SETI INSTITUTEActivity Report �2 2018

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Q22018ActivityReport

Cover:Non-human communication on Earth and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Credits: Background planetary ocean byMartz90(freewallpaper).RapunzleWhalecreditandcopyright:FredSharpe,AlaskaWhaleFoundation,withpermission.

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Peer-ReviewedPublications(onlyinpressorpublished)

1. AertsC,BowmanDM,Simon-DiazS,BuysschaertB,JohnstonC,etal.,includingHuberD(2018). K2 Photometry and HERMES Spectroscopy of the BlueSupergiant ρ Leo:RotationalWindModulationandLow-frequencyWaves.MNRAS476,1234-1241.

2. Becker,TM,Retherford,KD,Roth,L,Hendrix,AR,McGrath,MA,andSaur,J(2018)TheFar-UV Albedo of Europa From HST Observations, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2018JE005570

3. Bishop, JL (2018). Chapter 3. Remote detection of phyllosilicates on Mars andimplicationsforclimate.In:FromHabitabilitytoLifeonMars(Cabrol,N.A.andEAGrin,eds.).Elsevier,37-63,inpress.

4. Cabrol,NAandEAGrin,Eds(2018).HabitabilityandLifeonMars,Elsevier,371pp.Inpress.

5. Cabrol,NA,EAGrin,P.Zippi,N.Nofdke,andD.Winter(2018).Chapter6.EvolutionofAltiplanic lakes at the Pleistocene/Holocene transition: A window into Early Marsdeclininghabitability. In:HabitabilityandLifeonMars, (Cabrol,NAandEAGrin,Eds.),Elsevier,153-178,inpress.

6. Cabrol,NA,EAGrin,JLBishop,SLCady,N.Hinman,J.Moersch,N.Nofdke,C.Phillips,P.Sobron, D. Summers, K. Warren-Rhodes, and DS Wettergreen (2018). ConcludingRemarks:BridgingstrategicknowledgegapsinthesearchforbiosignaturesonMars–Ablueprint.In:FromHabitabilitytoLifeonMars(Cabrol,N.A.andEAGrin,eds.).Elsevier,349-360,inpress.

7. Cady,SL,JRSkok,VGGulick, JABerger,andNWHinman(2018).Siliceoushotspringdeposits:Why theyremainkeyastrobiological targets. In:FromHabitability toLifeonMars(Cabrol,N.A.andEAGrin,eds.).Elsevier,179-210,inpress.

8. CartwrightRJ,EmeryJ,Pinilla-AlonsoN,Lucas,MP,TrillingDE,andRivkinAS(2018).Redmaterial on the largemoons of Uranus: Dust from irregular satellites? Icarus, inpress.

9. Cody AM and Hillenbrand LA (2018). TheMany-faceted Light Curves of Young Disk-bearingStarsinUpperScoandρOphiucusObservedwithK2Campaign2.Astron.J.,inpress.

10. Curtis JL,VandenburgA,TorresG,KrausAL,HuberD,etal. (2018).K2-231b:ASub-NeptuneExoplanetTransiting a SolarTwin inReprecht147.Astron. J. 155, article id.173,17pp.

11. DavidTJ,CrossdieldIJM,BennekeB,PetiguraEA,GonzalesEJ,etal.,includingCodyAM(2018). Three Small Planets Transiting the Bright Young Field Star K2-233. Astron. J.155,articleid.222,9pp.

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12. Dharmawardena TE, Kemper F, Scicluna P, Wouterloot JGA, Trejo A, et al., includingCami J, (2018).ExtendedDustEmission fromNearbyEvolvedStars.MNRAS, inpress.10.1093/mnras/sty1422.http://adsabs.harvard.edu/doi/10.1093/mnras/sty1422

13.Dobrovolskis AR, and Korycansky DG (2018). Internal Gravity, Self-energy, andDisruptionofCometsandAsteroids.Icarus303,234-250.

14. Elyajouri, M., Lallement, R., Cox, N. L. J., Cami, J., Cordiner, M. A., et al. (2018) “TheEDIBLES survey. III. C2-DIBs and their prodiles”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press.http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018arXiv180511566E

15. Esposito, ThomasM., GaspardDuchêne, Paul Kalas,Malena Rice, Élodie Choquet, BinRen, Marshall D. Perrin, et al. including F. Marchis 2018. Direct Imaging of the HD35841DebrisDisk:APolarizedDustRingfromGeminiPlanetImagerandanOuterHalofromHST/STIS.eprintarXiv:1806.02904.

16. Esselstein,R.SuzanneAigrain,AndrewVanderburg,JeffreyC.Smith,SorenMeibom,etal.,TheK2M67Study:EstablishingtheLimitsofStellarRotationPeriodMeasurementsinM67withK2Campaign5Data,2018,ApJ,859,2, http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aac20e/pdf

17. Fenton,LK, *Carson,HC,andMichaels,TI (2018)Climate forcingofripplemigrationandcrestalignmentinthelast400kyrinMeridianiPlanum,Mars,J.Geophys.Res.,doi:10.1002/2017JE005503.NotethatHCCarsonisastudent.

18. Forsythe, J.G., English, S.L., Simoneaux, R.E. , Weber, A.L. Synthesis of β-PeptideStandardsforUseinModelPrebioticReactions.OrigLifeEvolBiosph(2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-018-9558-5

19. Greenbaum,AlexandraZ.,LaurentPueyo, Jean-BaptisteRufdio, Jason J.Wang,Robert J.DeRosa,JonathanAguilar,JulienRameau,etal.includingF.Marchis2018.GPIspectraof HR 8799 c, d, and e from 1.5 to 2.4$\mu$m with KLIP Forward Modeling. TheAstronomical Journal, Volume 155, Issue 6, article id. 226, 20 pp. (2018). 155. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aabcb8.

20.Häder, H.-P. andNA Cabrol (2018). UV and life adaptation potential on EarlyMars:Lessonsfromextremeterrestrialanalogs.In:FromHabitabilitytoLifeonMars(Cabrol,N.A.andEAGrin,eds.).Elsevier,233-248,inpress.

21. Lallement R, Cox NLJ, Cami J, Smoker J, et al. (2018). The EDIBLES survey. II. Thede tec t ab i l i t y o f C60+ bands . As t ron . A s t rophy s . 614 , A28 , do i :10.1051/0004-6361/201832647..LockSJ,StewartST,PetaevMI,LeinhardtZ,MaceMT,JacobsenSB,andCukM (2018).TheOriginoftheMoonWithinaTerrestrialSynestia.JGR123,910-951.http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018arXiv180200369L

22. Lupisella,ML andMSRace (2018). Low-Latency teleoperation, Planetary protectionand Astrobiology, International Journal of Astrobiology, 17(3), 239-246, doi.org/10.1017/S1473550417000374. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/

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international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/lowlatency-teleoperations-planetary-protection-and-astrobiology/8A76F273DFEA75E5144464FB21ED2991

23. Miller,HM,LEMayhew,ETEllison,PKelemen,MDKubo,etal.(2018).Lowtemperaturehydrogenproductionduring experimental hydrationof partially-serpentinizeddunite.Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 209, 161-183, doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.04.022.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703717302454

24. Morley,CarolineV.,Andrew J. Skemer,KatelynN.Allers,Mark.S.Marley, JacquelineK.Flaherty, et al., including Richard S. Freedman, An L Band Spectrum of the ColdestBrownDwarf,ApJ,858:97,2018May10

25. Nesvold,ErikaR.,AdamGreenberg,NicolasErasmus,ElmarievanHeerden,J.L.Galache,EricDahlstrom,andFranckMarchis.2018.TheDedlectorSelector:AMachineLearningFrameworkforPrioritizingHazardousObjectDedlectionTechnologyDevelopment.ActaAstronautica,Volume146,p.33-45.146:33–45.doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.01.049.

