Career Opportunities

Navigating Uncertainty In Astrobiology Virtual Panel Series – Part 2: Careers in Industry

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
October 14, 2025
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Navigating Uncertainty In Astrobiology Virtual Panel Series – Part 2: Careers in Industry
Navigating Uncertainty in Astrobiology Virtual Panel Series

Join us for the second event in a two-part virtual panel series featuring speakers who will share their experiences navigating astrobiology careers in academia (part one, past event) and industry (part two, this event).

The discussion will explore how they got their start at non-academic institutions and how changes at NASA and within the astrobiology community have shaped their perspective on the future for early-career researchers. The panel is designed for students, postdocs, and junior researchers, but all are welcome to attend.

These panels are hosted by the early career groups associated with NASA Astrobiology RCNs: NOW-FLOW, PCE3, LIFE, and NfoLD, plus the Scientific Society for Astrobiology.

Distinguished Panelists for the Industry panel include:

  • Loretta Hildalgo Whitesides (SpaceKind)
  • Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)
  • Rachel RET Tillman (Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project)
  • Ruby Patterson (Crisium Group).

Dates and Registration Links:

Part Two (Industry): Monday, October 20 at 2 pm ET.

Please register ahead of the events to receive the virtual connection information: https://forms.gle/hVUTKkLiPvoqQLYv9

Astrobiology

Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