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
Graduate Certificate
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,
Chemistry
Dual-Title PhD
Origin & Evolution of Life on Earth
I’m interested in the role of primitive membranes during the origin of life on Earth. My research focuses on the…
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. Vikki Meadows. 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,
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.
Graduate Student,
Astronomy
Dual-Title PhD
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
My research is focused on advancing methods for detecting exoplanets and developing a better understanding of the stars that they orbit.
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,
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,
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
Susan completed her undergraduate work at Yale University where she majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. While there she worked…
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,
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,
Psychology
Dual-Title PhD
Alternate Models of Intelligence
Dominic Sivitilli is a PhD student in behavioral neuroscience and astrobiology at the University of Washington. He leads a team in the Laboratory of Comparative Systems Neuroscience investigating cognition and neural basis of behavior in the octopus as an alternative model for intelligence. Sivitilli’s focus is on how the octopus integrates the vast amount of sensory and motor information within its arms.
Graduate Student,
Earth & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Habitability & Life In the Solar System: Mars
Exoplanets: Detection, Habitability, & Biosignatures
Trent graduated with a B.S. in Astrophysics from UCLA in 2020. Since 2018 he has worked at the Jet Propulsion…
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,
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,
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 & Space Sciences
Dual-Title PhD
Space Exploration
Nick is a graduate of the University of Oregon where he majored in Physics His past research has focused on…
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…
