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Watch the Recordings: The UWAB 25th Anniversary Lecture Series!
Recordings are now available for the UWAB 25th Anniversary Lecture …Read More »
Professor Sharon Doty Named AAAS Fellow
UWAB would like to recognize UW Environment & Forest Sciences …Read More »
UW Astrobiology Remembers Professor James T. Staley
The UW Astrobiology program remembers our founding Director, Jim Staley. …Read More »Space Observatories: Learning Lessons from Yesterday to Build the Systems of Tomorrow
Dr. Jonathan W. Arenberg Northrop Grumman Space Astronomy is a …Read More »
UWAB Members Featured in College of Environment’s FieldSound Podcast
This week UWAB faculty member, Jodi Young, and postdoctoral researcher, …Read More »
Sediment cycles record past lunar distance and length of day
Alberto MalinvernoLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University Astronomical cycles have been widely …Read More »
Paleoenvironmental context in searching for past life on Mars
Professor Kathy Campbell Abstract: The search for life beyond Earth …Read More »
Astrobiology Workshop 2023: New Mexico
by Ardith Bravenec Carlsbad Caverns The workshop begins at Carlsbad …Read More »
2022 UW Astrobiology workshop at the Salt Lakes of the Cariboo Plateau, B.C. Canada
Environmental Analogs for the Origin of Life Why the lakes: …Read More »2022 Virtual Workshop- Mission to Detect Life
GOALS: 1.LEARN 1.Instrument capabilities/limitations 2.Experimental design- 3.Sample management on site …Read More »
Applications Open for the Heising-Simons 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Washington
The UW community supports research efforts in exoplanet and planetary …Read More »
UWAB 25th Anniversary Event: Astrobiology Careers Panel
As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the University …Read More »
Recent UWAB Alum Dominic Sivitilli Accepts Postdoc at UW-APL
Dr. Dominic Sivitilli (dual-title PhD in Psychology and Astrobiology) will …Read More »
UWAB Alum Eliah Overby Accepts Professorship at UATX!
Dr. Eliah Overby, who completed her dual title PhD in …Read More »(bio)Geochemistry on exoplanets: From desert planets to water worlds
Hilairy Hartnett Biogeochemistry integrates theory from geology, chemistry, biology and …Read More »The cold chemistry of cryovolcanism: Insights from experimental and natural analogs
Mark Fox-Powell Open University ‘Cryovolcanism’ at icy worlds offers immense …Read More »Coupling Planetary and Ecosystem Modeling to Asses Habitability and<br>Inhabitation in the Solar System and beyond
Stephane Mazevet Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, University Côte d’Azur, …Read More »Origin of Biological Homochirality by Crystallization of an RNA Precursor on a Magnetic Surface
S. Furkan Ozturk Harvard University, Department of Physics Abstract: Life requires …Read More »Photochemical Stability and Reactivity of Prebiotic Molecules Under Ceres-Like Conditions
Jessica M Weber NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of …Read More »Astrobiology Research Rotations
Sam Gilbert-Janizek Presenting: Predicting Outgassing Rates for L 98-59 b …Read More »Congratulations to Fang-Zhen Teng, elected Fellow of the Geochemical Society
Fang-Zhen Teng has been elected a Fellow of the Geochemical …Read More »Did life begin in a “warm little pond”?
Astrobiology graduate student Ula Jones was featured in a Wiki …Read More »
UWAB 25th Anniversary Kickoff Event— Astronomy on Tap
Join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of UW Astrobiology …Read More »
New NPP Opportunity Available with VPL!
