| OXYGEN IN PLANETARY BIOSPHERES |
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May 5-7, 2023 at the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) in Green Bank, WV
This 3-day workshop at the Green Bank Observatory will focus on topics related to the role of oxygen in the universe, planets and life, and how the rise of oxygen on Earth may (or may not) likely have analogs on other planets. Attendance is limited to 50 participants, by application only, and all registration and travel expenses will be covered.
Recognizing the challenges the pandemic has presented for networking over the past several years, this workshop will have a strong focus on early career researchers, and will have broad international participation. Presenters are encouraged to gear their talks to an interdisciplinary audience, eschewing the trees of internecine disciplinary debates for the forest of broader understanding. |
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The application deadline is February 1, 2023. Invitations to participate will be sent no later than March 1, 2023.
Topics covered may include:
Oxygenation events in planetary histories. The origin of oxygenic photosynthesis. Planetary oxygenation and the development of biological complexity. Alternatives to oxygen: complex life and atmospheric radiation screens on abiotic planets? Oxygen as a biosignature. False positives. How do biosignatures change with atmospheric redox state?. Exoplanet modeling and observations. Atmospheric evolution. The astrophysical and astrochemical context for biological origin and evolution.
This list is not intended to be comprehensive or definitive; we encourage those working on any related problems not listed here to apply.
The Green Bank Blumberg Astrobiology workshops are supported by a grant from Unither Bioelectronique, in honor of Dr. Barry Blumberg, the late Chairman of its corporate parent’s Scientific Advisory Board. |
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