NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

NAI Conference and Workshop Fund

The NAI supports workshops and other meetings of its members and the broader scientific community that will advance any of the objectives identified in the Institute’s mission statement. These include, but are not limited to, the integration of Institute research, mission planning, the coordination of field expeditions, international or inter-agency collaboration, training in astrobiology, or support of Education and Public Outreach. This opportunity serves as an additional mechanism for expanding the overall community of astrobiology, attracting new students, and for advancing the specific strategic goals and objectives of the Institute. Requests for support are accepted on an on-going basis.

Recent activities supported by this fund include:

• August 16 – 20. 2009 – A session at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, entitled Astrochemistry: Chemistry of the Planets, Interstellar Dust and Beyond, organized by Gozen Ertem; Washington, DC
• Fall 2009 – 2010 Johns Hopkins University Astrobiology Seminar Series, organized by Jocelyne DiRuggiero and Luann Becker
• January 9 – 15, 2010 – The NAI will co-sponsor the 2010 Gordon Research Conference and Graduate Research Seminar on the Origin of Life, organized by H. James Cleaves; Galveston, TX
• The NAI will support a series of four Virtual Workshops on the Study of Intelligence in Astrobiology, organized by Lori Marino and Kathryn Denning.
• June 13 – 18, 2010 – The NAI will co-sponsor the Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry, organized by Ariel Anbar and Rachel Narehood Austin, Newport; Rhode Island.
• June 14 – 18, 2010 – The NAI will provide funding for US student participation in the 2010 Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference (AbGradCon), Tallberg, Sweden, organized by Eva Steeuken
• July 18 – 25, 2010 38th COSPAR Assembly – The NAI will support the participation of US astrobiologists at the meeting to be held in Bremen, Germany.

Requests for support should be sent to Edward Goolish, NAI Deputy Director ( edward.m.goolish@nasa.gov )