To advance NASA’s search for life on exoplanets, the Virtual …Read More »
American Geophysical Union Honors UWAB Researchers
Each year, AGU recognizes individuals and teams for their accomplishments …Read More »
Work of UWAB Director Prof. Victoria Meadows Featured in AAS Nova
The work of VPL PI Prof. Victoria Meadows was recently …Read More »
UWAB Researchers Featured in Aeon Article: Uncertain Contact
UWAB researcher David Catling and alumnus Edward Schwieterman have been …Read More »
UW News: Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae
UWAB researchers Hannah Dawson and Jodi Young have recently been …Read More »
Building a Wet Planet from Dry Materials
Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/31/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Ice Grains from Enceladus and Europa as Carriers of Potential Life
Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/31/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
“The origin of Mercury’s structure and chemical composition and their astrobiological implications”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/24/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Looking Ahead to the Future of Exoplanet Climate Modeling
Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/17/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »Key Building Block of Life Detected on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
An international team, including UW Astrobiology Postdoctoral researcher Fabian Klenner, …Read More »The Open Access Era of Exoplanet Characterization at the Onset of Next-Generation Telescopes
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/18/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »Astrobiology Graduate Research Rotations Presentation
Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/16/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Exploring the Emergence of Life: Phase Separation as a Means of Compartmentalization in Protocell Models
Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/09/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Exploring Jezero Crater with Mastcam-Z, the Scientific Eyes of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/02/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »The search for evidence of life on Enceladus
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/25/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »Astrobiology Graduate Research Rotations Presentation
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/04/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Insights into ancient sedimentary environments via three-dimensional reconstructions
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/04/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
“Amino acid decyl esters as membrane forming amphiphiles for abiogenesis”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/8/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
“Finding Atmospheres on M Dwarf Terrestrial Planets with JWST”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/25/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
British Columbia’s Unassuming Planetary Laboratory: How a Handful of Frozen Saline Lakes Can Help Us Understand Brines Across the Solar System
Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/24/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation …Read More »
Comparative Systems Neuroscience Lab Featured by Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting recently featured the work of our own …Read More »
Prebiotic Compartments for Protometabolism
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/26/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation …Read More »
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Biogeochemistry of Modern Lakes as Environmental Analogs for the Origin and Early Development of Life
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/19/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation …Read More »
“The Path to Habitable Worlds: Roadmaps, Missions, and Astro2020”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/05/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation …Read More »
Magma Ocean Crystallization, Redox, and C-O-H Volatiles
Zoom Link for Colloquium 04/05/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Prof. John Baross Receives NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
NASA recognized Prof. John Baross for his exceptional achievements in …Read More »
Prof. Victoria Meadows Named 2022 AAS Fellow
On January 5, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced its …Read More »
Developing Community Best Practices for Biosignature Assessment and Reporting
Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/30/2021 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »“Developing Community Best Practices for Biosignature Assessment and Reporting”
Dr. Victoria Meadows,Professor, UW Astronomy DepartmentDirector, UW Astrobiology ProgramPrincipal Investigator, …Read More »“Alien Earths: The Search for Habitable Worlds around Nearby Stars”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/23/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »“Planetary Self-Regulation and The Role of Interior Processes for Habitability”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/16/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
Hannah Dawson & Zac Cooper Presentations
Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/9/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
“Planetary Systems Biochemistry: Inferring the laws of life at a Planetary Scale”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/2/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »
“The M-dwarf Opportunity: Characterizing Nearby M-dwarf Habitable Zone Planets”
Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/29/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu …Read More »Post Doc Opportunity
Postdoctoral Scholar- Virtual Planetary Laboratory University of Washington: Academic Personnel: …Read More »
Prof. Victoria Meadows Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
On July 15, the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) …Read More »
Winter 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to our Winter 2021 Newsletter, the first in a …Read More »
Refining Key Properties of TRAPPIST-1 Planets
Daniel Larsen A recently completed study, led by UWAB Faculty …Read More »
Hannah Dawson Awarded Hall Conservation Genetics Research Fund!
Hannah Dawson (Oceanography) was recently awarded the Hall Conservation Genetics Research …Read More »Fall 2021 Colloquium Speakers Announced
Our line-up for the Fall 2021 Colloquium series is being …Read More »
Public Presentation at LPSC by Ken Williford on Mars 2020 Mission
The public is invited to hear from planetary scientists about …Read More »
Eliah Overbey Earns Graduate Certificate in Astrobiology
Eliah Overbey (Genome Sciences) successfully completed her dissertation defense on …Read More »
Science in Action: UWAB Researchers Challenge the Discovery of Phosphine in the Venus Atmosphere
Recent graduate of the UW Astrobiology Program, Andrew Lincowski (PhD …Read More »
Is Potassium a Key to Understanding the Ocean’s Past?
UWAB Professor Fang-Zhen Teng is a co-author of a recent …Read More »
UWAB Prof. Jodi Young Awarded 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship
UWAB Faculty member Jodi Young (Oceanography) has been awarded an …Read More »
How to Weigh an Exoplanet: Ask the Astronomers Live!
UWAB faculty member Eric Agol and Program Director Victoria Meadows …Read More »
To Find an Extraterrestrial Civilization, Pollution Could Be the Solution
Members of the Virtual Planetary Laboratory team, including UWAB alumni Giada …Read More »
UWAB Alum Tyler Robinson Receives 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award
UWAB Alum, Tyler Robinson (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2012) was …Read More »
Earth’s Atmosphere is Full of Microbes. Could they Help us Find Life on Other Worlds?