26. Ortiz, E, M Tominaga, D Cardace, MO Schrenk, et al., including MD Kubo (2018)Geophysical Characterization of Serpentinite Hosted Hydrogeology at McLaughlinNatural Reserve, Coast Range Ophiolite. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 19(1),doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007001.https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017GC007001

27. PajolaM,RoushT,DalleOreC,MarzoGA,andSimioniE(2018).PhobosMRO/CRISMVisible and Near-infrared (0.5-2.5 micron) Spectral Modeling. Plan. Space Sci. 154,63-71.

28. RebullLM,StaufferJR,CodyAM,HillenbrandLA,DavidTJ,andPinsonneaultM(2018).RotationofLow-massStarsinUpperScorpiusandρOphiuchuswithK2.Astron.J.155,articleid.196,31pp.

29.Rummel, JDandCConley(2018). Inadvertently dindingEarthcontaminationonMarsshould not be a priority for anyone. Astrobiology, 18, 108-115. doi.org/10.1089/ast.2017.1785.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ast.2017.1785

30.Rummel,JDandG.Kminek(2018).It’stimetodevelopanew‘‘DraftTestProtocol’’foraMarssamplereturnmission(ortwo).Astrobiology,18,377-380.doi.org/10.1089/ast.2018.1823.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2018.1823

31. RymerA,Mandt K,HurleyD, Lisse C, IzenberN, et al., includingEstradaPR (2018).SolarSystemIceGiants:ExoplanetsinourBackyard.ExoplanetScienceStrategyWhitePaper, submitted to the National Academies of Sciencesm Engineering andMedicine,SpaceStudiesBoard,March2018.

32. Shannon MJ, Peeters E, Cami J, and Blommaert JADL (2018). Polycyclic AromaticHydrocarbon Emission Toward the Galactic Bulge. Astrophys. J. 855, 32, DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/aaae06.http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...855...32S

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33. SimpsonJP(2018).SpitzerInfraredSpectrographObservationsoftheGalacticCenter:Quantifying theExtremeUltraviolet/SoftX-rayFluxes.Astrophys. J.857,article id.59,http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...857...59S

34. Siebenmorgen R, Voshchinnikov NV, Bagnulo S, Cox NLJ, Cami J, et al. (2018). LargeInterstellarPolarisationSurvey.II.UV/opticalstudyofcloud-to-cloudvariationsofdustin the diffuse ISM.Astron. Astrophys.611, A5, DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201731814.http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...611A...5S.Note: This paper was chosen as the highlight for issue AA/2017/31814 (https://www.aanda.org/2018-highlights/1488)

35. SilvaAguirreV,Bojsen-HansenM,SlumstrupD,CasagrandeL,KawataD,etal.,includingHuber D (2018). Condirming Chemical Clocks: Asteroseismic Age Dissection of theMilkyWayDisc(s).MNRAS475,5487-5500.

36. Spahn F, Hoffmann H, Rein H, Seiss M, Sremcevic M, and Tiscareno MS (2018).Moonlets in dense planetary rings. In TiscarenoMS andMurray CD, eds.,PlanetaryRingSystems:Properties,Structure,Evolution.CambridgeUniversityPress,157–197.

37. Spry,JA(2018).“ThreeFacesofMartianDust:DustforCover,DusttoBreathe,andDustEverywhere”BookChapter,in:DustintheAtmosphereofMarsanditsImpactonHumanExploration (Eds. Joel S. Levine, Daniel Winterhalter and Russell L. Kerschmann, inpress).

38. Spry, JA,MS Race, G. Kminek, B Siegel and C. Conley (2018). Planetary ProtectionKnowledgeGapsforFutureMarsHumanMissions:StepwiseProgressinIdentifyingandIntegratingScienceandTechnologyNeeds,InProceedingsofInternationalConferenceonEnvironmentalSystems(ICES),AlbuquerqueNM,inpress.

39. Stucky,TR ,DBergman,BJGlass&AIDavé (2018).AutonomousRegolithExtractionusing Real-Time Diagnostics and Dynamic Plan Execution for 1 Meter ClassInterplanetaryRotary-PercussiveDrills,ASCEEarthandSpace2018,p.256.

40. Telfer,M.W.,E.J.R.Parteli,J.Radebaugh,R.A.Beyer,T.Bertrand,etal.(2018).DunesonPluto.Science.Vol.360,Issue6392,pp.992-997.DOI:10.1126/science.aao2975

41.Thompson, S. E., Coughlin, J. L.,Mullally, F.,Burke, C. J., Bryson, S., et al. includingCaldwell,D.A.,Clarke,B.D.,Li,J.,Morris,R.L.,Smith,J.C.,Twicken,J.D.,VanCleve,J. E.,Wohler, B, Doyle, L., Tenenbaum, P. (2018) Planetary Candidates Observed byKepler.VIII.AFullyAutomatedCatalogwithMeasuredCompletenessandReliabilityBasedonDataRelease25,ApJS,235:38https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aab4f9

42.Thompson SE, Coughlin JL, Hoffman K, Mullaly F, Christiansen JL, et al., includingHuber D (2018). Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. VIII. A Fully AutomatedCatalog with Measured Completeness and Reliability Based on Data Release 25.Astrophys.J.Supp.235,articleid.38,49pp.

43.Tiscareno MS and Murray CD, eds. (2018). Planetary Ring Systems: Properties,Structure,Evolution.CambridgeUniversityPress,582pp.

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44.Tiscareno MS and Murray CD (2018). The future of planetary ring studies. InTiscareno MS and Murray CD, eds., Planetary Ring Systems: Properties, Structure,Evolution.CambridgeUniversityPress,577–580.

45.TiscarenoMSandHarrisBE(2018).MappingspiralwavesandotherradialfeaturesinSaturn’srings.Icarus,inpress.

46.TiscarenoMSandHedmanMM(2018). AreviewofMorletwaveletanalysisofradialstructureinSaturn’srings.PhilosophicalTransactionsA,inpress.

47.Twicken, JD, Catanzarite, JH,Clarke,BD, Girouard, F, Jenkins, JM, et al., includingLi,J, Tenenbaum, P, Wohler, B, Caldwell, DA, (2018). Kepler Data Validation I—Architecture, Diagnostic Tests, and Data Products for Vetting Transiting PlanetCandidates, PASP, Volume 130, Issue 988, pp. 064502, 10.1088/1538-3873/aab694.https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/aab694

48. Twing,KI,WJBrazelton,MDYKubo,AJHyer,DCardace,etal.(2017).Serpentinization-indluenced groundwater harbors extremely low diversity microbial communitiesadaptedtohighpH.FrontiersinMicrobiology,8,308.

49. YantM,KEYoung,ADRogers,ACMcAdam,JEBleacher,JLBishop,etal.(2018).Visible,Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Spectral Characterization of Hawaiian FumarolicAlterationnearKilauea’sDecember1974Flow:ImplicationsforSpectralDiscriminationof Alteration Environments on Mars. American Mineralogist, 103, 11-25. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article-abstract/103/1/11/525786/visible-near-infrared-and-mid-infrared-spectral?redirectedFrom=fulltext

50. Yu J, Huber D, Bedding TR, Stello D, Hon M, Murphy SJ, and Khanna S (2018).Asteroseismology of 16000KeplerRedGiants: GlobalOscillationParameters,Masses,andRadii.Astrophys.J.Supp.236,articleid.42,18pp.

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BookinPressFromHabitabilitytoLifeonMars–NathalieA.CabrolandEdmondA.Grin,Editors.

TableofContents:• ForewordbyCarlPilcher• Chapter1.HabitabilityasaToolinAstrobiologicalExploration.JackFarmer• Chapter2.AnOriginofLifeonMars?AndréBrack• Chapter3.RemoteDetectionofPhyllosilicatesonMarsandImplicationsforClimateand

Habitability.JaniceL.Bishop• Chapter 4. Martian Habitability as Inferred From Landed Mission Observations.

RaymondE.Arvidson,JeffreyG.Catalano.• Chapter 5. Archean Lakes as Analogues for Habitable Martian Paleoenvironments.

