@ 9:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
https://wicor.wisc.edu/star-2026-bootcamp/
The STAR 2026 Bootcamp is designed to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the major research areas in Astrobiology and Origins Research. Registration is open and will close April 1st.
Doron Lancet, Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science
WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lancet Research Website
Title: A lipid-first Origin of Life supports early Darwinian evolution. Learn more about Prof. Lancet’s Research here.
WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Eric Roden (Geoscience) and Tristan L’Ecuyer (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences) about their research.
Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
https://go.wisc.edu/wicor-astro-meadows
Title: The Virtual Planetary Laboratory and the Search for Signs of Life on Exoplanets Abstract: The Virtual Planetary Laboratory is a massively interdisciplinary research group that has been working since 2001 to put a strong …
Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute
The Marquee, Union South @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://go.wisc.edu/wicor-lecture-sp2026
This event is free and open to the public thanks to support from the WiCOR Lecture Fund. Weather permitting, join us after the event for observing the night sky at Washburn Observatory. Title: The Search …
WiCOR Members
Room 1111 (Auditorium), Genetics-Biotechnology Center @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Science Expeditions
This event will feature faculty members from WiCOR sharing about “How to Build a Habitable Planet”
WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Shanan Peters (Geoscience) and Daniel Fredrickson (Chemistry) about their research.
WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Luke Zoet (Geoscience) and David Baum (Botany) about their research.
WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Sebastian Heinz (Astronomy) and Katrina Forest (Bacteriology) about their research.
Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University
Chemistry Building 1315, UW-Madison @ 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm
This is event is supported by the WiCOR Lecture Fund and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Title: Prebiotic Chemical Diversity Abstract: The space of possible organic compounds is incredibly large and diverse, while the space …
