EANA Conference 2025

The EANA 2025 will be held at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal, from the 21st (Tuesday) to the 24th (Friday) of October 2025. The EANA Council Meeting and AbGradE'25 will be held on Monday, 20th October 2025.

The LOC is composed of Zita Martins (Chair), Nuno Santos, Jorge Gameiro, Pedro Machado, Ana Zélia Miller, and Marta Cortesão and invites the European Astrobiology community for the 25th EANA conference.

The meeting will consist of invited keynote as well as contributed talks, the well-known Space Factor contest, and poster sessions. EANA 2025 will set a special focus on "Astrobiology: From the Field to the Labs and into Space", but welcomes abstracts from all fields of Asrobiology.

 

 

 

Postdoc Position at PROTOS

The Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) is currently hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the PROTOS project (https://protos-erc.eu/) and work on the topic of 'Mineral self-organization and the origin of life'. The selected candidate will join Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC (https://garciaruizdipc.org/), located in Donostia-San Sebastian (Spain). This is a chance to be part of a dynamic, young research group tackling one of the most fascinating scientific questions of our time. 

The deadline for applications is July 15, 2025.

More info and application details:

https://dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join-us/mineral-self-organization-and-origin-of-life

Your help in sharing this information with potential applicants will be so much appreciated.

For more information, contact also the supervisor: Prof. Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz (juanma.garciaruiz_at_dipc.org); and PROTOS project manager: Andrés Blanco (andres.blanco_at_dipc.org).

 

 

DAbG is now represented on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/astrobiologie/

 

 

Astroscience Africa

Astroscience presents Africa with a unique opportunity to play a central role in the global search for extraterrestrial life and unravel the chemical origins of life. The continent’s diverse landscapes, such as the Yusufari Desert, Namib Desert, and meteorite-rich regions, serve as invaluable natural laboratories mirroring extraterrestrial conditions. These environments are crucial for astrobiology, aiding in identifying biosignatures and simulating potential life-sustaining ecosystems on planets like Mars and icy moons like Europa.

In astrochemistry, Africa’s state-of-the-art facilities, like the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), empower researchers to explore organic molecules in space and their role in life's origins. By integrating astrochemistry with local expertise in organic sciences, Africa can take the lead in this revolutionary field.

This conference will enhance scientific dialogue, international collaboration, and provide African scientists with cutting-edge research insights.

Abstract Submission Details:

Event Details:

  • Dates: 28th–29th August 2025
  • Location: NASRDA HQ, Abuja, Nigeria (with global live-streaming on Zoom)

For attendee registration, visit https://norcel.net/asen-2025-conference/.

We look forward to your contributions to this landmark event!

 

 

BEACON 2025

The second Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) will take place at the Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavik, Iceland from 1st  to 5th of July 2025.

More info at:

BEACON 25 Homepage – European Astrobiology Institute

 

FALCON: Satellite Meeting of AbGradE and Oolen

There will be a satellite meeting of the Early Career Scientist organisations Astrobiology Graduates in Europe (AbGradE) and Europlanet Early Career Network (EPEC) from 26th to 29th June 2025.

More info at:

AbGradE

 

 

PhD Position (f_m_x) in Soil Microbiology

The new project is funded by the DFG Priority Programme Antarctic Research and will be done together with the University of Tübingen where another PhD position will be hosted. Both positions will closely work together encompassing the fields of Microbiology and Soil Science regarding initial soil development. 

For details and online application see https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/karriere/stellenangebote/details/9988

 

 

Payload Proposals for SpinSat Platform

 

Dear colleagues of Commission F,

I am part of a NASA Ames-led team that is developing the SpinSat platform, a multi-payload spinning satellite that will provide centrifugal gravity in beyond-LEO radiation environments. 

We recently released a request for information (RFI) via SAM.gov, aimed to solicit interest and responses from those who might propose science payloads for this platform, as well as those who could develop payload hardware to enable such experiments to fly on SpinSat.

Please see the SpinSat RFI for descriptive details and to be added to the e-mailing list for updates, and please contact julie.k.fletcher_at_nasa.gov (or me) if you have questions. We would welcome a response from you to this RFI!

Sincerely,

Dr. Petra Rettberg

 

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