DavidTimothyFlannery,RogerEverettSummons,MalcolmRossWalter• Chapter 6. Evolution of Altiplanic Lakes at the Pleistocene/Holocene Transition: A

Window IntoEarlyMarsDecliningHabitability, ChangingHabitats, andBiosignatures.NathalieA.Cabrol,EdmondA.Grin,PierreZippi,NoraNofdke,DianeWinter

• Chapter7.SiliceousHotSpringDeposits:WhyTheyRemainKeyAstrobiologicalTargets.S.L.Cady,J.R.Skok,V.G.Gulick,J.A.Berger,N.W.Hinman

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• Chapter 8. Habitability and Biomarker Preservation in the Martian Near-SurfaceRadiation Environment. Luis Teodoro, Alfonso Davila, Richard C. Elphic, DavidHamilton,ChristopherMcKay,RichardQuinn

• Chapter 9. UV and Life Adaptation Potential on Early Mars: Lessons From ExtremeTerrestrialAnalogs.Donat-PeterHäder,NathalieA.Cabrol

• Chapter10.AreRecurringSlopeLineaeHabitable?AlfredS.McEwen• Chapter11.TheNASAMars2020RoverMissionandtheSearchforExtraterrestrialLife.

KennethH.Williford, KennethA. Farley, KathrynM. Stack, Abigail C. Allwood,DavidBeaty, LutherW. Beegle, Rohit Bhartia, Adrian J. Brown,Manuel de la Torre Juarez,Svein-Erik Hamran, Michael H. Hecht, Joel A. Hurowitz, Jose A. Rodriguez-Manfredi,SylvestreMaurice,SarahMilkovich,RogerC.Wiens

• Chapter12.SearchingforTracesofLifeWiththeExoMarsRover.JorgeL.Vago,AndrewJ. Coates, Ralf Jaumann, Oleg Korablev, Val_erie Ciarletti, Igor Mitrofanov, Jean-LucJosset,FrancesWestall,M.CristinaDeSanctis,Jean-PierreBibring,FernandoRull,FredGoesmann,WilliamBrinckerhoff,FrançoisRaulin,ElliotSefton-Nash,HåkanSvedhem,GerhardKminek,DanielRodionov,PietroBaglioni,TheExoMarsTeam

• Chapter13.ConcludingRemarks:BridgingStrategicKnowledgeGapsintheSearchforBiosignatures on Mars — A Blueprint. Nathalie A. Cabrol, Edmond A. Grin, JaniceBishop,SherryL.Cady,NancyHinman,JeffreyMoersch,NoraNofdke,CynthiaPhillips,PabloSobron,DavidSummers,KimberleyWarren-Rhodes,DavidS.Wettergreen

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Conferences:AbstractsandProceedings1. Backman, DB, Clark, C, Harman, P, (4/10, 4/24, 5/8) EM Spectrum and Multi-

wavelengthAstronomy,webinarseriesforAirborneAstronomyAmbassadors

2. Backman, DB, (5/18) NASA SOFIA and IR Astronomy GLOBE Student ResearchSymposium,NASAAmesResearchCenter60students

3. Backman,DB, (6/5)NASASOFIAand IRAstronomyMUREPTeacherWorkshop,NASAAmesResearchCenter55teachersand5staff.

4. Backman, DB, Clark, C, Harman, P, (6/23) EM Spectrum and Multi-wavelengthAstronomyWorkshopforAirborneAstronomyAmbassadors,14educators.

5. Beaty,DW,MMGrady,HYMcSween,ESefton-Nash,BLCarrieretal.includingJLBishop,JASpry(2018)MarsReturnedSampleScience:ReportoftheiMOSTStudy.Presentationseriesatthe2ndInternationalMarsSampleReturnConference,Berlin,April2018.

6. Beyer, R.A., T. Hare, J. Radebaugh (2018). The Need for a Planetary Spatial DataClearinghouse. Planetary Science Informatics and Data Analytics (PSIDA) Conference.Abstract#:6067,April24-26,2018,WashingtonUniversity,StLouis.

7. Beyer, R.A., J. R. Spencer, F. Nimmo, C. Bedding`ield, W.M. Grundy, et al. (2018).Charon’sSmoothPlains.Cryovolcanism in theSolarSystemWorkshop.Abstract#2031,June5-7,2018,LunarandPlanetaryInstitute,Houston,TX.

8. Bonaccorsi,, R., McKay, C.P., Willson, D., Zent, A.P., Davila, A., Stoker, C.R., Blacker,D.Scalice,D.,DeVore,E.,(2018).EngagingthePublicwithMarsFestEventsinDeathValleyNationalPark.AstrobiologyJamboree,NASAAmesResearchCenter,MoffettField,CA.

9. Bousses,K.,I.Hawes,D.Lim,D.T.Andersen,M.Belan,A.Brady,T.Mackey,andJ.Biddle(2018), The Biological Role Associated with Microbialite Formation at Pavilion Lake,BritishColumbia,in2018OceanSciencesMeeting,edited,PortlandOregon,USA.

10. Cabrol, N. A., Diamond, W. H., Altaf, N., Bishop, J., Cady, S. L., including Fenton, L.,Warren-Rhodes, K. (2018) Advancing astrobiology through public/privatepartnerships: The FDL model, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XLVIX, 19-23March,TheWoodlands,TX,USA,Abst.#1275.

11. Cami J, Cox NLJ, Farhang A, Smoker J, Elyajouri M, et al. (2018). The ESO DiffuseInterstellarBandSurvey (EDIBLES):FirstResults. Posterpresentedat “CosmicDust:origin,applications&implications”,Copenhagen,Denmark,June11-15,2018.

12. Clark,C,(4/3)NASASOFIAandIRAstronomy,MountZionIntermediateSchoolMt.Zion,IL,Presentationsto25sixthgradestudentsand4teachers.

13.Cuk M, Hamilton D, and Stewart ST (2018). Early Dynamics of the Moon’s Core. Presented at the 49th DDA Meeting, San Jose, CA, id.#101.02.

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14. Ertem,G(2018).OralPresentation:CatalyticRoleofMineralsfortheFormationofRNAOligomers. 55th Annual Meeting of The Clay Minerals Society, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign,IL.

15. Ertem,G(2018).OralPresentation:RoleofMineralsintheEventsLeadingtotheOriginofLife.55thAnnualMeetingofTheClayMineralsSociety,UniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign,IL.

16. Faucher, B., D. Lacelle, W. Pollard, D. Fisher, D. Alfonso, M. B. Wilhelm, and D. T.Andersen (2018), Biogeochemistry of Lake Untersee Oasis, Queen Maud Land,Antarctica, in Polar 2018: Where the Poles come together, A SCAR & IASC Conference,edited,Davos,Switzerland.

17. Fenton,LK,HCCarson,TIMichaels (2018).ClimateforcingofbedformmigrationandcrestalignmentonMars:Whereatmosphericmodelingandmorphometrymeet,MarsWorkshop on Amazonian Climate, Abstract# 4030, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/amazonian2018/pdf/4030.pdf

18.Gorti U (2018). The Physical and Chemical Evolution of Disks During Planet Formation. AAS Meeting #232, id.#212.01.

19. Gullikson,A.L.,Hayward,R.K.,Titus,T.N.,Charles,H.,Fenton,L.K.,etal.(2018)MarsGlobal Digital Dune Database: Composition, thermal inertia, and stability, Lunar andPlanetaryScienceConferenceXLVIX,19-23March,TheWoodlands,TX,USA,Abst.#2304.

20. Haddaji, A, J.-L Fellous, G Kminek, J Brucato, D Margheritis, et al. including Spry, JA(2018)The International Planetary Protection Handbook.Abstract accepted as PosterforCOSPAR2018-PPP3(PanelonPlanetaryProtection).

21.Harman,PK(4/28)ReachingfortheStars:NASAScienceforGirlScouts,GoldenGateBridgingevent,interactiveexhibitforGirlScouts.

22.Harman,PK, (5/17)Girl Scout Stars at Girl ScoutsGoldenGateBridging,NASA SMDNuggetincludedinHQcommunicationpacket.

