CARL SAGAN CENTERActivity Report April 2017

Dr. Nathalie A. Cabrol, Director

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Peer-ReviewedPublications(onlyinpressorpublished) 1. AngeloI,RoweJF,HowellSB,QuintanaEV,StillM,etal.includingHuberD(2017).Kepler-

1649b:Anexo-Venusinthesolarneighborhood.Astronom.J.153,id.162,8pp.

2. Blunt,S.,E.L.Nielsen,R.J.DeRosa,Q.M.Konopacky,D.Ryan,J. J.Wang,L.Pueyo,etal.2017 includingF.Marchis (2017).Orbits forthe Impatient:ABayesianRejectionSamplingMethodforQuicklyFittingtheOrbitsofLong-PeriodExoplanets.TheAstronomicalJournal,Volume153,Issue5,articleid.229,22pp..153.doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa6930.

3. Carrera D, Gorti U, Johansen A, and Davies M (2017). Planetesimal formation by thestreaminginstabilityinaphotevaporatingdisk.Astrophys.J.839,pp16.

4. Chilcote, J., L.Pueyo,R. J.DeRosa, J.Vargas,B.Macintosh,V.P.Bailey,T.Barman,etal.includingF.Marchis&E.L.Nielsen(2017).1to2.4micronNear-IRspectrumoftheGiantPlanet b Pictoris b obtained with the Gemini Planet Imager. The Astronomical Journal,Volume153,Issue4,articleid.182,15pp.(2017).153.doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa63e9.

5. ChuJK,SandersDB,LarsonKL,MazzarellaJM,HowellJH,etal.includingLordS(2017).Thegreat observatories all-sky LIRG survey: Herschel image atlas and aperture photometry.ApJS229,id.25,23pp.

6. CoughlinJL(2017).AAS.TheFinalKeplerPlanetCandidateCatalog(DR25)

7. CukM,andNesvornyD(2017).Planetarychaosandthe(in)stability ifHungariaasteroids.Icarus,specialissueonasteroids,inpress.

8. Desch SJ, Estrada PR, Kalyaan A, and Cuzzi JN (2017). Formulas for radial transport inprotoplanetarydisks.ApJ,inpress.

9. Follette,K.B.,J.Rameau,R.Dong,L.Pueyo,L.M.Close,G.Duchene,J.Fung,etal.includingF.Marchis&E.Nielsen(2017).ComplexSpiralStructureintheHD100546TransitionalDiskasRevealedbyGPIandMagAO.eprintarXiv:1704.06260.

10. Johnson-Groh,M.,C.Marois,R.J.DeRosa,E.L.Nielsen,J.Rameau,S.Blunt,J.Vargas,etal.including F.Marchis & E. L. Nielsen (2017). Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Low-MassCompanionHD984BwiththeGeminiPlanetImager.TheAstronomicalJournal,Volume153,Issue4,articleid.190,13pp.(2017).153.doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa6480.

11. Mathur S, Huber D, Batalha NM, Ciardi DR, Bastien FA, et al. (2017). Revised stellarpropertiesofKeplertargetsfortheQ1-17(DR25)transitdetectionrun.ApJS229,id.30,18pp.

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12. Rameau,J.,K.B.Follette,L.Pueyo,C.Marois,B.Macintosh,M.Millar-Blanchaer,J.J.Wang,etal.includingF.Marchis&E.L.Nielsen(2017).AnOptical/near-infraredinvestigationofHD100546bwiththeGeminiPlanetImagerandMagAO.eprintarXiv:1704.06317.

13. RattenburyNJ,BennettDP,SumiT,KoshimotoN,BondIA,etal.includingTregloan-ReedJ(2017).Faint-sourcestarplanetarymicrolensing:thediscoveryofthecoldgas-giantplanetOGLE-2014-BLG-0676Lb.MNRAS466,2710-2717.

14. Rowe, J. F., P. Gaulme, J. J. Lissauer, M. S. Marley, A. A. Simon, et al., including D. A.Caldwell (2017). Time-series Analysis of Broadband Photometry of Neptune from K2.AJ,153:149,April2017.doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa6119.

15. TajeddineR,NicholsonPD,TiscarenoMS,HedmanMM,andBurnsJA(2017).DynamicalphenomenaattheinneredgeoftheKeelergap.Icarus289,80–93.

Conferences:AbstractsandProceedings1. BishopJL(2017).SeekingbiosignaturesonMarstodaythatarepreservedfromancient

environmentsatMawrthVallis,AstrobiologyScienceConference,AbstractNo.3042.http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/pdf/3042.pdf

2. Brown, AJ, TI Michaels, L Fenton, PO Hayne, S Piqueux, et al. (2017). Detection andQuantification of Volatiles atMars Using aMultispectral LIDAR, Planetary Science Vision2050Workshop,Abstract#8038:https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/V2050/pdf/8038.pdf

3. BywatersKF,HSchmidt,WVercoutere,DDeamer,ARHawkins,RCQuinn,ASBurton,andCP McKay (2017). Development of solid-state nanopore technology for life detection,AstrobiologyScienceConference,AbstractNo.3437.

4. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/pdf/3437.pdf

5. BywatersKF,CPMcKayandRCQuinn(2017).Growthandsurvivalofperchlorate-reducingbacteria in media containing elevated perchlorate concentrations and uv-c conditions,Astrobiology Science Conference, Abstract No. 3616.http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/pdf/3616.pdf

6. Cardinale, M, R Pozzobon, TI Michaels, MC Bourke, CH Okubo, et al. (2017). Continuedmonitoring of aeolian activity within Herschel Crater,Mars, European Geophysical UnionGeneralAssembly,Abstract#EGU2017-14280, http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/EGU2017-14280.pdf

7. Harp,G.R.,JonRichards,JillC.Tarter,SethShostak(2017).LessonsLearnedandStrategiesfortheSETIUsingInterferometry,AbSciCon2017,3725,www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/pdf/sess307.pdf.

8. Harp G. R. (2017). Specialized observations of Trappist-1 and other nearby stars,BreakthroughDiscuss,invitationonlyworkshopatStanford.

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9. KamakolanuUG(2017).TheimpactofMarsatmosphericdustonhumanhealth,DustintheAtmosphereofMarsandItsImpactontheHumanExplorationofMars,AbstractNo.6033.https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/marsdust2017/pdf/6033.pdf

10. LupisellaML andMSRace (2017). Low-Latency Teleoperations, Planetary Protection, andAstrobiology,AstrobiologyScienceConference,AbstractNo.3142. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/pdf/3142.pdf

11. Race MS, JA Spry, CA Conley, B Siegel, and H Thronson (2017). Integrating Science,Technology andOther Considerations into Planetary Protection Requirements forHumanMissions,AstrobiologyScienceConference,AbstractNo.3227. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/pdf/3227.pdf

12. Stillman, DE, BD Bue, KL Wagstaff, TI Michaels, RE Grimm (2017). Observations andUpdated Water Budget of Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) in Garni Crater, 48th Lunar andPlanetaryScienceConference,Abstract#2506, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2017/pdf/2506.pdf

13. Stillman,DE,REGrimm, FJ Calef, Y Lu,TIMichaels (2017).Dark Lineaeon theEquatorialLayeredDeposits;AretheseRecurringSlopeLineae(RSL)orSmallDebrisFlows?,48thLunarand Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1494,https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2017/pdf/1494.pdf

14. TiscarenoMS,BakerEJ,andTheCassiniImagingTeam(6/15/17).TargetedflybyimagesofpropellersinSaturn’sAring.AASDivisiononDynamicalAstronomyMeeting48,401.02

TechnicalReports&DataReleases1. TheKeplerteam(Coughlin)isintheprocessoffinalizingmultiplepublicationsforthefinal

Keplercatalog(DR25)anddeliveringdata.OnlyonewithastandardrefI’mleadauthoronrightnowis:

2. Coughlin,J.L.2017,PlanetDetectionMetrics:RobovetterCompletenessandEffectivenessforDataRelease25(KSCI-19114-001)

3. CoughlinisworkingwithNExScItogetalltheKSCIsfromKepleroverthepastthroughyears,andtheoneswe’reworkingonnow,intoNASAADSsotheyareeasilyfound,insteadofbeinglockedawayinacorneratNExScI.Thisshouldaddtothepublicationcountofeveryonewhohasworkedhardonthese,andmakethemmoreeasilyciteable.

PopularPublications/WebStories/OtherMedia/Interviews1. Caldwell,D.:InterviewpublishedaspartofastoryinDiscoverMagazine(April2017):World

Weary?TheBestIsYettoCome.InterviewbySarahScoles:http://discovermagazine.com/2017/april-2017/world-weary-the-best-is-yet-to-come#.WNw5jTWG8cU.facebook

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2. Shostak,S.(4/26)“TheKeytoFindingAlienLifeWillBeLocatingNewQuackers,”NBCNews/Mach

3. Shostak,S.(4/1)“CuttingtheCords(forGood),ShutterbugMagazine,p.24

4. TiscarenoMS(4/3)wasinterviewedbyScienceforthearticle“Inmission’slasthurrah,CassiniaimstosolveriddleofSaturn’srings.”Thearticleappeared4/13,usingmaterialfromtheinterviewbutnotquotingTiscarenodirectly.

