Astrobiology
We investigate life in extreme environments, how life adapts to single and multiple extremes, how life adapts to conditions in the planetary crust and we investigate the habitability of other planetary bodies. Our work involved field, laboratory and theoretical approaches.
Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary science that seeks to understand the limits of life and the potential for life elsewhere. Projects in this area involve the study of life under single and multiple extremes and the study of life in extreme rocky environments. Further information can be found at www.astrobiology.ac.uk.
PhD project opportunities in Astrobiology
People in Astrobiology
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| Name | Position | Contact details | Location | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic staff | ||||
| Charles Cockell | Professor of Astrobiology | c.s.cockell [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1502 |  |
| Sean McMahon | Chancellor's Fellow in Astrobiology | sean.mcmahon [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1508 |  |
| Research staff | ||||
| Ziyao Fang | Visiting Research Fellow | v1zfang4 [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB | |
| Stewart Gault | Postodoctoral Research Associate | sgault [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1605 | |
| Rosa Santomartino | Leverhulme Early Career Fellow | rosa.santomartino [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1504 |  |
| Other staff | ||||
| Scott McLaughlin | Senior Astrobiology Technician | scott.mclaughlin [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1503 | |
| Research postgraduates | ||||
| Elle Bethune | Postgraduate Student | s2033391 [at] sms.ed.ac.uk | JCMB 2509 | |
| Rosie Cane | Postgraduate Student | R.Cane [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1607 |  |
| Ophelia Gunn | Postgraduate Student | Ophelia.Gunn [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB JCMB 1605 |  |
| Peter Higgins | Postgraduate Student | p.m.higgins [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1607 |  |
| Annemiek Waajen | Postgraduate Student | annemiek.waajen [at] ed.ac.uk | JCMB 1613 |  |