Programme National de Planétologie

Détails

17 août 2017

1) Décès de Toby Owen - un hommage

Tobias Owen – “Toby” pour ses collègues et amis – s’est éteint le 5 mars à Sacramento, à l’âge de 80 ans. Avec lui disparaît un scientifique exceptionnel, pionnier de l’exploration du système solaire, et un homme d’un charisme exemplaire.

Les relations de Toby avec l’Observatoire de Paris remontent au tout début des années 1970. Alors professeur à l’Université de Stony Brook (NY), il a participé activement au développement du jeune groupe de planétologie qui s’est créé à l’Observatoire. Avec Daniel Gautier, Catherine de Bergh, Michel Combes et Thérèse Encrenaz, il a initié de nombreux projets de recherche autour de la composition et la structure des atmosphères planétaires, tant dans le domaine de l’exploration spatiale que dans celui des observations depuis le sol. Il a joué un rôle déterminant dans l’analyse des missions Viking sur Mars et Voyager vers les quatre planètes géantes. Avec Jean-Pierre Maillard et les planétologues français, il s’est fortement investi dans l’exploitation des données du spectromètre à Transformée de Fourier du télescope Canada-France-Hawaii, et a ainsi fait une série de découvertes de premier plan, notamment sur l’abondance du deutérium dans le système solaire. Dans une approche visionnaire et multidisciplinaire de la planétologie, Toby a développé de multiples recherches sur toutes les familles d’objets du système solaire, planètes, satellites et comètes, en utilisant tous les domaines de longueur d’onde, depuis le sol et l’espace.

Au début des années 1980, Toby Owen, avec Daniel Gautier et Wing Ip, a travaillé au développement d’une mission internationale, portée à la fois par les Etats-Unis et l’Europe, dédiée à l’exploration de Saturne et Titan. Ce projet allait devenir la mission Cassini-Huygens, lancée en 1997 et toujours en opération autour de Saturne. Riche de découvertes multiples sur la planète Saturne, ses satellites et ses anneaux, cette mission constitue une réussite exceptionnelle en terme de coopération scientifique entre différentes agences spatiales.

Au-delà de l’exploration des objets du système solaire, Toby a aussi très tôt manifesté son intérêt pour les problèmes liés à l’origine de la vie et la recherche de la vie extraterrestre, des domaines de recherche qui allaient exploser dans les décennies suivantes. Avec Donald Goldsmith et David Morrison respectivement, il a notamment écrit deux ouvrages, réédités deux fois depuis leur première publication. Il a reçu de multiples distinctions et en particulier, en 2009, le prestigieux Prix Gerard P. Kuiper de la Division des Sciences Planétaires de l’American Astronomical Society.

Avec ses collègues et amis français, à l’Observatoire de Paris et au-delà, Toby a noué des liens très forts de coopération scientifique et aussi d’amitié. Au début des années 2000, Toby a été membre du Haut Comité Scientifique de l’Observatoire de Paris. En 2006, avec Daniel Gautier et Jean-Pierre Lebreton, il a reçu le Grand Prix Marcel Dassault de l’Académie des Sciences. En 2007, il a été nommé Docteur Honoris Causa de l’Observatoire de Paris. Fervent partisan du rapprochement des communautés scientifiques au-delà des frontières, il a fait de multiples séjours en France où il comptait des amis très proches, en particulier Antonella Barucci et Marcello Fulchignoni. Son départ laisse un énorme vide auprès de ses amis qui n’oublieront pas sa générosité, sa disponibilité et sa gentillesse, son sens de l’humour, sa simplicité et sa modestie. Tous les collègues et amis de Toby, au LESIA et à l’Observatoire de Paris, souhaitent exprimer leurs plus profondes condoléances à son épouse Natasha et sa famille.

Th. Encrenaz, C. de Bergh, A. Barucci, M. Fulchignoni, J.-P. Lebreton

2) International Meeting of Sedimentology 2017, session "Planetary sedimentology: Mars, Titan, and elsewhere", 10-12/10 2017 - Toulouse

Description. Knowledge of the sedimentary record on extraterrestrial bodies strongly evolved in the last decade. Data from numerous exploration missions, both early and recent, demonstrate that not only Mars and Titan but also Pluto, comets, and asteroids have complex sedimentary formations that provide evidence of sediment cycling.
This session invites contributions on extraterrestrial sedimentology based on orbital or in situ observations of Mars, Titan, or any other extraterrestrial body. We also solicit any work on laboratory data, modeling and terrestrial analogues that are keys for understanding sedimentary processes on planetary bodies.

web site : http://ims2017.sciencesconf.org
Deadline to submit an abstract: 15th june 2017.

3) atelier"Interaction etoile-planete(s) internes-disque d'accretion": Monpellier le 13 Juillet

tout est `a la page https://atelierspidi.wixsite.com/spidi

4) Gordon conference "Origins of Solar Systems", South Hadley, USA, June 18-23

voir http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=12346

5) Appel à propositions de recherche du CNES (APR 2018)

L'Appel annuel à Propositions de Recherche (APR) du CNES pour 2018 est en ligne : https://sciences-techniques.cnes.fr/fr/appel-propositions-de-recherche. Depuis l'an dernier, l'appel à propositions Ballons est inclus au sein de l'APR. Les propositions sont acceptées jusqu'au vendredi 21 avril au plus tard selon les modalités décrites dans la documentation accessible sur le site.
 

6) SELENE symposium on September 13 14, 2017, Tokyo

We are pleased to announce the SELENE Symposium 2017, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of its launch, held in Japan.
The symposium will take place at the University of Waseda (Nishi-Waseda Campus), Tokyo, Japan, on Wed. 13th September and Thu. 14th September, 2017. The Japanese lunar orbiter SELENE (Kaguya) was launched 10 years ago on the 14th of September, 2007.
Please save the dates of the 13th and 14th September this year to participate in the SELENE Symposium.

We will appreciate your presentation of recent scientific results and future exploration plans in this symposium.
Japan has confirmed the launches of two small lunar landers by 2020, the Tokyo Olympic year:

1) SLIM by Epsilon Launch Vehicle
2) Omotenashi by SLS

A detailed description of these small landers will be presented and discussed in the symposium, as well as a wide range of lunar science topics. The long-term vision of Japan’s larger-class lunar exploration projects will also be presented and discussed.

After the SELENE Symposium, the COSPAR annual meeting will be held on September 18-22, 2017, in Jeju Island, Korea, and the 3rd Beijing International Forum on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration (LDSE) will be held on Spetember 19-22, 2017, in Beijing, China. Both are Japan’s neighboring countries, so you could easily fly to attend these meetings after the SELENE Symposium.

We will announce more details (registration, abstract submission, etc.) in April or May.
We are looking forward to meeting with you in September in Japan!

LOC Chair : Takahiro IWATA
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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7) Summer school “Impacts and their role in the evolution of Life” (Saaremaa, Estonia, 25 July – 3 August)

This school will give attendees a thorough introduction into impacts, impactors, and the role of impacts in the evolution of life.
 
Apart from lectures, poster presentations, student-led discussions and excursions to geologically interesting sites several practical exercises including
 
Search for meteorite fragments
Microscopy of pollen in order to assess the ecological consequences of impacts
Petrographic microscopy of impactites
Electrometric and georadar mapping of impact sites
Excavation into the boundary layer between the ejecta blanket and the glacial till
 
as well as excursions to other geologically interesting sites are planned.The website for the summer school can be found under:
 
http://www.nordicastrobiology.net/Impacts2017
 
Deadline for applications in the 30th April 2017. Please forward this announcement possibly interested students and early career scientists.
 
Bursaries are available for students and scientists from the Universities of Tartu, Turku, Tallinn, Vilnius, Porto, Utrecht, Bordeaux, Iceland, Stockholm and the Open University.
 