5. TiscarenoMS(4/7)wasinterviewedontheSETIInstitute’sFacebookLivesegment.

6. TiscarenoMS(4/10)wasinterviewedonfilmbyDiscoveryCanada,whoareworkingonadocumentaryaboutCassini.ThedocumentarywilllikelyappearinSeptember.

7. TiscarenoMS(4/17)isquotedinthearticle“CassiniSwoopsPastSaturn’sMoonAtlasforaFinalGloriousPhotoshoot”onNow.Space

8. TiscarenoMS(4/19)wasinterviewedfortheSETIInstitute’sBigPictureSciencepodcast.Thesegment“SpacecraftElegy”waspublished4/24.

9. TiscarenoMS(4/29)wasinterviewedbyradiostationKVMR(NevadaCityCA)foranaudiosegmentandanarticle,bothtoappear.

InvitationtoSpeak(ProfessionalandPublic)1. CabrolN.ParticipatedinaPanelonthesearchfor lifebeyondEarthwithMarkShowalter

andJonathanKnowlesatComiConinSanJose,CA,onApril22.

2. Caldwell,D.PublicOutreachforKepler/K2atSiliconValleyComicCon,SanJoseConventionCenter,April21.

3. CamiJ(2017).PlanetaryNebulae:theBirthSitesofCosmicFullerenes.PresentedattheFullerenesinSpaceWorkshop,Univ.ofEdinburgh,April9-10,2017.Invited.

4. Marchis,F.

a. PublicOutreachfortheexoplanetgroupatSiliconValleyComicCon,SanJoseConventionCenter,April22.

b. LightningTalkattheSETIGala(SpaceBall)atComiCon,SanJoseonApril22.

c. AstronomyonTaponApril25SanFrancisco,ExoplanetsEverywhere.http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/news/seti-institute-researcher-next-edition-astronomy-tap-san-francisco\

d. BreakthroughDiscussConference,PaloAltoCA,April19-21.

5. MarcuO(March2017,airinginApril).Inheritedandearlydevelopmentaltrauma,MillValley,CA,InterviewtoSouthKoreanradiostationonepigeneticsandinheritedtrauma.

6. RaceM(April13).PlanetaryProtection&missionplanning,SETIInstitute,PresentationtovisitingdelegationfromDuchyofLuxembourg.

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7. RaceM(April22).PlanetaryProtection,SanJose,CA,PresentationatSpaceBall2017.

8. RaceM(April25).PlanningHumanMissionstoMars,MesaAZ,InvitedpublictalkatAbSciCon.

9. Shostak,S.(4/6)“SETI”,Eureka!eventatYelpHQ,SanFrancisco

10. Shostak,S.(4/8)“NewThoughtsonSETI,”MinoltaPlanetarium,DeAnzaCollege,Cupertino,CA

11. Shostak,S.(4/10)“TRAPPIST1:Aliensonits7Earths?”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

12. Shostak,S.(4/10)“TheSecondSpaceRenaissance,”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

13. Shostak,S.(4/11)“SpaceTourismforFunandProfit,”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

14. Shostak,S.(4/11)“Sci-FiInfluencingScience,”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

15. Shostak,S.(4/12)“Honey,CheckOuttheNewNeighbors,”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

16. Shostak,S.(4/12)“Lifeinthe22ndCentury,”BoulderHighSchool,Boulder,CO

17. Shostak,S.(4/13)“SexwithRobots–What’snottoLike?”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

18. Shostak,S.(4/13)“TheSingularity–WhentheRealWorldBecomesWestworld,”Conf.onWorldAffairs,Boulder,CO

19. Shostak,S.(4/14)“TheInevitablyofVisibilityforanIntelligentSpecies,”HarvardCampus,CambridgeScienceFestival,Boston,MA

20. Shostak,S.(4/21)“IfAliensExist,WhatAreTheyDoingtoMakeThemselvesVisible?”ComiConSiliconValley,SanJose,CA

21. Shostak,S.(4/22)“LookingfortheRightKindofAlien?”SpaceBall,SanJose,CA

22. Tarter,JC(April6),AutodeskDesignNight/Theme:Origins,HeldmonthlyinAutodeskGallery–JonathanKnowlescuratesAnnualAprileventfor~200people.

23. Tarter,JC(April20),ModeratedBreakthroughDiscussPlenarySessiononSETIObservationsofProximabandOtherNearbyExoplanets

24. Tarter,JC(April21),ModeratedPanelSessionatBreakthroughDiscusscoveringPlenarySessionfrompreviousday.

25. Tarter,JC(April22),LighteningtalkonSpeedingUpSETISearches,duringSETISpaceBallGala

26. Tarter,JC(April22),InvitedLectureatCrichtonClubinColumbusOH,“The21stCentury:TheCenturyofBiologyonEarthandBeyond”,townandgownlectureassociatedwithOSU.

