{"599425":{"#nid":"599425","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech To Host 2018 Astrobiology Graduate Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you are serious about a career in astrobiology research, the NASA-supported Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is a must-attend meeting. The next one takes place at Georgia Tech on June 4-8, 2018. Apply \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/abgradcon.org\/application.html\u0022\u003Enow\u003C\/a\u003E to participate. Application deadline is Feb. 5, 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbGradCon offers a unique setting for graduate students and early-career scientists interested in astrobiology research to share, collaborate, and network. Organized and attended by only graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and select undergraduates, the meeting is an ideal venue to form bonds, share ideas, and candidly discuss the issues that will help shape the future of the field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor a preview, go to this \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sVaYVLKlWZs\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003EYouTube video\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach meeting location is selected by attendees of the previous year. Georgia Tech offers a unique venue. Attendees will gather in a vibrant campus in the middle of Atlanta, one of the most tech-savvy cities in the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to a scientific program, plans for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/abgradcon.org\/about.html\u0022\u003EAbGradCon 2018\u003C\/a\u003E include outreach events at local venues in midtown Atlanta and an educational field trip. Participants can also attend the popular \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/abgradcon.org\/pwr.html\u0022\u003EAstrobiology Proposal Writing Workshop\u003C\/a\u003E, which will take place on June 1-4, 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is home to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/598138\u0022\u003Emost rapidly growing community of astrobiology researchers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the U.S.\u0026nbsp;From Earth and planetary scientists, to chemists and biologists, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.blog\/about\/\u0022\u003Eastrobiology community at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, is closely aligned with the \u003Ca href=\u0022astrobiology.nasa.gov\u0022\u003ENASA Astrobiology Program\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nai.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ENASA Astrobiology Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. They seek to answer the full spectrum of the basic astrobiology questions:\u0026nbsp; How did life begin? Where else could life exist?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are very excited to welcome early-career astrobiology researchers from all over the U.S. and beyond,\u0026rdquo; says George Tan, a Ph.D. student in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and AbGradCon 2018 conference chair. \u0026ldquo;We are working very hard to ensure a productive and memorable conference.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, the following postdocs and Ph.D. students are the organizers of AbGradCon 2018:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Marcus Bray\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Justin Lawrence\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Bradley Burcar\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Adriana Lozoya\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Anthony Burnetti\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Kennda Lynch\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Heather Chilton \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Santiago Mestre Fos\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Chase Chivers\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Marshall Seaton\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Dedra Eichstedt\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Micah Schaible\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Zachary Duca\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Elizabeth Spiers\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Jennifer Farrar\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Scot Sutton\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Nicholas Kovacs \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Nadia Szeinbaum\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; George Tan, Conference Chair\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside Georgia Tech, the following are co-organizers of AbGradCon 2018:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThomas Campbell, St. Louis University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNicole Chase, Portland State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTheresa Fisher, Arizona State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBen Intoy, University of Minnesota\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJonathan Jackson, Pennsylvania State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLin Jin, Boston University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJay Kroll, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMegan Krusor, University of California, Davis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGraham Lau, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMike Lee, University of Southern California\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJulia McGonigle, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBrett McGuire, National Radio Astronomy Observatory\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nShahrzad Motamedi, University of Utah\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRebecca Rapf, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKatie Rempfert, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHarrison Smith, Arizona State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKamil Stelmach, George Mason University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJennifer Thweatt, Pennsylvania State University\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Apply now to attend AbGradCon 2018 "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAbGradCon offers a unique setting for graduate students and early-career scientists interested in astrobiology research to share, collaborate, and network. 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