Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. University of Hawaii, Manoa

    PI Karen Meech
    Members 100 (See)
    Active Dates 1/2009 - 1/2014
    Team Website http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/UHNAI/

    Executive Summary

    University of Hawaii, Manoa

    Project Reports

    AIRFrame technical infrastructure and visualization software evaluation

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

    Amino Acid Alphabet Evolution

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.3, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

    Analytical and theoretical studies on origin of Earth's oceans and atmosphere

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 3.1, 3.2

    Bioastronomy 2007 Meeting Proceedings

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

    CASS Planning

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

    Characterizing formation pathways for 1st generation ices

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 3.1

    Chemistry, origin and evolution of subduction zone fluids rising beneath the Mariana forearc

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.3, 7.1

    Comet Holmes

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2

    Comet Kopff Thermal Modelling

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2

    D/H measurements in samples from mantle hotspots

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    Deep Biosphere Workshop

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.2, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2

    Detection of planets around M-dwarfs

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.2

    Detection of Super-Earths Using Transit Timing Variation Method

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.2

    Deuteration on Grain Surfaces

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1

    Developing New sampling system, collection of Juan de Fuca Ridge basement fluids

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.2, 5.3

    Distant Comet Activity

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2, 3.1

    Formation of carbon and nitrogen-rich organics in solar system ices

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2

    Formation of higher carbon oxides in CO2 rich solar system ices

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 3.1

    Giant planet formation (late stage of the formation of Jupiter)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    Hydrogen in nominally anhydrous minerals

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    Infrared spectra and radiation processing of water- and ammonia rich solar system ice

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2

    Irradiation of Lunar Samples

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    Kavli Symposium (Fall 2008)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.2, 6.2, 7.2

    Keck Astrochemistry Laboratory

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2

    Lau Basin Cruise

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.3, 6.1

    Light Curve of Main Belt Comet 176P/LINEAR

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 3.1

    Lunar Differentiation

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES:

    Main Belt Comet Origin, Formation and Activation

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    Main Belt Comet P/2008 R1 Garradd characterization

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 2.2, 3.1

    Mars Bulk Composition

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 2.1

    MBC Mission Development

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 2.2, 3.1

    Mechanisms of Marine Microbial Community Structuring

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1

    Microbial Ecology in Hawaiian Lava Caves

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 5.1, 5.3

    Mineral-catalyzed coupling of amino acids to polypeptides

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1, 3.2, 7.1, 7.2

    Modelling Grain Surface Chemistry in Dense Clouds

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1

    Nordic-UHNAI Astrobiology Summer School - Iceland 2009

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2, 3.1, 5.2, 5.3

    Origin of the Parent Bodies of Iron Meteorites and Constraint on Giant Planet Formation

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    PanSTARRS MBC stamp server and detection limits

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 2.2, 6.2

    Permafrost in Microclimates

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES:

    Planning for analogue environment deployments with the Canadian Space Agency

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1

    Quantification of the disciplinary roots of astrobiology

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

    Rare Subduction Zone Carbonate Mineral May Hold Clues to Early Life

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 4.3, 7.1, 7.2

    Stardust NExT and EPOXI Mission Observing Coordination

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.2, 3.1

    TALCS Survey and MBCs

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES:

    Terrestrial and Habitable Planet Formation in Binary Stars

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1

    Ultra-violet processing of ices in the Rosette molecular cloud

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 3.1

    VYSOS construction

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1, 1.2, 2.2

    EPO Reports

    Kauai Workshop and School Visitation

    Maui Workshop: Mar 2009

    2009 ALI'I Program

    HI STAR Summer Program: June 2009

    Molokai Workshop & School Visitations: Nov 2008

    Hawaii/Brazil Asteroid Parallax project

    Brazil IAU Workshop: Aug 2009

    Science Fair Projects and Astronomer Mentor Program

    Project Reports

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