23. Hoover,R.H.,Robbins,S. J.,Putzig,N.E.,Fenton,L.K.,Hayward,R.,(2018)ExaminingthermalinertiaoflayeredejectacratersandsouthernhemispheredunesonMars,Lunarand Planetary Science Conference XLVIX, 19-23March, TheWoodlands, TX, USA, Abst.#1811.

24. Jenkins,J.M.,Caldwell,D.A.,Davies,M.,Li,Jie,Morris,R.L.,etal.,includingSmith,J.L., Tenenbaum, P., Twicken, J. D.,Wohler, B., (2018),Status of the TESS Science Processing Operations Center, AAS #232, 120.06.

25. JeuteTJ,LLBaker,JLBishop,ZAbidin&EBRampe(2018)Characterizingnanophasematerials on Mars: Spectroscopic studies of allophane and imogolite. Clay MineralsSocietyAnnualMeeting,p.119. h t tp ://con ferences . i l l i no i s . edu/cms/docs/CMS%202018%20Program%20%20Abstracts%20medium%20(2).pdf

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26. Jin, M., Liu, W., Cheung, M., Nitta, N., Manchester, W.B. et al. (2018). “GlobalMagnetohydrodynamics Simulation of EUVWaves and Shocks from the X8.2 EruptiveFlareon2017September10”,TESSMeeting,AbstractID:319.05.

27. Jin,M.,Petrosian,V.,Liu,W.,Nitta,N.,OmodeiN.etal.(2018).“Data-drivenSimulationsofMagneticConnectivityinBehind-the-LimbGamma-rayFlaresandAssociatedCoronalMassEjections”,AOGSMeeting,AbstractID:ST02-A024.

28. Johnson,E,NLerma,OMarcu,elal(2018). IndlightmiRNAisolationandrecoveryontheISS,ASGSR(AmricanSocietyforGravitationalandSpaceResearch)AnnualMeeting.

29. LafuenteValverde,B,DFBlake,TFBristow,GWCooper,CEDateo, et al. includingMDKubo (2018).What is theAstrobiologyHabitableEnvironmentDatabase (AHED)?4DWorkshop:Deep-timeDataDrivenDiscoveryandtheEvolutionofEarth,p.16.

30. Li,G.,Zhao,L.,andJin,M.(2018).“ComparingShockGeometryfromMHDSimulationtothatfromtheQ/A-ScalingAnalysis”,AOGSMeeting,AbstractID:ST02-A021.

31. Li J, DA Caldwell, JM Jenkins, JD Twicken, B Wohler et al. (2018). PhotometerPerformance Assessment in the TESS SPOC Pipeline,AAS 232ndMeeting, Abstract No.120.03.

32. Lupisella,M,etal., includingMSRace (2018).NASAExplorationScienceForum(June26-28,2018),"ApolloEnvironmentSampling:A50YearExperiment",NASAAmes.

33. Manchester,W.B.,Jin,M.,vanderHolst,B.,andSokolov, I.(2018). “MHDModelingofICMEs and Heliosphere Disturbances with Application to SpaceWeather Forecasting(Invited)”,TESSMeeting,AbstractID:411.03.

34.Marchis,F.(2018).ProjectBlue:OpticalCoronagraphicImagingSearchforTerrestrial-class Exoplanets around Alpha Centauri A and B Special Session SS27, The AlphaCentauri system as a benchmark for stellar and planetary system, EWASS 2018,Liverpool2-6April2018

35. Nitta, N., Hurlburt, N., and Jin,M. (2018). “Possible Scenario to Effectively ImproveSpaceWeatherPredictionsfromSpace-basedObservations”,TESSMeeting,AbstractID:416.05.

36. Paganelli, F., Conrad, A. 2018. Ground Observation of Asteroids at Mission ETA.PlanetaryScienceInformaticsandDataAnalytics(PSIDA)Conference.Abstract#:6032,April24-26,2018,WashingtonUniversity,StLouis.

37.Race,MS (2018). Exploration, Space Activities & Public Decision Making, ExaminingRealWorldChallenges,SoCIAConference,Univ.ofNevada,Reno.

38.Race, MS, JA Spry, B Siegel, G Kminek, CA Conley (Eds.) and COSPAR WorkshopParticipants (2018). Incremental Progress towards Developing Planetary ProtectionRequirements forHumanMissions: OverviewofRecentWorkshops, FindingsandPlans.Abstract accepted for the42nd COSPAR Scientigic Assembly, for the Panel on PlanetaryProtection,Pasadena,CA,2018.

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39.Race,M.S.,SpryJ.A.andRummel, J.D. June2018-- SelectedPanelCoordinator forAGUFallMeeting: Dec2018meeting inWashingtonDC. TacklingFarOutChallengesin Science Research, Policy Formation and Societal Concerns: Stepwise Progress inAstrobiologyResearch,PlanetaryProtectionandMarsMissionPlanning

40. Rampe EB, RV Morris, DW Ming, TF Bristow, CN Achilles, JL Bishop, et al. (2018)AlterationofvolcanicsedimentsonMarsandtheformationofclaymineralsandX-rayamorphous materials. Clay Minerals Society Annual Meeting, p.195. http://c o n f e r e n c e s . i l l i n o i s . e d u / c m s / d o c s /CMS%202018%20Program%20%20Abstracts%20medium%20(2).pdf

41.Ricca,A,JRoser,JChiar,EPeeters,andXTielens(2018).PAHInfraredSpectroscopyin the JWSTEra: a computational and laboratory study, SixthAnnual SpaceScience&AstrobiologyDivisionScienceJamboree,posterAP.5 h t t p s : / /spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/6th-SS-Jamboree-booklet-Final.pdf

42.Roser, J, A Ricca, C Dalle Ore, and D Cruikshank (2018). Ammonia on Charon:Laboratory Optical Constants of Ammonia Hydrates to Support New HorizonsObservations, Sixth Annual Space Science & Astrobiology Division ScienceJamboree, poster PS.2, https://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/6th-SS-Jamboree-booklet-Final.pdf

43. Simpson JP, Colgan S, Cotera A, Kaufman M, and Stolovy S (2018). SOFIA FIFI-LS Observations of Sgr B1, American Astronomical Society AAS Meeting 321, 237.01

44. Smith,JC,Caldwell,DA,Davies,MD,Jenkins,JM,Li,J,etal.includingMorris,RL,Rose,M.,Tenenbaum,P,.Twicken,JD,Wohler,B,(2018).TheTESSTransitingPlanetSearchPredictedRecoveryandReliabilityRates,AAS#232,120.05.

45. Spry, JA (2018). “PlanetaryProtectionObjectives forMarsMissionConceptsof theNextDecade”Posterpresentedatthe36thMEPAGMeetinginWashingtonDC,April2018.

46. Spry,JA,MSRace,LMPratt,BSiegel(2018).PlanetaryProtectionforHumanMissionstoMars:AForwardLook.Abstractacceptedforthe42ndCOSPARScientigicAssembly,forthePanelonPlanetaryProtection,Pasadena,CA,2018.

47. Spry, JA and B Siegel (2018). “Mars Sample Return as a Feed-Forward into PlanetaryProtection for Crewed Missions to the Martian Surface”, Poster presented at the 2ndInternationalMarsSampleReturnConference,Berlin,April2018.

48. Summers,D,RQuinn,VGulick(2018).Mid-IRspectroscopyofperchlorates.Abstractaccepted for the 42nd COSPAR Scientigic Assembly, in the Mars Habitability section,Pasadena,CA,2018.

49. Summers,D,andTBoone(2018).Microbialcontaminationdetectionat lowlevelsby[125]I radiolabeling.Abstract accepted for the42nd COSPARScientigicAssembly, in theMarsHabitabilitysection,Pasadena,CA,2018.

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50.Tiscareno MS (5/15/18) gave the monthly lecture for the San Francisco AmateurAstronomersatthePresidioinSanFrancisco.