8) More Goldschmidt sessions:

    Session 01b: Volatiles across the Inner Solar System
Keynote: Lydia Hallis (University of Glasgow)

Volatiles, at least on Earth, play important roles in the processes
controlling the thermal stabilities of minerals and melts, magmatic
eruptions, the transportation of economically important metals, and in the
case of water is important for life as we know it. The roles of volatiles
in and on other planetary bodies, including Mercury, Venus, the Moon, and
Mars, are less well known. Therefore, studies aimed at investigating the
abundances, distributions, roles, and isotopic characteristics of volatiles
in planetary materials and systems are of high importance. Such studies
will help us to understand the roles that volatiles have played in the
major processes that have shaped the geochemical makeup of the terrestrial
planets, processes such as planetary accretion and differentiation,
degassing, diffusion, and catastrophic impact events. The aim of this
session is to bring together expertise from the various avenues of
volatile-centric research within the overarching field of planetary
sciences in order to spark big picture inter-disciplinary discussions.
Therefore, we encourage submissions from all areas of planetary science,
including but not limited to experimental studies, meteorite and sample
studies, numerical modeling, analytical geochemistry, and satellite
observations of volatiles on the surfaces of planetary bodies. We
particularly welcome contributions which showcase new
results/hypotheses/models that help to address the (1) distribution of
volatile elements in and on the surface of rocky planetary bodies and (2)
roles and fates of volatiles during planetary accretion, differentiation,
and magmatism.

    02c: Heterogeneous Moon - Endogenous and exogenous processes in Lunar evolution
Keynote: Matthieu Laneuville (ELSI, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

The aim of this session is to combine lunar geochemistry, geophysics, and impact cratering on the Moon. Linking chemical and physical models for the lunar evolution to temporal constraints allows defining times and rates for its evolution. The Moon probably formed due to a giant impact onto the proto-Earth. It is a differentiated body composed of geochemically distinct crust, mantle, and core. Mantle dynamic processes affected the global and regional chemical evolution of the crust and mantle structures mostly preserved to the present day. The Moon´s mineralogical and chemical surface maps are the proto-type records for global magma ocean concepts showing that it crystallized and differentiated probably over millions to hundreds of millions of years. The thermal evolution and cooling were modified/delayed due to the exposure to the early Solar System bombardment. We invite studies on the chemical and thermal evolution of the Moon from geochemical and geophysical models and sample analyses in an effort to converge efforts for an interdisciplinary approach to the research. Processes such as impact cratering not only caused chemical heterogeneities but also modified the surface morphology. The lunar cratering record is used as a scaled template for other planetary bodies in the Solar System, however there are several interpretations; hence contributions to challenge the current calibration of the lunar cratering rate are welcome.

9)  9th Workshop on Catastrophic Disruption in the Solar System - Kobe May 14-17, 2018

This is a preliminary announcement to inform the community about the organization of the 9th
 topical workshop on the process of catastrophic disruption and to get an indication of interest.
 The 8th CD workshop was held in Hawaii  in 2013. The 9th edition will be organized in Kobe (Japan).
 The tentative dates are May 14th (Mon) to May 17th (Thu),  2018. The date and exact venue in
 Kobe will be officially fixed in the beginning of April of this year.
 
 Please let us know your interest in participating in this workshop by returning the attached
 questionnaire to the e-mail address: Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
 and feel free to forward this email to any colleagues who may be interested.
 
 We are planning to send out the first circular as soon as ready, in May or June.
 
 SOC：
        Neyda Abreu (Pen State University, USA) and
        Patrick Michel (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice, France), co-Chairs
        Erik Asphaug (Arizona State University, USA)
        Bobby Bus (University of Hawaii, USA)
        Adriano Campo Bagatin (Universidad de Alicante, Spain）
        Dan Durda (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder CO, USA)
        Kevin Housen (Univ of Washington, USA)
        Akiko Nakamura (Kobe University, Japan)

 LOC :
        Akiko Nakamura (Kobe University), Chair
        Masahiko Arakawa (Kobe University)
        Keiji Ohtsuki (Kobe University)
        Fumihiko Usui (Kobe University)

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 1- Last Name:
 
 2- First Name:
 
 3- Address:
 
 4- Email:
 
 5- Do you plan to attend? (will attend, may attend, will not attend)
 
 6- Are you interested in presenting a paper? (Yes/No)
 
 7. If yes, what is the tentative title/topic of your presentation?
 
 8. What topics might you like to see discussed during open discussion periods?
 
 9. Are you interested in submitting a paper if we have Proceedings of this workshop published in one of Journals on Planetary Sciences.
 
 10.  Anything else?
 

10) Meeting: “Geoscience for understanding habitability in the solar system and beyond” : 25 t- 29 September 2017, Azores.

We are pleased to announce the opening of the website and registration site for our Azores meeting “Geoscience for understanding habitability in the solar system and beyond” from 25 to 29 September 2017: http://www.egu-galileo.eu/gc2-habitability/home.html

The conference is limited to 120 attendees, so early registration is advisable: https://register-as.oma.be/GeoPlanet/. There is no registration fee charged for participation in the conference. However, participants that are neither invited speakers nor recipients of bursaries nor members of the Core Group of COST Action TD1308 have to find their own funding for their accommodation, travels, and meals.

Also, note that participants have to book the accommodation on their own. Please consult the “Where to stay?” webpage for further details: http://www.egu-galileo.eu/gc2-habitability/practical_information/where_to_stay.html.

Kind regards,

Veronique Dehant and Wolf Geppert

11) International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology , July 3-7, 2017, Utrecht

The International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology (http://ise2a.uu.nl) will be held on July 3-7, 2017 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

This international symposium, co-sponsored by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the European Astrobiology Campus (EAC, http://astrobiology-campus.eu/), is designed to bring education research in astronomy in general, and in astrobiology in particular, to the professional scientific community.

The deadline for abstract submission is April 15.

 Please forward this message to everyone in your organization.

 Best regards,
Muriel Gargaud (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.) on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee

12) SUMMER CAMP: “Deep History of Universe, the Earth and the Biosphere” 20 - 26 August, 2017, Finland

We are pleased to announce the opening of the website and registration site for the “Deep History
of Universe, the Earth and the Biosphere” summer camp from 20 to 26 th August, 2017, a the Tuorla
observatory, Kaarina, Finland :

http://timetrek2017.utu.fi/

The summer camp is primarily aimed for students interested in astrobiology and deep history of the
world. The attendance is limited to 30 attendees, so early application/registration is advisable: There
is no registration fee charged for participation in the lectures, but a small fee is required to cover the
coffee breaks and the evening programmes. Fairly priced accommodation with full board is available
at the cozy and comfortable Tuorla hostel (http://www.tuorlanmajatalo.fi/en). For registration and
accommodation please see the registration page: http://timetrek2017.utu.fi/application.html.

The course is organized jointly by the Turku University (www.utu.fi), the TimeTrek association
(www.timetrek.fi), and the European Astrobiology Campus (http://astrobiology-campus.eu/).
Students coming from the European Astrobiology Campus institutions (Universities of Turku,
Stockholm, Tartu, Tallinn, Porto, Bordeaux, Vilnius, Utrecht, Iceland and the Open university, UK)
may be entitled to waiver of the participation fees. Eligible and selected participants from EAC
institutions may be entitled to a travel refund up to 360 €.

With best regards, in behalf of the organizers,

Kirsi Lehto

Anni Kauko

13) XXIX IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics 2017, Paris, July 9th-13th 2017.
Abstract submission is open at:
https://ccp2017.sciencesconf.org/

Deadline: March 31st, 2017

See you in Paris!

A. Marco Saitta, Riccardo Spezia, Rodolphe Vuilleumier

http://psi-k.net/events/iupap-xxix-conference-on-computational-physics-ju-3

14) Post Doc position at the Open University on the volatile inventory of the Moon

We are looking to recruit a postdoctoral research associate to work in our research team on a project investigating the history and evolution of volatiles in the Moon, funded by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council. The research will involve carrying out a novel study that will explore the volatile inventory of the Moon through in situ measurements of the abundance and isotopic composition of volatiles (e.g., H, C, Cl) in a select set of lunar samples (primarily focusing on igneous melt inclusions (MIs)). To be effective in this role, you will have a demonstrable prior experience in lunar petrology/geochemistry using standard petrological tools (e.g., SEM, EPMA), good competence levels with SIMS/NanoSIMS, and a proven track-record of handling large and complex geochemical datasets for understanding geochemical processes as evidenced by relevant published work.

More details can be found at:
http://www.open.ac.uk/about/employment/vacancies/post-doctoral-research-associate-13392

If you are attending LPSC and would like to have an informal chat about this opportunity, please send me an e-mail to arrange a meeting at a mutually convenient time.

