Abstracts

NOTE: Abstracts are listed by the order in that the presentations were given. Not all speakers submitted abstracts.

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William Townsend

Astrobiology and earth science

David Morrison

Key questions in astrobiology

Geoff Marcy

Detection of planets orbiting Sun-like stars

James Kasting

Habitability of planets

Chris McKay

The search for life on Mars

William Sprigg

Near term evolution of Earth's climate

Emily Holton

Gravity and biology

Scott Sandford

Complex molecules in the interstellar medium

John Cronin

Organic chemistry of the early solar system

David Des Marais

Evolution of the early Earth and its biosphere

Brian Toon

Extinctions due to impacts, past and future

David Peterson

Response of Earth's ecosystems to global change

Ken Nealson

Response of microbial ecosystems to global change

Lewis Feldman

Evolution of light- and gravity-sensing genes in plants

Debra Wolgemuth

Vertebrate development in space: clues and complications

Muriel Ross

Gravity sensor plasticity in the space environment

Ben Levine

Human cardiovascular adaptation to altered environments

Amy Kronenberg

Biological responses to exposure to the space radiation environment

Mike Duke

Science and habitabilty goals for Mars exploration

Larry Young

Artificial gravity for human missions

Scott Parazynski

Destination Mars: An astronaut's perspective

Jack Welch

Observations of planetary system formation

Pat Cassen

Theory of planetary system formation

Don Brownlee

Primitive materials and planetary formation

Norman Sleep

Planetary perspective on life on early Mars and the early Earth

David Deamer

Origin of protocells

Norman Pace

Biological perspective on the Earth and the chemistry that spawned life

Jack Farmer

Exploring Mars for evidence of past or present life

Frank Drake

Intelligent life in the universe

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