LPI Abstract Archive

Archive of Abstracts and Other pages removed by LPI

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) has historically run planetary science meetings and workshops and hosted webpages for various groups, such as the Assessment Groups (AGs). In the Spring of 2025, they removed several abstracts and pages from the internet. Here we archive those. Many abstracts are from meetings of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), but other meetings and individual abstracts have been affected. If you have anything you’d like to add or remove, please contact webmaster@workforce.psi.edu.

• LPSC 2002-2018
  • 2002 K. E. Little and the Texas STARBASE Experience
  • 2004 Making Earth and Space Science and Exploration Accessible
  • 2007 Informal Science Education + Planetary Missions = Increased Public Support and Space Science Literacy
  • 2009 Planets are Places Too: Professional Development Workshops for K-8 Teachers
  • 2018 The Planetary Science Workforce: Who Is Missing?

• LPSC 2019
  • Team Dynamics During a Four-Day Effort to Map Bennu’s Surface: A Collaborative Effort
  • “One Team:” The Dynamics and Structure of the Europa Clipper Science Team
  • Increasing Student Enrollment and Retention in STEAM Careers Centered in Planetary Science by Incorporating NASA’s SOLVE Programs in College Level Service Learning and Internship Programs
  • Earth and Planetary Science Training for NASA’s Newest Astronauts: 2018 Training and 2019 Planning
  • Learning Ways to Improve Collaboration and Communication Within a Distributed, Large Team – Via the Europa Clipper Mission Social Science Journal Club
  • Diversity in Student Space Activities in the United Kingdom
  • Effective Approaches to Increasing the Accessibility of Postdoctoral Opportunities Through Remote Advising
  • Making Planetary Science More Inclusive: An Introduction to the Work of the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences Professional Culture and Climate Subcommittee (PCCS)
  • Mission Science/Operations Support and Training for Spacecraft Payloads: Building the Next Generation of Planetary Mission Professionals
  • Promoting Accessibility in Geoscience Education: What Practices from Planetary Science Can We Apply?
  • LPSC @ 50: What Do 18 Years of Presentation Data Tell Us?
  • 50 Years of Planetary Science Workforce: Hidden Figures and the Legacy of Apollo
  • Across the Solar System: A Survey of NASA Planetary Science Summer Seminar Mission Studies 1999-2018
  • The Lucy Student Pipeline Accelerator and Competency Enabler (L’SPACE): A New Model for NASA Student Collaborations to Enhance STEM Workforce Development at Scale
  • Planetology Related Aspects in University Education of Geography and Environment
• LPSC 2020
  • STAR Academy: Space and Planetary Sciences for High School Students at the Arecibo Observatory
  • The Development of a Submarine for the Exploration of Titan
  • Why is Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) So Difficult for Scientists?
  • Making Planetary Science More Inclusive: The Division of Planetary Sciences Professional Culture and Climate Subcommittee
  • Moon Gallery
  • The Educational Role of the Museum: Engaging Planetary Sciences to Local Communities
  • Culturally Responsive and Sustaining K-12 Education as a Method to Develop “Scientist Identity” in Underrepresented Youth
  • 18 Years of LPSC Attendance and Presentation Data: Who’s Included?
  • Roving with Rosalind: Engaging Underserved School Pupils Through ExoMars
  • Sharing Science with the Widest Audience: Making Scientific Conferences Accessible
  • Why and How to Write a Useful “Code of Conduct” for Planetary Conferences and Mission Teams
  • Student Produced Audio Narratives: Using Audio to Enhance Engagement in Planetary Science Classes from Non-Science Majors to the Graduate Level
  • The Art of Planetary Science 2020: Planetary Science and Science Fiction
  • Low-Cost Tactile Interfaces for Non-Visual Exploration of Planetary Datasets
  • TREX Scientists Leading Public Engagement
  • Hearing and Retelling Global Memories of Apollo 11 for Popular Non-Fiction
  • Partnering to Reach Diverse Audiences
  • Engaging the Next Generation of the Canadian STEM Workforce Through Space Science

• LPSC 2021
  • Fostering Inclusive, Supportive, and Safe Environments in Planetary Science for Members of the LGBTQ+ Community
  • Foreign Nationals Employed and Studying in Planetary Research in the United States, and Recommendations for Supporting this Group
  • Formation of an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee in the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University
  • Results of the 2020 Planetary Science Workforce Survey, Funded by the DPS
  • Towards a More Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Workforce: The NASA SSERVI EDI Focus Group
  • Demographic Study of the Planetary Science Workforce
  • 18 Years of LPSC Attendance and Presentation Data: An Assessment of Participation by Women
  • Nonbinary Systems: Gender-Inclusive Study Methods in Planetary Science
  • Planetary Nomenclature and Indigenous Communities
  • The Preventing Harassment in Science Workshop: Summary and Best Practices
  • Addressing Mental Health in Planetary Science
  • Developing an Evidence-Based Model for Preparing Planetary Scientists to Engage Underserved Audiences
  • The Growing Digital Divide and Its Negative Impacts on NASA’s Future Workforce.
  • Relationships First and Always: A Guide to Collaborations with Indigenous Communities
  • All Conference Talks Need Captions

