The Institute for Planets and Life presents the Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture Series, an opportunity to hear scientists share their insights on current topics of interest in astrobiology. More information on the series schedule and links to live and archived webcasts are available at: http://www.stsci.edu/institute/smo/ipl/lecture.

Series Schedule (all lectures are 12:00PM-2:30PM EST)

2015
Oct 2 – Steven Benner (Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution) – Searching for, or Creating Ourselves, a Second Example of Life
Nov 6 – Sarah Hörst (Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences) – TBA
Dec 4 – Shawn Domagal-Goldman (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Sciences and Exploration Directorate) – Is the Universe a Lonely Place?

2016
Feb 5 – Britney Schmidt (Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) – TBA
Mar 4 – Laurie Barge (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Planetary Science Division) – TBA
Oct 7 – Nigel Goldenfeld (University of Illinois, Department of Physics) – TBA
Nov 4 – Kevin Heng (University of Bern, Center for Space and Habitability, Exoplanets and Exoclimes Group) – The Exoclimes Simulation Platform
Dec 2 – Nathalie Cabrol (Director of Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute) – TBA

The Institute for Planets and Life is composed of an interdisciplinary team of scientists at Johns Hopkins University, the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Goddard Space Flight Center. They combine their expertise to answer fundamental questions on the origins, evolution, and prevalence of life in the Universe.