The inaugural Wisconsin Center for Origins Research Summer Training in Astrobiology Research (STAR) 2025 Bootcamp is designed to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the major research areas in Astrobiology and Origins Research. This week-long course will feature lectures from leading scientists on Astronomy, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Bacteriology, Botany, Chemistry and Geoscience, see the full list of topics and lectures below! Course content will be aimed at early-stage graduate students or upper-level undergraduate students from any of these disciplines.
Important Details
Dates: August 18-22, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Schedule: 90 minute lectures, a 90 minute lunch, a 30 min break at 10 am, and a 30 min break at 3:00 pm
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus
Topics & Experts: See Topics and Experts below
Fee: $140/participant – this will cover materials and lunch + snacks throughout the week
Registration: closed May 30, 2025!
We are only accepting applicants from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the 2025 summer. If you are from another university and interested in applying in future, please email wicor@wisc.edu.
Credit: No Credits offered
Topics
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Astronomy
- Star Formation & Astrochemistry
- Stellar Evolution
- Planet Formation
- Exoplanet Detection and Characterization
- Earth Science in the context of Exoplanets
- Planetary Structure
- Atmospheres
- Oceans
- Chemical Cycles on Earth
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Chemical Processes for Life
- Connecting Biochemistry to Cells
- Biology
- Intro to Cellular Biology
- Intro to Darwinian Evolution
- Origins Research
- Abiogenesis on Earth
- Evolution Before Genes
- The Emergence of Biological Individuals
- Evolution of Life on Earth
- Possibilities for Life on Other Worlds
Expert Presenters:
alphabetical order by last name