January 2013 ISSUE 52
Job Opening
The
Optical Remote Sensing Laboratory of the City College of City University of New
York (CCNY) invites applicants for a Research Associate position in Optical
Sensing and Imaging of the Marine Environment. Candidates with an expertise in
marine optical sensing, sensor development, spectroscopy,
calibration/validation, satellite remote sensing and especially polarized
radiative transfer are specifically sought. Duties will include research in
instrumentation and algorithm development, graduate student mentoring in above
areas, participation in laboratory experiments and field campaigns, and
preparation of manuscripts, reports, and proposals for external funding.
Salary:45,000-$60,000
Core Competencies/Qualifications:
A PhD in engineering or a related scientific field. A
combination of experimental and theoretical experience in development of
optical sensors and their applications to the coastal marine environment,
strong simulation abilities are required as is the ability to work and interact
within a well-established multidisciplinary research team which includes
faculty, postdocs, undergraduate and graduate students. The demonstrated
ability to prepare proposals and seek funding is also highly desirable.
Send resume to:
Prof. Alex Gilerson
Electrical Engineering Department
City College of New York (CUNY)
gilerson@ccny.cuny.edu
AOGS Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 24 -
28 June 2013
Abstract
due: 29 January 2013
Session PS07: Spectropolarimetric
Exploration of Planetary Systems and Their Habitability
Spectro-polarimetry is becoming a valuable remote
sensing tool to explore our solar system (including earth, planetary
atmospheres, satellite, ring systems, comets, asteroids, trans-Neptunian
objects, etc.) to understand its formation and evolution. With
the increasing diversity of extrasolar planetary systems, it important to
understand their formation and evolution and place our solar system in context.
This session will include invited and contributed talks on: (i) application of the principles of polarization to remote
sensing; and (ii) role of polarization as an independent and complementary
remote sensing tool to imaging and spectroscopic techniques; (iii) laboratory
measurements and modeling; (iv) instrumentation and missions and (v)
astrobiology and habitability. We welcome both polarimetrists and
non-polarimetrists (observers, theorists and experimentalists) that study
planetary systems to identify the challenges and advances in this growing
field.
Conveners:
Padma
A. Yanamandra-Fisher (Space Science Institute,
USA), padmayf@gmail.com (main
convener)
Jeremy
Bailey (UNSW, Australia)
Motohide Tamura (National Astronomical Observatory of
Japan)
Sujan Sengupta (Indian Institute
of Astrophysic, India)
Ludmilla
Kolokolova (University of Maryland, USA)
Anny-Chantal
Levasseur-Regourd (Univ. P and M Curie, France)
Session PS6: Studies of Small Solar
System Bodies (including Cosmic Dust) and Insight into Planetary System
Formation
Small
solar system bodies, such as asteroids, comets, trans-Neptunian objects,
meteors, and interplanetary dust particles, are remnants of proto-solar nebula
from which major objects in solar system were formed. Scientific interests for
these primitive bodies include, but not limited to, physical characterization,
understanding of the origin and early evolution of our solar system, and
formation processes and configuration of other planetary systems. Recently,
synergies of theoretical and modelling studies,
laboratory experiments / analysis, ground and space-based observational
studies, and in-situ measurements are making significant progress in research
on small bodies and planet forming regions. This session reviews latest results
on research of small bodies in the solar system and beyond, and discuss future
development of this research field.
Conveners
Daisuke Kinoshita (National Central
University, Taiwan), kinoshita@astro.ncu.edu.tw
(main convener)
Henry Hsieh (University of Hawaii, United
States)
Takashi Ito (National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan, Japan)
Miriam Rengel
(Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany)
Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of
Maryland, United States)
Junichi Watanabe (National
Astronomical Observatory, Japan)
Daniel Boice
(Southwest Research Institute, United States)
Masateru Ishiguro (Seoul National University,
Korea, South)
Alain Doressoundiram
(Paris Observatory, France)
A.-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (PMC
Univ. Paris 6 / CNRS-IPSL, France)
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Polarization Science and Remote Sensing
VI
Conference OP410; Part of program track on
Remote Sensing
25 - 29 August 2013
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego,
California United States
Papers
are solicited on the following and related topics:
Polarization
in Remote Sensing
-
atmospheric polarization measurements and modeling
-
polarization for characterizing clouds, haze, and
aerosols
-
atmospheric and biological aerosol measurements
-
terrestrial and planetary surface polarization
-
agricultural crop and soil polarization and modeling
-
solar, astronomical, or astrophysical applications
-
ocean and marine applications
-
polarization remote sensing programs
-
spectropolarimetry
-
polarization lidar/ladar and other active
polarimetry.
