NAI
2006 Annual Science Report
Pennsylvania State University
Reporting | JUL 2005 – JUN 2006
Executive Summary
The Penn State Astrobiology Research Center (PSARC) was created in 1998 as part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. PSARC currently comprises 19 (Co)-PIs and their research teams from The Pennsylvania State University (Mike Arthur, Sue Brantley, Lisa Brown, Jean Brenchley, Will Castleman, Greg Ferry, Kate Freeman, Blair Hedges, Chris House, Jim Kasting, Lee Kump, Jenn Macaladay, Hiroshi Ohmoto, Mark Patzkowsky, Steinn Sigurdsson, and Alex Wolszczan), The University of Pittsburgh (Rosemary Capo and Brian Stewart), and SUNY Stony Brook (Martin Schoonen). During the period of July 1, 2005 — June 30, 2006, PSARC has supported all or part of the research/education/PO activities carried out by 88 persons (19 (Co)-PIs, 4 research associates, 3 postdoctoral fellows, 37 graduate students, 17 undergraduate students, 4 technicians, and 4 staff in administration/IT/EPO). In addition, 32 Associate Members for Research (who are mostly professors at ... Continue reading.
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Hiroshi Ohmoto
NAI, ASTEP, ASTID, Exobiology -
TEAM Active Dates:
11/2003 - 10/2008 CAN 3 -
Members:
94 (See All) - Visit Team Page
Project Reports
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Chemical Investigations of Hydrogen Cyanide Polymers and Their Possible Role in the Origin of Protein/Nucleic Acid Based Life (Minard)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1 3.2 3.4 -
Oxygen Metabolism and Oxidatie Stress in Anaerobic Microorganisms (Ferry)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.3 4.1 4.2 5.1 6.1 -
Laboratory Microbial Simulations (House)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.4 4.1 5.1 5.2 7.2 -
Evolution of a Habitable Planet (Arthur)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 5.3 6.1 -
Evolution of a Habitable Planet (Brantley)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 -
Examination of the Microbial Diversity Found in Ice Cores (Brenchley)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.2 -
Investigations to Elucidate Influence of Photolosys on Earths Earth Atmosphere (Castleman)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: None Selected -
Modeling Early Atmospheric Composition and Climate (Kasting)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 -
Genomic Record of the Earth’s Early Biosphere (Hedges)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 4.2 -
Evolution of Atmospheric O2, Climate, and Biosphere (Ohmoto)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 2.1 4.1 4.3 5.1 5.2 6.1 7.1 -
Planetary Habitability and Life Detection (Sigurdsson)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 1.2 -
Isotopic Studies of the Precambrian Earth and Element Cycling Processes (Pitt)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 4.1 6.1 -
Evolution of a Habitable Planet (Kump)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.2 6.1 -
Search for Planets Around Evolved Stars (Wolszczan)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.2
Publications
- There are no publications for this team in the 2006 annual report.
2006 Teams
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
Indiana University, Bloomington
Marine Biological Laboratory
Michigan State University
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight 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 Washington
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)