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Co-Evolution of
Life and Planet
What physical conditions does life require to start and to flourish, and where are the settings to find such conditions?
Planets and Atmospheres
How does life begin and evolve through its interaction with atmospheric, surface, and subsurface nutrient pathways?
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Monday, November 11, 2024 1:00pm – 2:00pm
The “solar abundances” problem: From two-decades of discrepancy to today’s progress and implications for outer solar system origins and habitability
Ngoc Truong
Postdoctoral Researcher
Southwest Research Institute
Monday, October 28, 2024 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Chaos & Confinement: Mastering Water Thermodynamics at Low Temperature
Matthew Powell-Palm
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Monday, October 14, 2024 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Pondering Our Place in the Universe
Michael L. Wong
NHFP Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow
Carnegie Institution for Science
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UT’s Elizabeth Catlos speaks with EOS about Ordovician impact clustering and ring theory. “The idea of a ring is supported by the volume of material… - 2024 CPSH Seed Funding Grant Competition
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Planetary Systems Habitability (CPSH) is pleased to announce the inaugural grant competition for interdisciplinary research among graduate… - Where Did Life Come From, Exactly? The Answer Is Out There
A team of scientists including Thomas Underwood, a Center for Planetary Systems Habitability member, have uncovered how lightning-induced microelectrochemistry played a role in creating the… - Apply for a Student Travel Grant to LPSC24!
The UT Center for Planetary Systems Habitability (CPSH) intends to support (travel and registration) a contingent of UT Austin students doing research in planetary science…
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