Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. Pennsylvania State University

    PI Hiroshi Ohmoto
    Members 0 (Inactive)
    Active Dates 11/2003 - 10/2008
    Team Website http://psarc.geosc.psu.edu/

    Executive Summary

    The Evolution of a Habitable Planet: Executive Summary

    Project Reports

    Evolution of a Habitable Planet (Arthur)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 5.3, 6.1

    Evolution of a habitable planet (Capo)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 4.1, 6.1

    Evolution of a Habitable Planet (Stewart)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 4.1, 6.1

    Evolution of atmospheric O2, climate, and biosphere - Ohmoto

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 6.1

    Examinations of the Microbial Diversity found in Ice Cores

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2

    Genomic Record of the Earth's Early Biosphere

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 4.2

    Geochemical Processes and Biosignatures (House)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1

    Isotope effects in atmospheric sulfur chemistry (Castleman)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1, 4.1

    Lee Kump

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 4.1, 4.3, 5.2, 6.1

    Modeling early atmospheric composition and climate

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 4.1

    Oxygen Adaptation in the Anaerobic Methanogenic Archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.1, 5.3, 6.1

    Prebiotic Synthesis: Experimental Studies (Schoonen)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1

    Searching for planets around evolved stars

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.2, 6.2

    The Evolution of a Habitable Planet (Sigurdsson)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2

    EPO Reports

    Evolution of a Planetary System: Exploring Our Origins (Educator Workshop)

    Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe (Magazine)

    Astrobiology public lectures, short courses, and websites- Penn State Astrobiology Research Center

    Astrobiology Undergraduate Minor

    Dual Title Ph.D. Program in Astrobiology

    Space Day 2005 at Penn State

    The Astrobiology Summer Program (ASP)

    Women in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) program

    Girls Utilizing Technology and Science (GUTS)

    Astrobiology Workshop and Exhibit at the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association Conference

    "Ask an Astrobiologist" Videoconference

    Project Reports

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