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23 results for "Sasselov"

Dimitar Sasselov

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Research Interests:   Professor Sasselov studies the interaction between light and matter (radiative transfer) from stars and exoplanets to biomolecules at the origins of life, and astrobiology in general. He runs a photochemistry lab exploring the...

Searching for the origins of life... and our future (BBC News)

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By Karen Weintraub Cambridge, Massachusetts November 8, 2011 Hollywood is wrong about aliens. They don't have oddly shaped heads, bulging eyes or even an eery green hue. Dimitar Sasselov is pretty convinced of that. He's not even sure we'll know them when...

Emma Zeng

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Emma received her BA in Chemistry and Applied math from Colgate University. In Sasselov group, she is currently studying photodynamics of amino acids and exploring origin of functions of dipeptides.

 

Sarah Crucilla

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Sarah received her BS in Geology from the California Institute of Technology. Her research now focuses on the interfaces between water, minerals, and biomolecules relating to the origin of life. In the Sasselov lab, she is studying the photophysics of RNA...

Professor David Charbonneau wins the Sackler Prize

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Dave Charbonneau has won the Sackler Prize in Physics for 2012. This award recognizes Dave's seminal contributions to our understanding of extra-solar planets. The award will be presented at a ceremony in Tel Aviv on June 12th. Dave shares the award with...

Furkan Ozturk

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Furkan received his B.S. in physics from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey where he worked on the theory of ultracold dipolar BECs using the Hartree-Fock Bogoliubov method. He then joined Harvard Physics as a Ph.D. student to work on the construction...

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Astronomy Department Chair David Charbonneau Administrative Staff Department Administrator: Peg Herlihy Graduate Coordinator: Mark Palmer Faculty Assistant for Profs. Berger, Eisenstein, and Conroy: Lisa Catella Division Administrator for Profs. Loeb...

Spotlight Live: Nomads of the Galaxy - Kavli Institute

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An artistic rendition of a nomad object wandering the interstellar medium. The object is intentionally blurry to represent uncertainty about whether or not it has an atmosphere. A nomadic object may be an icy body akin to an object found in the outer...