Welcome

Please join us at the Centre for Exoplanets and Habitability for a seminar with Jet Herrington-Gull from the School of Life Sciences.

We encourage attendees to bring their own refreshments.

How to Attend

The seminar will be hosted both in-person and online - see details below for how to connect.

In-person - S0.20 at 14:00 (see campus mapLink opens in a new window)

Online - via Microsoft Teams accessible at bit.ly/ceh-herrington-brown-teamsLink opens in a new window

Exploring the extraterrestrial growth potential of phototrophic biofilms and its implications

Astrobiology, or xenobiology, is the study of 'life's origins and the potential of life in the universe'. It is something that has interested me for over a quarter of my life. The borders in which 'life' exists are tentative and are formed using terrestrial knowledge. The nature of astrobiology as a discipline is largely experimental and uses assumptions to form theories—if an organism thrives on Earth under certain conditions, we can hypothesise that under similar conditions, organisms could 'live' on other celestial bodies. This forms the basis of this experiment, where Lunar and Martian simulants were used to mimic planetary environments and tests the growth of complex algal communities in their presence.

When?

Friday 24th January 2025 - 14:00 GMT

Where?

S0.20Link opens in a new window

or on Microsoft TeamsLink opens in a new window

Who?

Everyone is Welcome!

Jet Herrington-Brown

Jet Herrington-Brown is a second-year undergraduate in the School of Life Sciences, studying for a BSc in Biological Sciences (with Placement Year). Over summer 2024 she undertook a URSS-funded research project with Prof Hendrik Schaefer, which is the subject of her seminar.