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Announcing the PCE3 Seminar Series

The NASA Astrobiology Program invites you to share and discover in the new Seminar Series of its Research Coordination Network: Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments (PCE3). The PCE3 Seminar Series is designed to highlight diverse origins of life research from all over the world, spark interdisciplinary discussion, and facilitate research connections among the PCE3 community. A primary goal of this series is to showcase the work of talented early career scientists in PCE3 sciences.

The series will begin on Thursday, June 3rd, from 1:00-2:30 pm (EST) and be held every 3rd Thursday on a continuing basis. Shifts in the seminar hours will occur with notice later in the year for inclusion of participants in Europe/Australasia. Additionally, sessions will be recorded with the permission of the speakers and uploaded to the PCE3 YouTube channel.

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Each seminar will feature two speakers (~25 min each) at an early-career stage, supplemented by brief overviews and occasional presentations from mid-to-late career researchers. Speakers are asked to present recent research geared for engagement of the non-specialist, followed by discussion with the audience. Our aim is that the talks will lay a foundation for stimulating discussions and collaborations.

Please use this link to register for the series. After signing up you will receive an email with instructions on joining the Zoom meeting. You only need to register once to attend any of the upcoming seminars. If the Zoom meeting reaches capacity, the seminar will be live-streamed to the PCE3 YouTube channel for concurrent viewing.

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If you are in or lead a lab that conducts research aligned with PCE3 and would like to give a talk, don’t be shy! Please reach out to the organizers.

Seminar #1 with Zoe Todd & Zachary Cohen 

Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • Zoe Todd, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington, Catling Lab

  • Zachary Cohen, Graduate Student, University of Washington, Keller Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Roy Black, Affiliate Professor, University of Washington

Seminar #2 with Tyler Roche & Bryce Clifton 

Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Tyler Roche, Graduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Hud Lab

  • Bryce Clifton, Graduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Hud and Grover Labs

  • Topical Introduction by Nicholas Hud, Regents Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Seminar #3 with Joshua Arriola & Hannah Rutledge 

Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:​

  • Joshua Arriola, Graduate Student, University of California San Diego, Muller Lab

  • Hannah Rutledge, Graduate Student, University of California San Diego, Tezcan Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Ulrich Muller, Associate Professor, University of California San Diego

Seminar #4 with Ben Pearce & Jay Forsythe 

Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Ben Pearce, Graduate Student, McMaster University, Pudritz Lab

  • Jay Forsythe, Assistant Professor, College of Charleston

  • Topical Introduction by Bruce Damer and David Deamer, University of California Santa Cruz

Seminar #5 with Damanveer Grewal & Chenguang Sun 

Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers​:

  • ​Damanveer Grewal, Graduate Student, Rice University, Dasgupta Lab

  • Chenguang Sun, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

  • Topical Introduction by Rajdeep Dasgupta, Maurice Ewing Professor, Rice University

* Seminar #5 recording is anavailable

Seminar #6 with Sukrit Ranjan & Meng Guo 

Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Sukrit Ranjan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University

  • Meng Guo, PhD Candidate, Yale University, Korenaga Group

  • Topical Introduction by Jun Korenaga, Professor, Yale University

Seminar #7 with Art Omran & Craig Walton 

Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Art Omran, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Florida

  • Craig Walton, PhD Candidate, University of CambridgeTopical

  • Introduction by Dr. Matthew Pasek, Professor, University of South Florida

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Seminar #8 with Ben Uveges & Gareth Izon 

Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Ben Uveges, Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Gareth Izon, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Topical Introduction by Roger Summons, Schlumberger Professor of Geobiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

* Seminar #8 recording is unavailable

Seminar #9 with Lucas Smith & Danna Qasim

Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Lucas Smith, Graduate Student, University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

  • Danna Qasim, Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory

  • Topical Introduction by Rachel Smith, Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab and Curator of Meteorites at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and Associate and Adjunct Professor

 

Seminar #10 with Saehyun Choi & McCauley Meyer

Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Saehyun Choi, Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University, Keating Lab

  • McCauley Meyer, Pennsylvania State University, Bevilacqua Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Christine Keating, Shapiro Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seminar #11 with Nick Wogan & Nathan Reed

Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST

Speakers:

  • ​Nick Wogan, PhD Candidate, University of Washington, Catling Lab

  • Nathan Reed, PhD Candidate, University of Colorado Boulder, Tolbert and Browne Labs

  • Topical Introduction by David Catling, Professor, University of Washington

Seminar #12 with Eric Parker & Allie Fox

Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers​:

  • ​Eric Parker, Research Scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Allie Fox, Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

  • Topical Introduction by Daniel Glavin, Associate Director of Solar System Science, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Seminar #13 with Beth Ann Bell & Yoshi Miyazaki

Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

  • ​Beth Ann Bell, Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles, Ion Microprobe Laboratory

  • ​Yoshi Miyazaki, Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology, Center for Comparative Planetary Evolution

  • Topical Introduction by Mark Harrison, Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles

Seminar #14 with Shaunna Morrison & Anirudh Prabhu

Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

  • ​Shaunna Morrison, Research Scientist, Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory

  • Anirudh Prabhu, Geo-Informatics Scientist, Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory

  • ​Topical Introduction by Micah Schaible, Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology, EPICS Laboratory

Seminar #15 with Harpreet Kaur & Ziwei Liu

Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

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  • ​Harpreet Kaur, Graduate Student, Institute of Supramolecular Science & Engineering, Strasbourg, Moran Lab

  • Ziwei Liu, Investigator Scientist, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, Sutherland Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Kamila Muchowska, CNRS Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Supramolecular Science & Engineering, University of Strasbourg

Seminar #16 with Derek O'Flaherty & Claudia Bonfio

Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

  • ​Derek O'Flaherty, Assistant Professor, University of Guelph

  • Claudia Bonfio, Junior Group Leader, Institute of Supramolecular Science & Engineering, Strasbourg

  • Topical Introduction by Irene Chen, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Seminar #17 with Zhen Peng & Ankit Jain

Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

  • ​Zhen Peng, Postdoctoral Associate, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Baum Lab

  • Ankit Jain, Postdoctoral Fellow, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York (New York), Ulijn Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Jim Cleaves, Professor at the Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Seminar #18 with Evrim Fer & Zachary Maschmann

Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

  • ​Evrim Fer, Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Kaçar Lab

  • Zachary Maschmann, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Forest Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés, Professor, University of Illinois

Seminar #19 with Erica Barlow & Joshua Krissansen-Totton

Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT

Speakers:

  • ​​Erica Barlow, NPP Fellow, Pennsylvania State University, and Laboratory for Agnostic Biosignatures

  • Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Assistant Professor, University of Washington

  • Topical Introduction by Dawn Summer, Professor, University of California, Davis

Seminar #20 with Fraser Macleod & Hye-Eun Lee

Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 9:00 am JST/11:00 am AEDT/Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:00 pm EST/5:00 pm PDT

Speakers​:

  • Fraser Macleod, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Burns Lab

  • Hye-Eun Lee, Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Nakamura Lab

  • Topical Introduction by Brendan Burns, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales

 

Join PCE3 on                              to continue the discussion.

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