UWAB Alum David Smith (PhD Biology & Astrobiology, 2012) was …Read More »
UWAB Prof. Sharon Doty Highlighted by UW CoMotion Office
UWAB Prof. Sharon Doty (School of Environment and Forestry Sciences) …Read More »
Prof. John Baross Featured in New NASA Calendar!
UWAB Prof. John Baross (Oceanography) is the featured scientist for …Read More »
The 7 Rocky Planets Orbiting TRAPPIST-1 May be Made of Similar Stuff
UWAB Professor Eric Agol (Astronomy) is the lead author on …Read More »
Postdoctoral Researcher Position Open with UWAB Professor David Catling
Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Planetary Geochemistry Applications are invited …Read More »
Astronomers Document the Rise and Fall of a Rarely Observed Stellar Dance
Recent UWAB Alumna Diana Windemuth (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2020), …Read More »
Prof. Robert Winglee (1958 – 2020)
The UW Astrobiology Program is saddened announce the sudden passing …Read More »
If a Rocky Planet Has a Lot of Methane in its Atmosphere, Life is the Most Likely Cause
UWAB student Nick Wogan (ESS), along with Alumni Josh Krissansen-Totton (PhD ESS and …Read More »
How the First Life on Earth Survived its Biggest Threat — Water
UWAB faculty member, Prof. David Catling (Earth & Space Sciences), …Read More »
Fall 2020 Newsletter
Support our Program Did you know that even a small …Read More »Alumni Updates – Fall 2020
Alumni Updates The UW Astrobiology Program has graduated over 60 …Read More »Science Highlights – Fall 2020
Polar Microbes Give Peptide Clues For Detecting Life on Icy …Read More »Life in the Field – Fall 2020
Annual Workshop 2020 Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic we …Read More »Program Updates – Fall 2020
Graduations Please join us in congratulating our latest batch of …Read More »
Dominic Sivitilli Presents Research in TEDxSeattle Talk
UWAB student Dominic Sivitilli (Psychology) recorded a presentation for TEDxSeattle …Read More »
Dr. Michael Wong Featured in NExSS Newsletter Interview
UWAB Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Michael Wong was interviewed by the …Read More »
Microbes Help Unlock Phosphorus for Plant Growth
UWAB faculty member Sharon Doty (SEFS) and her lab recently …Read More »
Dr. Sarah Keller Named as a Fellow of the Biophysical Society!
UAWB Faculty member and VPL researcher Dr. Sarah Keller has …Read More »
Keller Lab Publication takes the Cover of ChemBioChem
UWAB Faculty member Sarah Keller, VPL Team member Roy Black, …Read More »
UWAB Professor (Emeritus) Joe Felsenstein Awarded 2020 Friend of Darwin Award
Joe Felsenstein, Professor Emeritus of Genome Sciences, Biology and the …Read More »
Eliah Overbey Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship from NASA Space Biology Program!
NASA has announced the award of 18 grants for exciting …Read More »
UWAB Faculty Weigh In on MIT Phosphine in Venus Announcement
On September 14 a research group from MIT published an …Read More »
UWAB Alum Giada Arney Appointed as Member of the Panel on Venus for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey!
Giada Arney (Dual-Title PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2016) and Deputy …Read More »
Autumn 2020 Colloquium Speakers Announced
Our line-up for the Autumn 2020 Colloquium series has been …Read More »
UWAB Prof. Bruce Nelson to Serve as UW College of the Environment Associate Dean for Research
UWAB and Earth & Space Sciences faculty member, Prof. Bruce …Read More »
UWAB Alum Giada Arney Highlighted by NASA for Women’s Equality Day
UWAB Alum Giada Arney (Dual-Title PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2016) …Read More »
UWAB Graduate Student Yuk Chun Chan NASA FINESST Proposal Selected
UWAB Graduate Certificate student Yuk Chun Chan (Atmospheric Sciences) and …Read More »
Planetary Astrobiology Book Now Available!
UWAB Program Director Victoria Meadows and program Alum, Giada Arney, …Read More »
Max Showalter Earns Dual-Title PhD in Oceanography & Astrobiology
Gordon (Max) Showalter (Oceanography) successfully defended their dissertation on Wednesday …Read More »
Diana Windemuth Earns Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology
Diana Windemuth (Astronomy) successfully defended their dissertation for the Dual-Title …Read More »
Jacob Lustig-Yaeger Earns Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology
Jacob Lustig-Yaeger (Astronomy) successfully defended his dissertation on Wednesday July …Read More »
Studying Sea Ice Algae in Antarctica: Two Graduate Students Take Fieldwork to the Next Level
UWAB students Hannah Dawson and Susan Rundell (Oceanography), alongside their …Read More »
UWAB Alum Dr. Eddie Schwieterman Featured on Ask and Astrobiologist
UWAB Alum, and member of the Virtual Planetary Laboratory Research …Read More »
Volcanic Activity and Changes in Earth’s Mantle Were Key to Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen
UWAB postdoctoral researcher, Shintaro Kadoya, and his advisor Prof. David …Read More »
Owen Lehmer Earns Dual-Title PhD in Earth and Space Sciences & Astrobiology!
