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Our Research Focus
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, October 14, 2024 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Pondering Our Place in the Universe
Michael L. Wong
NHFP Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow
Carnegie Institution for Science
Monday, September 23, 2024 1:00pm – 2:00pm
On the design of In-Space Manufacturable Large, Lightweight, and High-Precision Structures
Othman Oudghiri-Idrissi
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
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- 2024 CPSH Seed Funding Grant CompetitionThe 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 ThereA 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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