The Center for Astrobiology at the University of Colorado
About The Center
The Center for Astrobiology's Fall 2007 Seminar Series
Spring 2008 ScheduleTalks are held in LASP conference room D142 at 2:00 PM in the Duane Physics Bldg. on the CU-Boulder campus. CU campus map (.pdf file)
The dates and speakers are as follows :
Wednesday, August 29:
Nathan Kaib
(University of Washington)
Title: Oort Cloud Simulations: Constraining the Comet Impact Hazard and the Sun's BirthplaceWednesday, September 5:
Astrobiology Coffee Hour
Please join your colleagues in the CU Center for Astrobiology for an afternoon snack, good conversation, and an discussion of events for the upcoming year.Wednesday, September 19:
Seminar CANCELED due to illness
Please join us instead at 5pm for the ASTROBIOLOGY COCKTAIL HOUR
Wednesday, September 26:
Dr. John Bally
(University of Colorado - Boulder)
Title: Do Most Planetary Systems Originate in Star Clusters?Wednesday, October 3:
Dr. Eric Gaidos
(University of Hawai'i)
Title: Dying Stars and Living Worlds: Short-Lived Radionuclides and the Abundance of Planetary WaterWednesday, October 17:
Dr. Jamie Elsila
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Title: Photochemistry of organic compounds in interstellar icesWednesday, October 31:
Dr. Emily CoBabe-Ammann
(University of Colorado - Boulder)
Title: Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach: Why it's important, how it's changing and how to get involvedWednesday, November 7:
Dr. John Spear
(Colorado School of Mines)
Title: Microbial Diversity in a Mexican Cenote as captured by DEPTHXWednesday, November 28:
Dr. Bill Bottke
(Southwest Research Institute)
Title: An Asteroid Breakup 160 My Ago as the Probable Source of the K-T ImpactorWednesday, December 5:
Dr. Rory Barnes
(University of Arizona)
Title: Tidal Effects on Hot Earths Around Low-Mass StarsWednesday, December 12:
Dr. Shelley Copley
(University of Colorado - Boulder)
Title: The Origin of the RNA World: Co-evolution of Genes and Metabolism