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 0131 650 2961	JCMB 1502
Research staff
Sean McMahon	Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow	sean.mcmahon [at] ed.ac.uk 0131 651 7771	JCMB 1603
Rosa Santomartino	Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbial Astrobiology	rosa.santomartino [at] ed.ac.uk	JCMB 1504
Petra Schwendner	PDRA	Petra.Schwendner [at] ed.ac.uk	JCMB 1603
Adam Stevens	PDRA	adam.stevens [at] ed.ac.uk 0131 650 8608	JCMB 1504
Research postgraduates
Rosie Cane	Postgraduate Student	s1668196 [at] sms.ed.ac.uk	JCMB 1607
Peter Higgins	Postgraduate Student	p.m.higgins [at] ed.ac.uk	JCMB 1607
Ryan Hunt	Postgraduate Student	s1759537 [at] sms.ed.ac.uk	JCMB 1605
Hanna Landenmark	Postgraduate Student	s1046113 [at] sms.ed.ac.uk 0131 651 7176	JCMB 1511
Natasha Nicholson	Postgraduate Student	s1374322 [at] sms.ed.ac.uk 0131 650 6799	JCMB 2509
Liam Perera	Postgraduate Student	l.j.perera [at] sms.ed.ac.uk	JCMB 1607
Jennifer Wadsworth	Postgraduate Student	s1478147 [at] sms.ed.ac.uk	JCMB 2509