51.TiscarenoMS(11/13/18)willspeakaboutCassinifortheCommunityTuesdayseventatthePaloAltoJewishCommunityCenter.

52.Twicken, JD,Caldwell,DA,Davies,MD, Jenkins, JM,Li, J, etal., includingMorris,RL,Smith, JC, Tenenbaum, P, Wohler, B, (2018). Characterization and Validation ofTransitingPlanetsintheTESSSPOCPipeline,AAS#232,120.04.

53.Weisleitner, K., A. Perras, C. Moissl-Eichinger,D. T. Andersen, and B. Sattler (2018),Microbial Communities along Consecutively Connected Habitats in East Antarctica(Poster),inPolar2018:WherethePolescometogether,ASCAR&IASCConference,edited,Davos,Switzerland.

54.Willson,D.,Bonaccorsi,R.,Gold,R.Adams,E.,Thomson,S.,Slone,D.Mathias,D.Koehne,J.and McKay, C.P. (2018). Testing Ice Collection For Europa & Enceladus Plume Fly-ThroughMissions.AstrobiologyJamboree,NASAAmesResearchCenter,MoffettField,CA

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TechnicalReports&DataReleases

1. CoxNLJ,CamiJ,FarhangA,SmokerJ,Monreal-IberoA,etal.(2018).VizierOnlineDataCatalog: The ESO DIB Large Exploration Survey (Cox+, 2017). Vizier Online DataCatalog:J/A+A/606/A76.Originallypublishedin:2017A&A…606A..76C h t t p : / /vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=J/A+A/606/A76

2. KminekG,BCClark,CAConley,MAJones,MPatel,MSRace,MARucker,OSantolik,BSiegel& JA Spry (Eds.) (2018)Report of the COSPARWorkshop on Regining PlanetaryProtectionRequirementsforHumanMissions:accessibleat h t t p s : / /p l a n e t a r y p r o t e c t i o n . n a s a . g o v / d i l e _ d o w n l o a d / 1 3 3 /Report+COSPAR+workshop+redining+planetary+protection+requirements+for+human+missions+dinal20180424.pdf

3. Kostov, V. "Compiled a benchmark catalog of uniformly vetted K2 planet candidatesusing the automated pipeline DAVE. The publicly-available catalog is underdevelopment and publication is in preparation. The preliminary results are hosted athttp://keplertcert.seti.org/DAVE/K2/Output/."

4. National Park Service (DEVA) - Weather Data report February-April 2018Bonaccorsi, R., 2018,Weather Data report for Scotty’s Castle and Grapevine HousingStations: Rainfall amount, frequency and intensityRymer, A. Abigail, Kathleen Mandt,DanaHurley,CareyLisse,NoamIzenberg,includingFloraPaganelli,2018.SolarSystemIceGiants:ExoplanetsinourBackyard.

5. Rummel JD, MS Race, and JA Spry (2018). Planetary Protection: A Cross-CuttingConcern, and a Necessity for Basic and Exploration-Driven Research in Astrobiology.WhitepaperfortheSSBCommitteeontheAstrobiologyScienceStrategyfortheSearchforLifeintheUniverse.

6. Spry JA,MSRace, GKminek,B Siegel andCConley (2018). COSPAR2016WorkshopReport - Planetary Protection Knowledge Gaps for Future Mars Human Missions:Stepwise Progress in Identifying and Integrating Science and Technology Needs.https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/humanworkshop2018

7. TarterJC,JDRummel,ASiemion,MRees,CMaccone,andGHellbourg(2018).ThreeVersionsoftheThirdLaw:TechnosignaturesandAstrobiology.WhitepaperfortheSSBCommitteeontheAstrobiologyScienceStrategyfortheSearchforLifeintheUniverse.

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PopularPublications/WebStories/OtherMedia/Interviews1. Bonaccorsi, R., "Xenolinguistics" in DIAPHANES magazine, Issue 4, April 2018.

Interview about Xenolinguistics and communicating with aliens. http://daten.diaphanes.net/i/1167000e-cfae-53ce-8cb7-54f4aeda14eb

2. BuschMW(4/19), Interviewedon3/30byFrancieDiep, Pacidic Standardmagazine,regardingeffortstoaddresstheasteroidimpacthazard.Articlepublished4/19:https://psmag.com/news/you-cant-run-from-a-giant-space-rock

3. Cabrol, NA. Big Picture Science, “Imagining Planets”. Radio Interview with MollyBentley,June4,2018.

4. Cabrol, NA.D. La Repubblica (Italy):Nathalie Cabrol, astrobiologa, tra Terra eMarte,May12,2018.

5. Cabrol,NA.RadioInterview,TheSpaceShow,hostedbyDavidLivingston,May7,2018.

6. Cabrol,NA.MarsExplorationPanel,BreakthroughDiscussConference,April12,2018.

7. Cabrol, NA. New York Times “Voyages” Sunday Edition. In Her Orbit, story by HelenMacdonald.

8. Cabrol,NA.Several“SpacebookLive”fortheSETIInstitute.

9. Cami J, Cox NLJ, Farhang A, Smoker J, Elyajouri M, et al. (2018). “The ESO DiffuseInterstellar Band Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES)”,ESOMessenger171, 31. DOI:10.18727/0722-6691/5066. (https://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/toc.html?v=171&m=Mar&y=18)

10. Cami J (2018) The Sound of Science, research interview forWestern Radio, https://soundcloud.com/chrwradio/sound-of-science-dr-jan-cami

11.Harman,PK.(5/17)SETIInstituteEducation,CosmoQuestDailySpaceinterview.

12.Harman, PK. https://sciexaminer.com/news/science/girl-scouts-enthusiasm-stem-opportunity-waiting-high-rock-tower-observatory-4742.html

13.Harman, PK. http://www.ktvz.com/news/girl-scouts-to-camp-at-pine-mountain-observatory/759063105

14.Marchis,F.FacebooklivefromEWASSwithastronomerswhostudytheAlphaCentaurisystem.

15.Marchis,F.FacebooklivefromtheArcherywithElliotGillumonLaserSETIhttps://www.facebook.com/SETIInstitute/videos/10156262711260535/

16. SETITalkwithDavidStorkonHAL'sLegacy:2001'sComputerasDreamandRealityhttps://www.facebook.com/SETIInstitute/videos/10156229122490535/

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17.McGrath,MA,interviewbyNewYorkTimes,5/10/2018,https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/science/europa-plumes-water.html

18.McGrath,MA,interviewbyNationalGeographic5/11/2018,https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/europa-plumes-geysers-moon-jupiter-galileo-nasa-space-science/

19.RaceMS(June/1).InterviewedfortheScientist:byreporterAndreaYeager—upcomingarticleonAstrobiology,PlanetaryProtectionandMarsExploration.

20. Shostak,S.Spacealienscouldhavediedout longago,scientistsays,”NBCNews,April11,2018.https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/are-aliens-long-gone-ncna864411

21. Shostak,S.Whatcanagorilla teachusaboutthesearchforspacealiens?”NBCNews,April 20, 2018. https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/what-can-gorilla-teach-us-about-search-space-aliens-ncna867481

22. Shostak,S.“Couldspacealiensonheftysuper-Earthsbetrappedbytheirowngravity?”NBCNews,May6,2018.https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/could-space-aliens-hefty-super-earths-be-trapped-their-own-ncna871546

23. Shostak, S. “Could alien life exist in parallel universes?” NBC News, May 28, 2018.https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/could-alien-life-exist-parallel-universes-ncna876896

24. Shostak,S.“Ifspacealiensareoutthere,whyhaven’twefoundthem?”NBCNews,June11,2018.https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/if-space-aliens-are-out-there-why-haven-t-we-ncna881951

25. Spry A (April/5) NASA Human Landing Site Study Lectures and Briedings: GoogleHangoutHowHumansWillAccelerateLifeDetectiononMars(Part2,Featuring:JenniferEigenbrode(GSFC),BrianGlass(ARC),ChrisMcKay(ARC),PaulNiles(JSC),AndySpry(NASAHQ/SETIInst). https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/diles/atoms/diles/google_hangout_life_detection_part_2_4-5-18_v2.pdf

26.TiscarenoMS(2018).Ringsasaphysicsdemonstration.Explorer,Mayissue,8–10.