SignificantEventsandActivities

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On April 14th, the SETI Institute hosted a delegation from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,which included theHereditaryDukeWilliamandDuchess Stephanie, theVicePrimeMinisterEtienne Schneider, Luxembourg Ambassador in the US Sylvie Lucas, representatives of theTradeand InvestmentOffice inSanFranciscoPierreFranck (ExecutiveDirector)andSandrineScheller (Institional Relations & Communications), and representative of Luxembourgtechnologyindustry.ThevisitwasinconjunctionwithatourbytheLuxembourgdelegationofthe West Coast tech companies, and interest in possible involvement in the Frontiers LabDevelopment project spearheaded by NASA and the SETI Institute. President and CEO BillDiamond,Director of theCarl SaganNathalieA. Cabrol,Mark Showalter, andMargaretRacepresentedthemissionandbreadthofscience/technology,andeducationandoutreach,oftheInstitute,whichwasfollowedbyatouroftheMountainViewHQ.

Top:NathalieA.Cabrol(left)presentingtheSETIInstituteCarlSaganCenterandMarkShowalterpresentingsome of his discoveries ofmoons and planetary rings to the Luxembourg delegation.Bottom:HereditaryGrandDuchess Stephanie andNathalie A. Cabrol discussing education in theworld (left), and (right) finaltoast between the Vice-Prime Minister Etienne Schneider and the Royal Highnesses, Bill Diamond, andNathalieCabrol.Creditphotos:Top–PaulEstrada;Bottom:DebbieKolyer.HonorsandAwardsTheSETIInstituteisproudtoannounceitsfirstFellows!

EdnaDeVoreMark Showalter, and Seth Shostakwere elected Fellows of the SETI Institute.ThisisthehighestrecognitiongivenbytheSETIInstitute,andthefirsttimethisrecognitionis

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given. It acknowledges excellence in leadership in the fieldsof science, education andpublicoutreach, community and public recognition, time at, and service, to the Institute. TheHonoreeswereofficiallyrecognizedonApril22,2017byBillDiamond,PresidentandCEOoftheSETI Institute,duringtheSpaceBallevent inSanJose,CA.TheSETI Institutecongratulatesthehonoreesforthiswell-deservedrecognition.

Fellows of the SETI Institute (from left to right): Seth Shostak, Mark Showalter, EdnaDeVore.TheannouncementwasmadebyBillDiamond (right),PresidentandCEOof theSETIInstitute.Highlights1. Bishop J and L Gruendler (April 10-13) Field work investigating salt ponds in Western

Australia.

2. Cabrol N. Chaired the Biosignature Detection Session (II) at the AbScicon conference onApril25.

3. Caldwell,D.hassubmittedanunsolicitedproposal:ScienceandOperationsSupportfortheKeplerandK2Missions,toNASA.Duration:2.5years,Amount:$4M.

4. Coughlin,J.willbetakingoverasKeplerScienceOfficeDirectorforK2startingJuly1.

5. Marchis,F.hasjoinedtheboardofthePLANETSFoundation.https://www.planets.life/

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6. MarcuO.(April24-27)ReviewerforAMIA(AmericanMedicalInformaticsAssociation)2017AnnualSymposium

7. MarcuO(April,2017)SeniorScientistforNASAWetLab2

8. Tiscareno MS (continuing). Member of the NASA PDS Roadmap Study Team, which isworkingtodraftadocumenttochartthefuturecourseoftheNASAPlanetaryDataSystem.

9. TiscarenoMS(continuing).MemberoftheAASDPSSubcommitteeonProfessionalCultureand Climate, which works towards making the community of planetary scientists anenvironmentinwhichprofessionalmeritistheonlycriterionthatdetermineseachperson’ssuccess.

10. TheSETIInstitutecontributed32presentationsattheAbSciConconferencethatwasheldinMesa, AZ, April 23-27, 2017. Among them, the SETI NAI team presented 15 papers,including11oralpresentationsand4posters.

11. Shostak,S.(4/26)TestimonytoHouseScience,SpaceandTechnologyCommittee,RayburnHouseOfficeBuilding,Washington,DC

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CarlSaganCenterScienceCouncilResearchDivision Chair Co-ChairAstronomy&Astrophysics PaulEstrada UmaGortiAstrobiology JaniceBishop NathalieA.CabrolClimate&Geoscience DaleAndersen Exoplanets FranckMarchis DougCaldwellPlanetaryExploration VirginiaGulick LoriFentonSETI GerryHarp EliotGillumAdvisorstotheScienceCouncilMarkShowalterMargaretRaceYoungScientistRepresentativeMichaelBusch