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Symposium Schedule
| Monday, May 4, 2009 | |
| Milepost Zero: Life on Earth | |
| 9:00a-9:10a | Welcome by Matt Mountain, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute |
| Session Chair: Jason Dworkin (NASA / GSFC) | |
| 9:10a-9:40a |
Scientific Perspective: The Search for Life in the Universe Chris McKay (NASA Ames) |
| 9:40a-9:55a | Discussion |
| 9:55a-10:25a |
The Seeds of Life - Exogenous Delivery of Organics to Earth Pascale Ehrenfreund (Space Policy Institute) |
| 10:25a-10:40a | Discussion |
| 10:40a-11:10a | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 11:10a-11:40a |
The Origin of Life As We Know It Jeffrey Bada (UCSD) |
| 11:40a-11:55a | Discussion |
| 11:55a-12:25p |
The Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere & Surface Jim Kasting (Penn State) |
| 12:25p-12:40p | Discussion |
| 12:40p-2:00p | Lunch |
| Session Chair: Jocelyne DiRuggiero (JHU) | |
| 2:00p-2:30p |
Remote Detection of Life on Earth Drake Deming (GSFC) |
| 2:30p-2:45p | Discussion |
| 2:45p-3:15p |
Metabolism in the Origin of Life Robert Shapiro (NYU) |
| 3:15p-3:30p | Discussion |
| 3:30p-4:00p | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 4:00p-4:30p |
Detecting Traces of Primitive Life on Earth (in Context of Solar System Exploration) Dawn Sumner (UC Davis) |
| 4:30p-4:45p | Discussion |
| 4:45p-5:15p |
LUCA (Last Universal Cellular Ancestor) and the 3 Domains of Life Janet Siefert (Rice U.) |
| 5:15p-5:30p | Discussion |
| 5:30p-6:00p |
Submarine Hydrothermal Vents: Limits of Life, Biofilms and Early Evolution John Baross (U. Washington) |
| 6:00p-6:15p | Discussion |
| 6:15p | Adjourn |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | |
| The Search for Life Within 50 A.U. | |
| Session Chair: Kevin Sowers (UMBI) | |
| 9:00a-9:30a |
The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems Capable of Supporting Life Greg Laughlin (UCSC) |
| 9:30a-9:45a | Discussion |
| 9:45a-10:15a |
Terrestrial Planet Bombardment and Habitability Jane Greaves (St. Andrews, UK) |
| 10:15a-10:30a | Discussion |
| 10:30a-11:00a | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 11:00a-11:30a |
Past And Current Searches For Life On Mars Steve Squyres (Cornell) |
| 11:30a-11:45a | Discussion |
| 11:45a-12:15p |
Mars: What We Could Know in 20 Years (and How) Luann Becker (Johns Hopkins U.) |
| 12:15p-12:30p | Discussion |
| 12:30p-2:00p | Lunch |
| Session Chair: () | |
| 2:00p-2:30p |
Chris Chyba (Princeton U.) |
| 2:30p-2:45p | Discussion |
| 2:45p-3:15p |
Ralph Lorenz (JHU-APL) |
| 3:15p-3:30p | Discussion |
| 3:30p-4:00p | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 4:00p-4:20p |
Future Life Search Missions: MARS Michael Meyer (NASA) |
| 4:20p-4:30p | Discussion |
| 4:30p-4:50p |
Exploring the Habitability of Icy Worlds: The Europa Jupiter System Mission Bob Pappalardo (JPL / Caltech) |
| 4:50p-5:00p | Discussion |
| 5:00p-5:20p |
Future Life Search Missions: Primitive Bodies Don Brownlee (U. Washington) |
| 5:20p-5:30p | Discussion |
| 5:30p | Adjourn |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 | |
| The Search for Life Within 100 pc | |
| Session Chair: Carl Grillmair (Caltech) | |
| 9:00a-9:30a |
Deciphering Spectral Fingerprints of Biomarkers on Exo-Earths Lisa Kaltenegger (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
| 9:30-9:45a | Discussion |
| 9:45a-10:15a |
Remote Detection of Biological Activity via Circular Polarization of Light William Sparks (STScI) |
| 10:15a-10:30a | Discussion |
| 10:30a-11:00a | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 11:00a-11:30a |
Stellar Evolution and The Habitable Zone: Overall Properties and the Impact of Activity and Rotation Marc Pinsonneault (Ohio State) |
| 11:30a-11:45a | Discussion |
| 11:45a-12:15p |
Theoretical Models of Exoplanet Atmospheres and Interiors: Implications for Life Detection Sara Seager (MIT) |
| 12:15p-12:30p | Discussion |
| 12:30p-2:00p | Lunch |
| Session Chair: George Ricker (MIT) | |
| 2:00p-2:25p |
Nancy Kiang (Goddard Institute, NY) |
| 2:25p-2:35p | Discussion |
| 2:35p-3:00p |
Interpretation of Molecular Spectroscopic Biomarkers Mike Mumma (NASA/GSFC) |
| 3:00p-3:10p | Discussion |
| 3:10p-3:40p |
Mass and Orbit Estimation Near the Detection Limit Bob Brown (STScI) |
| 3:40p-3:55p | Discussion |
| 3:55p-4:25p | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 4:25p-4:55p |
Advantages and Strategies for Direct Imaging and Characterization of Exoplanets Wes Traub (JPL) |
| 4:55p-5:10p | Discussion |
| 5:10p-6:30p |
Panel Discussion - Practical Roadmap on the Search for Life in the Universe: Our Next Steps
David Latham (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), |
| 6:30p-7:00p | Adjourn for Drinks - Bloomberg P&A Building |
| 7:00p-9:00p | Conference Banquet |
| Thursday, May 7, 2009 | |
| The Search for Life in the Galaxy | |
| Session Chair: Stefi Baum (RIT) | |
| 9:00a-9:30a |
SETI Turns 50 - Five Decades of Progress in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Jill Tarter (SETI Institute) |
| 9:30a-9:45a | Discussion |
| 9:45a-10:15a |
Complex Organic Molecules in Star- and Planet-Forming Regions Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University) |
| 10:15a-10:30a | Discussion |
| 10:30a-11:00a | Poster Viewing & Refreshments |
| 11:00a-11:30a |
Steve Benner (FfAME) |
| 11:30a-11:45a | Discussion |
| 11:45a-12:15p |
Cultural Perspective: How Detection of Extraterrestrial Life Will Change Our World Views Paul Davies (ASU) |
| 12:15p-12:30p | Discussion |
| 12:30p | Conference Concludes |
| Friday, May 8, 2009 | |
| Public Talk at the Maryland Science Center | |
| 7:00pm |
Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet Steven W. Squyres (Cornell University) |