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InvitationtoSpeak(ProfessionalandPublic)1. DaleAndersen:InvitedPanelistattheBreakthroughInitiatives,2018Breakthrough

DiscussConference.PanelOne:SearchforLifeinourSolarSystem.April12-13,2018,StanfordUniversity,PaloAlto,CA

2. Bishop JL (April/25). High Priority Subaerial Environments Needed for Mars SampleReturn.Berlin,Germany,SecondInternationalMarsSampleReturnConference.

3. Bishop JL (April/25). High Priority Subaerial Environments Needed for Mars SampleReturn.Berlin,Germany,SecondInternationalMarsSampleReturnConference.

4. Bishop JL (June/21). The Surface of Mars: Mineralogy as an indicator ofwater, geochemistry and surface processes. Seminar for SETI –NASA Summer InternProgram,SETIInstitute.

5. Bishop JL (June/28). Formation of Surface Clays via Short-Term Warmer and WetterClimateExcursionsonaLargelyColdAncientMars,ChangConferenceRoom,NASAAmes.

6. Cabrol, NA. Invited in June by the JohnW. Kluge Center to be part of a panel at theLibraryofCongressinSeptember2018.

7. Cabrol,NA. (May2018).UpdateoftheSETIInstituteCarlSaganCentertotheScienceAdvisoryBoard.

8. Cabrol, NA. (June 19). Astrobiology: Habitability and Life Beyond Earth. Seminar forSETI–NASASummerInternProgram(REU),SETIInstitute.

9. Cabrol,NA.(June16).DrakeAwardPanel,SRI,MenloPark.

10. Cabrol,NA. (June15).Updateof theSETI InstituteCarlSaganCenter to theBoardofTrustees.

11. Cabrol,NA.(June12).UpdateoftheSETIInstituteCarlSaganCenterattheAllHandsMeeting.

12.BuschMW(2018May20),"#TeamRadar:RadarAstronomyandNear-EarthAsteroids",publicoutreachtalkforAstronomyonTapSanJose.

13.Busch MW (2018 May 30), “Near-Earth Asteroids and Spacecraft Missions”, publicoutreachtalkforSanFranciscoAmateurAstronomers.(2018June30),talkreprisedforTasteofSciencePeninsulainRedwoodCity. (2018July28),talkreprisedforEastBayAstronomicalSociety.

14. CamiJ(Jan26,2018),TheHiddenLifeofCosmicFullerenes,SanDiego,invitedtalkatthePacidicConferenceonSpectroscopyandDynamics.

15. CamiJ(Jan19,2018),AreWeAlone?,London,ON,publictalkatthemonthlymeetingoftheRoyalAstronomicalSocietyofCanada,HumeCronynMemorialObservatory.

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16. Cami J (Feb1, 2018), AreWeAlone?, London,ON, seminar talk for all undergraduatephysicsstudentsatWesternUniversity.

17. CamiJ(Mar20—Apr3,2018),AreWeAlone?,LecturetourfortheCanadianAssociationofPhysicists,with lecturesgivenat theUniversityofNewBrunswick,Fredericton;St.-FrancisXavierUniversity,Antigonish;MountAllisonUniversity,Sackville;Saint-Mary’sUniversity,Halifax;LaurentianUniversity,Sudbury.

18. Cami J (May 25, 2018) “The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Band Survey (EDIBLES): FirstResults”contributedtalkattheCanadianAstronomicalSocietyAnnualGeneralMeeting,Victoria,BC,Canada,May22-26,2018.

19. Cami J (June 13, 2018) “FromMolecules to Dust (and back)”, invited review talk at“CosmicDust: origin, applications& implications”,Copenhagen,Denmark, June11-15,2018.

20. CodyAM(2018).AppearedonNPR’sBlueDotpodcast.

21. CodyAM(2018).ProducingcartoonsdepictingtheK2Mission'sobservingcampaigns,andwiththelatestoneforCampaign18wasrecentlypublished:https://www.nasa.gov/kepler/ames/kepler-begins-18th-observing-campaign-with-a-focus-on-star-clusters

22.Diamond,W.Space Tech Expo, Pasadena, CA,May 24, 2018 Invited speaker at OpenTechForumpresentingtheNASAFDLAI/MLResearchAccelerator

23.Diamond,W.DawnofPrivateSpaceScience,ColumbiaUniversity,NewYork,NY,June3,2018Invitedtalk:SpaceScienceandMachineLearning–NASA’sFrontierDevelopmentLabattheSETIInstitute

24.Diamond,W.NASAFDLAIBootCamp,NVIDIAHeadquarters, June26,2018MachineLearningforSpaceScienceResearch

25.Marchis,F.AstronomyDayattheCaliforniaAcademyofSciencesApril21.

26.Marchis, F. The SETI Search for exoplanets, SanMateo County Astronomical SocietyApril5

27.Marchis F. Science Operations at the SETI Institute, for the 4th workshop on ProjectBlue,Austin,TX,June14.

28. Paganelli,Flora2018.RADARperspectiveonTitan.RochesterInstituteofTechnology(RTI),Rochester,NY(04/13/2018).

29. Paganelli, Flora 2018. Titan and Enceladus through RADAR. St. Lawrence College,Canton,NY(03/30/2018).

30. PaganelliFloraservedonaNASAR&Areviewpanel.

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31.Race MS (May/7). Astrobiology & Searches for ET Life: A Behind the Scenes Look atScience& Space Exploration, NorthAdamsHigh School, Seamen, OH. Invited Speaker:SpecialEvent:SpaceScience.AssemblyPresentations,Grades9-12(twosessions).

32.RaceMS(May/7).AllAboutSPACE-OurPlaceintheUniverse&SearchingforET,NorthAdams Elementary School, Seamen, OH. Special Event, Assembly Presentations forGrades5&6.

33.Race,M.S.June,InvitedSpeaker,NewarkCAPublicLibrary,“LifeonMars”–2programs-forchildren’sandAdultprograms(August6,2018)

34.RaceMS (June/22).Planetary Protection and Astrobiology. Seminar for SETI –NASASummerInternProgram,SETIInstitute.

35.Roser J (April 4). Ammonia on Charon: Laboratory Optical Constants of AmmoniaHydrates to Support New Horizons Observations, Sixth Annual Space Science &AstrobiologyDivisionScienceJamboree(1-dayresearchconferenceforSpaceScience&AstrobiologyDivisionatNASA-AmesResearchCenter).

36.RummelJD(January/24).AccomplishingaProtocolforMarsSampleBiohazardTesting.PresentationtotheSpaceStudiesBoardCommitteeonExtraterrestrialSampleAnalysisFacilities,RemotetoHouston,Texas.

37.Rummel JD (February/8). An Astrobiology and Planetary Protection Perspective onSample Returns: Restricted, Unrestricted, and ‘Natural’ Missions. ISSI/EuroplanetWorkshopontheRoleofSampleReturninAddressingMajorOutstandingQuestionsinPlanetarySciences,Bern,Switzerland.

38.Rummel JD (April/23). Planetary Protection and Public Aspects of Space ResourceUtilization. The Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group,Leiden,TheNetherlands.

39.RummelJD(April/25).It’stimetodevelopanew‘‘DraftTestProtocol’’foraMarssamplereturn mission (or two). 2nd International Mars Sample Return Conference, Berlin,Germany.

40.RummelJD(May/22).LightintheThermalEnvironmentsofanOceanWorld:GrovelingforPhotons,orLivingItRich?OceanWorlds3,Houston,Texas.