Owen Lehmer (ESS/AB) successfully defended his dissertation on Wednesday June …Read More »
UWAB Students & Faculty Members Receive Honors & Awards
Several students and faculty members of the UW Astrobiology Program …Read More »
UWAB Graduate Student Tyler Gordon’s STF Proposal Selected for Upgrading the UW Planetarium
As part of a tuition at the University of Washington …Read More »
Spring 2020 Colloquium Will Be Held Online Only!
Our line-up for the Spring 2020 Colloquium series has been …Read More »
UWAB Graduate Student Rudy Garcia awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Rudy Garcia (Dual-title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology) was recently …Read More »
UWAB Alum Aomawa Shields Featured in “Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM”
UWAB Alum and University of California, Irvine Professor Aomawa Shields is featured …Read More »
Andrew Lincowski Earns Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology!
Andrew Lincowski (Astronomy/AB) successfully defended his dissertation on Thursday February …Read More »
UWAB Prof. Woody Sullivan Part of Inaugural Class of AAS Fellows!
UWAB and Astronomy Professor (Emeritus) Woody Sullivan was recently announced …Read More »
Earth’s Cousins: Upcoming Missions to Look for ‘Biosignatures’ in the Atmospheres of Nearby Worlds
UWAB Director, and Primary Investigator for the Virtual Planetary Lab …Read More »
Professor David Catling Awarded $1.2 M from the Simons Foundation for Continued Work into the Origin of Life
UWAB Professor David Catling (Earth & Space Sciences Dept.) was …Read More »
Tiny, Ancient Meteorites Suggest Early Earth’s Atmosphere was Rich in Carbon Dioxide
UWAB graduate student, Owen Lehmer (ESS), was the lead author …Read More »
New Research from UWAB Faculty Members Finds Life Could Have Emerged from Lakes with High Phosphorus
UWAB Faculty members Jonathan Toner (ESS) and David Catling (ESS) …Read More »
Farewell to the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)
The NASA Astrobiology Program has announced a bold new structure …Read More »
UWAB 2019 Fall Newsletter
Welcome to our Autumn 2109 Newsletter! It’s been another exciting …Read More »
50 Million-Year-Old Dragonfly Species named after UWAB Faculty Member Donald Brownlee!
A 50 my old extinct dragonfly (Ypshna brownleei) was recently …Read More »Alumni Spotlight Fall 2019 – Eddie Schwieterman
This interview was conducted by Samantha Gilbert Who are you …Read More »Genomics Workshop
Article Written by Eliah Overbey Photo Credit: Mike Wong What …Read More »Science Highlights – Fall 2019
Prebiotic amino acids bind to and stabilize prebiotic fatty acid …Read More »UW Astrobiology in the News – Fall 2019
A BBC news story — “Could NASA’s James Webb Space …Read More »UWAB At a Glance – Fall 2019
Please join us in congratulating our latest batch of graduates …Read More »Director’s Letter – Fall 2019
Our big focus this summer was hosting the 960-attendee Astrobiology …Read More »
UWAB Members Presenting at SEEC Symposium
UWAB Program Director Vikki Meadows and senior graduate student Jacob …Read More »
2019 UWAB Annual Workshop at Friday Harbor Labs
Article Written by Dominic Sivitili Among the grey autumn seas …Read More »
UWAB Postdoc Mike Wong Crowned “Slammer Supreme” at Annual Physics Dept. Slam Event
On Friday October 18th, six scientists turned into slammers for …Read More »
UWAB Alum, Aaron Brewer, Accepts Postdoc position at Weizmann Institute of Science!
Aaron Brewer (PhD in Earth & Space Sciences and Astrobiology) …Read More »
Autumn 2019 Colloquium Speakers Announced
Our line-up for the Autumn 2019 Colloquium series has been …Read More »
Brett Morris wins UW Distinguished Dissertation Award!
