Structure of IAPS
(2015-2019)
IAPS Executive Committees:
IAPS Bureau
IAPS Commissions Presidents
Structure
Commission 1: Planetary Atmosphere
President: Athena Coustenis (Paris Observ., France)
Vice-President: Eliot F. Young (SWRI, USA)
Terms of Reference:
Investigation of planetary atmosphere helps understand the harsh radiation from the Sun and the amount of energy lost to space from the planetary interior as well as liquid components on a planet's surface by supplying the pressure.
Objectives
Commission 2: Planetary Space Environments
President: Giuseppe Piccioni (INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy)
Vice-President: Wojciech Markiewicz (MPI for Solar System Res., Germany)
Terms of Reference:
Most large planetary bodies in the solar system have magnetic fields, and the giant planets also have trapped radiation belts. Planetary environments, plasmas and ionosphere are interacting with solar winds and magnetic fields. The study of Planetary Space Environments and interactions allows gaining insight on the formation and evolution of the environments, plasmas and ionosphere.
Objectives
Commission 3: Planetary Geodesy
President: Koji Matsumoto (NOAJ, Japan)
Vice-President: Oliver Baur (OEAW, Austria)
Terms of Reference:
Planetary geodesy can determine the planetary reference frame, shape, rotation motion, and gravity field, which will provide basic information on planetary bodies and observation constraints for planetary geodynamic modelling.
Objectives
Commission 4: Planetary Geomorphology
President: Hauke Hussmann (DLR, Germany)
Vice-President: Rafael.Kascheev (KSU, Russia)
Terms of Reference:
Laser altimetry, Radar and high-resolution camera etc. can observe and monitor the topography, surface processes and surface evolution of planetary bodies.
Objectives:
Commission 5: Planetary Geophysics & Geology
President: Luciano Iess (Univ. of Rome, Italy)
Vice-President: Joern Helbert (DLR, Germany)
Terms of Reference:
With more developments in space probes carrying scientific instruments close to a target planet, it can detect and research the planetary geophysics, including planetary geomorphology, surface processing, tectoncis, seismology, mineralogy, geochemistry and so on. This commission is dedicated to the observation of planetary surfaces, the study surface composition and the observations and modeling of planetary geophysics.
Understanding the geologic history and evolution of planets is dedicated to understand the origin and development of all bodies in the solar system and the thermodynamic processes in the interior and the geologic processes at the surface of these celestial bodies. In addition, the investigation of forms, sizes, and frequencies of impact craters on the surfaces of planets is also helpful to determine the surface age of a geologic unit. The study of mineralogy and geochemistry allows gaining insight in the evolution of the surface of a planet.
Objectives
Commission 6: Planetary Interior Physics
President: Alexander Gusev (Kazan University, Russia)
Vice-President: Yuri Barkin (Moscow State Univ., Russia)
Terms of Reference:
The structure and evolution of planetary bodies are affected by interior and surface activities and processes. This commission is dedicated to investigated and model planetary interior physics with constraints of other geodetic and geophysical observations.
Objectives:
Commission 7: Planetary Life & Astrobiology
President: Nader Haghighipour (University of Hawaii-Manoa, USA)
Vice-President: Tilman Spohn (DLR, Germany)
Terms of Reference:
Studying the habitability in the cosmos and the possibilities for hosting life among other objects in the Solar System and the Universe, can help us better understand the conditions for the emergence of life and its evolution on our planet.
Objectives
Commission 8: Asteroids and comets
President: Paul Hartogh (MPI for Solar System Res., Germany)
Vice-President: Maria Teresa Capria (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica(INAF), Italy)
Terms of Reference:
There are lots of asteroid and comets in the solar system. Asteroid and comet may impact the origin and evolution of life on Earth. Therefore, study and understanding of asteroids and comets contribute to learn the solar system's origin and evolution.
Objectives
Commission 9: Giant & Extrasolar Planets
President: Gerald Schubert (UCLA, USA)
Vice-President: Roger Yelle (University of Arizona, USA)
Terms of Reference:
Studies of the giant planets in our solar system and in extrasolar environments contribute to our understanding of how these planets form and evolve and how the solar system and stellar systems are born and develop. The search for and discovery of extrasolar planets in habitable zones are key elements in the quest to understand the origin of life.
