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but_side_arrowFour CIW/NAI Students Selected to Attend the Josep Comas i Solà International Summer School in Astrobiology.
08 May 2008

but_side_arrowLatest NAI Newsletter
01 May 2008

but_side_arrowSummer School in Astrobiology
25 April 2008

but_side_arrowAbSciCon Sessions
21 April 2008

but_side_arrowAstronomers Discover Record Fifth Planet Around Nearby Star 55 Cancri
06 November 2007

but_side_arrowUpcoming Gordon Conference on Origin of Life
02 November 2007

but_side_arrowAbSciCon 2008 Call for Session Topic Proposals
22 June 2007

but_side_arrowPaper by Shuhei Ono, member of CIW NAI team, selected for a major award
22 June 2007

but_side_arrowNASA Astrobiology Institute Field Workshop on Biosignatures and Ancient Rocks
21 May 2007

but_side_arrowScholarships for Summer School in Spain
17 May 2007

but_side_arrowEdward M. Goolish new Deputy Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
20 December 2006

but_side_arrowCIW NAI co-investigators disclose preliminary results from Stardust mission's comet samples
15 December 2006

but_side_arrowRevolutionary Minds
05 December 2006

but_side_arrowFulbright Awards Senior Specialist Grant to CIW NAI Co-Investigator Marilyn Fogel
25 July 2006

but_side_arrowEARTH SYSTEM PROCESSES 2
09 September 2004

but_side_arrowNAI Announcement
01 February 2003

but_side_arrowNAI Announcements
30 January 2003

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Featured Articles

but_side_arrowCIW NAI Team Members Attend NASA Astrobiology Institute Field Workshop: Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks (BAR)
02 November 2007

but_side_arrow Prehistoric Mystery Organism Verified as Giant Fungus
22 May 2007

but_side_arrowLab-on-a-Chip Going for a Ride
06 December 2006

but_side_arrowExploring Mars on Earth
25 August 2006

but_side_arrowCIW/NAI PI Sean C. Solomon One of Six Recipients of the 2006 Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award
23 May 2006

Seminars

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but_side_arrowMEPAG Meeting #16
06 December 2006

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but_side_arrowFour CIW/NAI Students Selected to Attend the Josep Comas i Solà International Summer School in Astrobiology.
Posted: 08 May 2008

Patrick Griffin, Lauren Kerr, Adrienne Kish, and Isamu Matsuyama have been awarded NASA Astrobiology Institute Scholarships to attend the Josep Comas...
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but_side_arrowLatest NAI Newsletter
Posted: 01 May 2008

For the latest NAI Newsletter (30 April 2008), please click here. This issue includes information on upcoming courses and...
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but_side_arrowSummer School in Astrobiology
Posted: 25 April 2008

The following is a letter from NAI director Carl Pilcher encouraging students to apply for the Josep Comas i Sola International Summer School in Astrobiology in Santander, Spain. Dear NAI PI, The...
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but_side_arrowAbSciCon Sessions
Posted: 21 April 2008

For a listing of the different sessions and abstracts presented at the 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference (April 15-17, Santa Clara, California), please click
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but_side_arrowAstronomers Discover Record Fifth Planet Around Nearby Star 55 Cancri
Posted: 06 November 2007

CIW NAI Co-Investigator Paul Butler and colleagues announced their discovery of a fifth planet around the nearby star 55 Cancri. This discovery makes it the only star aside from the sun known to have...
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but_side_arrowUpcoming Gordon Conference on Origin of Life
Posted: 02 November 2007

The Gordon Conference on the Origin of Life will be held in Ventura, CA, 20-25 January 2008. According to CIW NAI...
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but_side_arrowAbSciCon 2008 Call for Session Topic Proposals
Posted: 22 June 2007

The Science Steering Committee of the 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference (April 15-17, Santa Clara, California, USA) invites proposals for sessions related to the major scientific themes: "The...
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but_side_arrowPaper by Shuhei Ono, member of CIW NAI team, selected for a major award
Posted: 22 June 2007

