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Author: Daniel Larsen

Interactive VPL Spectral Explorer now Available! 

June 24, 2017 Daniel Larsen

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Sonny Harman and Natasha Batalha graduate with PhDs! Congratulations!! 

June 16, 2017 Daniel Larsen

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Welcome to the team: Guadalupe Tovar and Benjamin Hayworth! 

June 15, 2017 Daniel Larsen

Astronomy and Astrobiology Dual-PhD student Guadalupe Tovar is joining VPL as part of Dr. Meadows’ team at UW. During her…

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VPL UW Graduate Students David Fleming and Andrew Lincowski win NASA fellowships 

June 8, 2017 Daniel Larsen

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Weathering of rocks a poor regulator of global temperatures 

May 22, 2017 Daniel Larsen

VPL researchers Josh Krissansen-Totton and David Catling have published an article in the journal Nature titled “Constraining climate sensitivity and…

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Reflections on O2 as a Biosignature by Dr. Meadows 

Daniel Larsen

In his article “Getting Real about the Oxygen Biosignature”, Marc Kaufman discusses Dr. Victoria Meadows‘ most recent paper “Reflections on O2…

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On the improbability of our existence around our sun 

May 19, 2017 Daniel Larsen

VPL researchers Jacob Haqq-Misra, Ravi Kopparapu, and Eric Wolf are recent published authors of the International Journal of Astrobiology. In…

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Eric Agol wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship! 

May 8, 2017 Daniel Larsen

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Congratulations! Tyler Robinson to become Assistant Professor at NAU! 

May 5, 2017 Daniel Larsen

Tyler Robinson has been offered the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northern Arizona University.…

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VPL team has strong presence at AbSciCon 2017 

April 29, 2017 Daniel Larsen

36 VPL team members gave talks and/or presented posters at this year’s AbSciCon 2017 that took place April 24-28 in…

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Peter Gao receives 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in Planetary Astronomy! 

March 30, 2017 Daniel Larsen

The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides exceptional postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in…

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Mission: Find Life opens at Pacific Science Center 

March 18, 2017 Daniel Larsen

Organized by Erika Harnett, the Astrobiology exhibit at Pacific Science Center will be opening on Saturday (3/18). Titled Mission: Find Life! the exhibit…

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UW Astronomer Eric Agol Assists in New Seven-Planet NASA Discovery Using ‘Distracted Driving’ Technique

February 22, 2017 Daniel Larsen

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Dr. Aki Roberge Featured on Ask and Astrobiologist

January 26, 2017 Daniel Larsen

VPL Scientist Dr. Aki Roberge (NASA GSFC) was recently featured on the Ask an Astrobiologist program! Dr. Aki Roberge, Study…

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VPL hosts workshop at AAS Meeting 

January 3, 2017 Daniel Larsen

Victoria Meadows, Rory Barnes, and Russell Deitrick attended the AAS Meeting in Grapevine, TX, January 3 – 7. Barnes organized a workshop on…

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Giada Arney to become a NASA Civil Servant! 

November 1, 2016 Daniel Larsen

Giada Arney will start in her new position as a NASA Civil Servant Space Scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center.…

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VPL welcomes Jade Checlair to the team 

October 28, 2016 Daniel Larsen

Jade Checlair is a new graduate student at the University of Chicago working with Dorian Abbot

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David Crisp awarded prestigious NASA Medal! 

October 1, 2016 Daniel Larsen

David Crisp was awarded an NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal for contributions to radiative transfer advances used across planetary and earth…

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Peter Gao defends thesis 

September 8, 2016 Daniel Larsen

Peter Gao has defended his thesis titled “Clouds and Hazes in Planetary Atmospheres” as part of the requirements for his PhD…

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Eddie Schwieterman begins NPP at UC Riverside 

August 19, 2016 Daniel Larsen

Eddie Schwieterman began his NASA Postdoctoral Program Appointment at the University of California, Riverside with Dr. Tim Lyons of the NAI-Alternative…

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Alien Earths Science on Sphere premiers! 

July 2, 2016 Daniel Larsen

The Alien Earths Science on Sphere show (the second and final SOS show developed by VPL) is now in regular…

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Eva Stueeken and Mike Kipp present at Goldschmidt 

July 1, 2016 Daniel Larsen

NASA postdoc Eva Stueeken (The Selenium Isotope Perspective on Biogeochemical Events in Deep Time) and NSF GRFP supported graduate student Michael Kipp (Selenium Isotopes…

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Niki Parenteau and Nancy Kiang interviewed for documentary 

June 27, 2016 Daniel Larsen

Niki Parenteau and Nancy Kiang were interviewed for Japan NHK-TV’s “Cosmic Front” science documentary series, for an episode on what life on a…

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VPL members comment on ancient air caught by shooting stars 

June 22, 2016 Daniel Larsen

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The outer edge of the habitable zone is affected by limits on CO2 outgassing rates 

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