? Earth: a once and future Venus? Venus: why the divergence? Venus as an Achaean Earth Come to the poster session and vote on these or add your own!!! 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 13

14 As we go through the mee4ng, be thinking: What should VEXAG focus on next? Should we have a slogan? Are there any workshops we should be considering? What issues are of concern to you that VEXAG can carry forward? Consider PSS request that Ags provide comments on the next Decadal Survey 10/27/ th VEXAG Mee4ng 14