Thirteenth meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)
October 27–29, 2015
NASA Headquarters
Presentations
Welcome and Objectives
Lori Glaze
NASA Reports and AACS Study
Update on NASA Planetary Science Division
Jim Green
Science Nuggets
Jim Green
AAAC Proposal Study – Applicability to R&A
Keivan Stassun
Mission Reports
Venus Express Report
Håkan Svedhem, Dmitry Titov
Akatsuki Report
Takeshi Imamura
Venera-D Science Definition Team
Dave Senske
Venus Mission Plans in Europe
Richard Ghail, Thomas Widemann, Colin Wilson
Venus III Book and 2016 International Venus Conference
Venus III Book
Colin Wilson
2016 International Venus Conference
Colin Wilson
Open Microphone Presentations
Venus Colonization
Eric Boyd
Which Tesserae are the best Tesserae to Measure Tessera Composition?
Martha Gilmore
LASMA for VEXAG
G. Managadze, K. Luchnikov, A. Chumikov, A. Safronova,P. Wurz, N. Managadze
Radar-bright Highlands at Ovda Regio and Maxwell Montes: Different Patterns, Different Processes
Allan Treiman, Elise Harrington, Simon Fraser
Coordinated Ground-based/Akasuki Observations and Observing Venus from the Earth's Stratosphere
Eliot Young, Mark Bullock, Con Tsang, Tibor Kremic,Karl Hibbitts, Andy Cheng
Planetary Science from Balloon-Borne Platforms: the Case for Venus Observations
Eliot Young, Mark Bullock, Con Tsang, Karl Hibbitts,Tibor Kremic
Student/Young Scholar Invited talks
Lab measurements supporting mm-wavelength Observations of the Venus Atmosphere
Amadeo Bellotti, Georgia Tech
Refining the Design of Proposed Venus Sample Delivery Systems
Siddharth Pandey, University of New South Wales
Science Reports
Gateway to Understanding Rocky Planet Evolution
Mark Bullock
Noble Gases and Isotopes in Venus' atmosphere
Kevin Zahnle
Hubble UV Observations of Venus
Kandi Jessup
ALMA Observations of Venus
Arielle Moullet
Ground based observations of atmosphere below the clouds
Giada Arney
Constraints on the Composition of Venus Tessera Terrain and Implications for Venus History
Martha Gilmore, Nils Mueller, Jörn Helbert
Venus in a Box - High temperature NIR emissivity measurements of Venus analogs
Joern Helbert, et al.
Geochemical and Mineralogical Measurements on Venus's Surface
Darby Dyar
Why Venus Lacks Plate Tectonics: Insights from Possible Subduction Zones
Sue Smrekar, Anne Davaille, Steve Tomlinson
VEXAG Activities
Venus Exploration Targets Workshop Recap
Kevin McGouldrick et al.
Venus Science Priorities Workshop for Laboratory Measurements and Instrument Definition Recap
Tibor Kremic, Jeff Belcerski
International Dunes Workshop #4
Tim Titus
Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets II Conference Recap
Jeff Hollingsworth, Lori Glaze, Shawn Domagal-Goldman
Young Scholars Focus Group Report
Lynnae Quick
VIRA Update and Current Venus Atmosphere Challenges
Sanjay Limaye
Prospects for International Cooperation on Future Missions
Sanjay Limaye
Poster Preview Presentations - Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Pressure Sensors for Venus Exploration
Caitlin Chapin
Silicon Carbide (SiC) Electronics Development for High Temperature Venus Applications
G. W. Hunter, et al.
Current Laboratory Research and Venus In-Situ Chamber Investigations
Erika Kohler and Natalie Johnson
Venus Heat Flux Sensor Instrument Development
Michael Pauken et al.
Investigating the Origin and Evolution of Venus with In Situ Mass Spectrometry
Trainer et al.
ADEPT - FY15 Accomplishment Overview
Ethiraj Venkatapathy
Conformal Ablative TPS for New Frontier Venus and Saturn Missions - A New Technology Solution in Development Ethiraj Venkatapathy and Robin A. Beck
Extreme Entry Environment Ablative TPS for Rigid Aero-shell to NF - Venus and Saturn Missions
Ethiraj Venkatapathy and Don Ellerby