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Tag: Final Exam

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

Max Showalter Earns Dual-Title PhD in Oceanography & Astrobiology

August 20, 2020 astrobio

Gordon (Max) Showalter (Oceanography) successfully defended their dissertation on Wednesday August 19th via Zoom! Please join the Astrobiology Program in…

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Posted in: Featured, Graduate Program, Graduate Student Filed under: Dual-Title PhD, Final Exam, Graduation, Max Showalter

Diana Windemuth Earns Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology

August 18, 2020 astrobio

Diana Windemuth (Astronomy) successfully defended their dissertation for the Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology on Monday August 17th via…

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Posted in: Featured, Graduate Program, Graduate Student Filed under: Diana Windemuth, Dual-Title PhD, Final Exam, Graduation

Jacob Lustig-Yaeger Earns Dual-Title PhD in Astronomy & Astrobiology

July 16, 2020 astrobio

Jacob Lustig-Yaeger (Astronomy) successfully defended his dissertation on Wednesday July 15th via Zoom! Please join the Astrobiology Program in congratulating…

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Posted in: Featured, Graduate Program, Graduate Student Filed under: Dual-Title PhD, Final Exam, Graduation, Jacob Lustig-Yaeger
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Recently, astrobiologists Lucas Fifer (@fife.dawg) Recently, astrobiologists Lucas Fifer (@fife.dawg) and Hector Delgado-Diaz (@hector_emanuel) wowed a virtual crowd with 3-minute science presentations πŸ—£ This "Pitch Night" was part of Engage (@engagescience), a program where @uofwa graduate students learn to share their research with the wider world 🌍 This year's Engage class was taught by @uw.astrobiology's very own Andrew Shumway (@shumhow_shumway) πŸ‘¨πŸΌβ€πŸ« ABπŸ’œ #astrobiology #science #stem #engagescience #scicomm #YouW
Congratulations to Dr. Eliah Overbey (@eliah.overb Congratulations to Dr. Eliah Overbey (@eliah.overbey), @uofwa Astrobiology's newest doctor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ“ As part of her PhD thesis, Eliah studied mice that spent time on the International Space Station (@iss) to understand how spaceflight impacts gene expression 🐭🧬 Eliah will continue this line of research with a @nasa postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Medical College of Cornell University πŸš€ ABπŸ’œ #astrobiology #biology #genomics #epigenetics #phd #thesisdefense #YouW
At the #HabWorlds2021 conference this week, @uofwa At the #HabWorlds2021 conference this week, @uofwa Astrobiology post-bacc research scientist Evan Davis (@astro.evan) presented a plenary talk and served on a panel about star–planet interactions 🌟🌍 Stars impact the nature and evolution of a planet's atmosphere, playing a major role in shaping its potential for life πŸ‘½ In his own research, Evan shows how stars also affect our ability to detect biosignatures on distant worlds πŸ”­ ABπŸ’œ #astrobiology #astronomy #planetaryscience #exoplanets
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