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“The origin of Mercury’s structure and chemical composition and their astrobiological implications”

October 10, 2023 astrobio

Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/24/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented by Asmaa Boujibar assistant professor…

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Posted in: Events, Featured

Looking Ahead to the Future of Exoplanet Climate Modeling

October 9, 2023 Miles Currie

Zoom Link for Colloquium 10/17/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented By Linda Sohl  Senior Staff…

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Posted in: Events, Featured

Key Building Block of Life Detected on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

July 24, 2023 astrobio

An international team, including UW Astrobiology Postdoctoral researcher Fabian Klenner, discovered phosphorus in the form of phosphates on Saturn’s icy…

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Posted in: Awards, Events, Featured, Graduate Program, Media, Postdocs, Profile, Research Filed under: Fabian Klenner, News

Astrobiology Graduate Research Rotations Presentation

March 30, 2023 astrobio

Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/16/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Miles Currie Dual-Title PhD Student Astrobiology…

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Posted in: Events, Featured, Graduate Program, Graduate Student, Research Rotation Filed under: Colloquium

Exploring the Emergence of Life: Phase Separation as a Means of Compartmentalization in Protocell Models

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Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/09/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented By Fatma Pir Cakmak Postdoctoral…

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Posted in: Events, Featured, Research Filed under: Colloquium

Exploring Jezero Crater with Mastcam-Z, the Scientific Eyes of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover

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Zoom Link for Colloquium 05/02/2023 3:00pm PST Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented By Melissa Rice Associate Professor…

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Posted in: Events, Featured Filed under: Colloquium

“Amino acid decyl esters as membrane forming amphiphiles for abiogenesis”

October 31, 2022 astrobio

Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/8/2022 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented By Sarah Maurer Associate Professor,…

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Comparative Systems Neuroscience Lab Featured by Oregon Public Broadcasting

April 15, 2022 Miles Currie

Oregon Public Broadcasting recently featured the work of our own Dominic Sivitilli, a graduate student in Psychology and Astrobiology. Learn…

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Posted in: Featured Filed under: Dominic Sivitilli, News

Prof. John Baross Receives NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

February 8, 2022 Miles Currie

NASA recognized Prof. John Baross for his exceptional achievements in the field of astrobiology, transforming the way we think about…

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Posted in: Awards, Featured Filed under: Awards, John Baross

Prof. Victoria Meadows Named 2022 AAS Fellow

January 25, 2022 Miles Currie

On January 5, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced its 2022 class of AAS Fellows, with the inductees being recognized…

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Posted in: Awards, Featured Filed under: Awards, Victoria Meadows

“Alien Earths: The Search for Habitable Worlds around Nearby Stars”

November 2, 2021 astrobio

Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/23/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented By: Daniel Apai (U Arizona…

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Posted in: Events, Featured, Graduate Program Filed under: Colloquium

“Planetary Self-Regulation and The Role of Interior Processes for Habitability”

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Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/16/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented By Johnny Seales, Rice University…

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“Planetary Systems Biochemistry: Inferring the laws of life at a Planetary Scale”

November 1, 2021 astrobio

Zoom Link for Colloquium 11/2/2021 3:00pm PST. Please email astrobio@uw.edu for zoom presentation password Presented by: Sara Imari Walker Currently,…

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Posted in: Events, Featured, Graduate Program Filed under: Colloquium

Prof. Victoria Meadows Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences

August 2, 2021 Miles Currie

On July 15, the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) announced its newly elected members for 2021, “recognizing their outstanding…

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Posted in: Awards, Featured Filed under: Awards, Victoria Meadows

Refining Key Properties of TRAPPIST-1 Planets

April 5, 2021 astrobio

Daniel Larsen A recently completed study, led by UWAB Faculty member Eric Agol and with UWAB Program Director, Victoria Meadows,…

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Posted in: Newsletter 2021, Research Filed under: Brett Morris, Eric Agol, Newsletter, Rodrigo Luger, Spitzer Space Telescope, TRAPPIST-1, Victoria Meadows

Hannah Dawson Awarded Hall Conservation Genetics Research Fund!

March 31, 2021 astrobio

Hannah Dawson (Oceanography) was recently awarded the Hall Conservation Genetics Research Fund from the UW College of the Environment for her…

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Posted in: Awards, Featured, Graduate Student, Research Filed under: Awards, Hannah Dawson, RNA

Fall 2021 Colloquium Speakers Announced

March 22, 2021 astrobio

Our line-up for the Fall 2021 Colloquium series is being finalized and so far includes and mix of amazing experts…

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Posted in: Events, Featured Filed under: Colloquium

Public Presentation at LPSC by Ken Williford on Mars 2020 Mission

March 9, 2021 astrobio

The public is invited to hear from planetary scientists about the latest research and discussions occurring during the annual Lunar and Planetary…

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Posted in: Alumni, Events, Featured, Research Filed under: Ken Williford, LPSC, Mars, Mars 2020, Perseverance, Public Lecture

Eliah Overbey Earns Graduate Certificate in Astrobiology

March 3, 2021 astrobio

Eliah Overbey (Genome Sciences) successfully completed her dissertation defense on Monday March 1st and has earned her Ph.D. in Genome…

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Posted in: Alumni, Awards, Featured, Graduate Program Filed under: Eliah Overbey, Final Exam, Genome Sciences

Science in Action: UWAB Researchers Challenge the Discovery of Phosphine in the Venus Atmosphere

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Recent graduate of the UW Astrobiology Program, Andrew Lincowski (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2020), and Program Director, Victoria Meadows, published…

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Posted in: Alumni, Faculty, Featured, Media, Research Filed under: Andrew Lincowski, Eddie Schwieterman, Giada Arney, Michael Wong, Nature, Phosphine, Venus, Victoria Meadows

Is Potassium a Key to Understanding the Ocean’s Past?

