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New Papers
New
publications available at http://www.giss.nasa.gov/~crmim/publications/
[www.giss.nasa.gov] in the PDF format:
Mishchenko,
M. I. (2007): Electromagnetic Scattering in Discrete Random media:
Fundamental Theory and Applications, Kyiv-New York (Habilitation Doctoral Thesis, in
Russian) (Hardcopy available upon request; e-mail: mmishchenko
at giss.nasa.gov)
Mishchenko, M.
I., 2008: Multiple scattering by particles embedded in an absorbing medium.
2. Radiative transfer equation, J. Quant. Spectrosc.
Radiat. Transfer 109, 2386-2390.
Liu, L., and M. I. Mishchenko,
2008: Toward unified satellite climatology of aerosol properties: direct
comparisons of advanced level 2 aerosol products, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer
109, 2376-2385.
The 1st CPS International
School of Planetary
Sciences 2009 "DUST IN SPACE"
January 5 - 9, 2009
http://cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp/~pschool/2009-01-05/
LOCATION: SEAPAL SUMA, Kobe,
Japan.
ENROLLMENT: 60 participants
Deadline for
Application: September 22, 2008
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We cordially invite young scientists to participate in the 1st CPS International
School of
Planetary Science 2009. This school aims at promoting education and research
in planetary science for highly motivated graduate students and young
researchers worldwide. It will offer them an opportunity to interact with
leading scientists in a specific scientific field of the year. The present
school is the
heritage of the Kobe International
Planetary School
held under the Kobe University 21 Century COE program.
This year's topic of the school
will be "Dust in Space", reflecting the coming retirement of Prof.
Tadashi Mukai, who was the leader of the 21th COE program "Origin and Evolution of Planetary
Systems" and is the most well-known Japanese scientist in cosmic dust research.
Internationally well-established experts in dust science will review recent
progress in our understandings of interstellar dust, interplanetary dust, cometary dust, and dust in protoplanetary
disks and debris disks.
The lecturers
and their topics are listed below:
Juergen Blum --- How large can dust
aggregates really grow by collisions in protoplanetary
disks?
Bruce T. Draine --- Modeling of interstellar dust
Seung Soo Hong --- A
three-dimensional model of the interplanetary dust cloud
Wing-Huen Ip ---
Dust-plasma interactions
Elmar K. Jessberger ---
Some stories told from cometary dust and IDP compositions
Alexander V. Krivov --- Debris disks: Seeing
dust, thinking of planetesimals and planets
Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd
--- Optical properties of dust particles in the solar system, with emphasis
on cometary dust
Takashi Onaka --- Observations of dust in space
from space
The school will take place at Seapal Suma, a
casual seaside resort located west to the central part of Kobe.
http://www.seapalsuma.com/
(the official website, Japanese only)
http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=13907
(in English from a hotel booking
site)
This school is sponsored by the Global Center of Excellence (GCOE) Program:
"Foundation of International Center for Planetary Science", a joint
project between Kobe University and Hokkaido University.
The Organizing Committee of the school will select 60 participants in total
on the basis of their applications.
We look forward to receiving your applications.
Tetsuo Yamamoto (Chair
of the Organizing Committee)
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------SCHEDULE OF THE SCHOOL
The school will start at 15:00 on January 5th by check-ins of all the participants
and an opening reception, followed by a dinner (17:30-19:00) and poster presentations
by the participants (19:00-21:00). The school will be closed at 12:00 on
January 9th,
followed by a lunch at the venue. Detailed
schedule will be available in the next announcement.
------TARGET PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTION
The course is targeted mainly to doctoral students and postdocs.
The school is international in scope and we welcome applicants from any country.
We will select 60 participants based on
(1) the level and suitability of your qualifications (neither too high nor
too low) and
(2) the relevance of your works and interests to
planetary science (we attach importance to the way you describe them).
Applications should be made by filling out the attached form, and sending
it by e-mail to <pschool-loc@cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp>. The deadline for
application is September 22, 2008. Selection will be made by the Organizing
Committee and the decision will be sent to the applicants by September 30,
2008.
------FINANCIAL SUPPORT
A limited amount of funds is available for approximately 30 successful participants,
and the amount of money paid to individual awardees will be decided by the
Organizing Committee. Please indicate your intension and estimate your
transportation expenses on the application form if you would like to request
financial support. Note that January 5th is probably still in the New Year's
celebrations in Japan,
therefore, your flight ticket might cost more than the standard rate. The
amount of financial support made available to the recipients will be informed
by September 30, 2008.
