NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

Stanford University Course

The Ames Astrobiology researchers participate in a formal course presented at Stanford University. Dr. Lynn Rothschild is the director of this program. The NASA Ames team collaborates each year on the design and content of the course. The researchers provide lectures, lessons, lab experiences, and projects for the duration of the semester long course. Each series of lecturers are responsible for preparing the mid term and final exams for their portion of the program. The following are the types of programs presented to thirty college students per class at the Stanford Astrobiology Lecture Series/Class, Stanford University, and Palo Alto, California

1/16/2007 Lou Allamandola Stanford University Stanford University Astrobiology Class ~30 College students “From Interstellar Molecules to Astrobiology” presented to the Stanford Astrobiology Lecture Series/Class, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
? 2/07 David Des Marais-presented ?Mars Exploration Rover? talk at the Astrobiology Lecture Series -30 students
? 5/23/07 David Des Marais presented the ?Mars Exploration Rover? talk to the Geobiology Department at Stanford University -40 professors/students 1-18-07 Andrew Pohorille Stanford University college Students – 20 A guest lecture on the origins of life in the astrobiology course at Stanford coordinated by Dr. Lynn Rothschild.
4-25-07 Andrew Pohorille Stanford University College General public -35 A two-hour guest lecture on the origins of life in the continuing education course at Stanford University titled ?Life in the Universe?. The course was coordinated by Dr. Larry Caroff