Objectives:
Commission 10: Future missions of planetary exploration
President: Kwing Lam Chan (HK Univ. Sci. Tech., Hongkong)
Vice- President: Sanjay Limaye (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Terms of Reference:
Scientific instrumentation and measurement techniques are addressed for future Solar-Terrestrial and Planetary Exploration as well as the near future space missions and payloads. Some potential collaboration is fostered among instrument scientists and engineers as well as researchers from different agencies.
Objectives:
IAPS Officials (2011-2015):
(2015-2019)
IAPS Executive Committees:
IAPS Bureau
- President: Shuanggen Jin (SHAO, China)
- Vice-President: Joern Helbert (DLR, Germany)
- Vice-President: Roger Yelle (University of Arizona, USA)
- Secretary General: Shuanggen Jin (SHAO, China)
- Past President: Vladislav V. Shevchenko (MSU, Russia)
IAPS Commissions Presidents
- Commission 1 President: Athena Coustenis
- Commission 2 President: Giuseppe Piccioni
- Commission 3 President: Koji Matsumoto
- Commission 4 President: Hauke Hussmann
- Commission 5 President: Luciano Iess
- Commission 6 President: Alexander Gusev
- Commission 7 President: Nader Haghighipour
- Commission 8 President: Paul Hartogh
- Commission 9 President: Gerald Schubert
- Commission 10 President: Kwing Lam Chan
Structure
Commission 1: Planetary Atmosphere
President: Athena Coustenis (Paris Observ., France)
Vice-President: Eliot F. Young (SWRI, USA)
Terms of Reference:
Investigation of planetary atmosphere helps understand the harsh radiation from the Sun and the amount of energy lost to space from the planetary interior as well as liquid components on a planet's surface by supplying the pressure.
Objectives
- Planetary Atmospheric Components
- Planetary Atmospheric Circulation
- Planetary Dust and Motion
Commission 2: Planetary Space Environments
President: Giuseppe Piccioni (INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy)
Vice-President: Wojciech Markiewicz (MPI for Solar System Res., Germany)
Terms of Reference:
Most large planetary bodies in the solar system have magnetic fields, and the giant planets also have trapped radiation belts. Planetary environments, plasmas and ionosphere are interacting with solar winds and magnetic fields. The study of Planetary Space Environments and interactions allows gaining insight on the formation and evolution of the environments, plasmas and ionosphere.
Objectives
- Planetary Environments
- Planetary Magnetic field
- Planetary Plasmas
- Planetary Ionosphere
- Solar wind interaction
Commission 3: Planetary Geodesy
President: Koji Matsumoto (NOAJ, Japan)
Vice-President: Oliver Baur (OEAW, Austria)
Terms of Reference:
Planetary geodesy can determine the planetary reference frame, shape, rotation motion, and gravity field, which will provide basic information on planetary bodies and observation constraints for planetary geodynamic modelling.
Objectives
- Planetary Reference Frame
- Planetary Gravity Field
- Planetary Topography
- Planetary Rotation
- Planetary Geodynamics
Commission 4: Planetary Geomorphology
President: Hauke Hussmann (DLR, Germany)
Vice-President: Rafael.Kascheev (KSU, Russia)
Terms of Reference:
Laser altimetry, Radar and high-resolution camera etc. can observe and monitor the topography, surface processes and surface evolution of planetary bodies.
Objectives:
- Planetary Digital Elevation Model
- Planetary Surface Processes
- Planetary Surface Evolution
Commission 5: Planetary Geophysics & Geology
President: Luciano Iess (Univ. of Rome, Italy)
Vice-President: Joern Helbert (DLR, Germany)
Terms of Reference:
With more developments in space probes carrying scientific instruments close to a target planet, it can detect and research the planetary geophysics, including planetary geomorphology, surface processing, tectoncis, seismology, mineralogy, geochemistry and so on. This commission is dedicated to the observation of planetary surfaces, the study surface composition and the observations and modeling of planetary geophysics.