Best Wishes,
Mahesh Anand

Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration
School of Physical Sciences
The Open University
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
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15)  Post-doctoral position on dust properties in protoplanetary disks at the CEA Saclay (SAp) and Paris-Sud University Orsay (IAS)

The Department of Astronomy at the CEA Saclay (SAp) and Paris-Sud University Orsay (IAS) are inviting applications for a 2 years postdoctoral position (sept. 2017- sept. 2019) in the protoplanetary (PP) disks area, supported by the LABEX P2IO. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or Physics. They should be familiar with one of the following area: PP disks, dust models, radiative transfer, observations, simulations, and have some knowledge in at least 3 of these area.

The successful candidate, supervised by E. Pantin (SAp) and E. Habart (IAS), will be based at the SAp. He will benefit from the local expertise on disk simulations, micro-physical dust modelling, observations with an access to a large database of mid-infrared imaging and angularly resolved spectra (VLT/VISIR) and on the mid-infrared JWST/MIRI instrument simulations. New instruments (VLT, ALMA) reveal a complex distribution of dust and gas in PP disks, as well as, drastic changes in their properties, that must be clearly understood in order to constrain the initial conditions of planet formation and the disk evolution. Also, current dust models without evolution have reached the limit of their applicability. The chosen candidate will work on the evolution of the dust properties, such as composition, size, structure and ionization state, in response to local conditions in disks. He will implement a dust modelling  (including the multiple forms of carbonaceous dust and calculating realistic optical properties according to local physical conditions) into a radiative transfer code specific to the disks, to then use the outputs as inputs for the JWST data simulations. Modeling dust emission spectra and extinction will be also confronted with existing data of PP disks obtained with various instruments, including observations of the warm dust thermal emission, characteristic bands of nano-grains, as well as scattered light of dust, that will be widely observed with the JWST.

This framework will give the opportunity to the successful candidate to lead an international position for the scientific exploitation of the JWST and other modern facilities. The leverage will be very strong, since the 2nd year of the postdoc will coincide with the first year of operations of the JWST that will then continue at least until 2024 and probably beyond.

Applicants should submit by email a CV, a statement of the proposed research, list of publications, and the names and email addresses of three professional references, to: Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser., Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.

The deadline is currently fixed to April, 15, and shall be extended until a suitable candidate is found.

16) JWST Proposal Planning Workshop, May 15-18, 2017, Baltimore

In support of the first JWST call for proposals, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is pleased to announce a workshop to educate the general astronomical community about the JWST Proposal Planning process. This workshop will take place at STScI in Baltimore, MD on May 15-18, 2017. The main goal of this workshop is to provide hands-on teaching for the JWST Exposure Time Calculator (ETC), the JWST Target Visibility Tools, and the JWST Astronomer’s Proposal Tool (APT). Registration to the workshop is now open.

The Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) calculates the detailed performance of the observatory by modeling astronomical scenes consisting of single or multiple point and extended sources. It offers full support for all of the JWST observing modes. There are two Target Visibility Tools to help you assess target visibilities before you enter information in APT: the General Target Visibility Tool (GTVT) predicts visibility windows and position angles for all instruments, and the Coronagraphic Visibility Tool (CVT) provides target visibility information for the NIRCam and MIRI coronagraphic modes. The Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT) is used to write, validate and submit proposals.

The JWST Guaranteed Time Observers (GTOs) will submit Cycle 1 observing descriptions on April 1, 2017. We plan to illustrate the proposal planning process and the tools mentioned above using a subset of the NIRCam, NIRSpec, NIRISS, MIRI and Telescope Scientist GTO programs. During the workshop, GTOs will describe the science and technical motivation for half a dozen programs. STScI staff will step participants through ETC calculations and Target Visibility and APT planning for each program. The science programs to be discussed illustrate planning for (1) Multi Object Spectroscopy of bright and faint sources, (2) NIRCam and MIRI Coordinated Parallel Imaging, (3) NIRISS Wide Field Slitless Spectroscopy, (4) NIRSpec and MIRI Integral Field Spectroscopy of compact, extended sources, and (5) NIRcam and MIRI Coronagraphy of bright targets. In addition, STScI staff will be available to provide help with ERS and GO cycle 1 proposal planning during unstructured open periods.

More information on JWST capabilities and observing opportunities can be found in the user documentation (JDox) pages. Registration to the workshop is now open.

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Détails

17 août 2017

1) atelier "Analyse d’échantillons de la matière organique extraterrestre », CNES, Paris, le 18 mai

Vous trouverez toutes les informations relatives à cet atelier sur le site: http://exobiospatiale.univ-amu.fr/exobiospatiale/Accueil.html
L'inscription est gratuite mais obligatoire.

Bien cordialement.

Les organisateurs, Jean-Claude, Yann, Fabien et Grégoire.

2) Post-doc position at LATMOS on water cycles on Mars

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the LATMOS laboratory (Guyancourt, Paris Area, France) to work on remote sensing data and numerical simulations to understand the water (H2O) and heavy water (HDO) cycles on Mars. This study will be based on infrared solar occultation data collected by the Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS, PI Dr. O. Korablev in IKI Moscow) onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter to constrain the parallel development of a full 3D HDO/H2O model in association with LMD Mars Global Climate Model (GCM).

The position will be supervised by Dr. Franck Montmessin.
The postdoctoral associate will collaborate with a project group distributed among 3 laboratories in the Paris area (LATMOS, LMD, LESIA) and will frequently interact with the PI laboratory in Moscow. The research work will involve spectroscopic analysis and inverse methods as well as software programming to complete the representation of HDO in the GCM.

Applicants must hold a PhD in Earth and Space Sciences, or in an appropriately related field such as Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, or Geophysics.  The candidate should have an aptitude for numerical modeling and exhibit both enthusiasm and curiosity in his research work.

The position is offered for two consecutive years and will be supported by the ESEP LABEX (“laboratory  for excellence”).

For further details, please contact:
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3) Goldschmidt2017 Conference, Paris, August 13 – 18:

 Abstracts can be submitted online until April 1st, 2017 at https://goldschmidt.info/2017/abstracts.

--session 07c: Hydration and Dehydration of Materials on Earth and Other Bodies of the Solar System

Conveners: Agnès Elmaleh, Hongwu Xu
Keynote speaker: Toshimori Sekine (University of Hiroshima, Japan)
Fluxes of water within and between large and small bodies of the solar system are driven by small scale processes involving the interaction between aqueous fluids and minerals. Implications of such processes include the budget of volatiles and the geo(-bio)chemical cycles of water soluble and redox sensitive species. Basic properties such as the volatility of water and its affinity for the different compartments of a planet or a small body depend on the crystal-chemistry, stability and kinetics of formation of hydrated phases. Contributions from experimental, modelling and analytical studies, down to the nano-scale, of the processes of hydration and dehydration of solids on Earth and other bodies of the solar system, during alteration, metasomatism or high pressure processes, including shock dehydration, are welcome.

-- Session 2c: Heterogeneous Moon: Endogenous and Exogenous Processes in Lunar Evolution

The aim of this session is to combine lunar geochemistry, geochronology, geophysics, and impact cratering on the Moon. Linking chemical and physical models for the lunar evolution to temporal constraints allows defining times and rates for its evolution. The Moon probably formed due to a giant impact onto the proto-Earth. It is a differentiated body composed of geochemically distinct crust, mantle, and core. Mantle dynamic processes affected the global and regional chemical evolution of the crust and mantle structures mostly preserved to the present day. The Moon´s mineralogical and chemical surface maps are the proto-type records for global magma ocean concepts showing that it crystallized and differentiated probably over millions to hundreds of millions of years. The thermal evolution and cooling were modified/delayed due to the exposure to the early Solar System bombardment. We invite studies on the chemical and thermal evolution of the Moon from geochemical and geophysical models and sample analyses in an effort to converge efforts for an interdisciplinary approach to the research. Processes such as impact cratering not only caused chemical heterogeneities but also modified the surface morphology. The lunar cratering record is used as a scaled template for other planetary bodies in the Solar System, however there are several interpretations; hence contributions to challenge the current calibration of the lunar cratering rate are welcome.

