Astrobiology Graduate Conference

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! ✨

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Our conference came to a close with a @ELSI_origins keynote lecture from Dr. Matthew Powner, who spoke about polymerization and prebiotic chemistry!

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Day 2 and 3 of AbGradCon featured two panels: NASA DARES early career insights and Astrobiology Career Trajectories (sponsored by @uarizonalpl and @azastrobiology)

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Day 1 of the 2026 Astrobiology Graduate Conference kicked off with our @setiinstitute keynote talk by Dr. Dante Lauretta!

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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!

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