Events
Events at the Center for Planetary Systems Habitability bridge disciplines and bring together scientists and researchers from across campus.
Upcoming
Upcoming events will typically be hosted bi-weekly on Mondays from 1 to 2 pm.
To join the seminars please contact: David Goldstein.
May 10, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunar Magnetism
Sonia Tikoo-Schantz
Assistant Professor
Department of Geophysics
Stanford University
Past Events
April 26, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Magmatic controls on atmosphere oxygenation
Chenguang Sun
Assistant Professor
Jackson School of Geosciences
University of Texas at Austin
April 12, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Small bodies are suppliers, builders, and destroyers of habitability: Understanding their contributions to the lunar surface ice evolution and preventing their impacts on the Earth
Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Department of Geosciences
Auburn University
March 22, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
Anticipating exoplanet biosignatures with coupled atmosphere-interior evolution models
Josh Krissansen-Totton
NASA Sagan Fellow
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of California, Santa Cruz
March 1, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
Geothermal Energy in the Outer Solar System
Dr. Ken Wisian
Associate Director, Environmental Division
Bureau of Economic Geology
Research Scientist, Center for Space Research
Cockrell School of Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
February 8, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
A Matter of Time: The Coupled Role of Stellar Abundances, Exoplanet Radiogenic Heat Budgets and Climatic Evolution
Cayman Unterborn
Research Scientist
Southwest Research Institute
January 25, 2021 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
Information Storage in Abiotic Sequence-Defined Polymers – Their Potential for Replication and in Seeking Molecular Complexity
Eric Anslyn
Professor, Department of Chemistry
College of Natural Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
TWO TALK SPECIAL
November 30, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Seminar 1: Asteroid Bennu: Evidence of Water and Heat
Dr. Romy Hanna
Research Associate, Department of Geological Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
University of Texas at Austin
Seminar 2: Atmospheric chemistry on Venus: known toxins, unknown life – what’s next?
Frank Mills
Associate Professor
Australian National University
Visiting Scientist, McDonald Observatory
Watch a recording of Frank Mill’s talk (requires UT Zoom sign in).
TWO TALK SPECIAL
November 9, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Watch the recorded talks (requires UT Zoom sign in).
Seminar 1: When is the next one coming? NEO observations at McDonald Observatory
Judit Gyorgyey Ries
Research Associate, McDonald Observatory
Department of Astronomy
College of Natural Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
Seminar 2: Observing Escaping Atmospheres with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope
Caroline Morley
Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy
College of Natural Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
October 12, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Spacecraft Dynamics for Outer Planet Moons Missions: Challenges of Searching for Life at Icy Worlds
Prof. Ryan P. Russell
University of Texas at Austin
September 28, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Small Satellites: Not Just for Technology Demonstration
Prof. Brandon Jones
University of Texas at Austin
September 14, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
CPSH Special Seminar: Seed Grant Recipients
Dr. Tim Goudge
Dr. John Lassiter
Dr. Nicola Tisato
Jackson School of Geosciences
Dr. Zilong Wu
Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Dr. Conny Rasmussen
UT Institute for Geophysics
University of Texas at Austin
July 29, 2020 10:30am – 11:30am
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
The Overlooked Risk of a SETI Success
Dr. Ken Wisian
University of Texas at Austin
July 8, 2020 10:30am – 11:30am
Exploring new branches of life for the origins of eukaryotes
Brett Baker
University of Texas Marine Science Institute
June 17, 2020 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
Exploring the Habitability of Enceladus and Europa with Mass Spectrometry
Hunter Waite
SWRI San Antonio
May 27, 2020 10:30am – 11:30am
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).
The Biotic Influence on Speleothem Morphology
Carole Lakrout and Dr. Nicola Tisato
Jackson School of Geosciences
University of Texas at Austin
May 6, 2020 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Watch the recorded talk (requires UT Zoom sign-in).