Each Undergraduate Research Associate in Astrobiology conducts intensive state-of-the-art research with an individual scientist-mentor. Please join us as the fruits of these efforts are presented by the Class of 2017 to NASA’s Astrobiology Institute in a distributed seminar presented over the Internet.
Presenters:
A Postcard from the Young Solar System: Infrared Signatures of Comet 252P/LINEAR Maria Camarca (Marymount University) Mentor: Lucas Paganini |
Optimization of Monocarboxylic Acid Detection for Meteoritic Analysis using HPLC-FLD Tucker Melles (Florida Institute of Technology) Mentor: Jose Aponte |
Rapid Degradation of Amino Acids on the Martian Surface due to Exposure to Cosmic Rays Katarina Yocum (Kutztown University) Mentor: Hannah McLain |
Radiolysis of Uracil in Water Ice Sarah Frail (University of Maryland) Mentor: Perry Gerakines |