Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Science
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with Geology major and Astronomy minor. For my past experience, I…
Graduate Student,
Atmospheric Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Yuk Chun is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and is working with Professor Becky Alexander…
Graduate Student,
Earth and Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
My astrobiology research areas: Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth I graduated with a B.S. in geochemistry from Peking…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
I am a graduate student in astronomy and astrobiology working with Vikki Meadows. My research interests include using high-resolution spectroscopy…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Hector Received his BS in Natural Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, Cayeyand his MS in Physics from California…
Graduate Student,
Earth and Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Education & Outreach
My astrobiology research areas: geomicrobiology, extremophiles, aqueous chemistry, trace metal cycling, surface chemistry BSc and MSc in Geology from West…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Gabrielle Suissa is an NSF fellow in the Astronomy department working with Dr. Eric Agol. Gabby received her bachelors in…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Student Representative to UWAB Steering Committee
Dual-Title PhD
Life in Extreme Environments
Habitability & Life in the Solar System: Icy Moons
Lucas’ current research focuses on Enceladus, the geochemical processes of its icy plumes, and the habitability of its subsurface ocean (with Prof. David Catling). He is also interested in planetary surfaces in general and effective science communication (especially w/ visual media).
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Rodolfo is a graduate student in Astronomy who works with Rory Barnes and Vikki Meadows on understanding the evolution of…
Graduate Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Life in Extreme Environments
I grew up in San Diego, CA then attended Brandeis University in MA. In my undergraduate lab, we studied cellular…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Areas of interest: habitability of exoplanets, evolution of biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres, detection of atmospheric constituents. I grew up in…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Samantha is currently working with Dr. Victoria Meadows to model exoplanet atmospheres and predict biosignature detectability with future instruments.
Grad Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Life in Extreme Environments
Research Areas of Interest: Life in Extreme Environments I was born and raised in the Seattle area, and returned here…
Graduate Student,
Earth and Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Habitability & Life in the Solar System: Icy Moons
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Astrobiology research interests: habitability of icy moons and exoplanets Ulla received a BS degree in geophysics and environmental science from…
Graduate Student,
Earth and Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Astrobiology area of interest: Calcite U-Pb dating of Cambro-Ordovician microbialites. I grew up in Hong Kong and completed my B.A.…
Graduate Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Life in Extreme Environments
Habitability & Life in the Solar System: Icy Moons
I decided to join Jody Deming’s lab in the School of Oceanography to apply my skills in computer science towards…
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering
Graduate Certificate
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Education & Outreach
Ava Karanjia is a current PhD student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington,…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Life in Extreme Environments
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Space Exploration
An (pronounced “Ann”) explores how water in all its forms has sculpted and altered the surface of Mars. She is…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Space Exploration
Chester Li (Zhuofu Li) is an Astronomy and Astrobiology Dual-Title Ph.D. student at the University of Washington. In 2022, he…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Science
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Ping-Chun is currently working with Prof. David Catling on early Earth environment models.
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Jana Meixnerova’s research interests include the origins of life, co-evolution of life and surface environments on the early Earth, isotope…
Graduate Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Life in Extreme Environments
Space Exploration
Education & Outreach
Patrick is a graduate student under Dr. Randie Bundy and Dr. Joseph Resing in the School of Oceanography, researching organic…
Graduate Student,
Environmental and Forest Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Life in Extreme Environments
I grew up in Anaheim, CA and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology at California State University, Monterey Bay. …
Graduate Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Life in Extreme Environments
I am a first-year graduate student studying Chemical Oceanography and Astrobiology in Dr. Anitra Ingalls’ marine microbial metabolomics lab. I…
Graduate student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Life in Extreme Environments
•Mike is interested in evolutionary dynamics and life in extreme environments. He has worked as a laboratory technician for a…
Graduate Student,
Environmental and Forest Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Life in Extreme Environments
Space Exploration
Education & Outreach
Astrobiology interests include life in extreme environments, Life in Extreme Environments, Origin of Life, Life in the Solar System, Bio-Technologies…
Graduate Student,
Atmospheric Sciences
Graduate Certificate
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Education & Outreach
I’m Greta, a third-year graduate student in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. I study the Earth’s climate system and specifically…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Andrew seeks to understand the elusive role of water on Mars through laboratory experiments, remote sensing, and modelling. Coming from…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Kimberly graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in astronomy, physics, and philosophy in 2017. She then worked as…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
I use numerical modeling to study how terrestrial planets evolve over time. Some specific research projects I’ve worked on address…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Education & Outreach
Guadalupe is a graduate student working with Jim Davenport doing research at the intersection of stellar variability and its application…
Graduate Student,
Earth and Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Astrobiology research interests: biosignatures, exoplanets, and habitability Where I grew up: Virginia/Austria Undergraduate school: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Past research…
Graduate Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Life in Extreme Environments
Dylan grew up in Los Angeles, CA and graduated with his undergraduate degree from UW Oceanography in 2022. He is…
Graduate Student,
Oceanography
Dual-Title PhD
Habitability & Life in the Solar System: Icy Moons
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Graduated Arizona State university May 2020-B.Sc in Biochemistry. ASU/NASA Space grant scholar for 3 years NASA Space Life Sciences Training…
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Graduate Certificate
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Astrobiology areas of interest: Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures David is a graduate student in the Astronomy department with an…
Graduate Student,
Psychology
Graduate Certificate
Space Exploration
Thea is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, with an emphasis on human development. She conducts research…
Graduate Student,
Earth and Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Astrobiology research areas of interest: Habitability and Life in the Solar System, Terrestrial Planet Evolution, Geochemical Evolution of Venus. I…
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Science
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
Pete is from Los Angeles, CA and graduated from the University of Southern California (2018) with a BA in Earth…