4) offre de thèse financée sur "développement d'outils algorithmiques pour l'exploitation de spectres de masse `a très haute résolution", IPAG, Grenoble


Contexte :
Les comètes et les astéroïdes contiennent de la matière organique qui s'est formée très tôt dans l'histoire du Système Solaire puis a évolué chimiquement par irradiation, et par altération aqueuse et thermique. Cette matière organique s'est déposée à la surface des planètes et pourrait constituer une source de précurseurs pour l'émergence de la vie sur la Terre primitive. Des résidus organiques sont synthétisés au laboratoire dans des conditions reproduisant les environnements astrophysiques puis sont analysés par différentes techniques analytiques. Ces analogues sont comparés à la matière organique des objets interplanétaires (comètes, astéroïdes, météorites) afin de contraindre l'évolution physique et chimique de ces objets et raffiner les scénarios de formation et d'évolution de la matière organique dans le Système Solaire.

Objectifs :
La thèse s'inscrit dans un projet ANR qui consiste à mettre en place un système de chromatographie liquide couplé à un spectromètre de masse de type Orbitrap. Les protocoles d'acquisition pour des analogues de résidus de matière organique seront développés en collaboration avec G. Danger (PIIM, Marseille) et C. Geffroy-Rodier (IC2MP, Poitiers). Nous rechercherons particulièrement des molécules telles que les acides aminés, aldéhydes et sucres. A terme, les même protocoles seront appliqués à de la matière organique extraite d'échantillons extraterrestres. Les spectres seront analysés à l'aide du programme Attributor développé à l'IPAG spécialement pour l'analyse et l'interprétation de données de spectrométrie de masse à très haute résolution. Le doctorant sera en charge de l'implémentation des outils nécessaires à la réduction des données et à l'exploitation scientifique des spectres de chromatographie liquide obtenus. Ces outils seront mis à la disposition de nos collaborateurs à Marseille et Poitiers. Le doctorant sera également appelé à développer des outils algorithmiques, notamment de traitement du signal, nécessaires à l'exploitation du prototype Cosmorbitrap en développement au LPC2E à Orléans.

Mots-clefs:
Exobiologie, matière organique, chromatographie en phase liquide, spectrométrie de masse, traitement du signal.

Contact:
Véronique Vuitton
Chargée de recherche au CNRS
Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
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5) workshop "Chondrules as Astrophysical Objects", Vancouver, May 9-11

I am writing to personally encourage you to attend Chondrules as Astrophysical Objects or to distribute this email to colleagues of yours who might be interested in attending.  I know some of you already pre-registered -- thank you! -- so please excuse me if you have received multiple reminders this week.

WHEN: May 9-11, 2017

WHERE: The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: February 28

REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 17

The motivation for the conference is summarized on the Web site (chondrules.phas.ubc.ca).  Here is an abridged version: How can meteoritics and observations of planetary systems, including discs and debris, be used to inform general planet formation theory? This conference seeks to address this question by inviting meteoriticists, cosmochemists, and astronomers to explore how astrophysical observations can constrain chondrule formation models and how chondrules can help us put astrophysical observations in context. Examples of questions we aim to address are:

How might chondrules be related to “pebble accretion”?
What are the observational signatures of exochondrules?
What role do chondrules and exochondrules play in planet formation?
What cosmochemical and spectral signatures of chondrules could be common for exochondrules?

As part of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Study at UBC, we also aim to explore intersections between art and science, with attention to data transformation and science dissemination.  We encourage participants to submit posters and contributed talks on this subject as standalone contributions or in addition to science contributions.

The Web site is once again here: chondrule.phas.ubc.ca

Abstract submission (also linked via the Web site) is here: http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/astrophysobjects2017/

Registration (also linked via the Web site) is here: https://www.eply.com/astrochon2017

And in case it matters, Vancouver is usually quite lovely in May -- some trees have already started to flower.

Hoping to see you in May, on behalf of the organizing committee,

Aaron Boley

6) two post-doc positions at IPGP (Paris) on extraterrestrial seismology

First position: seismo-tectonics/Mars Geology on SEIS/INSIGHT

NASA will launch in May 2018 InSight, the first Martian Geophysical Observatory
due to land on Mars by November, 2018. The Institut de Physique du Globe de
Paris (IPGP), PI Institution of SEIS, the primary instrument of the mission is
searching candidates for a two years postdoctoral position in the Institut de
Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP/Université Paris Diderot/CNRS), Paris, France.
The position is open to a young seismologist/geologist with seismo-tectonics
expertise and/or remote sensing data and seismic data analysis expertise. It will
be associated to IPGP contribution to the Mars Quake Service (MQS), aiming to
locate and characterize Mars seismic activity and to the IPGP-JPL lead Mars
Structure service activities (MSS). The post-doc fellow will prior the SEIS data
acquisition conduct a global mapping of the main characteristics of the crust,
including the topography, the gravity, faults that have surface signature and
geological evidences for crustal layering in the landing site area, and will develop a
research program on the Mars crustal structure and origin and characteristics of
Marsquakes, which will progressively integrate the analysis of the seismic data
gathered after November 2018.
Prior the mission landing, the main resulting product consists of a global GIS
(geographic information system) that integrates all tectonic and geologic
informations. The fellow will integrate data coming from different orbital missions
(namely MGS, Odyssey, MeX and MRO) that include imagery (visible and IR),
altimetry and gravity. Various informations will be derived (crust thickness). Many
seismic faults have potential surface signature. A global mapping of the fault
properties (orientation, offset…) will be perform and used in combination with
other data in order to compute the deviatoric stress at global scale. The fellow will
therefore need GIS expertise and/or a dedicated training as well as general
geophysics experience. Knowledge in planetary data reduction is also welcome,
although not requested. In parallel, the fellow will develop, in collaboration with
other InSight team seismologists, tools to perform source and structure inversions
of the crust with single seismic station techniques.
After November 2018, the fellow will be associated to the data analysis process
and might develop research on Martian quake dynamics, seismo-tectonics and
crustal structure inversions.
2/3 of the position working time will be associated to Scientific tasks associated to
the SEIS data analysis, while 1/3 of the working time will be devoted to project’s
activities.
The position is open and candidate proposal will be examined every 2 weeks until
postdoc recruitment, with first selection date on March 15. Due to ITAR
regulation, this position is open to individuals with single national or third
country/dual national of NATO and/or European Union countries, Australia, Japan,
New Zealand, or Switzerland. Other nationalities are on cases by cases basis.
Net Salary will range from 2100€/month for PhDs without postdoc experience up
to 2900€/month depending on postdocs experience plus other personal benefits.
Salary conditions can be found in more details at:
https://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/DRH/remuneration/taux.htm (coûts salariaux des
contractuels, residence zone 1, Researcher level).
Proposal must be sent through E-mail to Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. with email
subject: ‘SEIS INSIGHT Postdoc position’. Information might also be made directly
through email to the SEIS PI ( lCette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. )
Proposal must contain:
• Motivation letter with proposed position starting date,
• CV with indication of citizenship and full publication list
• A list up to 3 possible references with name, address, emails and
professional relations, if any.
• Up to 3 pages description of the proposed Research project, including the
constraints developed above.

