Astrobiology Graduate Conference

January 7-10, 2004

A conference organized for and by graduate students working in the many fields encompassed by the study of Astrobiology

Sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Institute
University of Arizona, Steward Observatory and
National Optical Astronomy Observatory

To be held in Tucson, AZ, at the University of Arizona and Marriott Hotel

Mark Claire, UW-Seattle: Modeling the Rise of Atmopheric Oxygen
Corey Cohn, Stony Brook: Mineral Generated H2O2 and OH
Josh Eisner, Caltech: Circumstellar Disks Around Young Stars
Kevin Hand, Stanford: Biosignatures on Europa
Jelte Harnmeijer, UW-Seattle: BIF-hosted Phosphates
Rachel Horak, William and Mary: Light Production in Bacterial Mats
Andrew Howard, Harvard: Optical SETI
Julie Huber, UW-Seattle: Subseafloor Biosphere
Matthew Hurtgen, Pennsylvania State University: Geochemistry of the Maieberg Formation
Vladimir Ivkovic, Institute of Anthropological Research, Croatia: Neurocybernetics of Emerging Biotic Systems
Hilary Justh, Pennsylvania State University: Warming Early Mars with Methane
Stanimir Metchev, Caltech: Imaging of Extrasolar Planets
Hector Montiel, UNAM: Interstellar Amino Acid Formation
Jim Moran, Pennsylvania State University: Anaerobic Methane Consumption
Annika Mosier, Desert Research Institute: Microbial Assemblages in Ice-Sealed Lake Vida
Erika Offerdahl, University of Arizona: Student's Understanding of Key Astrobiology Concepts
Dominic Papineau, CU-Boulder: Precambrian Evolution of Atmospheric Oxygen
Sean Raymond, UW-Seattle: Delivery of Water to TerrestrialPlanets
Aubrey Zerkle, Penn State: Trace Metal Biosignatures
Olga Zhaxybayeva, University of Connecticut: Evolution of the Three Domains of Life