Directory
Co-Investigators at the Center
Dr. Brian Hynek, Director – (LASP/GEOL) – Mars habitability, planetary geology
Dr. John Bally (CASA/APS) – star and planet formation
Dr. Carol Cleland (PHIL) – philosophical issues in astrobiology
Dr. Shelley Copley (CIRES) – Molecular evolution of enzymes and metabolic pathways
Dr. Bruce Jakosky – (LASP/GEOL) planetary atmospheres, MAVEN Principal Investigator
Dr. Sebastian Kopf (GEOL) – geomicrobiology, stable isotope geochemistry
Dr. Lisa Mayhew (GEOL) – serpentinizing systems and hydrogen production for biology
Dr. Tom McCollom (LASP) – organic chemistry, serpentinization
Dr. Stephen Mojzsis (GEOL) – Earth’s earliest geologic and biologic record
Dr. Norm Pace (MCDB) – DNA and the Tree of Life
Dr. Steve Schmidt (EEB) – cold and high altitude ecosystems
Dr. Julio Sepulveda (GEOL) – organic biogeochemistry, biomarkers, mass extinction
Dr. Alexis Templeton (GEOL) – Fe and S geomicrobiology
Dr. Brian Toon (ATOC/LASP) – early climate evolution of planets
Dr. Boswell Wing (ATOC/LASP) – isotope geochemistry, biological evolution
Center for Astrobiology Collaborators
Star and planet formation and evolution |
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| Thomas Ayres (CASA) | evolution of stars and the solar wind |
| Veronica Bierbaum (CHEM) | interstellar environment and planetary formation |
| Hal Levison (SWRI) | planetary formation, evolution and dynamics |
| Ted Snow (APS and CASA) | interstellar environment and planetary formation |
| Glen Stewart (LASP) | planetary formation and evolution |
Planetary evolution |
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| Dan Baker (LASP and APS) | planetary/solar-wind interactions |
| Clark Chapman (SWRI) | planetary impacts and evolution of the solar system |
| Nick Schneider (LASP and APS) | planetary evolution |
Planetary habitability |
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| Mark Bullock (SWRI) | evolution of planetary atmospheres and exobiology |
| David Grinspoon (SWRI) | planetary evolution and exobiology |
| Jose-Luis Jimenez (CHEM) | experiments related to aerosols in the atmosphere of early Earth |
| Margaret Tolbert (CHEM) | aerosol composition and radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres |
Microbial diversity and life in extreme environments |
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| Diane McKnight (ENGR) | environments and ecology in Antarctica |
| John Spear (Colorado School of Mines) | molecular analysis of microbes in hypersaline and hydrothermal ecosystems |
Origin and evolution of life |
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| Veronica Vaida (CHEM) | chemical evolution and origin of life |