------EXPECTED ATTENDANCE COSTS
[REGISTRATION FEE] Registration fee is 10,000 JPY. This includes: the reception,
coffee breaks, beverages at the poster session, and
an extra cost for the banquet scheduled on the dinner time on Jan. 8th.
[ACCOMMODATION] All participants are expected to stay in Seapal Suma by sharing a room with 3 other participants
(4 in 1). The room is a Japanese style, namely, a large room floored with tatami mats and equipped with a toilet. There is no
tub/shower in the room, but the hotel has an ocean-view public bath for each
gender equipped with a huge tub at the top floor. We expect that the room
will cost approximately 36,000 JPY per person to share the room for four
nights. If you do not like to share the room, you may occupy the room alone
by paying approximately 48,000 JPY for four nights. Alternatively, Japanese-style
rooms with both toilet and tub/shower are available with approximately
38,000-50,000 JPY per person for four nights, depending on the number of
people to share the room. We will allocate rooms to participants according to
the requests from the participants, but may not always fulfill their
preferences, because only a limited number of rooms, in particular, the rooms
with a shower/tub are available.
[MEALS]
The above-mentioned cost for the accommodation includes all the meals during
the school (from the dinner on Jan. 5th to the lunch on Jan. 9th), EXCEPT for
the dinner on Jan. 7th, when an excursion or free time is tentatively planned
in the afternoon.
[DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION] The venue is located about 100 min. from Kansai
International Airport (KIX) (65 min. by shuttle bus to Kobe Sannomiya, 5 min. walk from the bus stop to JR Sannomiya railway station, 12-15 min. by train to JR Suma
railway station, plus 12 min. walk from the station). The bus fare from the
airport is 1,800 JPY and the train ticket costs 170 JPY. The nearest airport
to the venue is
Kobe Airport (UKB), from which Port Liner, an urban fully automated guideway transit (AGT) system, will take you to JR Sannomiya railway station in 16-18 min. (320 JPY). Osaka International Airport,
another name, Itami Airport (ITM), is also
convenient to JR Sannomiya station. It takes
approximately 40 min. by bus and costs 1,020 JPY.
------IMPORTANT DATES
22 Sep. 2008--- Deadline for application
30 Sep. 2008--- Notification of our decision to the applications
including the financial support
30 Nov. 2008--- Abstract deadline for poster presentation
5-9 Jan. 2009--- The 1st CPS International Planetary School
------CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail: pschool-loc@cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp
Post-mail:
Akiko M. Nakamura
Center for Planetary Science
Graduate School of Science, Kobe
University
1-1 Rokkodai, Nada
Kobe
657-8501
Japan
Fax: +81-78-803-5791
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Organizing Committee of the 1st CPS Kobe Planetary School 2009
``Dust in Space¡Ç¡Ç, Center for Planetary
Science, Kobe University
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Tetsuo Yamamoto (Hokkaido
University)
Akiko M. Nakamura (Kobe
University)
Kohei Kitazato (Kobe University)
Hidekazu Tanaka (Hokkaido University)
Hiroshi Kimura (Hokkaido
University)
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------APPLICATION FORM
Please complete the following application form and e-mail this form to
<pschool-loc@cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp> by September 22, 2008.
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Application for participation in the Planetary School
January 5 - 9,
2009
1. Name (family name, given name) __________________________
2. Status/Degree (M1/M2/D1/D2/D3/postdoc for domestic applicants, master's
or doctoral (Ph.D.) students/postdocs for foreign
applicants, exclusive of bachelor or diploma students)
_____________________________
3. Affiliation (Department and Institution)
_________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Postal address
___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Citizenship (Country) _______________________
6. E-mail address ______________________________
7. Phone number
______________________________
8. FAX number ______________________________
9. Your current research subject(s) or interests (about 400 words);
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
10. Reference Information:
Name, affiliation, and e-mail address of a person whom we could consult
about your qualifications (usually a supervisor for your thesis or a person
in charge of your position).
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
11. Are you planning to present a poster? (Yes/Maybe/No) _________
12. Do you request financial support? (Yes/No) ____
13. Estimate of transportation expenses (If Yes in Item 12):
________________________ (JPY/USD/EURO)
Departure from: _________, Arrival at: _________
Airline Company (for foreign applicants):_________
If possible, please attach a written estimate from your travel agency or
air company.
14. Preferred room type:
(a) a Japanese-style room w/o tub/shower for share (approx. 36,000 JPY),
(b) a Japanese-style room w/ tub for share (approx. 38,000-50,000 JPY), (c) a
Japanese-style room w/o tub/shower for single use (approx. 48,000 JPY), or
(d) a Japanese-style room w/ tub for single use (approx. 50,000 JPY).
________________________
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