NAI
2004 Annual Science Report
University of Arizona
Reporting | JUL 2003 – JUN 2004
Executive Summary
Overview
In 2003, the University of Arizona (UA) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) began their partnership as part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI). Much of the activity in the first six months of the funding period has been spent in starting up programs and instituting collaborations within and between the two organizations and with other entities. First postdoctoral workers are starting to arrive, and equipment is under construction. Those activities that have made most progress are those in which least preparatory activity was required. Good progress is underway in all areas including observational, experimental and theoretical work.
The Arizona NAI team is strongly focused on the astronomical activity needed to support astrobiology. We have three research modules. The first is “Building blocks of life", which asks the question: which molecules are present in potentially pre-planetary space, and therefore might become available for ... Continue reading.
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Neville Woolf
NAI, ASTEP, ASTID, Exobiology -
TEAM Active Dates:
11/2003 - 10/2008 CAN 3 -
Members:
32 (See All) - Visit Team Page
Project Reports
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An Astronomical Search for the Essential Ingredients for Life: Placing Our Habitable System in Context. Progress Report
Module 1: Building Blocks of Life
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 1.2 3.1 4.1 4.3 7.1 7.2
Publications
- There are no publications for this team in the 2004 annual report.
2004 Teams
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Arizona State University
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Harvard University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Marine Biological Laboratory
Michigan State University
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Johnson Space Center
Pennsylvania State University
SETI Institute
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)