Recent UWAB Graduate, Brett Morris (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2019) …Read More »Victoria Meadows Named Chair of the Panel on Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System for Astro2020 Decadal Survey
UWAB Director and PI for the Virtual Planetary Lab research …Read More »
The Unseen Trail – What you Don’t See When you Hike
UWAB Faculty Member Sharon Doty (SEFS) and her team’s research …Read More »
James Webb Space Telescope Could Begin Learning About TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres in a Single Year, Study Indicates
New research from UWAB students, and VPL Team members, Jacob …Read More »
VPL Team Members Publish Clue to Origins of Life
In a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the …Read More »
Osazonamen Igbinosun earns Dual-Title PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics & Astrobiology!
Osazonamen Igbinosun (A&A/AB) successfully defended her dissertation on Monday August …Read More »Michael Kipp earns Dual-Title PhD in Earth and Space Sciences & Astrobiology!
Michael Kipp (ESS/AB) successfully defended his dissertation on Thursday August …Read More »
UW Astrobiology in the News!
Several of our students, faculty members, and researchers, have recently …Read More »Steven Sholes earns Dual-Title PhD in Earth and Space Sciences & Astrobiology!
Better late than never right? Steven Sholes (ESS/AB) successfully defended …Read More »
3 UWAB Alums Awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers
Three alums of the UW Astrobiology program, Dr. Giada Arney, …Read More »
AbSciCon 2019 Public Lecture Tonight!
As part of the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2019) …Read More »
UWAB At AbSciCon
Are you attending AbSciCon and have questions about the UW …Read More »
Josh Krissansen-Totton earns Dual-Title PhD in Earth and Space Sciences & Astrobiology!
Josh Krissansen-Totton (ESS/AB) successfully defended his dissertation. Please join the …Read More »
Prof. Roger Buick elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA)!
Professor Roger Buick has been elected as a Fellow of …Read More »Brett Morris earns his Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology!
Brett Morris (Astronomy/AB) successfully defended his dissertation. His presentation was …Read More »
UWAB Prof. Sarah Keller Receives 2019 Cottrell Scholars STAR Award
Recent addition to the UW Astrobiology Program, Prof. Sarah Keller …Read More »
UWAB 2018 Fall Newsletter
This year the UW Astrobiology Program has continued to advance …Read More »
The Spring 2019 Astrobiology Colloquium schedule has arrived!
The UWAB Program's Spring 2019 Colloquium Series schedule has been …Read More »
New Website Design
We have updated our website design!Read More »
VPL Awarded 5 years of NASA Funding
NASA awarded $11M to continue the work of the UW’s …Read More »
UWAB Admissions Application Deadline Extended
We have extended our admissions application deadline to January 31st, …Read More »Women’s Economic Empowerment
On May 4, 2018, first year UW Astronomy & Astrobiology graduate student …Read More »Research Rotation Write-up – Josh Krissansen-Totton
Earth and Space Sciences and Astrobiology grad student Josh Krissansen-Totton’s …Read More »Shampoo for SHAMU
Astronomy and Astrobiology grad student Brett Morris’ research rotation let …Read More »Faculty Spotlight Fall 2018 – Jon Toner
Dr. Jon Toner was recently appointed as a Research Assistant …Read More »Alumni Spotlight Fall 2018 – Elena Amador
To showcase the career opportunities for UWAB graduates, UWAB grad …Read More »Alumni Spotlight Fall 2018 – Ken Williford
Many of our UW Astrobiology alumni fly high and far, …Read More »Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
UW Astrobiology Faculty Member Dr. Eric Agol is a Professor …Read More »UW Astrobiology Workshop: Death Valley 2018
By: Jana Meixnerová, ESS Department In later October 2018, 12 graduate …Read More »Victoria Meadows Awarded 2018 Drake Award
On June 14, at a ceremony at SRI International in …Read More »Searching for Life in the Great Beyond
The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of …Read More »
2018 Workshop: Death Valley
UWAB student Jana Meixnerová (ESS Department) attended this year’s workshop, and …Read More »Profs. Toner and Catling awarded a NASA Habitable Worlds Grant
Profs. Jonathan(PI) and David Catling (Co-I) were awarded a new …Read More »Modeled Climates and Spectra for Possible Evolved Climates for the Seven-Planet TRAPPIST-1 System
The TRAPPIST-1 system hosts seven terrestrial-sized planets, in and around …Read More »NASA Astronaut Dr. Kate Rubins visits the Genome Sciences Department
Graduate students and postdocs from the Astrobiology Program and Genome …Read More »“Ghost Dunes” on Mars
Work by UW NASA astrobiology postdoc, Mackenzie Day (who has …Read More »UWAB Alum Aomawa Shields Earns Prestigious NSF Early Career Award
UWAB Alum Aomawa Shields, Ph.D., the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant …Read More »Will We Know Life When We See It?
