Upcoming Meetings
28th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG)
January 24–25, 2023
Pasadena, CA/Virtual
Early Career Opportunities
Invited early-career speakers: We plan to select two early-career researchers to give invited 15-minute talks (including Q&A). Interested undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and other early career scientists (within 5 years of terminal degree) should submit a letter and a two-page CV to the SBAG Early-Career Secretary Stephanie Jarmak (stephanie.jarmak@swri.org) and the Chair Lori Feaga (lfeaga@umd.edu), via email by COB (5 pm Eastern time) by November 5th 2022.
Applications will be evaluated based on relevance to the purposes of SBAG, how the applicant plans to contribute to the meeting, and the extent to which the opportunity will advance the applicant’s career. Superior applications often give specific examples of how the applicant plans to contribute to the meeting, how the opportunity will advance the applicant’s career, and reference specific aspects of the meeting agenda relevant to the applicant’s research and goals.
Lightning Talks: We will provide time on the agenda for early-career scientists and engineers attending the meeting to introduce themselves and their research to the community. The talks will be ~3 minutes, with the exact length depending on the number of presenters. If you are interested in giving a lightning talk, please email the Early-Career Secretary Stephanie Jarmak (stephanie.jarmak@swri.org) and the Chair Lori Feaga (lfeaga@umd.edu), by COB (5 pm Eastern time) by November 5th 2022. Attach a single slide, in PDF format, with your name, affiliation, slide title, and a figure or two that highlight your research. We encourage presenters from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. Priority will be given to those who have not given a lighting talk at a past SBAG meeting.
Meeting Mentor: Interested early-career members of the small bodies community will be paired with an SBAG meeting mentor to help broaden the networks of early-career researchers and engineers. The SBAG steering committee will pair interested early-career researchers with someone who has attended several SBAG meetings. Pairs are expected to have a 30-minute virtual or in person conservation ahead of SBAG 28 to meet each other and discuss how the early-career individual can get the most out of the SBAG meeting. The SBAG meeting mentor will be available to the early-career individual throughout the meeting to answer questions, give feedback on a presentation if given, and provide general support. Pairs would have a 30-minute debrief session following the meeting. Please reach out to Stephanie Jarmak (stephanie.jarmak@swri.org) if you are interested in participating.
Travel Support: We will have travel stipends available to support early-career attendees for the upcoming January SBAG meeting (Pasadena, CA and virtual), the deadline to apply for a stipend is November 5th 2022. The application can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/783JFPW. The travel grant is available for US and international attendees, and can apply to virtual attendees as well if a sufficient case is made to defray costs associated with attending the meeting virtually (e.g. child care, elderly care, etc.).
For further information regarding early-career opportunities please contact:
Stephanie Jarmak
Southwest Research Institute
Email: stephanie.jarmak@swri.org