
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 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!