Nordic Winter School on Astrobiology

http://www.nordita.dk/conference/AstroBioSchool

Hotelli Levitunturi

2-13 January 2006


Final program:

First week

2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan6 Jan7 Jan
      timeMonday   Tuesday   Wedneday   Thursday   Friday   Saturday
  8:30-10:00 Russell
[pdf,ppt] 		Queloz
[pdf,ppt] 		ThorsethH Lehto Crisp
[pdf,ppt]
10:00-10:30  Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
10:30-13:00  free free free free overnight
excursion
to
Totovaara
13:00-14:00  Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
14:30-16:00 Crisp
[pdf,ppt] 		Field
[pdf,ppt] 		Crisp
[pdf,ppt] 		Queloz
16:30-18:00  arrival K LehtoRussell
[pdf,ppt] 		Russell
[pdf,ppt] 		Nordström
[pdf,ppt]
18:30-20:00  Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
20:30-22:00  Introduction informal talks Entertainment
[pdf,ppt]

Second week

8 Jan 9 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
      timeSundayMonday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday   Friday
  8:30-10:00
still on
Excursion 		Birkeland
[pdf] 		Rosing Brack
[ppt] 		Gontareva
[ppt] 		Brack
[ppt]
10:00-10:30  Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
10:30-13:00  free free free free departure
13:00-14:00  Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
14:30-16:00 Horneck
[pdf,ppt] 		Gontareva
[ppt] 		Thorsteinsson
[ppt(i),ppt(ii)] 		Brack
[ppt]
16:30-18:00  return Rosing
[pdf,ppt] 		Thorsteinsson
[pdf,ppt] 		Horneck
[ppt] 		Discussion
18:30-20:00  Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner at
Saamen Kammi
20:30-22:00  Discussioninformal talks

Copyright

The copyright of the presentations is with the author of each presentation. The material is only for private use.

Topics, dates, and additional reading

Michael J Russell 2-6 Jan   Emergence of life and hydrothermal vents [ AmSci, Russell_etal_Salda_microbia, ChemicalGarden, Martin+Russell02, Milner-White, RussellArndt, Nature88, Centenary05, Russell+Hall97, Russell+Martin04]
Andre Brack 10-13 JanThe molecular origins of life: assembling pieces of the puzzle [ESA web casting]
Minik Rosing 6-11 JanGeological evidence for early life [papers: I, II, III, IV, Noah (doc), Danish Radio), Kleine_etal05 (about age of Moon 4527 Myr, ie 40 Myr after the Earth)]
Ingunn H Thorseth3-6 JanMicrobial activity in sediments and volcanic rocks
Kirsi Lehto3-13 JanRNA world and viruses [Related papers: I, II, III]
Harry Lehto2-13 JanCatastrophes
Nils K Birkeland7-11 JanExtremophiles
Natalia B Gontareva9-13 JanAbiogenic sythesis of nucleotides in space
Birgitta Nordström4-9 JanNucleosynthesis and the chemical conditions for planet formation
Didier Queloz3-9 JanPresent status and future of extrasolar planet research
David Crisp 2-8 Jan Remote.pdf - Remote.ppt - Virtual Planetary Laboratory
David Field 2-9 Jan Interstellar chemistry and the conditions for making life [entertainment]
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson9-13 JanTerrestrial subglacial lakes and their astrobiological relevance [plan,paper,link]
Gerda Horneck7-13 Jan Interplanetary transport of life; cosmic radiation and habitability [Related lectures: I, II, III, IV, V, book, same in booklet format; related material: I, II, III]
Axel Brandenburg2-13 Jan Organization
Maarit Korpi2-6 Jan Organization


Links

  • Photos - Excursion/Maps - Lapin Luontoelamys - Moon Phases
  • Accommodation at Levitunturi - Riekkomajat at Levitunturi - Description of Riekkomajat
  • forms: Reimbursement form - Certificate - Questionnaire - Summary.
  • emails: 23 Nov - 8 Dec - 23 Dec - 30 Dec - 17 Jan.
  • group work: Group list - Group Work
  • Other links: ESA web casting - Lake Vostok animation - Nordic Science Outreach

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