Second position: Extra-terrestrial Computational seismology

NASA will launch in May 2018 InSight, the first Martian Geophysical Observatory
due to land on Mars in November, 2018. The Institut de Physique du Globe de
Paris (IPGP), PI Institution of SEIS, the primary instrument of the mission and the
helio-astero seismology team of AIM are searching candidates for a two years
postdoctoral position funded by the UnivEarth LABEX in computational planetary
and extra-terrestrial seismology likely extended by a third year following the
deployment of SEIS on Mars. Postdoc will be based in the Campus Spatial Facility,
at University Paris Diderot, Paris Rive Gauche campus.
Seismology is indeed not only expected to gather data on the interior of Mars with
InSight, but is also providing new constraints on the structure of giant planets
through the detection of Jupiter Normal modes (Gaulme et al., 2011), their
possible confirmation with Juno (Durante et al., 2016) or the detection on Saturn
Rings of the signature of Saturn normal modes (Hedman and Nicholson, 2013).
The recent detection of gravitational waves are also triggering renew of research
on the excitation of quadrupole planetary normal modes by gravitational waves
(Coughlin and Harms, 2014), including for new Lunar based seismometers.
The goal of the postdoc is to develop and validate in the 2017-2018 timeframe a
complete modeling software of normal modes and Long Period seismic waves,
valid for both terrestrial planets (with and without atmosphere with a strong focus
on Mars) and fluid bodies (both giant planets and stars with a focus on Jupiter)
which will gather the expertise of the two labs (IPGP, AIM) who work respectively
in Earth/terrestrial planets seismology and in helio and astero-seismology.
This first task will be the integration of the most recent evolutions in
computational seismology, including recent tools such as InstanSEIS, AxiSEM,
SPECFEM, DSM and Higher order perturbation theory for Normal modes and
surface waves. For Normal modes, this development will integrate the
computation of seismic, gravitational or strain signals generated by a variety of
sources, from quakes, impacts, global fluid turbulences to gravitational waves.
Practically, the software will have to be made available though github to all Labex
and selected Insight/SEIS partners. During the two first years of the postdoc, 40%
of the research time will therefore be allocated to Mars computational seismology
efforts while other 40% will be to giant planets and stars computational
seismology. The remaining 20% will be made available for the selected postdoc
personal research in other aspects of computational seismology including for
Earth and other bodies.
The extension of postdoc during the third year will allow the selected postdoc to
contribute to the seismic data analysis of the SEIS experiment with a focus on long
period seismic data, including modeling and inversion of long period seismic data
gathered during the first year of InSight operation, the later made through MCM
and/or deep learning inversions in the frame of the Mars Quake service (Panning
et al., 2016). During this extension, 100% of the effort will be reserved to InSight,
including for 35% associated to project activities related to SEIS operation.
The postdoc will be integrated in the InSight/SEIS team as collaborator, under the
sponsorship and supervision of the SEIS PI. He will benefit to the access to parallel
computing facilities, either available at IPGP or in the framework of InSight/SEIS at
French National level.
The position is open and candidate proposal will be examined every 2 weeks until
postdoc recruitment, with first selection date on March 15. Due to ITAR
regulation, this position is open to individuals with single national or third
country/dual national of NATO and/or European Union countries, Australia, Japan,
New Zealand, or Switzerland. Other nationalities are on case by case basis.
Proposal must be sent through E-mail to Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. with email
subject: ‘SEIS INSIGHT Postdoc position’. Information request might also be made
directly through email to the SEIS PI ( Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. ).
Net Salary will range from 2100€/month for PhDs without postdoc experience up
to 2900€/month depending on postdocs experience plus other personal benefits.
Salary conditions can be found in more details at :
https://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/DRH/remuneration/taux.htm (coûts salariaux des
contractuels, residence zone 1, Researcher level).
Proposal must contain:
• Motivation letter with proposed position starting date,
• CV with indication of citizenship and full publication list
• A list up to 3 possible references with name, address, emails and
professional relations, if any.
• Up to 3 pages description of the proposed Research project, including the
constraints developed above.

7) 1st IUGG Symposium on Planetary Science - Interdisciplinary observation and understanding of the Solar System - July 3-5, 2017, Berlin,

http://www.dlr.de/pf/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-11789/

List of topics:
Planetary Geodesy and Gravity field
Atmosphere & ionosphere of terrestrial planets
Atmosphere & ionosphere of giant planets
Atmosphere & ionosphere of icy moons
Surfaces and interiors of terrestrial planets
Surfaces and interiors of satellites and small bodies
Planetary systems, Rotation and Fluid dynamics
Planetary Life and Astrobiology
Comparative Planetology
Laboratory Planetary Sciences
Extrasolar Planets Sciences
Current and future planetary exploration missions and payloads
Forum: International cooperation and opportunities
Deadline for abstracts: 15 April

8) Compressible Convection Conference 2017, 18-22 septembre 2017, Lyon

Scope of the conference: Most studies of convection rely on approximate models of the governing equations: Boussinesq or other sound-proof models, anelastic, pseudo-incompressible... In the geophysical and astrophysical contexts, it is difficult to decide which model is most appropriate and the answer may depend on the particular scientific question under scrutiny. During this conference, we will discuss the limits and applicability of any model of convection in any of the diverse forms of convection: it may be driven by thermal, compositional, phase change or magnetic buoyancy effects. We will also consider compressibility effects in stably stratified cases and their impact on internal gravity, inertial or Alfven waves. In summary, all contributions about the limitations, failure or improvements of convection models are welcome, from an observational, experimental, numerical or theoretical point of view.

Thierry Alboussiere, pour le comite d'organisation de CCC2017

9) Journées LSST-France, 21-22 mars 2017, Paris

Bonjour,

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la tenue des journées LSST-France, ouvertes à tous les chercheurs intéressés les 21 et 22 mars prochains.

Ces journées ont la vocation de présenter le projet LSST aux chercheurs, de faire le tour des sujets concernés par une participation éventuelle, et de dégager des pistes de collaborations futures au sein de la communauté française au sens large.

Elles se  tiendront à l'amphi Charpak  au LPNHE. Programme (et plan d'accès):
URL : https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/14206/

Emmanuel Gangler, Jérémy Neveu et Cécile Renault

10) EPSC conference, Riga, September 17th-22nd, session on "comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) at Mars"

On October 19th 2014, Mars experienced a close encounter with Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), at a distance of only 141,000 km, or one third the Earth Moon distance. The gaseous coma washed over Mars and Mars passed directly through the cometary debris stream. This unique event enables the scientific community to investigate the response of the Martian atmosphere, as this may have implications for overall atmospheric evolution. The objective of the session is to bring together all the multiple efforts of the scientific community in this specific topic and to encourage people to continue studying the topic in more deepness, as there are plenty of available data currently not being used. All the aspects of the Mars-comet interaction are welcomed, such as delivery of pickup ions, impact of high energetic particles, induced magnetosphere, escape rates, dust deposition, ion-neutral chemistry, atmospheric dynamic effects, formation of metallic layers and meteoric smoke particles, ice cloud nucleation, etc.

Please find more details on the session here: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2017/session/26052
Deadline for abstract submission: May 3rd, 2017.
Feel free to re-send this email to whom may be interested.
With best wishes,

Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, Olivier Witasse, Matteo Crismani, and John Plane.

 

Détails

16 août 2017

1) Postdoctoral position: Interior modeling of rocky planets and solid exoplanets, DLR Berlin
Please find here a postdoctoral position on "interior modeling of rocky planets and solid exoplanets":

https://www.dlr.de/dlr/jobs/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10596/1003_read-20762/

This vacancy at DLR Berlin is focusing on the development of improved structural and thermal models of
rocky planets and solid exoplanets in close collaboration with experimental and theoretical research
groups studying matter under extreme conditions.

2) Conference announcement: Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets, Uppsala, Sweden, 12 - 16 June, 2017 - Deadline 31 March 2017

Abstract submission and registration for the 2017 MOP meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, is now open at https://goo.gl/forms/2J38pNwpZyF3Qshy2.

The meeting will take place in the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala, and is hosted by the Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF), the Royal College of Technology (KTH), and Uppsala University.

Presentations are solicited for original research on any aspects of the magnetospheres, ionospheres, and thermospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, and the interactions of their moons with these systems. We expect that particular focus will be given to recent results from Juno, and anticipation of the Cassini "Grand Finale".  Comparative studies will be welcome, provided the focus is within the scope of the conference. Deadline for abstract submission is 31 March 2017.

The conference fee will be 4500 SEK (including tax). Current PhD students registering before the deadline are offered a reduced registration fee of 3000 SEK. This fee includes lunches (Monday-Friday), coffee breaks, refreshments at poster sessions, Sunday evening icebreaker, a short excursion, and the conference banquet.

For more details on the meeting, including hotel bookings, please visit our website: http://www.irfu.se/mop2017/

We look forward to welcoming you in Uppsala for another excellent MOP meeting.

Dave Andrews and Lorenz Roth, on behalf of the Organizing Committees

3) 2017 NASA Planetary Science Summer Seminar* Applications Open

NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students, as well as engineering students within 6-9 months of completion of their masters degree (but not planning to pursue a PhD degree), for its 29th Annual Planetary Science Summer Seminar*, which will be held July 24-28, 2017 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

During the program and pre-session webinars, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. By the end of the session, students will have a clearer understanding of the life cycle of a space mission; relationships between mission design, cost, and schedule; and the tradeoffs necessary to stay within cost and schedule while preserving the quality of science.