• LPSC 2022
  • InSight’s Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
  • The Manitoba Lunar and Planetary STEM Network (MLaPS): A K-12 STEM Initiative
  • Testing Accessibility Accommodations for Disabled or Mixed-Ability Crews Operating in Space-Like Environments
  • InSightSeers: Early Career Opportunity to Observe the InSight Science Team at Work
  • Braving Diversity
  • Inclusivity and the Culture of Planetary Science: The Hostile Obstacle Course
  • Using Effective Practices in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility to Engage with Underrepresented Audiences in STEM
  • Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in the Lunar and Planetary Exploration Community Through Mission Control Software
  • Designing Accessible Conferences or: How We Could Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Poster Sessions
  • Beyond Permits: Expanding Fieldwork Protocols to Include Relationship Building with Indigenous Communities
  • Enabling a Diverse and Inclusive STEM Workforce by Identifying and Mitigating the Barriers to Success
  • The Need for an Intersectional Perspective to Improve the State of the Profession in Planetary Science
  • Applying the Braided River STEM Workforce Development Model to Planetary Science and Astrobiology
  • Developing Community Resources to Promote Safety and Inclusivity in Field Work

• LPSC 2023
  • Here to Observe (H2O): Opening Doors to NASA Planetary Science Division (PSD) Missions and Mentors for Undergraduates from Underrepresented Institutions
  • Suggested Best Practices for Assessment Group (AG) Steering Committee Selection
  • The NASA Astrobiology Program’s Professional Advancement Workshop Series: Next Steps
  • EuroSpaceHub: A European-Led Project to Facilitate Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Accessibility, Inclusion and Diversity in the Space-Tech Ecosystem Accessibility, Inclusion and Diversity in the Space-tech Ecosystem
  • Unbounded Learning Environments as an Approach to Preserving Design Flexibility Demonstrated with NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Students
  • A Review of Diversity in Space Science Nomenclature
  • Inclusion Plans in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
  • Through the Looking Glass: Addressing the 2023 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal State of the Profession Recommendations Through the Lens of Public Engagement
  • The NASA Facility for Astromaterials Research at the Johnson Space Center: National Laboratory for Planetary Research
  • Educational STEM Outreach at Stony Brook University: Building the Pipeline from Kindergarten Through College
  • I.D.E.A. of the Future: A Political Legal Perspective on Potential Consequences of the Artemis Program on International Equitable Lunar Accessibility
  • The Planetary Impacts Community Wiki Project
  • InSightSeers: Peering into Invited Student Participation of a Mission Science Team Meeting
  • Ethics in Choosing a Meeting Location
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Spacecraft Science Teams: What Do We Know and What Can We Do About It?
  • USGS STEP UP! Employee Empowerment Strategies: A Bystander Intervention Program for the Planetary Science Community
  • Introducing the New NASA Science Mission Directorate’s ROSES 2021 Research and Analysis Yearbook: An Online Resource for Programmatic and Self-Reported Demographic Data
  • Cross-AG Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Working Group: 2023 Priorities
  • From Classroom to Career: Changing the Culture of Geoscience (We’re Quite Aware of What We’re Going Through)
  • Co-Creating Ethical Practices and Approaches to Fieldwork
  • IDEA: Principles in Practice with the TREX Analog Rover Team
  • Results of the 2022 Mental Health Survey of the Planetary Science Community
  • Insights from InSight: Strategies for Advancing Early-Career Researcher Inclusion in Planetary Science Missions
  • If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Paying For
  • The Cost of Diminished In-Person Participation in Unsafe Locations: The Necessity of Hybrid Meetings
  • GeoSPACE: An Approach to Accessible and Inclusive Planetary Science Education.
  • NASA L’SPACE Program: Reimagining Agile, Equitable, Technical STEM Workforce Development for All

