DPS Mailing #02-01: Icarus, Obit, Workshop, Etc

ICARUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Two announcements from the Icarus editorial office have been
posted on the Icarus web site at
http://icarus.cornell.edu/information/ann02a.html

Here is a brief summary:

(1) Some authors have reported problems with image quality in galley
proofs or final printed versions of Icarus papers. If you submit your
figures to Academic Press electronically, be sure they are very high
resolution digital files and also send them high quality glossy
photographic hardcopies showing the precise colors and contrast that
you want. Provide AP with detailed instructions regarding figure
placement and orientation. Also, be sure to check your galleys
carefully: what you see is what you will get.

(2) While electronic submission of Icarus manuscripts seems to be a
hit, the editorial office is spending far too much time assembling many
of these manuscripts from numerous files often in different formats
uploaded by authors. The responsibility for assembling and submitting a
manuscript that conforms to Icarus style guidelines rests with the
authors, not the editors or editorial office. Beginning January 12,
authors submitting manuscripts to Icarus via the Web will be allowed to
upload only two files: one containing the complete manuscript and a
second containing an accompanying cover letter. Only PS, PDF, DOC,
WPD, or TXT formats will be accepted for these files, and manuscripts
must be properly formatted according to Icarus style guidelines. If
your manuscript is accepted, you will be able to upload high resolution
digital figures directly to the publisher later.

Further information and details can be found at the URL listed
above.

ICARUS SUBSCRIPTIONS – REMINDER

A reminder that DPS members are entitled to purchase a subscription to
Icarus at special member rates:

Print — N. America . . . . . . . . . $250

Print — rest of world (ROW) . . . . .$278

Print & Electronic N. America . . . . $300

Print & Electronic ROW . . . . . . . .$328

Electronic only . . . . . . . . . . . $250

PRINT subscribers receive 12 issues of Icarus for the 2002 calendar
year, expiring 31-Dec-2002.

ELECTRONIC subscribers will be provided access to Icarus for issues
published between 1-Jan-2001 through 31-Dec-2002.

Questions regarding subscriptions, payments, etc can be directed to
apjcs@harcourt.com

Access problems/questions should be directed to
tscideal@hbtechsupport.com

GRAHAM RYDER

Graham Ryder, a premier lunar scientist who pioneered many of our
most important concepts about the Moon and its evolution, passed
away on January 5, 2002 as a result of complications from cancer of the
esophagus. He received his BSc from the University of Wales
(Swansea) (1970) and his PhD from Michigan State University (1974),
specializing in the petrology of igneous rocks. He did post-doctoral
study with John Wood’s group at the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory, was subsequently employed by Northrup Services Inc. in the
Lunar Curatorial Facility (NASA Johnson Space Center), and since 1983,
has been a Staff Scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in
Houston. Graham’s work was instrumental in several areas of lunar
science. He was among the first to recognize evidence in the lunar
sample collection that mare volcanism began very early, before the end
of the “late heavy bombardment.” Graham’s work with highland rocks and
breccias clarified the processes and history of the lunar crust. He
produced detailed catalogs and guides to the Apollo lunar sample
collections, facilitating the scientific work of the entire sample
community. As a result of these efforts, he was intimately familiar
with the sample collections and could recite detailed characteristics
of various samples and the results of studies associated with each.
Graham’s work helped provide the basis for understanding the geological
context and petrological characteristics of the samples, which greatly
advanced our understanding of the Moon’s evolution. As part of his
interest in the geological process of impact, Graham studied
terrestrial impact breccias and melts and fully participated in the
revolution in terrestrial geology that resulted from study of the
Cretaceous-Tertiary impact and subsequent mass extinction. In recent
years, Graham became interested in the problem of the early cratering
history of the Moon (the so-called “lunar cataclysm”) and undertook to
obtain very precise radiometric ages of lunar impact melts to address
this problem. This work produced revised estimates for the ages of
major lunar impact events, a set of data that must be explained to
unravel fully lunar history.

Graham is survived by his daughter Abigail, and his parents and
siblings in England. Expressions of condolence may be sent to his
daughter Abby Ryder, 2443 Heritage Bend Drive, Webster, TX 77598.

NEAR DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM WORKSHOP

The Small Bodies Node of PDS will conduct a workshop on accessing and
using the NEAR data at the end of the LPSC. Details will be posted
at http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/NEARdb/NEAR_dap.html

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
PLANETARY SCIENCES BEST STUDENT PAPER OF 2001 AWARD

The Meteoritical Society and the Planetary Division of the Geological
Society of America jointly sponsor the “Planetary Sciences Best Student
Paper Award”. The award is for undergraduate and graduate students who
are first author of a planetary science paper published in a
peer-reviewed scientific journal during the calendar year 2001. The
prize includes recognition by both Societies, a plaque, and a cash
award of $500.

Paper topics include the disciplines of the Planetary Sciences in the
broadest sense. The first author must have been a registered student
at a degree-awarding institution anywhere in the world at the time the
paper was submitted to the journal.

Papers will need to be nominated in order to be considered. Full
members of the Geological Society of America, the Meteoritical Society,
or any of their associated societies may make nominations. Electronic
nominations via e-mail with the paper attached as a pdf file are
encouraged. Nominations should include the following:

(1) The name of the student.  

(2) The full citation of the paper (Including a copy of the paper or

    the paper as a pdf file would be helpful, but not required).

(3) The name and address of the University the student was attending at

    the time of paper submittal.

(4) A brief description of why this paper is among the best.

Nomination deadline is January 30, 2002.

Questions and nominations should be directed to:

Dr. Dan Britt, Chair, Student Paper Selection Committee, Department of
Geological Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 306 Geological
Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996; phone: 865-974-6008,
dbritt@utk.edu

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Research Associate, University of Maryland.
http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/jobs/res_assoc.html

See also AAS Job Register: http://www.aas.org/JobRegister/

Melissa McGrath, DPS Secretary-Treasurer
submissions to: mcgrath@stsci.edu