Astrobiologist of the Month
January
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Every month we feature two astrobiologists from around the world. Our aim is for everyone to get to know each other, connect and network. If you would like to be featured, let us know here.
✉️ hernlund [at] elsi [dot] jp
🌏 Tokyo, Japan
Opportunities
Undergraduate students
Masters students
PhD students
(for more information, click here)
JOHN HERNLUND
“I study the dynamical evolution of planets.”
Position
Professor and Vice Director at the Earth-Life Science Institute
Career Pathway
Bachelor in Geology, Arizona State University
Masters in Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California, Los Angeles
Doctorate in Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California, Los Angeles
Post-Doctoral Scholar, Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris
Post-Doctoral Scholar, University of British Columbia
Project Specialist, University of California, Berkeley
Professor and Vice Director at the Earth-Life Science Institute
Research Topics
Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geomagnetism, Planet-Life System, Process Science
Why did you decide to become an Astrobiologist?
It began with childhood exposure to geology through museums, national parks. In high school I took an ecology course and really liked it, and then followed up with a geoscience course under the same teacher. After that I decided to study geology at university, but my interest in the bigger picture questions remained
If your lab/research group had a nickname, what would it be?
Just "Hernlund Lab" ... but I should think of something better!
Are you accepting students?
Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students (for more information, click here)