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- NAI Central and Astrobiology Grad Students Participate in Yuri's Night Exhibit
- Autumn 2008 Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internship at the National Research Council's Space Studies Board
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Releases Request for Information
- New Astrobiology Program Website Launched
- Draft Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity: Notice Announcement of Opportunity
- Request for Information (RFI) New Science Investigations using Existing NASA Spacecraft
- RFI from NRC on Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA’s Constellation System
- RFI for Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)
- 3/31 NAI Director's Seminar: "Earth's Low Temperature Life: An Analog for Mars and Europa?"
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- 2/25 Director's Seminar: "Can Rocks from Mars Yield Definitive Evidence of Past Life?"
- Staff Scientist Positions Available at Carnegie Institution of Washington
- NAI Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program - Application Deadline - March 7, 2008
- NAI Cooperative Agreement Notice (Cycle-5) Notices of Intent Due February 22nd
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Astrobiology Opportunities: NAI CAN Cycle-5, ASTID, and ASTEP Solicitations
- Letters of Interest for Venus Science Definition Team Due Dec. 15th
- Astrobiology Faculty Position at UCLA
- Astrobiology Postdoctoral Position at the University of Washington
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- 12/3 NAI Director's Seminar: "Getting to the Core of Exoplanets: From Gas to Ice Giants"
- NSF Funding Opportunity: "Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2)"
- ROSES-07 Amendment 28: New proposal opportunity for Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development, including Concept Studies for Small Payloads and Satellites (ASTID)
- Novel Proteobacteria in Microbial Mats at Loihi Seamount
- A Geobiological Perspective on the Emergence of Animal Life
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- 11/5 NAI Director's Seminar: "A Whiff of Oxygen before the Great Oxidation Event "
- Just published: Planets & Life: The Emerging Science of Astrobiology
- NASA NAI Postdoctoral Program Application Deadline is November 1
- NAI Icy Worlds Focus Group Discussions on Outer Planet Flagship Studies
- Discovering Earth-like Exoplanets
- Oxygen in Earth's Early Atmosphere
- Microbial Population Structures in the Deep Marine Biosphere
- Oxygen in Earth's Atmosphere Before Great Oxidation Event
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Director's Corner
- 9/24 Director's Seminar: "Life in the Universe: The Expanding World of Microbial Diversity"
- Martian Ice Ages
- Subaerial Volcanoes Shift Oxygen Levels on Early Earth
- Water Vapor Observed in Young Star System
- New Enzymes in the Laboratory
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Astrobiologist Named "Genius Who Will Change Your Life"
- NAI Announces MIRS Awardee
- NASA Planetary Protection Research Program Opportunity
- NASA and the International Polar Year
- Seeing Our Reflection
- Looking for Life in All the Right Places
- New Astrobiology Book for Young Readers
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NSBRI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
- NAI Selects Six Lewis and Clark Field Scholars
- Chemical Complexity in an Old Star
- Methane in the Martian Atmosphere
- Evidence for Ancient Ocean on Mars
- Extracellular Protein-Metal Aggregates: A New Biosignature?
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & ConferencesNAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Director's Corner
- NAI Announces Selection of New Teams
- NASA Primordial Polarization Program Definition Team - Representatives Needed
- NASA Explorer Program Announcement of Opportunity
- NAI Announces Two MIRS Sabbatical Awards
- NAI Scientists Receive High Honors
- 5/29 UW Seminar: Four Billion Years of Climate Change (Lessons from the Precambrian): From Oxygen Poisoning to Snowballs & True Polar Wander
- NASA Astrobiology Institute Field Workshop "Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks (BAR)"
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Announces 2007 Director's Discretionary Fund Awards
- NAI Director's Seminar: "Microbial Activities in Deep Subseafloor Sediments"
- Presentations from Lunar Science Workshop Available
- ESA Call for Proposals for "New Cosmic Vision"
- Lab-On-a-Chip Works Aboard the ISS
- NAI Scientist Receives Hazel Barnes Prize
- Exoplanets and M Stars
- Final Assembly of Earth-Like Planets
- Plants on Other Planets May Not be Green
- Habitability of Planets Around M Dwarf Stars
- PAH's Responsible for "Red Glow"
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & ConferencesNAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Grad Student Selected to Plan for Future Mars Extra-Vehicular Activity
- NAI E/PO Lead Selected for Senior Fulbright
- NAI Director's Seminar 3/26: "Infrared Spectra of Extrasolar Planets"
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Astrobiologists Discuss Mars Habitability on NPR
- NAI Teams and Partners Offer Summer Workshops for Educators in Astrobiology
- The 2007 Michelson Summer Workshop
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Principal Investigator Named in Mars Scout Selections
- Call for Interest: NASA Student Collaboration Program Definition Team
- Message from the NAI Director: Wendy Dolci Selected as NAI Associate Director for Operations
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Director's Corner
- NAI Director's Seminar 1/29: Radiolysis of water as a source of bioavailable energy in the subsurface of Earth and Mars
- Science Mission Directorate Space Missions Briefing: Presentations and Podcasts Available
- Low Abundance Acidophilic Archea Revealed
- Snowball Earth and the Origin of Photosynthesis
- Found: A Hyperthermophilic Nitrogen Fixer
- Stardust Sample Analysis
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Director's Corner
- Astrophysics Enabled by the Return to the Moon
- NAI Researchers Search for Meteorites in Antarctica
- NASA Advisor on the Search for Life to Receive Medal of Freedom
- The NASA Astrobiology Institute Selects Four New NAI Fellows
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- New Book on the Neoproterozoic
- Statement by Baruch S. Blumberg at the Opening of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe
- NAI Researchers to Recreate Conditions of the Early Earth
- 2006 Annual Report Goes Live!
