On February 3, 2014, Sara Walker of Arizona State University (ASU) will present the first in a series of seminars from alumni of the NASA Astrobiology NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP). In her talk, “Information Hierarchies, Chemical Evolution and the Transition From Non-Living to Living Matter,” Walker will discuss topics related to the emergence of life… and how to define ‘almost life.’

Sara Walker is an assistant professor at the BEYOND Center in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU. Walker specializes in theoretical physics and astrobiology, and her research focuses on the organization and origin of life.

Walker’s talk is part of a series of seminars where NPP Fellows who have completed their fellowships will present their results. Please join us on the following Mondays at 11 AM Pacific.

February 3 Sara Walker
March 3 Jennifer Glass
April 7 Billy Brazelton and Paula Welander
April 14 Mark Claire
May 5 Aaron Engelhart

For abstracts and connection instructions, please visit the NASA Astrobiology Program seminar page at https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/seminars/ .