Applications are due April 3, 2017.  Partial financial support is available for a limited number of individuals. Further information is available at http://psss.jpl.nasa.gov

4) 18 months postdoc @ MNHN - numerical simulations of ISM mixing

This project associates a cosmochemist (Matthieu Gounelle - MNHN) and an astrophysicist performing numerical simulations (Patrick Hennebelle - CEA). Its goal is
to understand the context of our solar system formation and beyond that of low mass stars. It will consist in performing numerical simulations to clarify how short-lived radionuclides such as 60Fe and 26Al present in hot ISM phases such as massive stars wind and supernovae material, is mixed with dense molecular cloud material. Numerical simulations will be performed with the RAMSES code. Beyond the present project, the detailed study of ISM mixing timescales is key in understanding the chemical evolution of the Galaxy. Work will be carried at the MNHN Paris.
Anyone interested can contact Matthieu Gounelle (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.) or Patrick Hennebelle (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.)

5) Ecole d'été d'Alpbach « poussières de l’univers », 18 au 27 juillet 2017

le CNES lance chaque année son appel à candidatures auprès des étudiants des universités et grandes écoles françaises pour participer à l’école d’été d’Alpbach.
 
Cette année, elle se déroulera du 18 au 27 juillet 2017 sur le thème des « poussières de l’univers ». Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu’au 31 mars 2017. Vous trouverez les modalités de candidature sur https://cnes.fr/fr/web/CNES-fr/7657-st-ecole-d-ete-d-alpbach-2015.php

6) Astrobiology 2017 in Coyhaique, Chile, November 26th-December 1st
We announce that registration is open for Astrobiology 2017. This conference will take place in beautiful Chilean Patagonia at Coyhaique (November 26th-December 1st, 2017).

http://www.astrobiology2017.org

The astrobiology community in the IAU has the tradition to hold a series of scientific meetings every three years.  For a truly multidisciplinary discussion, we welcome researchers at the frontier of science from the fields of astronomy, planetary and space science, chemistry, biology, geology, philosophy, sociology and ethical issues, among others.

KEY DATES

Early Registration deadline: May 19th
Oral contribution submission deadline: July 28th
Regular registration deadline: Oct 13th
Poster contribution deadline: Oct 13th
Late registration deadline: Nov 17th
Conference starts: Nov 26th
CONFERENCE TOPICS

Star and planet formation
Extrasolar planets / Habitable zones and habitable planets
Planets in the solar system / Comets and meteorites
Prebiotic molecules in the ISM and protoplanetary disks
Early Earth environments and the emergence of life
Life in extreme conditions and early life
Search for life in the Universe
Societal and ethical issues linked to astrobiology
Education in Astrobiology
INVITED SPEAKERS

Over 20 superb invited speakers have already confirmed. The updated list can be found at:  http://astrobiology2017.org/speakers/

TRAINING SCHOOL

We are also preparing a two day training school with lectures on basics of Astrobiology open to all participants.  This school will precede the conference and take place on Santiago during Friday 24th and Saturday 25th. There is no extra cost for participants of the conference but space is limited.  Interested participants of the TS should reserve a seat during registration.

STUDENT SUPPORT

We expect to be able to provide a reduced number of travel funds for students. Instructions to apply for it will be provided on the webpage during coming March.

7) Ph.D. position on the Chicxulub crater, VUB, Brussels

In April 2016, IODP-ICDP drilled a core down to 1335 m in the 200 km in size Chicxulub
crater, offshore Yucatan (see http://www.eso.ecord.org/expeditions/364/364.php). In the Fall
2016, the recovered material was described and sampled at the IODP Bremen core repository.
Samples from the KT boundary interval, impactites, and uplifted granitic basement are available
at the VUB. Building on more than 25 years at the forefront of KT research, the proposed
doctoral theses are financed by different projects focusing on the study of the material
recovered by the IODP-ICDP drilling. The goals are to i) document the cratering process, peakring
formation and melt production, ii) understand ejecta production and deposition, iii)
constrain the products injected into the atmosphere, and their effect on the mass extinction, iv)
test the proposed connection between Chixculub and Deccan trap volcanism (see Renne et al.
2015), v) learn from Chicxulub to understand the evolution of terrestrial planets… All new
ideas are welcome, so are interaction with other AMGC members working on similar topics.

The PhD funding is for a duration of max. 4 years. Starting dates are flexible, preferentially
Spring - Summer 2017. Applications will remain open until all positions are filled. Enthusiastic
and motivated scientists are encouraged to apply. The PhD salary makes it possible to live
comfortably in Brussels and includes benefits (transport, medical etc.).
For questions contact: Philippe Claeys (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.) by e-mail or skype; more
info : http://we.vub.ac.be/en/analytical-environmental-and-geo-chemistry

WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Candidates with a master degree in Geology,
Earth Sciences or related field with a
combination of the following:
- Scientific curiosity,
- Smart, motivated & hard working
- Quick learner with creative and pragmatic
problem-solving approach
- Skill in petrography, geochemistry,
sedimentology, analytical techniques,…
- Capability to work in English, team player
We propose a great working environment,
access to a large variety of analytical
techniques, SEM/EDX/WDX, μXRF, FTIR,
IRMS, HR-ICP-MS, MC-ICP-MS, etc.

HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV with a cover letter and the
names of three references (all in PDF) to
Philippe Claeys, Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.

8) EPSC2017 call-for-abstracts. Riga, 17–22 September 2017

European Planetary Science Congress 2017

Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
17–22 September 2017, Riga, Latvia

http://epsc2017.eu

Abstract deadline: 3 May 2017, 13:00 CEST.

Dear colleagues,

We invite the world-wide community of planetary scientists to submit an abstract for presentation of their recent work at the EPSC 2017 Meeting, which will
take place at Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia, 17–22 September 2017.

The previous meeting joint meeting with DPS in Pasadena, CA, United States, was hugely successful and enjoyable.

The EPSC2017 will revert to the traditional EPSC structure, with sessions for industry and amateurs and this year’s outreach theme will be enlarging our community.
We expect a very well attended meeting, with many high quality presentations.

The meeting will consist of oral and poster sessions, as well as workshop-style sessions.
The current list of sessions is organized around the following topics:

TP Terrestrial Planets
LSE Lunar Science and Exploration
OPS Outer Planet Systems
MG Magnetospheres and Space Physics
MT Missions, Techniques and Industry
EX Exoplanets and Origins
AB Astrobiology
SB Small Bodies
LF Laboratory and Field Investigations
OEP Outreach, Education, and Policy
AM Amateur Astronomy

The scientific programme and abstract submission are accessible at:

http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2017/sessionprogramme

Please browse the list of sessions and identify the session that most closely matches your area of interest; your abstract can be submitted directly to that session.  

Information on registration and social events will become available soon on the meeting web site.

9) International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology, Utrecht, NL, July 3-7th, 2017

This 3rd circular is to update the information about the International
Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology,
supported by the IAU, the European Astrobiology Campus, the Instituto
de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartúculas,the Universiteit Utrecht,
and the KNAW, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen.

The web site http://ise2a.uu.nl/ contains the new information about different topics, but
the most important are:

1. Dates and deadlines
The conference will take place from July 3-7, 2017
We invite all the interested people to formalize the registration and
prepare the abstract according to the deadlines:
Date Description
March 15, 2017 UPDATED! Abstract deadline
April 1, 2017 UPDATED! Abstract notification
May 1, 2017 Early bird registration deadline
June 15, 2017 Online registration deadline

2. Travel Grants
There are nine travel grants available for early career scientist, i.e.
scientists less than 8 years after PhD. PhD is mandatory to qualify
for the travel grant.
If you want to apply for a travel grant, please send an email before
April 1st to the conference organization (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.) with:
· proof of your PhD
· motivation for attending the conference (half a page)
· short CV showing how this conference will benefit and is related to your career.
EAC (European Astrobiology Campus: http://astrobiology-campus.eu/)
will cover the stay and travel expenses of 20 EAC members.
The symposium has two registration fees:
Professionals: 300 EUR.
Students: 200 EUR.

