A new collaboration between NAI and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) enabled the production of a special astrobiology-themed event at this year’s NABT 2008 Professional Development Conference, held in […]
NASA Astrobiology Program
Posted inEducation and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program
NAI Minority Institution Research Sabbatical (MIRS) Program Deadline March 16, 2009
The NAI-MIRS Program provides opportunities for researchers from qualified minority institutions to initiate joint partnerships with NAI researchers in the field of astrobiology. The NAI-MIRS program provides summer sabbaticals, follow-up […]
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NAI Welcomes Two New Fellows to the NAI NASA Postdoctoral Program
Dina Bower: Advisor: Andrew Steele, Carnegie Institution of Washington, NAI CIW Team Topic: Experimental Investigations on the Effects of Diagenesis on the Formation of Fe,Ti-oxides (Pseudorutile) in Microfossils: Using Minerals […]
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NAI/NASA Postdoctoral Program Application Deadline November 1, 2008
The NAI supports postdoctoral fellows hosted at NAI teams through the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP). The NPP provides talented postdoctoral scientists and engineers with valuable opportunities to engage in ongoing […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
NASA Selects Science Teams for Astrobiology Institute
NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life
NAI Director's Seminar: Norm Sleep, "Habitability of Superearths"
Date/Time: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:00AM PacificSpeaker: Norm Sleep, Stanford University Abstract: Silicate super-earths are rocky planets with masses up to ~10 that of the Earth. They are of astrobiological […]
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NAI Announces 2008 Director's Discretionary Fund Awards
The NASA Astrobiology Institute is pleased to announce the selection of 18 proposals for support through the 2008 NAI Director’s Discretionary Fund. These awards allocate more than $1.4M toward strategic […]
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NAI Director's Seminar
“The CheMin mineralogical instrument on the MSL mission and the field-portable TERRA version available for NAI field campaigns” Speaker: David BlakeDate/Time: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:00AM Pacific Abstract: Dr. Blake […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Seafloor Microbes Abundant and Thriving … An Alternative Cradle for Life?
Researchers from NAI’s Marine Biological Laboratory Team continue their study of the deep biosphere, reporting the latest results in Nature. This new study reveals that bacterial communities dwelling on ocean-bottom […]
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NAI Minority Institution Research Support Program
The NAI congratulates the faculty sabbatical awardees for the NAI MIRS program for 2008. They are: Dr. Prabhakar Misra, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Howard University, who will be […]