41. SETI Institute Science Council (June 2018). Meeting of the Science Council at theInstitute’sHQinMountainView.

42. Shostak,S.April7,2018. “GreatFilters:WhyWeDon'tHaveAnyCosmicCompany?”ContactConference,Sunnyvale,CA

43. Shostak,S.April12,2018. “GreatFiltersandSETI,”NightLife,CaliforniaAcademyofSciences,SanFrancisco,CA

44. Shostak,S.April30,2018.VideocastonSETI,withArielWaldman,SanFrancisco,CA

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45. Shostak,S.May1,2018.“SETI”,PaloAltoJewishCommunityCenter,PaloAlto,CA

46. Shostak, S.May4, 2018. “Looking for Life in the Cosmos,” Association of ComputerProfessionalsinEducationAnnualConference,Welches,Oregon

47. Shostak,S.May10,2018.“LifeintheCosmos,”TheVillages,SanJose,CA

48. Shostak,S.May20,2018.“SETI”,SkypelecturetoAndorCorporation

49. Shostak, S.May 26, 27 2018 Four talks on astronomy and SETI, Starlight Festival,YerkesObservatory,WilliamsBay,Wisconsin

50. Shostak,S.May30,2018.“SETI”,AstronomyonTap,SanJose,CA

51. Shostak,S.June7,2018.“SETI”,MountainViewSeniorCenter,MountainView,CA

52. Shostak,S.June7,2018.PanelistatQuizotron,PianoFight,SanJose,CA

53. Shostak,S.June10,2018.“AreWeBeingVisited?”SkeptiCal,Berkeley,CA

54. Shostak, S. June 12, 2018. “Science Searches for Life Elsewhere,” Pure Storagecorporateevent,MountainView,CA.

55. Shostak,S.June16,2018.“WhatisAstrobiology?”,AlienCon,Pasadena,CA

56. Shostak,S.June16,2018.“WhySpace?’AlienCon,Pasadena,CA

57. Shostak,S.June17,2018.“WhatisSETI?”AlienCon,Pasadena,CA

58. Shostak,S.June17,2018.“CometsandMeteorShowers,”AlienCon,Pasadena,CA

59. Shostak, S. June 23 – July 1, 2018. Various talks, including keynote, astrobiologyconference,NewZealand

60. SobronP(May/31).FacebookLiveEvent,SETIInstitute.

61. SobronP(June/14).FacebookLiveEvent,SETIInstitute.

62.Tiscareno MS (5/15/18) gave the monthly lecture for the San Francisco AmateurAstronomersatthePresidioinSanFrancisco.

63.TiscarenoMS(9/20/18)willgivethejointAstronomy/EarthandPlanetarySciencesdepartmentseminarattheUniversityofCaliforniainBerkeleyCA.

64.TiscarenoMS(9/24/18)willgivethePhysicsdepartmentseminarattheUniversityofIdahoinMoscowID.

65.TiscarenoMS(11/13/18)willspeakaboutCassinifortheCommunityTuesdayseventatthePaloAltoJewishCommunityCenter.

66.Tiscareno MS served as co-chair of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2018meetingoftheAASDivisiononDynamicalAstronomy,whichtookplaceinAprilinSan

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JoseCA.Themeetingwasattendedbysome90people,makingitoneofthelargestDDAmeetingsever,andallactivitiesransmoothly.

67.TiscarenoMSservedonaNASAR&Areviewpanel.

SETIInstituteOutreachActivitiesSETITalks:1. RovingonMars:RevvingupforFutureExplorationoftheRedPlanet,March27,2018

BishopJL,SobronPandGulickVG2. WhatareWeProtectingMarsfrom–AndWhydoWeBother?April19,2018Rummel

JDandZubrinR3. HAL’sLegacy:2001’sComputerasDreamandReality,May23,2018StorkD

BigPictureScience(newepisodes):1. Space:WhyGoThere?(March5,2018)2. TheX-Files(March19,2018)3. Hawkingravity(April2,2018)4. SkepticCheck:PoliticalScientist(April16,2018)5. HighMoon(April23,2018)6. WeAreVR(May7,2018)7. YouAreExposed(May14,2018)

FacebookLive:1. LivefromtheEuropeanWeekofAstronomyandSpaceScience,Liverpool,UKHosted

byMarchis,F(April3,2018)2. TributetoEdnaDeVore,HostedbyDiamond,WwithHarman,P(April5,2018)3. ResearchExpeditiontoChile,HostedbyDiamond,WwithCabrol,N(April11,2018)4. AVisitwiththeScienceAdvisoryBoard,HostedbyDiamond,W(April19,2018)5. WhatWouldWeDoIfWeFoundaSignal?,withShostak,S(April26,2018)6. SETIInstituteUpdate,withDiamond,W(May2,2018)7. TheBigQuestionsinScience,withShostak,SandBentley,M(May9,2018)8. ChasingNewHorizons,HostedbyMarchis,FwithGrinspoon,DandStern,A(May15,

2018)9. AstroReality,HostedbyDiamond,WwithSkok,JR(May23,2018)

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10.ExploringDeepOceanVentSystems,Drone-BasedRoboticSamplingandSensing,andNext-GenMarsRoverSystems,HostedbyDiamond,WwithSobron,P(May31,2018)

Contributiontoongoing/plannedmissions

1. Bishop JL (2002-2018). Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars(CRISM), Visible/near-infrared (VNIR) imager in orbit at Mars on the MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO)andmappingsurfacecompositionatscalesasdineas18metersperpixel.

2. Caldwell,D.A.,Clarke,B.D.,Coughlin,J.L.,Wohler,B.(ongoing),Kepler/K2Missionoperationssupport,dataprocessingsupport,scienceanalysissupport.

3. Caldwell,D.A.,Li,J.,Morris,R.L.,Smith,J.C.,Tenebaum,P.,Twicken,J.D.(ongoing)TESSmissiondevelopment,includingreleaseofdlight-readyscienceprocessingpipeline(May2018),supportingspacecraftcommissioning.

4. EuropaClipper:MelissaMcGrath.

5. JUICE(ESA):MelissaMcGrath

6. MarcuO(2017-ongoing).WetLab2,dirstfacilitytoprovidegeneexpressioninspace,onthe International Space Station. Developing protocols and workdlow for plantautomatedextractionandprocessing.

7. MarsExplorationRover–NathalieA.Cabrol.

8. MarsScienceLab.PhilippeSarrazin.

9. MROHiRISE:GinnyGulick,RossBeyer,LivioTornabene

10.New Horizons: Mark Showalter, Ross Beyer, Cristina Dalle Ore, Oliver White, ChloeBeddingdield

11. SpryJA(2015-present)MissionsupporttotheNASAOfdiceofPlanetaryProtectionfortheNewHorizons,OSIRIS-Rex,ParkerSolarProbe,ARTEMISandSolarOrbitermissions

Contributiontomissionplanning/concepts

1. MarcuO.(April-ongoing).WetLab2,1)demonstratingfeasibilityinSPM(SamplePrepModule);2)providingjustidicationforfuturesupportofplantmissionsontheISS;3)providedscienceinputfortheneedforhardwaredevelopmentfordeepspacemission.

2. ResourceProspector(nowcanceled):RossBeyer.

3. LunarScienceandTechnologyInitiative.SETIInstitutePIs-

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4. Skok JR (2010-2018) SPRING Mission, Developing mission concept for search forevidenceoflifeinNiliPateraMars.ServingasPI.

5. SkokJR(2018)BRAILLEMission,VNIRandcavescienceadvising.

6. SkokJR(2006-2018)MVP-SEMSpaceelectronmicroscopedevelopment.

7. SkokJR(2016-2018)MadeofMarsISRUtechdevelopment.

Othersupporttomissions:

1. InSightLandingSiteSelectionandCerti`ication:RossBeyer

2. SPICEtrainingandcerti`ication:FloraPaganelli

TelescopeObservationTime

1. Busch,MW,aspartoftheAsteroidRadarTeam:AsteroidRadarObservations,usingAreciboObservatoryandtheGoldstoneSolarSystemRadar.

