The 2019 Sagan Summer Workshop will focus on astrobiology. It will feature introductions on the formation of Earth and terrestrial planets, their evolution over time, current geochemical cycles on Earth, and the emergence of life on Earth. Our knowledge of Exo-Earths will be reviewed, including demographics, composition, atmospheric signatures, and comparison with Earth. Detection of biosignatures, with an emphasis on false positives and false negatives, will also be discussed. Attendees will participate in hands-on group projects related to astrobiology and will have the opportunity to present their own work through short presentations (research POPs) and posters.

The Sagan Summer Workshops are aimed at graduate and post doctoral level students, however anyone who is interested in learning more about the field is welcome to attend.

NASA attendees must forecast their attendance by the May 16 deadline.

Location:
Hameetman Auditorium, Cahill Building
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California, USA

Important Dates

  • February 5: On-line Registration available and Application for Travel Support period open
  • March 6: Application for Travel Support and Recommendation Letters due
  • March 21: Travel Support decisions announced via email
  • May 9: POP/Poster/Talk submission link available and Food Ordering site open
  • May 16: Deadline for NASA and JPL Employees to Forecast Attendance (do this even if you’re not sure you’ll be attending!)
  • June 13: Hotel Reservation Deadline for workshop hotel
  • June 28: Deadline to submit POP and poster presentations
  • July 5: Final agenda posted with POP schedule
  • July 15-19: Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop

    For more information, visit:
    http://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2019/#Reg