The interdisciplinary Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) seminars take place during teaching terms 1 and 2, with talks by invited CPS and external speakers on a variety of relevant topics.
The Astrobiology and Planetary Exploration (APEX) seminar series will resume this term from 18th October 2024 on Fridays at lunchtime, 1-2 pm, in room 612 in Birkbeck’s main building on Malet St. As in previous years, we will operate a hybrid (online and in-person) model for both speakers and attendees.
Details of the forthcoming APEX programme can be found below, although we are still finalising some details/dates. The latest information will be advertised in advance of each meeting.
If you are not on our regular mailing lists and are interested in attending these seminars, please contact joanna.fabbri AT ucl.ac.uk.
APEX Programme 2024/25 - Term 1
Fridays, 1-2 pm, room 612 in Birkbeck’s main building on Malet St and online (i.e. hybrid format, unless specified 'online only' below)
| 18th October | Will Dunn (UCL P&A) | Using the Next Generation of X-ray Instruments to Probe the Formation, Composition and Potential for Life of Planets and Moons / Orbyts APEX STEM Inclusivity Research-with-Schools Projects |
| 25th October | Jay Farihi (UCL P&A) | The Second Life of Planetary Systems or: Extrasolar Meteoritics |
| 1st November, starting 1:15 PM | Nick Achilleos (UCL P&A) | Aspects of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling at Our World and Others |
| 8th November | Casey Bryce (Bristol) | Microbial iron oxidation across the Great Oxidation Event and beyond |
| 15th November | Joseph Razzell Hollis (NHM) | Raman Spectroscopy for Planetary Science |
| 22nd November - Remote speaker | Estelle Janin (Arizona State University) | Searching for Life-As-We-Don't-Know-It: Detecting Signatures of Chemical Selection in Planetary Atmospheres |
| 29th November | Matthew Lodge (Bristol) | Aerosols: Could the Shape of an Atmospheric Particle Change the Climate of a Planet? |
| 6th December | Keyron Hickman-Lewis (Birkbeck) | Mars exploration sets the stage for Mars Sample Return |
| 13th December | Alan Aylward (UCL) | Graham Driver (Birkbeck) | Using Mars’ past atmosphere as rocket fuel? | Winter Wonderland! – Ice-rich terrains on Mars |
As these are research talks, a background in planetary science or related fields is useful to get the most out of the APEX seminars, but we welcome attendance from all those who are interested in these topics, especially our undergraduate and postgraduate students.
APEX speakers
We are always looking for new speakers and stimulating topics in the broad fields of astrobiology and planetary exploration. If you are interested in giving an APEX seminar, we would love to hear from you! Please contact the programme coordinator, Dr Andrew Rushby (a.rushby AT bbk.ac.uk).
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