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General Assembly | ||
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All Europlanet Society Members are invited to attend the Europlanet General Assembly online on 10 November from 10:00-12:00 CET. The agenda includes the results of the election of new members of the Europlanet Society Executive Board, the presentation of the Europlanet Annual Report and updates to the Constitution of the Europlanet Society to recognise the Europlanet Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif (AISBL) as providing the legal structure for the Europlanet Society. |
Discord Weekly Get-Together! | ||
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Last week marked the inaugural session of the society's new weekly Discord get-togethers. The group discussed the shape they want the meetings to take (suggestions still welcome!), heard from the maker of an exciting upcoming film about JUICE, about cutting-edge research on planetary atmospheres, and more. This is your chance to get engaged with the largest planetary science community in Europe! Get-togethers are every week during Friday lunch, at 12:30-13:30 Paris time on Discord. | |
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EPEC Profiles – Jessica Hogan | ||
Have you read the latest EPEC profile? EPEC co-chair Jessica Hogan outlines her research background, and her involvement with EPEC. | ||
> See Previous Profiles |
The Europlanet Early Career Network (EPEC) at DPS-EPSC 2023 | ||
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The EPEC@EPSC working group teamed up with the DPS Professional Development Subcommittee to offer several activities for early careers at the conference. The activities ranged from a networking reception and social event to a short course on mental health and a mentoring program. Early careers also had the chance to connect with EPEC during the EPEC general assembly and throughout week at the EPEC booth. We appreciate everyone who has participated in our activities and plans to become involved in our network. If you enjoyed our events and would like to help us improve them, we also invite you to fill out this survey. |
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Europlanet Society Webinar: Horizon Europe Space and Infrastructure Calls for 2024 | Tuesday 28 November 13:00 CET | ||
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In this webinar for Europlanet Society Members, Nigel Mason will provide an overview of upcoming funding calls that may be of interest to the planetary and wider space community. We will discuss guidance gathered from workshops and webinars held by the European Commission, as well as our own past experiences. | |
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Europlanet News |
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Europlanet Attends DPS-EPSC 2023 | ||
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Members of the Europlanet Society, the Society’s Executive Office team from the ESF, and its Early Career network (EPEC) attended the joint DPS-EPSC meeting in San Antonio (TX, US) between the 1st and 6th of October 2023. At the Europlanet Society booth, one part was staffed by members of the Executive Office team, allowing the visitors to discover, learn more about, or sign up for the Europlanet Society or its newsletter. Executive Office and Board members met with DPS leadership for important discussions. A second part of the booth was dedicated to EPEC, who also offered diverse activities during the week: a workshop on mental health, a meeting for PhDs students and young postdocs, and a social gathering. It was great to meet so many of you in person, and we look forward to seeing you next year at EPSC 2024! |
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Farinella Prize | ||
Dr Federica Spoto, of the Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and Dr Diego Turrini, of the National Institute for Astrophysics – Turin Astrophysical Observatory (INAF-OATo) in Italy, have been awarded jointly the 2023 Paolo Farinella Prize for their outstanding contributions to the field “From superbolides to meteorites: physics and dynamics of small planetary impactors”. The award ceremony took place during the DPS-EPSC meeting and was followed by prize lectures by each of the winners. | ||
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Europlanet Outreach Prize | ||
The 2023 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement has been awarded jointly to the artist, Daniela de Paulis, for her interdisciplinary programmes to bring space and planetary science to international audiences, and the science communicator, El Mehdi Essaidi, for his community-centric work in southern Morocco to share the wonders of our Solar System and the Universe. | ||
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Europlanet 2024 RI News |
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1st Europlanet Latin America Planetary Science Workshop: Connecting Earth with Other Planets | ||
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The next event in the Europlanet Workshop Series will be the 1st Europlanet Latin America Planetary Science Workshop, which will take place from 31 October-03 November 2023 at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The workshop will be held in hybrid mode. Registration is compulsory and has been extended to 29/10/2023. | |
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Europlanet 2024 RI NA Call for Observations at the Europlanet Telescope Network | ||
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The Europlanet Telescope Network has a rolling call for proposals for observations. Decisions are made within two months of submission. For further information on the Europlanet Telescope Network, its opportunities and how to apply please click on the link below. | |
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Save the Date: the 2024 GMAP Planetary Geologic Mapping Winter School | 22-26 January 2024 | ||
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The fourth edition of the Geology & Planetary Mapping (GMAP) Winter School will be held online from 22-26 January 2024. The Winter School, which is organised by Europlanet 2024 RI’s Geological Mapping (GMAP) activity, will be largely hands-on, with a programme dedicated to the production of planetary geological maps of the Moon and Mars with particular emphasis on landing site characterisation. Registration is free and will be open from late November. |
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EUROPLANET MENTORSHIP PLATFORM - Call for Mentors! | ||
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The Europlanet Mentorship platform aims to provide a central point of contact for early career scientists to develop expertise, ask questions and discuss career plans with more established members of the planetary community. Through the Europlanet Mentorship programme, we aim that Mentees are given the support they need to become collaborative and open-minded colleagues and leaders, enabling them to pursue their chosen career paths. We will put Mentees in contact with a Mentor who can support them to take steps to achieve better levels of professional success. In matching Mentees with Mentors, we will try to find synergies between the Mentor’s areas of strength and the Mentee’s mentoring needs, including shared interests and relevant areas of experience. |