2. Busch,MW,“L-BandObservationsofaLargeMartianDustStorm”,usingtheVLA.Observationstookplaceon2018June9.

3. CartwrightRJ (2018). Observing time: one night at the IRTF in April to observe theGalileanmoonCallisto.

4. McGrath,MA,co-investigator,awardedVLTtimebothregularcycleandDD,“Identifyingactive plume regions on Europa using polarimetric imaging with ZIMPOL-SPHEREsimultaneouslywithHSTobservations”

5. McGrath, MA, co-investigator on mid-cycle HST program awarded 34 orbits, “AnintensiveultravioletimagingcampaignforEuropa'splumes”

6. McGrath,MA,co-investigatoronSOFIAprogram,“CondirmationofPlumesonEuropa”

7. PetersonR (2018).OnFebruary4,2018,datawiththeHubbleSpaceTelescopewereobtained for the program GO-15179, "Astrophysics Meets Atomic Physics: Fe I LineIdentidicationsandTemplatesforOldStellarPopulationsfromWarmandHotStellarUVSpectra",withPetersonasPI.Thesewerethedirstdataacquiredforthisprogram,ofthe52orbitsallocatedtoit.

8. PetersonR(2018).DatafromtheKepler2satellitewerealsoobtained.InCampaign16,running from Dec 7, 2017 through Feb 25, 2018. Peterson is PI on the programGO-16091, "The EvolutionaryHistory of the BlueHorizontal Branch StarHD 74721".Thepipeline-processeddata fromthiscampaignwere justmadeavailableon theHSTMASTarchive.

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9. PetersonR(2018).Kepler2Campaign17datawerealsosuccessfullyobtainedduringMar1-May8,2018butarenotyetavailableatMAST.PetersonisPIontheCampaign17program"K2AgesofThick-DiskKDwarfs",whose3115 targetswereacquired forthisprogram.

Of`icialCommittees/WorkingGroups/Other

1. BishopJL(Jan-June).InternationalMSRObjectivesandSamplesTeam(iMOST),purposeistore-evaluateandupdatethesample-relatedscienceandengineeringobjectivesofaMarsSampleReturn(MSR)program.

2. Cabrol,NA.MemberoftheROWOPAG“RoadmaptotheOceanWorldssince2016.

3. Cabrol,NA.MemberoftheMEPAGScienceAnalysisGroup(SAG)“ScientidicObjectivesfortheHumanExplorationofMars”(HSO-SAG)since2015.

4. Cabrol, NA.Member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Executive Committee(EC)since2015.

5. Cabrol,NA.EditorialBoardoftheAstrobiologyjournalsince2012.

6. DPSPublicationsCommitteeChair:RossBeyer.

7. MAPSITSteeringCommittee:RossBeyer

8. Marcu O (April-ongoing). Speakers Committee, Palo Alto Rotary Club, purpose is toprovidecommunityengagementofbusinessandprofessionaladvocates.

9. McGrath,MAmemberofNationalAcademiesCommitteeonBestPracticesforaFutureOpenCodePolicyforNASASpaceStudies

10.McGrath,MAmemberofScienceOrganizingCommitteefor2018DivisionforPlanetarySciencesmeeting(inKnoxville,Tennessee)

11.RaceMS,etal.,(May/16-17).2ndCOSPARInternationalWorkshoponReginingPlanetaryProtection Requirements for Human Missions, Workshop Co-organizer and subgroupfacilitator(withABaker,JASpry,etal.),HoustonTXJSC.

12.Race MS, (ongoing). International Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Editor, 3rd Edition,PlanetaryProtectionSection.

13.RaceMS,(ongoing).Assoc.Editor,Astrobiologyjournal,AstrobiologyintheRealWorldCommentarysection.

14. SpryJA(Jan-June).InternationalMSRObjectivesandSamplesTeam(iMOST),purposeisto re-evaluate and update the sample-related science and engineering objectives of aMarsSampleReturn(MSR)program(Objective6Co-Author).

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15. Spry JA (May)Co-organizer (withABaker, GKminek,MRace&B Siegel) of the2ndCOSPAR Workshop on Regining the Planetary Protection Requirements for HumanExtraterrestrialMissions,HoustonTX.

16. Spry JA (Ongoing)Member of the EU-funded Planetary Protection for the Outer SolarSystem (PPOSS) team, with upcoming training presentations in Pasadena (July) andBeijing(October)aswellasacoordinationmeetinginFlorence(Sept).

17. Stucky TR (Jan-Oct). APEX Life Detection Thinkubator, develops novel, pre-proposalstagelifedetectionconcepts.

18.TiscarenoMS (continuing). Member of the AASDPS Subcommittee on ProfessionalCulture and Climate, which works towards making the community of planetaryscientists an environment in which professional merit is the only criterion thatdetermineseachperson’ssuccess.

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Highlights/Signi`icantEventsandActivities1. RosalbaBonaccorsi (Milan,May12,2018)actedasa judgeattheUndergradHuman

ExplorationContextorganizedbytheItalianMarsSocietyon12thmay.ThecontextwasheldattheendoftheEarthtoMarsConferenceinMilan. SixprojectswereshortlistedandincludedHandGlovesforMarsExplorers,FoodandenergyProductiontosupportHumansonMars,andahigh-didelitymockupoftheMarsCuriosityrover

2. Ertem,G(June/11-14).Organizedasessionwiththetitle“RoleofClayMineralsintheEventsLeading to theOriginofLife” at the55thAnnualMeetingofTheClayMineralsSociety,UniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign,IL.

3. InSaturn’sRingswasreleasedonMay4,2018.InSaturn’sRingsisajourneythroughspace. Narrated by LeVar Burton, Stephen van Vuuren’s new documentary dilm is

created entirely of 7.5million of images of Earth, theMilky Way and the Moon that were captured byHubble, Cassini and other NASA space telescopes tooffer a grand tour of the universe. Dr. Nathalie A.Cabrol,alongwithherhusband,Dr.EdmondA.Grin,areco-executiveproducersofthedilm.Ittook12yearsto Stephen van Vuuren to produce this incredibledocumentary. The dilm is made with 2D multiplaneparallax techniques developed by Walt DisneycombinedwithKenBurnstechniquetoavoidusinganytype of camera projection, 3D models, visual FX,texturemapsetc.Italsofeaturessomehigh-resolutiontimelapsephotography.

4.RaceMS(spring).SheiscontinuingtoworkwiththeSan Jose Museum of Art on program developmentideasandspacesciencetalksrelatedtotheirupcoming"New Terrains: Mobility and Migration" theme. Thisconsists of a broad range of programs, events,

exhibitions,performances,andexperiencesunfoldingthroughthespringof2019.Raceis helping link the SETI Institute with ideas that feature space exploration andmigration!

5. RaceMS, JASpry and JDRummel, (spring). SelectedPanelCoordinator forAGUFallMeeting: Dec2018meetinginWashingtonDC.TacklingFarOutChallengesinScienceResearch,PolicyFormationandSocietalConcerns: StepwiseProgress inAstrobiologyResearch,PlanetaryProtectionandMarsMissionPlanning.

6. SETIV2Roadmap.Organizationofworktowardsadraftforanewroadmaphasstarted(June2018).

7. Skok JR (June/22)LaunchedKickstarterCampaign for “EARTH:An immersiveAR/AIexperience&modelofourplanet”asScienceadvisorforAstroReality.

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8. SobronP(April/30).FielddeploymentinLavaBedsNationalMonument(California)aspartofaCSA-sponsoredastrobiologyanalogueprojectlookingforbiosignaturesinlavetubes.

9. Sobron P (spring). InVADER (In-situ Vent Analysis Divebot for Exobiology Research)projectselectedbyPSTARprogram.

10. StuckyTR(Feb-March).SupporteddrillingandsampletransferforAtacamaRoverandAstrobiologyDrillingStudies(ARADS)inYungay,Chile.Lifedetectioninstrumentsweredieldtestedwithclean,autonomouslycollectedsamplefromthedryandnearlybarrenregolithoftheAtacamaDesert.

HonorsRaceMS (May/15). CommunityAppreciationAward,GivenbyMayorandCityCouncil forserviceasLibraryCommissionerfrom2016to2018,CityofMenloPark,CA.