Understanding the geologic history and evolution of planets is dedicated to understand the origin and development of all bodies in the solar system and the thermodynamic processes in the interior and the geologic processes at the surface of these celestial bodies. In addition, the investigation of forms, sizes, and frequencies of impact craters on the surfaces of planets is also helpful to determine the surface age of a geologic unit. The study of mineralogy and geochemistry allows gaining insight in the evolution of the surface of a planet.
Objectives
- Comparative planetology
- Mineralogy and geochemistry of planetary surfaces
- Geology, tectonics und stratigraphy of solid planetary surfaces
- Three-dimensional surface topography
- Mantle convection in planets and moons
- Gravitational and magnetic fields
- Habitability and thermal evolution
- Thermal probes for heat flow measurements on planetary surfaces
Commission 6: Planetary Interior Physics
President: Alexander Gusev (Kazan University, Russia)
Vice-President: Yuri Barkin (Moscow State Univ., Russia)
Terms of Reference:
The structure and evolution of planetary bodies are affected by interior and surface activities and processes. This commission is dedicated to investigated and model planetary interior physics with constraints of other geodetic and geophysical observations.
Objectives:
- Interior structure of planetary bodies
- Determination of rotation parameter
- Seismology of planetary bodies
- Thermal and physical modeling of planetary surfaces
Commission 7: Planetary Life & Astrobiology
President: Nader Haghighipour (University of Hawaii-Manoa, USA)
Vice-President: Tilman Spohn (DLR, Germany)
Terms of Reference:
Studying the habitability in the cosmos and the possibilities for hosting life among other objects in the Solar System and the Universe, can help us better understand the conditions for the emergence of life and its evolution on our planet.
Objectives
- Determine the astrobiological potential of other planets and satellites in the solar system and beyond (exoplanets)
- Study the conditions for habitability in the Solar System and beyond
- Investigate the degree to which the chemical and energetic conditions on Earth can be applied to other planets
Commission 8: Asteroids and comets
President: Paul Hartogh (MPI for Solar System Res., Germany)
Vice-President: Maria Teresa Capria (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica(INAF), Italy)
Terms of Reference:
There are lots of asteroid and comets in the solar system. Asteroid and comet may impact the origin and evolution of life on Earth. Therefore, study and understanding of asteroids and comets contribute to learn the solar system's origin and evolution.
Objectives
- Comets deliver water to Earth?
- Asteroid and comet impacts the origin and evolution of life on Earth
- Study the atmospheres of asteroid and comets
- Determine physical properties and processes
Commission 9: Giant & Extrasolar Planets
President: Gerald Schubert (UCLA, USA)
Vice-President: Roger Yelle (University of Arizona, USA)
Terms of Reference:
Studies of the giant planets in our solar system and in extrasolar environments contribute to our understanding of how these planets form and evolve and how the solar system and stellar systems are born and develop. The search for and discovery of extrasolar planets in habitable zones are key elements in the quest to understand the origin of life.
Objectives:
- investigations of the atmospheres, interiors, and magnetic fields of the gas and ice giant planets in the outer solar system
- investigations of giant planet satellite systems to constrain theories of giant planet formation and evolution
- observations and modeling of extrasolar planets and their atmospheres
- dynamics of giant planet and extrasolar planet atmospheres and interiors
- magnetic field generation in giant and extrasolar planets
- orbital dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems
Commission 10: Future missions of planetary exploration
President: Kwing Lam Chan (HK Univ. Sci. Tech., Hongkong)
Vice- President: Sanjay Limaye (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Terms of Reference:
Scientific instrumentation and measurement techniques are addressed for future Solar-Terrestrial and Planetary Exploration as well as the near future space missions and payloads. Some potential collaboration is fostered among instrument scientists and engineers as well as researchers from different agencies.
Objectives:
- To show instrumentations and techniques
- To link future missions and payloads
- To foster international collaboration
IAPS Officials (2011-2015):
- President: Vladislav V. Shevchenko (MSU, Russia)
- Vice-President: Shuanggen Jin (SHAO, China)
- Secretary General: Shuanggen Jin (SHAO, China)
