
That's a wrap on the 2026 Astrobiology Graduate Conference! We hope you all had a fantastic time learning and sharing your science with fellow early-career researchers in our field. Ad astra! ✨
Our conference came to a close with a ELSI keynote lecture from Dr. Matthew Powner, who spoke about polymerization and prebiotic chemistry!
Day 2 and 3 of AbGradCon featured two panels: NASA DARES early career insights and Astrobiology Career Trajectories (sponsored by UA LPL and AABC)
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Day 1 of the 2026 Astrobiology Graduate Conference kicked off with our @setiinstitute.bsky.social keynote talk by Dr. Dante Lauretta!
Our final day of our proposal writing retreat (PWR) included a fantastic talk from Dr. Laurie Barge on finding funding opportunities and networking, and then our attendees presented their proposals!
Sunday of our Proposal Writing Retreat (PWR) was our big writing day! We had two great talks from Dr. Al Nash and Dr. Rachel Harris on proposal scope, hooks, and early-career opportunities.
The first two days of the Proposal Writing Retreat (PWR) have been full of writing, learning, and being in nature!
Yesterday, we had amazing in-person talks by Dr. Jason Barnes on the ins and outs of proposal writing and reviewing.