2022 Exploration & Origins Colloquium

February 17-18, 2022

Dear Astrobiology, Origins, and Space Enthusiasts,

The ExplOrigins early career group invites you to join the 2022 Exploration and Origins Colloquium on February 17th–18th, 2022!

We are thrilled to have Dr. Amy Mainzer as our plenary speaker. Dr. Mainzer is a professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona, principal investigator of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission, and lead of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission. She also has achieved excellence in science communication, serving as the science curriculum consultant, on-camera host, and executive producer of the PBS Kids series Ready Jet Go! and as the science consultant for the Netflix movie Don’t Look Up.

Exploration & Origins Colloquium 2022: Space Exploration, Origins, & Astrobiology (Part 2)

This colloquium will have events on two days: a poster session on February 17th and talks on February 18th. The poster session and talks will be held in person at Georgia Tech, and the talks will have a virtual viewing option. Our aim is to highlight work involving space exploration, biological, geological, and astronomical origins, and astrobiology from any field in the Atlanta area. Through this colloquium, we hope to:

Forge relationships between diverse individuals of various fields, experience levels and backgrounds
Expand our internal awareness of local work and innovations
Encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary understanding
Provide a professional growth opportunity for early career individuals including undergraduates, graduates, and post-docs

ExplOrigins’ inclusion of a wide breadth of topics joins our commitment for inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, (dis)ability, sexual orientation, and experience.

Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The organizing committee

Christina Buffo, Chase Chivers, Rebecca Guth-Metzler, Jordan McKaig, Tyler Roche, Taylor Plattner, and Julie Yan.