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Planetary Science News |
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Reflectance spectra of mascagnite and salammoniac minerals with varying viewing geometry' Fastelli et al, Icarus, Volume 403, October 2023, 115633 |
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This study reports a systematic laboratory investigation of reflectance spectra in the near and visible infrared for mascagnite and salammoniac minerals. These data are of potentially great interest for the detection of nitrogen and ammonium compounds on the surface of icy objects. | |
> Read the Paper | ||
Events & Opportunities |
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55th Conference On Variable Stars Research | 17th - 19th November 2023 | Faculty of Natural Sciences of Masaryk | ||
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The Conference on Variable Star Research is the most important meeting organized by Variable Stars and Exoplanet Section of the Czech Astronomical Society. This year, our co-organizer is the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University in Brno, who has provided the its premises and technical support for the conference. This year meeting will assume hybrid form - both in person and online via ZOOM application, and will be held in Czech, Slovak and English languages. | |
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Alessandro Morbidelli's Inaugural Lecture at the Collège de France | January 25, 2024 | ||
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Determinism and Stochasticity in Planetary Formation: For centuries, it was expected that all planetary systems, owing to the universality of physical laws, would roughly resemble our own – with small rocky planets close to the star and gas giants further out, all on nearly circular orbits. However, the discovery of numerous extrasolar planets has revealed the vast diversity of planetary systems. This inaugural lecture will present the current state of knowledge about the structures of known planetary systems, while situating our solar system within this broader context. | |
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Post-doc position at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA/CSIC) | Granada, Spain | ||
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We present a post-doctoral position to study the Martian Atmosphere that we (Miguel A. Lopez-Valverde and Francisco González-Galindo) are offering at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA/CSIC) in Granada, Spain, in the frame of our recently approved NOMADACS2 project "Investigation of the atmosphere of Mars and its evolution with the instruments NOMAD and ACS on Exomars Trace Gas Orbiter and with the Mars Planetary Climate Model". The position is initially for 2 years, with a possible extension contingent upon funding availability and performance. |
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Postdoc position on MMX Mission | LESIA, Meudon | ||
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A postdoc position in planetary field is available at LESIA-Paris Observatory. The position is 1 + 1 years. The research work will be in support of MMX JAXA mission and in particular of MIRS (MMX InfraRed Spectrometer) developed at LESIA involving modelling and laboratory work to simulate the surface properties of Phobos and Deimos. The laboratory measurements will be performed at MIRS calibration facility of LESIA (or outside if necessary). The LESIA facility is already equipped with several spectrometers, with a desiccator apparatus (by JAXA collaboration), and will additionally host the MIRS Engineer Model. The postdoc will be associated scientist of MIRS-MMX and will participate to the MIRS-MMX science meetings remotely and in person in Japan. Please provide (within October 31st , 2023) to Antonella Barucci a detailed CV (including a list of publications), a cover letter, and the names and contact details of two potential references. |
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PhD position on stellar physics and exoplanet atmospheres | Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo and CEA Paris-Saclay | ||
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We are opening a PhD position (3 years funding) to work on themes at the interface between stellar physics and exoplanet atmospheres. The selected candidate will split their time between INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo and CEA Paris-Saclay. We would appreciate if you could forward this email to any students who might be interested. They should contact us by email (addresses below; informal inquiries welcome). We will commence the review of applications soon and keep the position open until a suitable candidate is identified. Antonio García Muñoz (antonio.garciamunoz@cea.fr) Giuseppina Micela (giuseppina.micela@inaf.it) Cesare Cecchi Pestellini (cesare.cecchipestellini@inaf.it) Pierre-Olivier Lagage (pierre-olivier.lagage@cea.fr) |
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HWO GOMAP START Announcement of Opportunity | Deadline 30th November 2023 | ||
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ESA solicits the participation of the European community in the role of ESA-appointed representatives to the NASA Great Observatory Maturation Program's (GOMAP) Science, Technology, Architecture Review Team (START) for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission. ESA will appoint up to three representatives to the START. These positions will be for the duration of the START activities (expected to be between 18-36 months) or for a duration of 36 months, whichever comes first. With the exception of expenses incurred while travelling for activities related to the current call (a maximum of two transatlantic trips per year), ESA will not fund the activities of the scientists and each proposer is responsible for securing their own funding from other sources. |
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EXOSYSTEMS IV Conference | Lyon | Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2024 | ||
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The ExoSystèmes workshop series aims to unite the French community interested in stellar-planet system formation, evolution, planetary diversity, their atmospheres, orbital architecture, and habitability around different types of stars. Its goal is to encourage and strengthen the numerous instrumental, observational, experimental, and theoretical synergies in our scientific communities in France. This fourth workshop, ExoSystèmes IV, is open to the entire (exo)planetary and stellar community. Its primary objective is to prepare for the prospective exercise by the French National Institute for Earth Sciences and Astronomy (INSU) in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The event will span three full days, from Tuesday, January 30 to Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Meyrieu Auditorium). Registration Deadline: December 1, 2023 |
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