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Origin and Evolution of the UCLA AstroBiology Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Laurel Methot  and
Jason Finley
Laurel Methot
Affiliation:
University of California Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Dr East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, U.S.A.
Jason Finley
Affiliation:
University of California Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Dr East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Co-sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) at UCLA, and the Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (CSEOL), the UCLA AstroBiology Society (ABS) was founded in 1999 to become the first student-run organization devoted to astrobiology. An interdisciplinary group, ABS unifies undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty of all fields through events and discussions centered around the diversity of themes that compose astrobiology science. ABS provides particular benefit to NAI's Education and Public Outreach efforts as a means of increasing awareness of and appreciation for astrobiology, particularly in the college community. A greater goal of the organization involves networking to seed AstroBiology Societies on other college campuses nation-wide. Additionally, ABS is currently doing research for NAI's Astrobiology Pathfinder program, which will help students at all stages to become Astrobiologists.

Type
Education and Outreach
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 559 - 562
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004