• LPSC 2024
  • Updates from Planetary Science Division’s Here to Observe (H2O) Program
  • Inclusion Plans in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for ROSES-2024
  • Europa Clipper: Seven Months to Launch!
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives on the Mars 2020 Science Team and Implications for NASA Planetary Science Missions
  • Workforce Development, Diversity, Inclusion, Innovation and Entrepreneurship from LUNEX EuroMoonMars and EuroSpaceHub Academy
  • African Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences
  • The NASA Facility for Astromaterials Research at the Johnson Space Center: A National Laboratory for Planetary Research
  • DEEPS CORES: Bridging the Gaps of Earth and Planetary Science Education in Providence Public School District
  • Here to Observe: Kingsborough Community College and DragonFly
  • Improving Inclusivity and Accessibility in Planetary Science in Remote Field Courses
  • The NASA Planetary Science Summer School: Instructional Principles, Focus on Increasing Inclusivity and Demographic Data
  • Results of the 2023 Mental Health Survey of the Planetary Science Community
  • Investigating the Career Paths of New Frontiers and Discovery Program Proposal PIs
  • Examining Science Productivity of Data Analysis Programs (DAPs) with Comparison to Prime and Extended Missions
  • The NASA Science Mission Directorate’s ROSES 2021 Research and Analysis Yearbook: An Online Resource for Programmatic and Self-Reported Demographic Data
  • A Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Pilot Program to Aid in the Diversification of the Planetary Science Pipeline
  • Beyond Permits, Toward Relationships: New NASA Planetary Science Division ROSES Requirements for Ethics in Fieldwork
  • CERES: A Small but Mighty Culturally Inclusive Planetary Science Iterative Engagement Planning Strategy
  • Statistics for IAU-Approved Planetary Nomenclature Help Chart an Effective Strategy for Diversity and Inclusion
  • NASA’S SMD Bridge Program: A Co-Created Program that Funds Faculty and Students at Under-Resourced Emerging Research Institutions
  • VIRTEX: Scientists Supporting the Next Generation in STEM
  • Evaluation of the InSightSeers Mission Observers Program
  • Lessons Learned from the 2023 Joint DPS-EPSC Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, with Applicability to Other Meetings in Areas with Problematic Public Policies
  • Planetary
    Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH): Progress on a Model for
    Culturally Inclusive Public Engagement Workshops

• Astrobio 2010
  • Astrobiology Night at the Ballpark: Science Outreach to Non-Traditional Audiences
  • Methodological Aspects of Astrobiology as a Multidisciplinary Science
  • Astrobiology in an Urban New York City High School: John Dewey High School’s Space Science Academy
  • An Astrobiology Experience at Puerto Rico Public Schools
  • Interdisciplinary Teaching, a First Step Toward Interdisciplinary Astrobiology Research
  • Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Measurements and Protocols for Database and Library Development Relating to Organic Species in Support of the Mars Science Laboratory
  • Astrobiology Program in Colombia: A New Educational Tool
  • A Case Study of the Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Integrating Authentic Data into Diverse High School Classroom
  • The Astrobiology in Secondary Classroom (ASC) Curriculum Development Project: Focusing Upon Diverse Students and Teachers in the Pilot Testing Process
  • DNA Repair Genes Expression Analysis of Acute Dose Charge Particle Radiation
  • Stable Isotope Astrobiology at Hispanic Serving Institutions: Si Se Puede!
  • Astrobiology Program in Colombia: A New Educational Tool
  • The NASA Astrobiology Institute Minority Institution Research Support Program: Supporting the Next Generation of Astrobiologists
  • Impact of the NAI-MIRS Program on Astrobiology Research at a Minority Institution: Connecting Univ. of Puerto Rico to South Africa to Univ. of Wisconsin to NASA
  • Science Inquiry Learning in Classrooms‚ Montana Style
  • Diversity in Astrobiology: Surviving Financial, Institutional and Technical Extremes
  • Building 21st Century Explorers: Learning About Astrobiology Exploration Interactively
  • The Native American Astrobiology in the Secondary Classroom Initiative
  • Student Perspectives to Conducting Astrobiology Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
  • Studying Planetary Habitability After a NASA Astrobiology Institute MIRS Sabbatical

Abstracts from the 2013 International Astrobiology Workshop were also removed from LPI’s site, but are available at https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/labam/jabn6 and https://repository.hou.usra.edu/items/8ee55e62-5af6-4767-830b-290df0a96e89.

• Visions 2050 meeting that took place in 2017
  • The Planetary Science Workforce: Goals Through 2050
  • Titan’s Atmosphere and Climate: Unanswered Questions

• Other
  • 2nd International Mars Sample Return 2018 Concepts and Planning for MSR Public Outreach
  • Planetary Data 2021 Planetary Data: Hidden Barriers to Diversity in the Planetary Science Community
  • Planetary Data 2021 A Strategy for Managing NASA’s Long Tail of Planetary Research Data: Insights from the Development of the AHED Repository
  • Terrestrial Analogues 2021
    Field Expedition Codes of Conduct for Increasing Safety and Inclusivity
  • Planetary Geologic Mappers 2021
    Status Update on the Inaugural NASA Planetary Geologic Mapping Workshop: Selected for June 2022
  • Tenth Mars 2024
    Expanding Access and Usability of Spacecraft Data: The Mars Exploration Rovers Portal to Observations, Resources, and Tools to Advance Legacy Science (MER PORTAL)
  • Mars Interior 2024 InSight’s Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
  • Terrestrial Analogues 2024 GeoSPACE: Bringing Field Geology and Planetary Geoscience to the Accessibility Challenged
  • Terrestrial Analogues 2024 Holey Tour Planetary Geology Field Trip: Recent Changes for an Evolving Planetary Community
  • IDEA Policy and Code of Conduct
  • Steering Committee Selection and Rotation

• VEXAG (Venus Exploration Analysis Group) websites
  • IDEA Policy and Code of Conduct
  • Steering Committee Selection and Rotation