University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Flyer for the WiCOR/Astronomy Colloquium, presented by Victoria Meadows with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a planet, and a gradient background from dark blue to bright blue.
    Apr 23
    WiCOR/Astronomy Colloquium: Victoria Meadows

    Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute

    4421 Sterling Hall

    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 scientific foundation under the search for signs of life on exoplanets. This exciting quest was identified as a high priority …

    Flyer for the WiCOR/Astronomy Colloquium, presented by Victoria Meadows with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a planet, and a gradient background from dark blue to bright blue.
  • Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Seminar on Oct 9. Details on webpage.
    Oct 9
    Wisconsin Center for Origins Research Seminar – Cleaves

    Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University

    Chemistry Building 1315, UW-Madison

    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 of core biochemistry is relatively small, though also diverse. This talk will explore relations between those two chemical spaces vis-a-vis …

    Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Seminar on Oct 9. Details on webpage.