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Project Reports

• The Environment of Prebiotic Earth: Theoretical Approach

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 5.0 8.0 11.0 12.0 15.0

• Astrobiology at UCLA: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Research and Education

  RESEARCH at UCLA is now focused on six main themes: (1) extrasolar planetary systems; (2) geobiology and geochemistry of early Earth and Mars; (3) evolution of Earth’s early life; (4) genomic evolution and the tree of life; (5) celestial influences on the terrestrial environment; and (6) exploration for life in the Solar System. Over the past year, some of these themes have grown significantly; the thrust of the last has been seriously compromised by the successive losses of both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander.

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0

• Exploring the Living Universe: Origin, Evolution and Distribution of Life in the Solar System

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 12.0

• The Environment of Prebiotic Earth and the Origin of Life: Experimental Approach

  Our group at SUNY-Stony Brook has focussed on two research projects: a) rate of CO hydration and stability of formate and b) reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia catalyzed by minerals.

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 12.0

• Hydrothermal Organic Synthesis

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 13.0

• The Prebiotic Chemistry of Hydrogen Cyanide

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 9.0

• Biological Influences on Weathering

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 12.0 13.0

• Studies of Organic Matter and Water in Meteorites

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 8.0 9.0 11.0

• Chemical Building Blocks

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 11.0 13.0

• Theoretical Studies of Hydrothermal Synthesis Reactions

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 5.0 9.0

• Organic Molecules as Biosignatures

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 7.0 8.0

• Evolution of Atmospheric O2, Climate and the Terrestrial Biosphere: Approaches From Field-Oriented Geochemical Investigations. Causes and Consequences of the Diversification and Extinction of Metazoans: Field, Geochemical and Paleontological Investigations. – Katherine Freeman 1

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 15.0

• Co-Evolution of Planets and Biospheres: Lessons From Earth and Mars

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

• Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0

• “Alien Hunting” on What’s in the News

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 12.0

• Evolution of Atmospheric O2, Climate and the Terrestrial Biosphere: Approaches From Field-Oriented Geochemical Investigations. Causes and Consequences of the Diversification and Extinction of Metazoans: Field, Geochemical and Paleontological Investigations. – Ohmoto 1

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 15.0

• Evolution of Atmospheric O2, Climate and the Terrestrial Biosphere: Approaches From Field-Oriented Geochemical Investigations. Causes and Consequences of the Diversification and Extinction of Metazoans: Field, Geochemical and Paleontological Investigations. – Ohmoto 2

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 15.0

• Evolution of Atmospheric O2, Climate and the Terrestrial Biosphere: Approaches From Field-Oriented Geochemical Investigations. Causes and Consequences of the Diversification and Extinction of Metazoans: Field, Geochemical and Paleontological Investigations. – Ohmoto 3

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 15.0

• Evolution of Atmospheric O2, Climate and the Terrestrial Biosphere: Approaches From Field-Oriented Geochemical Investigations. Causes and Consequences of the Diversification and Extinction of Metazoans: Field, Geochemical and Paleontological Investigations. – Katherine Freeman 2

  ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.0 4.0 5.0 15.0