|
WEEK
|
DATE
|
TOPIC
/ GUEST SPEAKER
|
|
1
|
Tues.
January
|
 25
|
|
Course Introduction
|
|
|
Thurs.
January
|
20
|
|
Astrobiology Roadmap / David Morrison
|
|
|
2
|
Tues.
January
|
25
|
|
Origin
of the biogenic elements |
| |
Thurs.
January
|
27
|
|
Stellar
Evolution and Nuclear Synthesis /
Dante Lauretta (ASU) |
|
|
3
|
Tues.
February
|
1
|
|
Planet
formation |
|
|
Thurs.
February
|
3
|
|
Planetary
Evolution / Jack Lissauer (NASA Ames) |
|
|
4
|
Tues.
February
|
8
|
|
Cosmochemistry |
|
|
Thurs.
February
|
10
|
|
Cosmochemisty
of Meteorites / Laurie Leshin (ASU) |
|
|
5
|
Tues.
February
|
15
|
|
Impact
Processes |
|
|
Thurs.
February
|
17
|
|
Role
of Impacts in Early Biosphere Development /
David Kring (UofA) |
|
|
6
|
Tues.
February
|
22
|
|
T
B D |
| |
Thurs.
February
|
24
|
|
T
B D |
|
|
7
|
Tues.
February
|
29
|
|
Environments
on the Early Earth |
| |
Thurs.
March
|
2
|
|
Archean
Environments: Context for Early Evolution /
Paul Knauth (ASU) |
|
|
8
|
Tues.
March
|
7
|
|
Molecular
Phylogenies: Clues to the Early Biosphere |
| |
Thurs.
March
|
9
|
|
Biological
Perspective on the Origin and
Evolution of Life / Norm Pace (UofColo) |
|
|
9
|
Tues.
March
|
14
|
|
SPRING
BREAK / No Meeting |
| |
Thurs.
March
|
16
|
|
SPRING
BREAK / No Meeting |
|
|
10
|
Tues.
March
|
21
|
|
Photosynthesis |
| |
Thurs.
March
|
23
|
|
Origins
of Photosynthesis / Bob Blankenship (ASU) |
|
|
11
|
Tues.
March
|
28
|
|
The
Global Carbon Cycle |
| |
Thurs.
March
|
30
|
|
Evolution
of Atmospheric Oxygen /
David Des Marais (NASA Ames) |
|
|
12
|
Tues.
April
|
4
|
|
No
Class Meeting (NASA Astrobiology meeting) |
| |
Thurs.
April
|
6
|
|
The
Earliest Animals (no vidcon)/ Jack Farmer (ASU) |
|
|
13
|
Tues.
April
|
11
|
|
Exploring
for Life in the Solar System |
| |
Thurs.
April
|
13
|
|
Strategies
to explore for Martian Life /
Jack Farmer (ASU) |
|
|
14
|
Tues.
April
|
18
|
|
The
Human Exploration of Mars |
| |
Thurs.
April
|
20
|
|
Terraforming
Mars / Chris McKay (NASA Ames) |
|
|
15
|
Tues.
April
|
25
|
|
Adapting
to the Environment of Space |
| |
Thurs.
April
|
27
|
|
Gravity
and Biology / Emily Holton (NASA Ames) |
|
|
16
|
Tues.
May
|
2
|
|
Presentation
of student term papers |
| |
Thurs.
May
|
4
|
|
Finalized
term papers due |
|
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to current class ::