UW researchers in the Virtual Planetary Laboratory led and were co-authors …Read More »Marshall Styczinski awarded NASA Earth & Space Science Fellowship
Astrobiology Graduate Certificate and Physics Ph.D. student Marshall Styczinski, was …Read More »Josh Krissansen-Totton receives Graduate Dean’s Medalist Award
Astrobiology/ESS student Josh Krissansen-Totton was awarded the annual UW College …Read More »
2017 Workshop: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Our 2017 workshop took us to Pasadena California to visit …Read More »
UW Astrobiology Director Victoria Meadows Receives the Drake Award
The SETI Institute’s prestigious award is named for Dr. Frank …Read More »
Highlighting the Amazing Work of Osazonamen Igbinosun
UWAB would like to highlight the amazing work and determination …Read More »Russell Deitrick earns his PhD!
Russell Deitrick (Astronomy/AB) successfully defended his dissertation. His presentation was …Read More »
Watery Worlds: UW Astronomer Eric Agol Assists in New Findings of TRAPPIST-1 Planetary System
Recent work by UWAB faculty member, and member of the …Read More »Astrobiology Top 10: How Phosphorus helped oxygenate Earth’s Atmosphere
A paper by Astrobiology student Mike Kipp (ESS) and UWAB …Read More »
UWAB 2017 Fall Newsletter
Astronomers in the University of Washington’s Astrobiology Program are continuing …Read More »Paul Kintner successfully passes his general exam
Paul Kintner (ESS/AB) had his M.S. defense. His presentation was …Read More »Rodrigo Luger earns his PhD!
Rodrigo Luger successfully defended his dissertation to earn his Astronomy …Read More »Congratulations to Diana Windemuth for passing her general exam!
Astronomy/AB Dual-Title PhD student Diana Windemuth successfully passed her general …Read More »Please welcome our newest AB program students!
Please join us in congratulating Guadalupe Tovar, Dominic Sivitilli, and Zachary Cohen …Read More »Steven Sholes publishes paper on anoxic atmospheres
AB graduate student Steven Sholes is the lead author of …Read More »Lupita Tovar featured in UW A&S newsletter!
Guadalupe (Lupita) Tovar was featured in the latest University of …Read More »Michael Diamond and Andrew Lincowski win NASA graduate fellowships
UWAB graduate students Michael Diamond and Andrew Lincowski have been …Read More »Congratulations to Brett Morris for passing his general exam!
Brett Morris presented his work “Physics of the Solar Dynamo …Read More »Re-watch Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude’s public lecture
If you missed our annual AB public lecture, do not …Read More »Ty Robinson accepts Assistant Professorship at NAU!
Dr. Tyler Robinson has been offered the position of Assistant …Read More »Congrats to Osa Igbinosun for passing her general!
Osa has officially moved Doctoral Candidate after successfully passing her …Read More »Proxima Centauri b: A World of Possibilities
In August 2016 a planet was discovered orbiting the closest …Read More »
Lakewood High School visits UWAB!
Thanks Lakewood High and UWAB volunteer speakers for all the …Read More »UW Astronomer Eric Agol Assists in New Seven-Planet NASA Discovery Using ‘Distracted Driving’ Technique
Recent work by UWAB faculty member, and member of the …Read More »Congratulations to Elena Amador for successfully defending her thesis!
Elena defended her dissertation titled “Characterizing Habitable Environments on Mars …Read More »Josh Krissansen-Totton passes his general examination
Josh Krissansen-Totton presented his work “From Earth to Exoplanets: Atmospheric …Read More »
UWAB 2016 Fall Newsletter
With the discovery of Proxima Centauri b, a possibly terrestrial …Read More »Matt Koehler passes his general exam!
Congratulations to Matt Koehler for passing his general examination on …Read More »Dr. Eva Stueeken becomes Research Fellow at U. of St Andrews!
AB alumna Dr. Eva Stueeken will start in January as …Read More »
2016 Workshop: Mt. Rainer
Dr. Jeff Bowman is now Professor Bowman!
AB graduate Jeff Bowman has been hired to a faculty …Read More »Check out photos from the UWAB workshop in Mt. Rainier
Check out the amazing photos AB student Jake Lustig-Yaeger took …Read More »Professor Sharon Doty promoted to Full Professor!
Effective September 16, 2016, UWAB faculty member Sharon Doty from …Read More »Congratulations to Drs. Giada Arney, Jaci Saunders, and Eddie Schwieterman!
Three of our Astrobiology doctoral candidates are graduating this year …Read More »Steven Sholes passes his general exam!
