August 2008 ISSUE 27
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-
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
January 5 - 9, 2009
http://cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp/~pschool/2009-01-05/
LOCATION: SEAPAL SUMA,
ENROLLMENT: 60 participants
Deadline for Application: September 22, 2008
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We cordially invite young scientists to participate in the 1st
heritage of the
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
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
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
------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).
------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
1-1 Rokkodai, Nada
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,
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Tetsuo Yamamoto (
Akiko M. Nakamura (
Kohei Kitazato (
Hidekazu Tanaka (
Hiroshi Kimura (
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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
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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