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Director's Corner
- NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Call for Proposals
- ROSES-06 Amendment 19: New proposal opportunity for History of the Scientific Exploration of Earth and Space
- NAI Director's Seminar 11/27: Formation of Habitable Planetary Systems: Are We Normal?
- Conditions for the Emergence of Life on the Early Earth: Special Issue
- High Lakes Expedition Report: Drilling into Arctic Permafrost
- The HFSP (Human Frontier Science Program) Journal - Call for Papers
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Faculty Positions in Science and Engineering: Arizona State University
- Astrobiology Primer is Published!
- University of Washington Seminar: Self-assembly Processes in the Prebiotic Environment
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Explore the "Rare Biosphere" with Julie Huber at the Oct 16 Director's Seminar
- Sara Seager makes Popular Science's "Fifth Annual Brilliant 10"
- Postdoctoral and Research Assistant Positions in Reaction Dynamics, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Teachers - Interact with NAI Researchers in Kamchatka
- NAI Explores New Directions in Science Communication
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Explore the "Rare Biosphere" with Julie Huber at the Oct 16 Director's Seminar
- NAI Explores Most Active Volcanic Region on Earth & Brings the Public Along
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & ConferencesNAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Summer Student Seminar Series Concludes Friday, August 18 12:00 PDT
- NASA Education Strategic Coordination Framework
- NAI Takes the Lead in Cross-Cultural Education
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- ROSES -06 Amendment No. 12: Due date delay for PLANETARY INSTRUMENT DEFINITION AND DEVELOPMENT 2006
- ROSES-06 Amendment 13: New proposal opportunity for Concept Studies for Lunar Sortie Science Opportunities
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Accepting Applications: Deadline August 1
- NAI Hosts "NASA and the Navajo Nation" Sustainability Seminar August 10-11
- Second Annual Summer Student Seminar Series Begins July 28
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & ConferencesNAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Amino Acids Found in Antarctic Meteorites
- Carbon Isotope Record from ~2.2 Ga Rocks in the Great Lakes Area
- B-Pictoris Debris Disk Rich in Carbon Gas
- Earlier Evolution of Oxygenic Photosynthesis - Surviving Snowball Earth
- Biodiversity Rocks the Cover of Nature
- Super-Earths Around M Dwarf Stars - Competing Theories
- Chemical Energy for Life on Early Earth and Mars
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Solomon Receives Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award
- Hazen Publishes New Book on the Origin of Life
- ISBOX II- UHNAI Expedition to Iceland
- Student Summer Opportunity in Subseafloor Microbiology
- Astrobiology Summer Workshops for Educators Kick Off in Canada
- New Astrobiology TV Documentary Features NAI Scientists
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- One of Astrobiology's First Career Professionals Attains Tenure
- NAI Congratulates New Electees to the National Academy of Sciences
- University of the Free State: Postdoctoral Position Available
- Open University: Postdoctoral Position Available
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
- NAI's "NASA and the Navajo Nation" Project to Host Community Night Events
- Follow the Research of the Submarine Ring of Fire 2006
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Microbial Biodiversity in Cuatro Cienegas
- Timelines for the Evolution of Cyanobacteria
- Imaging the Unseen
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- Shepard, Horikawa, and Som Win Best Student Poster Awards at AbSciCon 2006
- NAI Minority Institution Research Sabbatical (MIRS) Program Deadline April 30
- Graduate Research Seminar - Origin of Life (Gordon Research Conference) - Now Accepting Abstracts
- Astrobiology-based Graduate School at Stockholm University Announces 8 Graduate Positions
- Computational Astrobiology Summer School: Deadline Extended
- Astrobiology Postdoctoral Fellowships open - UH NAI
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Special Events at AbSciCon March 26-30
- NAI Minority Institution Research Sabbatical (MIRS) Program Accepting Applications
- Student Support Available for Summer School in Spain- APPLY NOW
