The NASA Astrobiology Program has announced a bold new structure to mobilize the astrobiology community towards both impacting future NASA…
Welcome to our Autumn 2109 Newsletter! It’s been another exciting year for the field of astrobiology and the UW Astrobiology Program, and you can read about many of our activities in this newsletter.
A 50 my old extinct dragonfly (Ypshna brownleei) was recently named after UWAB and Astronomy Professor Donald Brownlee! This was…
This interview was conducted by Samantha Gilbert Who are you and when did you graduate from UW? My name is…
Article Written by Eliah Overbey Photo Credit: Mike Wong What microbes are present in extreme environments? How genetically diverse are…
Prebiotic amino acids bind to and stabilize prebiotic fatty acid membranes Members of the Keller Research Group, including UW Astrobiology…
A BBC news story — “Could NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detect alien life?” — covers research in a recent…
Please join us in congratulating our latest batch of graduates and wish them well as they move on to their…
Our big focus this summer was hosting the 960-attendee Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) in nearby Bellevue, and running a day-long…
UWAB Program Director Vikki Meadows and senior graduate student Jacob Lustig-Yaeger will both be featured presenters at the upcoming annual…
Article Written by Dominic Sivitili Among the grey autumn seas of the San Juan Islands and the stunningly green campus…
On Friday October 18th, six scientists turned into slammers for one night as they competed with each other to bring…
Aaron Brewer (PhD in Earth & Space Sciences and Astrobiology) finished his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Fang-Zhen Teng…
Our line-up for the Autumn 2019 Colloquium series has been finalized and includes and mix of amazing experts from outside…
Recent UWAB Graduate, Brett Morris (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2019) was just announced as the winner of the UW Graduate…
UWAB Director and PI for the Virtual Planetary Lab research group, Victoria Meadows, was just announced as the chair of…
UWAB Faculty Member Sharon Doty (SEFS) and her team’s research were recently featured in an article in the Fall ’19…
New research from UWAB students, and VPL Team members, Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, Andrew Lincowski, and their faculty advisor Dr. Victoria Meadows,…
In a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Virtual Planetary Lab (VPL) team…
Osazonamen Igbinosun (A&A/AB) successfully defended her dissertation on Monday August 5th. Please join the AB program in congratulating Osa for…
Michael Kipp (ESS/AB) successfully defended his dissertation on Thursday August 1st. Please join the AB program in congratulating Mike for…
Several of our students, faculty members, and researchers, have recently been highlighted in various articles from the UW News in…
Better late than never right? Steven Sholes (ESS/AB) successfully defended his dissertation on June 11, 2019. Please join the AB…
Three alums of the UW Astrobiology program, Dr. Giada Arney, Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman and Dr. David Smith have all been…
As part of the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2019) the University of Washington Astrobiology Program will be hosting a…