Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

ASTID


  1. Projects

    Below are the abstracts of proposals selected for funding in 2008 (from ROSES 07) for the Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development and Mission Concept Studies, including Concept Studies for Small Payloads and Satellites program. 97 proposals were received in response to this opportunity, and 15 were selected for funding. Selected Principal Investigator (PI) name, institution, and proposal title are included below.
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    Below are the abstracts of proposals selected for funding for the Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development Program (ROSES04). Principal Investigator (PI) name, institution, and proposal title are also included.
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    Current and Past Projects
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    The Development of Semiconducting Boron Carbide Neutron Detectors for Astrobiological Applications
    Microwave Enhanced Extraction of Organic Molecules from Soil and Rock Samples
    CheMin: A Definitive Mineralogical Instrument for Mars Astrobiological Investigations
    Subtask xfer from ASTEP: Nanostructured Sensor Instruments for Astrobiology Exploration (w/Islam)
    Long Depth of Field Lens-less Miniature Reflective Microscope using Micro-Channel Plate and Active Pixel Sensor Technologies
    Enabling Astrobiology on SOFIA: A Mid-IR Spectroscopy Package
    Nanofluidic Size Exclusion Chromatograph for In Situ Macromolecular Analyses
    Chiral-Selective Planetary Chemistries as a Marker for Life
    High-resolution X-ray spectro-microscopy: Understanding biological fingerprints in the geological record (1)
    Compact High-resolution 3-D Imaging spectrometer for Discovering Oases on Mars
    Detection and Characterization of Deep Groundwater on Mars Using a Time-Domain Electromagnetic Sounder
    Experimental Assessment of the Use of Cryobots for Bio-Marker Detection in Subsurface Ice
    Deep UV semiconductor laser for in situ detection and classification of trace amounts of organic, prebiotic and biological materials on Mars (1)
    xfer from ASTEP: Nanostructured Sensor Instruments for Astrobiology Exploration
    Astrobiological Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensors
    Supercritical CO2 Extraction with Martian Atmosphere
    Miniature Iron Biomineral Detector for Martian Exobiology (1)
    Miniature Gas Chromatograph-Ion Mobility Spectrometer (GC-IMS) meeting Astrobiology science requirements for Exobiology flight experiments and terrestrial applications
    Unambiguous Detection of Extraterrestrial Microbial Metabolic Activity Using Differential Electrochemical Detection (1)
    High Throughput Screening, Concentration, and Characterization of Biological Particles Entrained in Martian Water-Ice Matrices (1)
    A High Performance MEMS Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Investigations in Planetary Astrobiology (1)
    A 2 Billion Channel, Multibeam Spectrometer
    A Microfabricated Bio-organic Laboratory for In Situ Extraterrestrial Exploration
    Subtask: Miniature Iron Biomineral Detector for Martian Exobiology (w/Kim)
    Subtask: Unambiguous Detection of Extraterrestrial Microbial Metabolic Activity Using Differential Electrochemical Detection (w/Kounaves)
    Robust biosensors for the measurement of biomarkers in extraterrestrial environments with stereochemical specificity (1)
    Enhanced Raman, Fluorescence, and Absorption Analysis of Aqueous Solutions using an LCOF
    Mars Endospore Viability Instrument Development
    Subaward: The Water-wheel IR (WIR): A Survey Instrument for Water and Carbonates on Mars (A. Wang)
    Chiral Temperature Gradient Focusing for Ultra-Sensitive in situ Analysis of Biomarkers (1)
    SETG, a Search for Extraterrestrial Genomes An in situ PCR Detector For Life on Mars Ancestrally Related to Life on Earth
    Design and Development of a High Resolution Infrared Spectrometer for the AstroBiology Explorer (ABE) Mission
    Powder Handling System for In-situ Planetary Instruments
    Comprehensive Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography (GCxGC) Using Micro-Fabricated Columns (1)
    An Instrument for Detecting Water, Brines and Signatures of Microbial Activity on Mars and Europa
    Visible Nulling Coronagraph Instrument Development
    The Genotype and Phenotype of Last Common Ancestors and the Evolution of Molecular Innovation (2)
    Gordon Conference on Origin of Life
    Detection of Complex, Electromagnetic Markers of Technology
    Magneto-Optical Phase Enantiomeric Detector (MOPED)-A Novel Instrument for Detection of Chiral Biomarkers in Nonterrestrial Environments
    Development of a Self-Contained, Subglacial, Native Fluorescence Detector for Measurement of Organic Molecules and Chemicals of Life
    Development of a Self-Contained, Subglacial, Native Fluorescence Detector for Measurement of Organic Molecules and Chemicals of Life (xfer)
    Flyable CT Scanner for Life Detection on Mars
    Subaward from: Distributed Spectroscopy for Mobile Science Laboratories (w/ Wilson)
    Development of an In Situ Hydrothermal Vent Probing and Sampling Device for Microbial Analysis
    Organic Analysis using Pyrolysis/Extraction and Gas Chromatography
    The Water-wheel IR (WIR): A Survey Instrument for Water and Carbonates on Mars
    Distributed Spectroscopy for Mobil Science Laboratories
    Multi-functional SERS-Sol-Gels for Lab-On-Chip Separation, Detection, and Raman Characterization of Organic Compounds
    Measurement of Total Organic and Total Inorganic Carbon on Mars