Congratulations to Steven Sholes for passing his general exam on …Read More »Elena Amador on Nili Fossae
Elena Amador, ESS & Astrobiology, is the lead author of …Read More »New method to de-trend K2 light curves by Rodrigo Luger
Rodrigo Luger, Astronomy & Astrobiology, is the lead author of …Read More »Early earth’s air pressure was less than half of today’s
A new study led by UWAB alum Sanjoy Som together …Read More »UWAB Outreach to Lakewood High School
Continuing an annual tradiation, UWAB members spoke to students in …Read More »Congratulations to Rory Barnes!
Rory Barnes of the Astronomy Department has been promoted to …Read More »Congratulations to UWAB members helping select the next NASA flagship mission!
NASA has convened Science and Technology Definitions Teams (STDTs) to …Read More »Hints from selenium isotopes on the end-Permian mass extinction
UWAB postdoc Eva Stüeken, Professor Roger Buick, and collaborators published …Read More »Congratulations to Aomawa Shields!
UWAB alum Aomawa Shields (Astronomy and Astrobiology, 2014) has been …Read More »Congratulations to UWAB alumni!
Congratulations to two UWAB graduates on their new faculity positions! …Read More »Is the pale blue dot unique?
Voyager 1’s iconic image of the Pale Blue Dot shows …Read More »In Memoriam: Robert Frost
It is with sadness that we inform you that Astrobiology …Read More »The unusual architecture of the υ Andromedae planetary system
The star υ Andromedae has 3 known planets orbiting it, …Read More »Rika Anderson’s new professorship
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rika Anderson for her …Read More »
UWAB 2015 Fall Newsletter
Our last year was a productive and exciting one! We …Read More »Where to look for life?
UWAB astronomers Rory Barnes, Victoria Meadows, and research assistant Nicole …Read More »
2015 Workshop: Yellowstone
UWAB student Jacob Lustig-Yaeger (Astronomy) attended this year’s workshop, and reported back …Read More »Collisions Could Reveal “Invisible Gas” In Exoplanets
UWAB graduate student Edward Schwieterman, professor Victoria Meadows, and researchers …Read More »Atmospheric signs of volcanic activity could aid search for life
UW Astrobiology graduate students Amit Misra, Josh Krissansen-Totton, Matt Koehler …Read More »Beyond Human: Animals, Aliens, and Artificial Intelligence!
UWAB and Museology graduate student, Wolf Clifton, has launched his …Read More »Searching for Alien Biosignatures: Non-Photosynthetic Organisms May Produce Novel Signatures of Life on Exoplanets
UWAB graduate student Edward Schwieterman, professor Victoria Meadows, and professor …Read More »A whiff of ancient oxygen supported by selenium isotopes
UWAB Postdoc Eva Stüeken, Professor Roger Buick, and collaborators showed …Read More »Stars May Change Mini-Neptunes into Habitable Planets
UWAB graduate student Rodrigo Luger, professors Rory Barnes and Victoria …Read More »New Venus Studies Probe the Dynamic Atmosphere Below the Clouds and Reveal the Complexities of Hazy Worlds
UWAB graduate student, Giada Arney, and VPL colleagues, present the …Read More »
2014 Workshop: Oceanography Aboard the Tommy G. Thompson
UWAB students Russell Deitrick (Astronomy) and Meg Smith (ESS) attended this year’s workshop, and …Read More »Too Hot To Handle: Planets in the Habitable Zones of Low Mass Stars May Be Roasted Early On
UWAB graduate student Rodrigo Luger and Professor Rory Barnes have …Read More »Where in the World Are Our Astrobiologists? – Fall 2014
In addition to our Annual Astrobiology Workshop, the UWAB Program …Read More »News From Our Alumni – Fall 2014
Our list of alumni continues to grow as seven more …Read More »Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Jody Deming
Fall 2014 By Max ShowalterUW Astrobiology Graduate Student UWAB faculty member …Read More »An Update from our Students – Fall 2014
By Giada ArneyStudent Representative, UW Astrobiology Steering Group 2014 has been …Read More »
UWAB 2014 Fall Newsletter
This year was certainly a productive one for training the …Read More »
UWAB 2014 Spring Newsletter
How do we define “life”? This fundamental question has remained …Read More »VPL Featured in The Atlantic
An extended article in The Atlantic explores the current state …Read More »Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets
UWAB alumnus Tyler Robinson and team have discovered that we …Read More »Free Public Lecture — Finding Life (05/22)
On the evening of Thursday, May 22nd, UW Astrobiology presents …Read More »“Tilt-A-Worlds” Could Be Potentially Habitable
UWAB researcher Rory Barnes, alumnus John Armstrong, and collaborators have …Read More »Free Public Lecture — The Kepler Mission (04/16)
UW Astrobiology & The NASA Astrobiology Institute present: The Kepler …Read More »UWAB Researchers Devise New Method for Understanding Exoplanet Atmospheres
A new method devised by UWAB graduate student Amit Misra …Read More »Interview with Prof. David Catling Featured in UW Today
UWAB faculty member David Catling (ESS) was recently interviewed for …Read More »
UWAB 2013 Fall Newsletter
We've had a busy and productive year with a focus …Read More »
2013 Workshop: Paleontology in Hell Creek, Montana
UWAB students Eva Stueeken (ESS) and Meg Smith (ESS) attended this year’s workshop, and …Read More »New Research Reveals Temperature Rule for Planetary Atmospheres
UWAB researchers Tyler Robinson and David Catling have just published …Read More »Greenhouse Gas May Explain Liquid Water on Early Mars
While the evidence for liquid water on early Mars is …Read More »Fourth Dual-Title PhD Awarded
Congratulations to Rika Anderson for graduating with UWAB’s fourth Dual-Title …Read More »Follow our latest workshop on Twitter!
