Planet Mars - 6th edition, Les Houches School of Physics, France, March 30 - April 4, 2025

Planet Mars VI will be the sixth edition of a series of workshops which has taken place at the Les Houches School of Physics (French Alps) since 2003. These workshops are organized to bring together senior scientists, junior scientists, postdocs and PhD students in order to optimize the analysis and interpretation of space data, and to prepare the community for the best exploitation of forthcoming missions. Leading Mars scientists in the interpretation of data and modelling will present their views on key topics, from the deep interior to the ionosphere of Mars, as well as Phobos science.  

The deadline for registration is November 29, 2024. Workshop information can be found at: https://planet-mars-vi.sciencesconf.org

Please note the number of spaces is limited to 70, and early career researchers are especially encouraged to attend. Please circulate in your teams and communities.

Many thanks,

Elliot, Jorge

PhD Position (f_m_x) in Soil Microbiology

The new project is funded by the DFG Priority Programme Antarctic Research and will be done together with the University of Tübingen where another PhD position will be hosted. Both positions will closely work together encompassing the fields of Microbiology and Soil Science regarding initial soil development. 

For details and online application see https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/karriere/stellenangebote/details/9988

Payload Proposals for SpinSat Platform

Dear colleagues of Commission F,

I am part of a NASA Ames-led team that is developing the SpinSat platform, a multi-payload spinning satellite that will provide centrifugal gravity in beyond-LEO radiation environments. 

We recently released a request for information (RFI) via SAM.gov, aimed to solicit interest and responses from those who might propose science payloads for this platform, as well as those who could develop payload hardware to enable such experiments to fly on SpinSat.

Please see the SpinSat RFI for descriptive details and to be added to the e-mailing list for updates, and please contact julie.k.fletcher_at_nasa.gov (or me) if you have questions. We would welcome a response from you to this RFI!

Sincerely,

Dr. Petra Rettberg

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