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2 -- Advances in Astrobiological Instrumentation Development
Thursday, April 17, 2008: Morning
Sanjoy Som
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
Steve Vance
University of Washington / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Seattle, WA, USA
Inge ten Kate
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, USA
Andrew Steele
Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute
Washington, DC, USA
Description
Astrobiology science goals are important in defining the science requirements for many future planetary and astronomical missions. These goals include not only the direct search for evidence of life, but also the characterization of planetary environments to assess past or present habitability. This session aims to bring together astrobiology scientists and engineers to address these requirements and to aid their translation into instruments and instrumentation suites. We invite original contributions that discuss instrument design, development and testing for astrobiologically-relevant space missions, whether they involve remote or in situ analyses. We also welcome presentations that propose new approaches or analytical methods of astrobiological interest from currently deployed instruments or that could be the basis of future instruments, as well as reviews of the current state of instrumentation.
ORAL SESSION
9:45 2-06-O. Spectropolarimetry: A Stellar and Circumstellar Probe
D. Harrington and J.Kuhn
10:00 2-10-O. Exploration of the Habitability of Mars with the SAM Suite Investigation
on the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory P. Mahaffy, M. Cabane, C. Webster
10:15 2-15-O. Remote Raman System for Astromineralogical and Astrobiological
Applications F. Rull, A. Vegas, P. Sobron, T. Acosta, A. Sanz, J. Medina
10:30 2-08-O. CLUPI: CLose-UP Imager on the ExoMars Mission Rover, Tool for
Identifying Potential Biofabrics on Mars J.-L. Josset, F. Westall, B. A. Hofmann,
J. G. Spray, C. Cockell, S. Kempe, A.D. Griffiths, A. Coradini, L. Colangeli, D. Koschny, D. Pullan
10:45 BREAK
11:00 2-14-O. The Mars Oxidant Instrument R. Quinn, A. Zent, F.J. Grunthaner, P. Ehrenfreund
11:15 2-02-O. Novel Subcritical Water Extraction Methods for Studying the Mechanisms of
Biomarker Preservation in Minerals and Ices X. Amashukeli, S. Douglas,
A.M. Fisher, F.J. Grunthaner
11:30 2-11-O. Lab-on-a-Chip: From Astrobiology to the International Space Station
J. Maule, N. Wainwright, A. Steele, D. Gunter, L. Monaco, J. Sverdrup, M. Wells, H. Morris,
M. Boudreaux
11:45 2-05-O. Astrobiology Sample Analysis Program (ASAP) for Advanced Life Detection
Instrumentation Development and Calibration D. Glavin, . Brinckerhoff, J. Dworkin,
J. Eigenbrode, H. Franz, P. Mahaffy, J. Stern, L. Allamandola, D. Blake, S. Sandford,
X. Amashukeli, A. Fisher, F. Grunthaner, M. Fries, A. Steele, A. Aubrey, J.Bada, R. Mathies,
D. Bish, S. Chipera, C. Corrigan
POSTERS
2-01-P. Astrobiology from Europan Orbit M. Allen, P. Beauchamp, R. Carlson, K. Cooper,
B. Drouin, J. Pearson, H. Pickett, D. Rodgers, P. Siegel, A. Skalare, S. Gulkis, G. Chattopadhyay
2-03-P. Peptide Nucleic Acids: from the "Pre-RNA World" to Biosensor Applications in
Astrobiology C. Briones, E. Mateo-Marti, C. Rogero, J.A. Martin-Gago
2-04-P. A Nanoelectronic Chemical Sensor for In Situ Liquid Chromatography S. Getty,
G. Kleteteschka, T. Adachi, V. Mikula, Y. Zheng, D. Franz, J. Eigenbrode, P. Mahaffy, J. Dworkin
2-07-P. The Microbial Detection Array (MiDA)—Prototype Test Results A. Hoehn, K.L. Lynch, P.
Koenig, H. Schweiger, I.I.Brown, C. Galindo, J. Kapit, S.M.M. Young, S. P. Kounaves
2-09-P. Automated Sample Preparation for Life Detection Technologies
K. Lynch, C. Galindo, D. Garrison
2-12-P. Next Generation LOCAD-PTS Cartridge Development L. Monaco, H. Morris, J. Maule, D.
Nutter, E. Weite, M. Wells, M. Damon, A. Steele, N. Wainwright
2-13-P. Protein-based Sensors to Detect Chemical Markers of Life
C. Paavola, M. Kabir, A. Crochet, M. Francis
2-16-P. Progress in Life Marker Chip Technology for Detection of Life on Mars
M. Sims, D. Cullen, P. Wilson, G. Borst, A. Prak, T. Veenstra, H. Leeuwis, L. Richter, F. Gaubert,
A. Steele, M. Sephton, A. Baki, J. Pillinger
2-17-P.
Towards a Remote Sensing Capability for Life's Chiral Signature W. Sparks, T. Germer,
J. Hough, F. Chen, S. DasSarma, P. DasSarma, N. Manset, L. Kolokolova, N. Reid
2-18-P. Microarray Design for Microbial Monitoring and Space Exploration
V. Starke, S. Bilke, L. Monaco, J. Sverdrup, G. Flores, A. Steele
2-19-P. In Situ Assessment of Potential Biogenicity Using Image Analysis
K. Wagstaff, F. Corsetti
2-20-P. Tunable Laser Spectrometer (TLS) for the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Suite on
the 00 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission C. Webster, P. Mahaffy