Next week (Sep. 8-12), our students will be traveling to …Read More »New Estimates for the Probability of a Runaway Greenhouse
Whether a planet is able to avoid a “runaway greenhouse” …Read More »UWAB Awards Third Dual-Title PhD
Congratulations to Marcela Ewert Sarmiento for graduating with UWAB’s first …Read More »Research Shows “Snowball” Planets Are Less Likely Around Cooler Stars
Graduate student Aomawa Shields, along with a team of other …Read More »Discovery of Three New ‘Super-Earths’ in the Habitable Zone
UW Astronomer Rory Barnes, along with a team of international …Read More »
UWAB 2013 Spring Newsletter
Last week, NASA’s Kepler space telescope team announced the discovery …Read More »UWAB Researcher Eric Agol Discovers Most Earth-like Exoplanet to Date
In the latest discovery from the Kepler Space Telescope, UW …Read More »UWAB Student Elena Amador Wins Award at LPSC 2013
Last month at the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in …Read More »UWAB Scientist Rory Barnes’s Tidal Venuses Research Featured in Astrobiology
In his latest paper, recently featured in Astrobiology, UWAB’s Rory …Read More »UWAB Scientist Rory Barnes’s work on Exomoons Featured in Astrobiology
Research by UWAB’s Rory Barnes has been featured as the …Read More »Research by UWAB Graduate Student David Smith Featured in Science
Graduate student David Smith’s work on microorganisms in the upper …Read More »
UWAB 2012 Fall Newsletter
This past year has been exciting and productive one for …Read More »UWAB Graduate Student Explores Life at High Altitudes
While studies have previously discovered microbes living in the upper …Read More »
2012 Workshop: From JPL to MWO
This November 28-30, fourteen of our graduate students traveled to …Read More »How the Land Was Won 2.75 Billion Years Ago: New UWAB Research
New research by UWAB student Eva Stüeken suggests that microbes might have …Read More »UWAB Student Rika Anderson Wins Poster Prize at ISME14
Last month, UWAB graduate student Rika Anderson won the prize …Read More »VPL Team Selected to Rejoin the NASA Astrobiology Institute
The University of Washington’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory was one of …Read More »Research by UWAB Graduate Student Tom Tobin Featured in UW News
UWAB graduate student Tom Tobin and professor Peter Ward have …Read More »Graduate Student Ty Robinson Receives UWAB’s First Dual-Title PhD
UWAB graduate student Ty Robinson successfully defended his dissertation “Simulating …Read More »Monday, June 4: Public Lecture – Transit of Venus
In advance of the upcoming transit of Venus, the UW …Read More »Saturday, June 2: Seattle Science Expo Day!
The UW Astrobiology Program and the UW Astronomy Department are …Read More »UWAB Graduate Program Featured in Nature
“Alien Encounters”: Establishing a Career in Astrobiology is not always …Read More »UWAB Faculty & Alumni Use Fossilized Raindrop Imprints to Explore Earth’s Ancient Environment
In a much-anticipated paper in Nature, UWAB faculty (Prof. Roger …Read More »UWAB Alumni Uncover the Ingredients of Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere
UWAB alum Mark Claire and former UWAB/Virtual Planetary Lab Postdoc …Read More »UWAB Research Scientist Rory Barnes Featured in Astrobiology Magazine for his work on Tidal Venuses
Alien planets might experience tidal forces powerful enough to remove …Read More »
UWAB 2011 Fall Newsletter
With the start of the 2011-2012 academic year, Prof. Victoria …Read More »