March 1, 2021 astrobio

UWAB Professor Fang-Zhen Teng is a co-author of a recent new study out of the UW Non-Traditional Isotope Lab that…

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Posted in: Faculty, Media, Research Filed under: Early Earth, Fang zhen Teng, Publications

UWAB Prof. Jodi Young Awarded 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 19, 2021 astrobio

UWAB Faculty member Jodi Young (Oceanography) has been awarded an early-career fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation! Prof. Young…

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Posted in: Awards, Faculty, Featured, Media, Research Filed under: Awards, Fellowships, Jodi Young, Sloan Foundation, UW News

How to Weigh an Exoplanet: Ask the Astronomers Live!

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UWAB faculty member Eric Agol and Program Director Victoria Meadows were recently interviewed by Phil LaMarr with the Universe Unplugged:…

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Posted in: Events, Faculty, Featured, Media, Research Filed under: Eric Agol, Interview, TRAPPIST-1, Universe Unplugged, Victoria Meadows

To Find an Extraterrestrial Civilization, Pollution Could Be the Solution

February 16, 2021 astrobio

Members of the Virtual Planetary Laboratory team, including UWAB alumni Giada Arney (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2016) and Jacob Lustig-Yaeger (PhD Astronomy…

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Posted in: Alumni, Featured, Media, Research Filed under: Alumni, Exoplanets, Giada Arney, Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, News, Publications, Technosignatures

UWAB Alum Tyler Robinson Receives 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award

February 11, 2021 astrobio

UWAB Alum, Tyler Robinson (PhD Astronomy & Astrobiology, 2012) was recently named as one of the 25 recipients of the…

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Posted in: Alumni, Awards, Featured Filed under: Alumni, Awards, Cottrell Scholar Award, Tyler Robinson

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Last April, 4 grad students, accompanied by Prof. Last April, 4 grad students, accompanied by Prof. Baptiste Journaux and funded by the UWAB program, documented the 2024 total solar eclipse. The team traveled to Arkansas to reach the center of the 115-mile band of totality stretching from Texas to Maine, and were the subject of a CENV mini-documentary!

The eclipse team delivered a talk about their trip and outreach work to the rest of the UWAB community on October 15th! Thanks to Baptiste Journaux, Sarah Smith, Alysa Fintel, Andrew Shumway, Haskelle White-Gianella, and Ula Jones for representing the program! 

See the full Eclipse Documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD1IpJYI9NQ
… or watch their UWAB Colloquium Talk here: https://youtu.be/TG5QlVPq8rg?si=gIH2hKHxd7JsFpz-

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(left to right) Sarah Smith, Baptiste Journaux, Alysa Fintel, Andrew Shumway, Haskelle White-Gianella, and Ula Jones at Calico Rock AK just after the total solar eclipse on April 8 2024.
On October 8th, UWAB hosted Dr. Kathy Campbell - a On October 8th, UWAB hosted Dr. Kathy Campbell - a geologist, paleoecologist and astrobiologist from the University of Auckland! Dr. Campbell spoke about her work investigating extreme environments as analog settings for early life on Earth. She uses a comparative paleoenvironmental approach to searching for evidence of past life in Martian rocks by focusing on Earth’s hot spring deposits and unusual hydrothermal silica found by Spirit rover at Columbia Hills on Mars. 

In other words, her work helps us understand geochemical signs of past life, which is used to inform biosignature detection on Mars! 

The colloquium recording is now available on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/hYuuMY-yNu4
This week UWAB faculty member, Jodi Young, and pos This week UWAB faculty member, Jodi Young, and postdoctoral researcher, Fabian Klenner, joined the UW College of Environment’s Extreme Environments podcast, FieldSound, to teach the community about how extreme environments on Earth can inform us about the search for life on distant exoplanets and icy moons, such as Europa and Enceladus!

Jodi Young studies how marine microalgae shape our ecosystems, flourishing in the harsh icy brine environments of Earth’s polar regions. Fabian Klenner combines experimentation and modeling to understand the oceans of icy moons and biosignature detection. In the FieldSound podcast, Young and Klenner discuss topics including the Solar System’s icy moons, marine fieldwork, and the Europa Clipper mission – demonstrating how astrobiology is a field of extreme interdisciplinary collaboration! 

Listen to their full podcast here:
https://environment.uw.edu/news/2024/10/s3-e2-astrobiology-with-jodi-young-and-fabian-klenner/
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