3. Proceedings
The Proceedings of the Symposium will be published by EDPSciences
(http://publications.edpsciences.org/ ) with EPJ Web of Conferences
(www.epj-conferences.org), part of The European Physical Journal
(www.epj.org).
The Editorial Board is integrated by Kathy Eastwood, Magda Stavinschi
and Inge Loes ten Kate

4. Hotel and Venue
Utrecht has a wide range of accommodations available for a wide
range of prices. Reduced fees are available in the following hotels:
Apollo Hotel
NH Hotel Utrecht Jaarbeursplein
A new hostel, StayOkay, in the city center also offers single rooms.
The conference will be held at Cosmos Lecture Hall of the
Victor J. Koningsbergergebouw at the Uithof / Utrecht Science Park
Campus of Utrecht University.
This location is outside the City Centre but very well reachable with
public transportation (bus) from the City Centre.

For Information on public transport, including the possibility to rent a
bike, see the web site of ISE2A.

10) Brown University: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Planetary Geological Processes.

The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (http://www.geo.brown.edu/ <http://www.geo.brown.edu/>), Brown University, will soon be formally inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Planetary Geological Processes.  Candidates should complement our current planetary science strengths (http://www.planetary.brown.edu/) in crustal evolution, volcanism, impact cratering, and remote sensing and departmental focus areas of Climate and Environment, Geophysics, and Geochemistry. Recent and ongoing missions to Mars, the Moon, Mercury, asteroids (Ceres, Vesta, NEOs, etc.) outer planet satellites and Pluto have produced unprecedented high spatial and spectral resolution data on the nature of planetary bodies and the geological, chemical and mineralogical processes that modify them. From these emerge important new avenues of research in planetary science. Candidates with interests in the following areas will be encouraged to apply: the chemistry and mineralogy of early planetary processes, weathering and alteration processes of different environments, evolution of the Earth-Moon system, processes associated with the interaction of water and solar system materials, quantitative geomorphology of planetary processes, the geologic record of climate changes on planets, chronology and early history of the planets, astrobiological implications of planetary evolution processes, and interactions of the crust of planets with the atmosphere and space environments. The successful candidate will maintain an active, externally-funded research program and enjoy a commitment to teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Appointment is expected at the Assistant Professor level. This search will be finalized in the coming academic year.  The formal announcement with instructions on how to apply will appear in the near future.  In the meantime, please contact Professor James Head (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.) with expressions of interest and any questions. Brown University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community; as an EEO/AA employer, Brown considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status. 

Détails

16 août 2017

1) "PLANET FORMATION AND EVOLUTION 2017", Jena, Germany, 25 - 27 September 2017

RATIONALE

The German community of researchers working in the fields of planet
formation, exoplanets and planetary systems, protoplanetary and
debris disks, astrobiology, and planetary research in general
organizes the workshops "Planet Formation and Evolution" since 2001.
The meetings in the series are typically held every 1,5 years at
different German universities that host research groups actively
working on these topics.  This workshop is the 11th in the series.
PFE meetings are usually attended by scientists from all parts of
Germany with a broad international participation.  Following the
spirit of the previous very stimulating meetings, the goal of this
workshop is to provide a common platform for scientists working in
the fields listed above.  Most importantly, this workshop is aimed at
stimulating and intensifying the dialogue between researchers using
various approaches - observations, theory, and laboratory studies.
In particular, students and postdocs are encouraged to present their
results and to use the opportunity to learn more about the main
questions and most recent results in adjacent fields.

TOPICS

Dust, Pebbles, Planetesimals
Protoplanetary and Transitional Disks
Exoplanet Observations
Exoplanet Interiors, Atmospheres, and Habitability
Planetary System Dynamics
Debris Disks
Solar System

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS

Anthony Boccaletti (Paris)
Carsten Guettler (Goettingen)
Grant Kennedy (Cambridge)
Zoe Leinhardt (Bristol)
Nadine Nettelmann (Rostock)
Ilaria Pascucci (Arizona)
Sean Raymond (Bordeaux)
Ignas Snellen (Leiden)

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Juergen Blum (Braunschweig)
Stefan Dreizler (Goettingen)
Cornelis Dullemond (Heidelberg)
Barbara Ercolano (Muenchen)
Artie Hatzes (Tautenburg)
Hubert Klahr (Heidelberg)
Willy Kley (Tuebingen)
Alexander Krivov (Jena, chair)
Ralph Neuhaeuser (Jena)
Susanne Pfalzner (Bonn)
Heike Rauer (Berlin)
Mario Trieloff (Heidelberg)
Sebastian Wolf (Kiel)
Gerhard Wurm (Duisburg)

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Mark Booth
Alexander Krivov
Torsten Loehne
Markus Mugrauer
Harald Mutschke
Annett Weise

VENUE

Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Lecture Hall 1
Max-Wien-Platz 1
07743 Jena
Germany

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Registration and abstract submission through the workshop website are
now open.  Make sure to register early, as the number of participants
is limited to 150.

IMPORTANT DATES

Registration deadline:        June 1, 2017
Abstract submission deadline: June 1, 2017
Talk/poster selection:        August, 2017
Hotel booking:                see website
Final announcement:           early September, 2017
Workshop:                   September 25-27, 2017

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

See website for detailed travel information and hotel booking
instructions.

FEES AND TRAVEL SUPPORT

The workshops in the series are traditionally neutral in terms of
funding.  This implies that no registration fee is charged and that
no financial support is offered to the participants.  In exceptional
cases, the organisers will try to arrange some support from the funds
provided to us by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the
meeting organization.

WEBSITE

http://www.astro.uni-jena.de/~pfe2017

CONTACT

If you have any questions or requests, please contact us at
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2) CNES - Appel à candidatures allocations de recherche (thèses et post-doctorats)

Chaque année, le CNES accorde une centaine d’allocations de recherche (thèses et post-doctorats) à des étudiants français et étrangers, dans les domaines des sciences pour l’ingénieur (systèmes orbitaux, systèmes de transport spatial), des sciences utilisatrices des moyens spatiaux (sciences de l’Univers, sciences de la Terre, sciences en micropesanteur). Il contribue ainsi, de façon très significative, à l’effort de formation par la recherche, des ingénieurs et des chercheurs qui inventeront les techniques spatiales du futur.
 
Je vous informe que l'appel à candidatures CNES pour les thèses et post-doctorats est actuellement disponible sur notre site internet.
 
Vous y trouverez la liste des sujets de thèses susceptibles d’être cofinancés, les conditions et modalités de candidature ainsi que les coordonnées de vos interlocuteurs CNES. La date de limite de réception des candidatures est fixée au 31 mars 2017.

3) Astrosim: Ecole numérique pour l'astrophysique, du 26 juin au 7 juillet 2017, ENS Lyon

L'objectif de l'école est la présentation de plusieurs codes communautaires qui jouent un rôle important en astrophysique aussi bien pour ce qui est des aspects théoriques, à savoir les méthodes mises en oeuvre, que d'un point de vue pratique. A cette fin, des sessions pratiques seront organisées, en plus des cours théoriques et des séminaires.

Six sessions seront organisées :
codes Lagrangien de type SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics) illustré par le code ndspmhd ; Orateur : Guillaume Laibe (ENS Lyon)
codes à maillage adaptatif illustrés par le code RAMSES ; Orateurs : Benoît Commerçon (ENS Lyon) et Patrick Hennebelle (CEA)
codes basés sur des harmoniques sphériques illustrés par le code MAGIC ; Orateur : Thomas Gastine (IPGP)
codes "particle in cell" illustrés par le code ZELTRON ; Orateur : Benoît Cerutti (IPAG)
codes de transfert et codes PDR illustrés par RADMC-3D et Meudon-PDR ; Orateurs : Kees Dullemond (ITA, Heidelberg) et Benjamin Godard (LERMA)
architectures système et parallélisme (CPU, GPU) ; Orateur : Emmanuel Quemener (Centre Blaise Pascal)

Les inscriptions sont ouvertes sur le site https:/astrosim.sciencesconf.org (date limite le 26 avril). Le nombre de place est limité à 35.

L'école couvrira la grande majorité des frais de participation (hébergement et repas) pour l'ensemble des participants (frais couverts intégralement pour les personnels CNRS).  
A ce jour, l’école a reçu les soutiens de l'INSU-CNRS (école thématique CNRS), du Labex LIO, des programmes nationaux PNPS, PNHE, et PCMI, de l'Observatoire de Lyon et de l'Université de Lyon 1.