Shuhei Ono, long a member of the CIW NAI team (first as a postdoctoral fellow and then as an Agouron Fellow), was...
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but_side_arrowNASA Astrobiology Institute Field Workshop on Biosignatures and Ancient Rocks
Posted: 21 May 2007

CIW NAI Co-Investigators Marilyn Fogel and Dave Emerson are members of the organizing committee of the
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but_side_arrowScholarships for Summer School in Spain
Posted: 17 May 2007

NAI is offering ten full-funded scholarships for students who wish to attend the 2007 International Summer School in Astrobiology in Santandar, Spain, 2-6 July. The topic for this year's school is...
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but_side_arrowEdward M. Goolish new Deputy Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
Posted: 20 December 2006

Ed Goolish has been selected to be the Deputy Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. According to an e-mail annoucement sent out by NAI Director Carl Pilcher, "Ed brings a wealth of experience...
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but_side_arrowCIW NAI co-investigators disclose preliminary results from Stardust mission's comet samples
Posted: 15 December 2006

CIW NAI co-investigators George Cody, Larry Nittler, and Andrew Steele, among nearly 200 other scientists, have...
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but_side_arrowRevolutionary Minds
Posted: 05 December 2006

Former DTM NAI/NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate Margaret Turnbull (now at Space Telescope Institute (STScI)) has been named a “Revolutionary Mind” for...
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but_side_arrowFulbright Awards Senior Specialist Grant to CIW NAI Co-Investigator Marilyn Fogel
Posted: 25 July 2006

As part of its international scientific exchange effort, the Fulbright Senior Specialists...
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but_side_arrowEARTH SYSTEM PROCESSES 2
Posted: 09 September 2004

Earth System Processes 2, an interdisciplinary, integrative scientific meeting exploring the interactions among Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biota, is scheduled to...
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but_side_arrowNAI Announcement
Posted: 01 February 2003

THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS from the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) The NAI General Meeting is right around the corner and we want to highlight some of the events you won't want to miss....
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but_side_arrowNAI Announcements
Posted: 30 January 2003

This message from David Lamb has been sent via the NASA Astrobiology Institute email service. Replies to this message should be sent to dlamb@arc.nasa.gov. THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS from...
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but_side_arrowCIW NAI Team Members Attend NASA Astrobiology Institute Field Workshop: Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks (BAR)
02 November 2007

CIW NAI team members Marilyn Fogel, Dominic Papineau, Jim Cleaves, and Verena Starke attended the Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks (BAR) workshop in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, from 21-27 September 2007.

According to...


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but_side_arrow Prehistoric Mystery Organism Verified as Giant Fungus
22 May 2007

CIW NAI Co-Investigators Marilyn Fogel, George Cody, and Robert Hazen, along with scientists at the University of Chicago and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., co-authored a paper in Geology which produced new evidence to resolve the mysterious identity of what they...


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but_side_arrowLab-on-a-Chip Going for a Ride
06 December 2006

CIW NAI collaborator Jake Maule made the following announcement: "Tomorrow, 7 December, will be the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-116),...


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but_side_arrowExploring Mars on Earth
25 August 2006

CIW NAI team members Andrew Steele, Marilyn Fogel , Jake Maule, Jennifer Eigenbrode, Verena Starke, and Marc Fries are also members of the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) team. The group left Washington, DC, on 4 August for...


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but_side_arrowCIW/NAI PI Sean C. Solomon One of Six Recipients of the 2006 Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award
23 May 2006

Sean C. Solomon, Principal Investigator of Carnegie Institution of Washington's NASA Astrobiology Institute and Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of CIW, received the Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award on May 20.

Since 1966, only 207 awards have been granted in recognition of...


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but_side_arrowMEPAG Meeting #16
Date: 06 December 2006
Time: 12:00 am

The 16th MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group) meeting will take place on 9-10 January 2007 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington,...
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