Astrobiologist of the Month
June
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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.
✉️ ees4 [at] st-andrews [dot] ac [dot] uk
🌍 St. Andrews, UK
Opportunities
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EVA STUEEKEN
“I'm a 38-year-old geochemist passionate about the co-evolution of Earth & Life and its implications for the habitability of other planets.”
Position
Reader (Associate Professor) in geochemistry at the University of St Andrews
Career Pathway
BSc in Geosciences and Astrophysics at Jacobs University in Bremen (Germany); PhD in Earth Sciences and Astrobiology at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA); NASA postdoctoral fellow at the University of California Riverside (USA)
Research Topics
Contributions of lightning to the origins of life; nutrient supplies from hydrothermal sources; early life in non-marine environments; reconstructing the geological nitrogen cycle and its implications for nutrient availability and atmospheric pressure
Why did you decide to become an Astrobiologist?
I was inspired by the first rover mission to Mars in the late 90s and have been wanting to be part of our search for life in the Universe ever since
If your lab/research group had a nickname, what would it be?
SPONCH
Are you accepting students?
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