Education & Public Outreach: Public Lectures

Astrobiology Lecture Series

April 30, 2007
Robert M. Hazen, Carnegie Institution of Washingon & George Mason University
"Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origins"

February 28, 2006 (Danz Lecturer)
Steve Squyres, Cornell University
“Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet”

June, 2005
Jim Bell, Cornell University
“The Mars Exploration Rovers; Spirit and Opportunity”

April, 2005
Carolyn Porco, Cassini Mission Imaging Team Leader
“Cassini Mission to Saturn, and Huygens Probe to Titan”

June, 2004
Frank Drake, SETI Institute
“How to Find ET…the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, SETI”

December, 2003
Steve Benner, University of Florida
“The Real Jurassic Park…How pieces of extinct life are resurrected in the laboratory, and what it means for human history, biomedicine, and the search for life in the galaxy.”

April, 2003
Jack Farmer, Arizona State University
“Exploring for Martian Life…recent images of Mars reveal ancient systems of running water. Could there be life on Mars even today, or fossils from the past?”

October, 2002
Seth Shostak, SETI Institute
“Searching for Extraterrestrials…many worlds could be carpeted by life. But could some of these distant planets have spawned intelligent beings?”

May, 2002
Jonathan Lunine, University of Arizona
“Planets Around Other Stars…Are They Habitable?”