On September 20th, NAI Director Carl Pilcher delivered a colloquium to the NASA Ames community about NAI Founding Director Barry Blumberg. Focusing on his early career, his path to discovering […]
NASA Astrobiology Program
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Proposal opportunity: NASA Astrobiology Institute
On October 11, 2011, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice (NNH12ZDA002C) soliciting new institutional members to the NASA Astrobiology […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release
AbSciCon 2012, Session Nominations, Important Deadlines
Dear Colleague, I write to invite you to attend AbSciCon 2012 and to seek your participation in developing the meeting program. In the long tradition of AbSciCon, the Program Committee […]
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Now Soliciting Session Topics for Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2012
The organizing committee for the 2012 Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) is now soliciting community input for session topics and session organizers. Proposals for session topics must be received by September […]
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Save the Date: AbSciCon 2012
The next Astrobiology Science Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA from April 16-20, 2012. Sign up to receive conference updates at: http://abscicon2012.arc.nasa.gov/. AbSciCon 2012 “Exploring Life: Past and Present, […]
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NNH11ZDA016J Statement of Intent to Release a Cooperative Agreement Notice for the NASA Astrobiology Institute
Release Date: July 25, 2011 The NASA Science Mission Directorate’s Planetary Science Division intends to release a Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) in first quarter of Fiscal Year 2012 (target is […]
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NAI Social Science Post-Doctoral Opportunity
Application Deadline: 1 July 2011 The objective of this post-doctoral opportunity is to study the NASA Astrobiology Institutes current collaborative practices and provide insight and recommendations for their evolution and […]
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New NAI International Partner: Nordic Network of Astrobiology Graduate Schools
The Nordic Network of Astrobiology Graduate Schools is coordinated from Stockholm University and currently comprises six Nordic universities, one in the Baltic States (Estonia), and one in the US. The […]
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NAI Director's Discretionary Fund 2011
The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) is accepting proposals to the 2011 NAI Director’s Discretionary Fund (DDF). Priority in selection for the NAI 2011 DDF will be given to proposals that […]
Posted inMars, NASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life
NAI Director's Seminar: Mark Allen, "ESA/NASA ExoMars/Trace Gas Orbiter: A Search for Extant Habitability and Habitancy"
Date/Time: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:00AM PacificPresenter: Mark Allen (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech) Abstract: The ESA/NASA ExoMars/Trace Gas Orbiter (EMTGO) mission, with a planned launch in 2016, is based on […]