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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

Alumni Spotlight Fall 2019 – Eddie Schwieterman

November 9, 2019 astrobio

This interview was conducted by Samantha Gilbert Who are you and when did you graduate from UW? My name is…

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Posted in: Alumni, Newsletter 2019 Filed under: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Eddie Schwieterman, Newsletter

Genomics Workshop

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Article Written by Eliah Overbey Photo Credit: Mike Wong What microbes are present in extreme environments? How genetically diverse are…

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Posted in: Graduate Student, Newsletter 2019, Research, Workshop Filed under: Eliah Overbey, Newsletter, Workshop

2019 UWAB Annual Workshop at Friday Harbor Labs

October 23, 2019 astrobio

Article Written by Dominic Sivitili Among the grey autumn seas of the San Juan Islands and the stunningly green campus…

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Posted in: Events, Featured, Graduate Program, Workshop Filed under: Dominic Sivitilli, Jody Deming, Newsletter, Ocean Memory, Rachel Carson, Roger Buick, Workshop

Women’s Economic Empowerment

December 4, 2018 astrobio

On May 4, 2018, first year UW Astronomy & Astrobiology graduate student Guadalupe Tovar participated in the “Women’s Economic Empowerment – Breaking…

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Posted in: Events, Graduate Student Filed under: Beyond the Science, Lupita Tovar, Newsletter

Research Rotation Write-up – Josh Krissansen-Totton

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Earth and Space Sciences and Astrobiology grad student Josh Krissansen-Totton’s research rotation took him to the “dreaming spires” of Oxford…

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Posted in: Graduate Student, Research Rotation Filed under: Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Newsletter, Research Rotation

Shampoo for SHAMU

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Astronomy and Astrobiology grad student Brett Morris’ research rotation let him swap his telescope for a microscope as he learned…

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Posted in: Graduate Student, Research Rotation Filed under: Brett Morris, Jody Deming, Max Showalter, Newsletter, Research Rotation

Faculty Spotlight Fall 2018 – Jon Toner

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Dr. Jon Toner was recently appointed as a Research Assistant Professor with Earth and Space Sciences and the UW Astrobiology…

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Posted in: Faculty Filed under: Faculty, Faculty Spotlight, Jonathan Toner, Newsletter

Alumni Spotlight Fall 2018 – Elena Amador

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To showcase the career opportunities for UWAB graduates, UWAB grad student Stephen Sholes sat down with UWAB Alumna Dr. Elena…

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Posted in: Administration Filed under: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Elena Amador, Newsletter

Alumni Spotlight Fall 2018 – Ken Williford

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Many of our UW Astrobiology alumni fly high and far, and here we showcase the impressive and exciting career of…

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Posted in: Administration Filed under: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Ken Williford, Newsletter
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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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