International Summer School In Astrobiology: Searching For Life On Ocean Worlds

Applications close Wednesday, March 1st at 9 PM PST | The Summer School will be July 10th – 14th

The annual Josep Comas i Solà International Astrobiology Summer School, held in Santander, Spain, is co-sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Program and the Centro de Astrobiología.

This year, the week-long Summer School in Astrobiology will be focused on the exploration of ocean worlds orbiting the giant planets of our Solar System. Moons such as Enceladus, Europa, Ganymede, and Titan are key astrobiological targets for future exploration by both NASA and ESA missions.

Four outstanding teachers (two American and two European), experts in the field, will share the latest news and discoveries, what energy sources keep these worlds liquid, how life could thrive under the ice crust ocean, and what are the main technological challenges to investigate the habitability and the search for evidence of a hypothetical form of life.

The week-long program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows provides lectures from international experts, round-table discussions, student projects, night-sky observations, and a half-day field trip to a nearby site of astrobiological interest.

Host group contact: [email protected]
Website: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/career-funding/astrobiology-summer-school/