Polarization
Phenomenology of Natural and Artificial Scenes
-
polarization phenomenology measurements
-
polarization phenomenology
simulations.
Polarization
Properties of Sources and Detectors
Polarization
Metrology and Instrumentation
-
passive and active polarimetry
-
ellipsometry
-
polarization scattered light measurements
-
spectropolarimetry
-
imaging polarimetry
-
polarization-based biological
microscopy, imaging, and instrumentation.
Polarization
in Vision and Computer Vision
Polarimetric
Image Quality Metrics
Polarization
Analysis of Optical Systems
-
polarization in optical design and polarization ray
tracing
-
polarization aberrations
-
instrumental polarization
-
polarimeter calibration.
Polarization-Based
Optical Systems and Components
-
passive polarimeters
-
laser radar (lidar or ladar) and other active polarimeters
-
polarization imagers
-
optical signal processors and computers
-
optical data storage
-
fiber optic sensors
-
optical modulators.
Polarization
Properties of Materials
-
liquid crystals and crystalline materials
-
ceramics and plastics
-
organic and biological materials
-
optical fiber.
Mathematics
of Coherence, Polarization, and Scattering Polarization
Methods
of Displaying Polarization Data
Conference
Chairs
Joseph
A. Shaw, Montana State Univ. (United States); Daniel A. LeMaster,
Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
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Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta Award (more details)
We
are very pleased to issue a Call for Nominations for the 2013 Elsevier / JQSRT
Raymond Viskanta Award.
This
young-scientist award in the category of Radiative Transfer is named after
Professor Raymond Viskanta of Purdue University,
Indiana, USA to honor his profound contributions to the field of Radiative
Transfer since late 1950s. He is a W. F. M. Goss Professor Emeritus of
Engineering at Purdue and a member of US National Academy of Engineering. He
has written more than 500 papers, has guided more than 85 graduate students,
and has influenced many engineers and researchers during his stellar career.
The Viskanta Award will be competed among early-career
scientists and engineers who work on the theory and application of radiative
transfer (including thermal sciences, atmospheric radiation, optical sciences,
near- and far-field radiation transfer, remote sensing or all other relevant
areas) will be eligible. The Award will be presented at the RAD'13: 'The
Seventh International Symposium on Radiation Transfer' during June 2-8, 2013.
A
nominee:
-Can
be an undergraduate, a graduate or a post-graduate student, or in his/her early
career path with an outstanding record of scholarship and/or applications;
-Has
not received a JQSRT Young Scientist Award previously;
-Has
published in JQSRT previously, although this requirement may be relaxed in
exceptional cases;
-Must
be under 37 years of age on June 1, 2013 or finished
his/her PhD within the 10 years preceding that date;
-Must
present a paper at RAD'13;
-Must
attend the award ceremony at RAD'13.
The
recipient of the award will be awarded a monetary prize of Euro 500 and an
official certificate. The winner will be selected by the JQSRT Editors-in-Chief
(M.P. MengΓΌΓ§, M. Mishchenko, L. S. Rothman), JQSRT Publisher (J. Stoop) and
the RAD'13 Co-Chairs (B.W. Webb and D. Lemonnier) and
will be announced during the Symposium Gala Dinner on June 6, 2013.
The
nomination package of a candidate should be sent to M.P. Mengus
by March 1, 2013. The package should include a cover letter, the CV and the
PDFs of up to 5 best peer-reviewed journal papers. Please note that any nominee
to be considered for the Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta
Award should present a paper at RAD'13. The details of paper submission
procedure are available here. http://www.ichmt.org/rad-13/
.
Yours
sincerely,
M.
Pinar Mengus
Editor-in-Chief
Journal
of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
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