Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. 2010 Santander Summer School: Summer School Scholars

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    Heather Blumenfeld Heather Blumenfeld, East Carolina University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Microbial carbon fixation in hot vent environments.
    Advisor: Matthew Schrenk
    Stephanie Capen Stephanie Capen, University of Hawaii (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Transit timing detection of low-mass Trojan planets.
    Advisor: Nader Haghighipour
    Cappetta Michele Cappetta, Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (RoPACS Scholar)
    Field: Radial velocity detection of exoplanets at G, M and K dwarfs.
    Advisor: Roberto Saglia
    Knicole Colon Knicole Colon, University of Florida (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Transit studies of the physical and atmospheric properties of exoplanets.
    Advisor: Eric Ford
    Ian Crossfield Ian Crossfield, University of California, Los Angeles (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Spitzer and Keck spectral observations of hot Jupiters.
    Advisor: Brad Hansen
    Jason Dittmann Jason Dittmann, University of Arizona (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Transit studies of stellar rotation rates and orbital perturbations by exoplanets. Advisor: Laird Close
    Carie Frantz Carie Frantz, University of Southern California (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Photosynthesis in high-UV environments.
    Advisor: Kenneth Nealson
    Douglas Galante Douglas Galante, University of São Paulo (Harvard Origins of Life Scholar)
    Field: Effects of extraterrestrial radiation on biological systems.
    Advisor: Eduardo Janot-Pacheco
    Yasuhiro Hasegawa Yasuhiro Hasegawa, McMaster University (CIFAR Scholar)
    Field: Planetary Formation and migration in gaseous disks.
    Advisor: Ralph Pudritz
    Pamela Hill Pamela Hill, University of California, Los Angeles (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Theoretical and experimental studies of iron isotope fractionation.
    Advisor: Edwin Schauble
    Jeremy Hornbeck Jeremy Hornbeck, University of Louisville (Harvard Origins of Life Scholar)
    Field: HST and Chandra observations of Herbig Ae star disks.
    Advisors: Carol Grady and Gerard Williger
    Lianne Manzer Lianne Manzer, York University (CIFAR Scholar)
    Field: Transit observations of extrasolar planets.
    Advisor: Paul Delaney
    Michael Pagano Michael Pagano, Arizona State University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Chemical compositions of local dwarf stars.
    Advisor: Patrick Young
    Simon Porter Simon Porter, Arizona State University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Orbits and origin of binary and ternary trans-neptunian objects.
    Advisors: Will Grundy and Steven Desch
    Ramses Ramirez Ramses Ramirez, Pennsylvania State University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Candidate greenhouse gases for early faint suns.
    Advisor: James Kasting
    April Roberson April Roberson, Pennsylvania State University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Exoplanetary atmospheres and habitability.
    Advisor: James Kasting
    David Rodriguez David Rodriguez, University of California, Los Angeles (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Debris disks in binary stellar systems.
    Advisor: Benjamin Zuckerman
    Sarah Rugheimer Sarah Rugheimer, Harvard University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Models of the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
    Advisors: Dimitar Sasselov and Lisa Kaltenegger
    Megan Smith Megan Smith, Pennsylvania State University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Planetary climates and habitability.
    Advisor: James Kasting
    Rachel Smith Rachel Smith, University of California, Los Angeles (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of young stellar objects.
    Advisor: Edward Young
    Rachel Stevenson Rachel Stevenson, University of California, Los Angeles (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Astronomical observations of asteroids, comets and captured moons.
    Advisor: David Jewitt
    Denise Thompson Denise Thompson, Pacific Lutheran University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Extremophiles and astrobiological education
    Advisor: Duncan Foley
    Kamen Todorov Kamen Todorov, Pennsylvania State University (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Spitzer observations of transiting hot Jupiters.
    Advisor: Kevin Luhman
    Julia Voronov Julia Voronov, University of Rochester (NAI Scholar)
    Field: Magnetofossils in early earth history.
    Advisor: John Tarduno