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4) "Seventh Meeting on Celestial Mechanics - CELMEC VII" ; San Martino al Cimino (Viterbo, Italy) 3-9 September 2017.
Updated information and the list of invited speakers at the
meeting site
  http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~simca/celmecVII/index.html

The meeting will cover the following subjects:

- PERTURBATION THEORIES
 (dynamical systems, their stability and evolution);

- SOLAR, EXTRA-SOLAR AND STELLAR SYSTEMS
 (dynamics of solar system bodies, dynamics of exoplanets and stellar interactions);

- FLIGHT DYNAMICS
 (motion of spacecraft for near-Earth and interplanetary missions).

Contributed poster presentations are welcome.

A limited number of short oral presentations will be also accepted.

The registration procedure will also ask for the type, the title and
the abstract of the eventual contributions. This information will be
automatically sent to the organizing/scientific committee.

PRIZES  

During CELMEC VII two kinds of prizes will be awarded:

1.- UNDER 35 ARTICLE PRIZE
a prize will be awarded to the best work published in the last two
years within the field of Celestial Mechanics. Eligible articles must
have a young first author, i.e. under 35 years old. More details will
be communicated by the next emails and/or at the meeting web site.

2.- CELMEC POSTER PRIZE
a prize will be awarded to the best poster (including e-posters) presented
at CELMEC VII.

REGISTRATION

The registration form can be filled starting from the meeting web site
  http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~simca/celmecVII/index.html

Partecipants are kindly requested to register WITHIN 10 MARCH 2017.

Registrations will be accepted until all places are filled.

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Double rooms cost 88.00 Euros per person and single rooms cost 102.00 Euros per person; they include breakfast, lunch and dinner. The prices are valid also for accompanying persons.

No registration fee is requested.

5) School: "Satellite Dynamics and Space Missions: Theory and Applications of Celestial Mechanics", San Martino al Cimino, 28/8 -2/9, 2017

Updated information and the list of invited speakers at the
meeting site

   http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~simca/sdsm2017/

The school will cover the following subjects:

- the theory and methods of Celestial Mechanics that underpin
  satellite dynamics and space mission design;

- the dynamics of space mission design;

- space exploration applications involving Astrodynamics.

REGISTRATION

The registration form can be filled starting from the meeting web site
  http://axp.mat.uniroma2.it/~celmec/formsdsm2017.html

Participants are kindly requested to register WITHIN 10 MARCH 2017.

Registrations will be accepted until all places are filled.

Hotel reservations (except for the invited spekares) must be done
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with subject SDSM2017.  Double rooms cost 75.00 Euros per person and
single rooms cost 89.00 Euros per person; they include breakfast,
lunch and dinner. The prices are valid also for accompanying persons.

No registration fee is requested.

A limited number of fellowships giving partial support will be available.

6) 2017 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop - Pasadena, August 7-11, 2017

Registration and financial assistance application now available on-line!
Registration and the application for financial aid for the 2017 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop on 'Microlensing in the Era of WFIRST' hosted by the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI) are now available.  The preliminary agenda and information on the hands on sessions are also posted.

The workshop will take place on the Caltech campus August 7-11, 2017. The workshop is intended for graduate students and postdocs, however all interested parties are welcome to attend.

Please visit the workshop website for more information:  http://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2017/

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7) PhD student position in Jena on debris disks

The Astrophysical Institute and University Observatory (AIU) of the Friedrich Schiller University,
Jena, Germany, is seeking candidates for a PhD student position to join the “Disks and Planets”
group at the AIU. The main research interest of the group is to study debris disks in extrasolar planetary
systems, including their relation to exoplanets and planet formation. The group collaborates
closely with other groups in Germany and is involved in a number of projects at the international
level. The PhD student is expected to work on one of the numerous aspects of debris disks. These
include dynamical, collisional, and thermal emission modeling of debris disks, as well as their observations
with various facilities and data analysis. The successful applicant will also have a light
load of teaching duties (2 hours per week, for instance by leading exercise classes).

The position is available for three years starting from April 1, 2017 or later. Prolongation for one
more year is possible. The salary is standard for PhD positions in Germany (1/2 TV-L E-13 of the
German federal public service scale) and includes a number of social and family-related benefits.
The applicants should have a strong educational record and hold a Master’s degree or equivalent
in physics or astronomy. Previous experience with astronomical research, preferrably with disk
and/or exoplanet studies, would be an advantage.

An application as a single file in PDF format should include a CV, a brief statement of research
interests, and two names of reference. All applications received by March 15, 2017 will be given
full consideration.

The Friedrich Schiller University is an equal opportunity employer. Women and disabled persons
are encouraged to apply.

Contact: Professor Alexander V. Krivov
Astrophysical Institute and University Observatory
Friedrich Schiller University
Schillerg¨asschen 2-3, 07745 Jena
Germany
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Website: http://www.astro.uni-jena.de

8) Microsymposium 58: Surface Exploration and Sample Return. Houston, March 18-19, 2017

Dear Colleague: You are cordially invited to attend Microsymposium 58, Surface Exploration and Sample Return: A New Era in Planetary Sciences (March 18-19, 2017)

Featuring updates on the Chinese Lunar and Planetary Exploration Program

Micro 58, Co-Sponsored by Brown University, Vernadsky Institute, the Institute for Space Research (IKI) and the Brown-MIT NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI-SEEED), will be held March 18-19, 2017 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, 1601 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas, just prior to the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
The highly successful flyby of Pluto has completed the reconnaissance exploration phase of our Solar System during the last half-century.  The emplacement of sophisticated international orbital spacecraft around seven Solar System planetary bodies has provided a first-order characterization of their surfaces and atmospheres.  On the basis of these findings, we are now poised to define more clearly the major scientific goals for the next half-century, and to accomplish these goals utilizing robotic surface exploration and sample return, and human exploration of the Moon, Mars and other destinations.

But what are these goals? Where are the most appropriate destinations for surface exploration and sample return missions?  And how can different countries, agencies and commercial enterprises work together to optimize robotic exploration leading to human exploration?

Microsymposium 58 will address several of these questions as we chart exploration strategies for the coming decades.  What are the major outstanding scientific questions for the Moon, Mars, Venus, Phobos/Deimos and asteroids?  What are the optimum landing sites for robotic exploration, leading to sample return for these bodies?  Where can human exploration optimize the scientific return?

The workshop will be focused on 1) keynote presentations for identifying fundamental questions for each of these destinations, followed by 2) reports and discussion on current and future plans for landing and sample return sites on the Moon, Mars, Venus, Phobos/Deimos and asteroids.  Invitations are extended to, and participation is expected from, representatives from Russia, China, ESA, India, Japan, the United States, Korea, and other space-faring nations and commercial enterprises.  

The program will be a mix of invited and contributed papers and will convene on Saturday, March 18, 2017 (1 PM-6 PM) and Sunday, March 19, 2017 (8:30 AM-12 Noon).  The Microsymposium will emphasize an open discussion format and will be anchored by invited overviews, commentaries and posters. If you are interested in participating in Micro 58, please register http://www.planetary.brown.edu/html_pages/micro58_reg.htm online.  

Details and updates can be found at the Microsymposium 58 <http://www.planetary.brown.edu/html_pages/micro58.htm> site.

Those wishing to attend the conference can register at any time, including up to the time of the conference, but advance notice helps us to plan refreshments and seating. Please forward this announcement to interested colleagues and students.

Co-conveners: James Head, Carle Pieters, Maria Zuber, Lev Zelenyi, Alexander Basilevsky, Harald Hiesinger, Long Xiao.

Co-Sponsored by Brown University, Vernadsky Institute, Institute for Space Research (IKI), and the Brown-MIT NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI-SEEED).

9) Post doc position on "Gaia astrometry and physical properties of asteroids", IMCCE, Paris

We would like to announce the availability of a postdoc position at IMCCE/Paris Observatory " Gaia astrometry and physical properties of asteroids" related to the scientific exploitation and validation of Gaia data on asteroids. The fellowship — to be started before June 1st, 2017 — is intended for a period of 18months, with a possible extension subject to funding and performance.

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