- NAI E/PO Special Session on Evaluation at AbSciCon
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences- NAI Director’s Seminar
- Secure Workgroups: NAI Offers Members Use of Online Community Tool
- The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
- Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2006
- NASA Seeks Innovative ideas for Revolutionary Concepts
- Faculty Position in Astrobiology
- NASA Planetary Biology Internship Program (PBI)
- AbGradCon 2006 is Cancelled
- Student Travel Funding Opportunity for Astrobiology Science Conference
NAI NewsRecently Published Research from the NAIAstrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, PostdocsCourses & Conferences
December 2 , 2005 - NAI News
- Recently Published Research from the NAI
- Astrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, Postdocs
- Courses & Conferences
November 1 , 2005 - NAI News
- Recently Published Research from the NAI
- Astrobiology EPO, Undergrads, Grads, Postdocs
- Courses & Conferences
October 7 , 2005 - NAI News
- Awards
- Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach
- Courses & Conferences
- NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) 2005 Annual Meeting
- Protostars and Planets V (PP-V)
- Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Meeting #14
- Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices
- International Space University (ISU) 10th Annual International Symposium
- Molecular Geomicrobiology Short Course
- LAPLACE 2006 Astrobiology Graduate Winter School
- International Conference on Alpine and Polar Microbiology
- Graduate Research Seminar on the Origin of Life
September 16 , 2005 - Recently Published Research from the NAI
- Astrobiology Interpreted in Yellowstone National Park
- Intelligent Design
- Awards
- Call for Proposals
- Events
- Postdoctoral Positions Available
- Do you know these Travel Grants are available?
- NAI Director’s Seminar
August 19 , 2005 - Recently Published Research from the NAI
- New NAI International Affiliate Member, The Russian Astrobiology Centre
- Supporting Journalists in Yellowstone
- NAI History Timeline
- Astrobiology Summer Programs at Penn State and Goddard have Joint Meeting
- Postdoctoral Research Associate Vacancy at Aberdeen
- Graduate Research Seminar on the Origin of Life (July, 2006)
- Exploring Mars With THEMIS: A Data User’s Workshop
July 15 , 2005 - NAI Annual Report Submission Deadline Approaches - July 29!
- Recently Published Research from the NAI
- 2005 Yellowstone Resources and Issues Guide
- NAI Summer Student Seminar Series
- NAI Director’s Seminar "Lifting Titan's Veil" July 25
- Updated Book List Related to Astrobiology Now Available
- Astrobiology Impact Factor of 2,366!
- Graduate Research Seminar on the Origin of Life (July, 2006)
- Call for Abstracts - International Conference on Alpine and Polar Microbiology
- [Astrobiotech] Radiation Techniques Workshop, July 25-26
June 10 , 2005 - Former NAI Director named President of the American Philosophical Society
- Recently Published Research from the NAI
- Interested in an Extreme Environment Facility?
- Updates to ROSES-2005
- National Workshop on Astrobiology — October 26, 2005
May 20 , 2005 - Recently Published Research from the NAI
- David Jewitt elected to National Academy of Sciences
- Earth System Processes 2
- JENAM 2005 Astrobiology Sessions
April 29 , 2005 - The NAI 2005 Meeting
- NAI Student Poster Competition Winner
- New NAI Website Released
- New and Improved WebEx
- Recently Published Research from the NAI
- NAI Researchers “Define Life’s Limits” at ACS
- NAI Scientists Contribute to Two International Summer Schools
- NAI Program at the 2005 Vatican Observatory Summer School
- Censoring Science: IMAX and Evolution
- Mars Telecommunication Orbiter (MTO) Science Investigation
- Genomics Symposium at Penn State
- Origins of Solar Systems Gordon Research Conference
- JENAM 2005 Astrobiology Sessions
- NSBRI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program soliciting applications
- NASA Planetary Science Summer School
- Earth System Processes 2
April 6 , 2005 - NAI 2005 is Here!
- Methane on Mars NAI Workshops
- NAI Director's Videoseminar - March 28
- NAI Distributed Workshop - May 18
- (ROSES) Preproposal Conference April 19th
- NAI In-person Workshop? - date and place TBD
- Earth Systems Processes 2
- "Are We Alone?" selected by NSTA-CBC for Best Book list
- Astrobiology Society of Britain News
- Meetings and Publications from the Geological Society
- NIAC Student Fellows Prize<