Day 1                  Monday Jan, 28

Overview presentations

 

9:00–9:15                    Opening remarks

Pete Worden, Director, NASA Ames Research Center

Carl Pilcher, Director, NASA Astrobiology Institute

                                       Goals program overview of the workshop

Andrew Pohorille

Session 1:                   Planetary Science Basis for Exploration of the Moon and Mars

Chair (Carl Pilcher)

9:15-9:45                     Overview of NASA's Moon Exploration Program - Kelly Snook

9:45-10:00                   Q &A

10:00-10:20                 Coffee Break

10:20-11:00                 Planetary conditions on the Moon – Jennifer Heldman

11:00-11:30                 Mars environment – Dave DesMarais

11:30-12:00                 Q &A

12:00-1:00                   Lunch

Session 2:                   Biological Science Basis for Space Exploration

Chair (Andrew Pohorille)

1:00-1:40                     Biology of cyanobacteria I. - Arthur Grossman

1:40-2:20                     Biology of cyanobacteria II. - Bob Blankenship

2:20-3:00                     Q &A

3:00-3:20                     coffee break

3:20-3:50                     Microorganisms in space – David Klaus

3:50-4:20                     Microorganisms in space - Gerda Horneck

4:30-5:00                     Q &A

5:00                              Adjourn

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Day 2                  Tuesday Jan, 29

Focus Topic Presentations

 

9:00-9:10                    Introductory Remarks

Lee Prufert-Bebout

Session 3:                   Biological Research

Chair (Devaki Bhaya)

9:10-9:30                     Metabolic engineering – Dean DellaPenna

9:30-9:50                     Hydrogen producing cyanobacteria - Matt Posewitz

9:50-10:20                   Microbial Life on Surfaces – Alfred Spormann

10:20-10:40                 Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:00              Modeling metabolic pathways – Stephen Fong

11:00 – 11:20              Effects of radiation on microorganisms - Lynn  Rothschild

11:20 – 12:00              Discussion

12:00 – 1:00                Lunch

Session 4:                   Flight Opportunities for Biological Research

Chair (Rocco Mancinelli)

1:00 – 1:20                  Research Opportunities: International Space Station - Beverly Girten

1:20 – 1:40                  ESA flight opportunities - Gerda Horneck

1:40 – 2:00                  Small satellites as a platform for biological research – Tony Ricco

2:00 – 2:20                  Automated measurements of gene expression in space - Kris Roth

2:20 – 2:40                  Survival of Terrestrial Microbes under Mars
                                       and Lunar Surface Simulations - Andrew Schuerger

2:40 – 3:10                  Discussion

3:10-3:30                     Coffee Break

Session 5:                   Life Support and In-Situ Resource Utilization

Chair: (Lee Prufert-Bebout)

3:30 – 3:45                  Physical and chemical life support technology - John Hogan

3:45 – 4:00                  Biological life support technology - John Hogan

4:00 – 4:15                  In-situ resource utilization technology for the Moon – Larry Clark

4:15 – 4:30                  VAPoR - Volatile Analysis by Pyrolysis of Regolith – Inge Loes ten Kate

4:30 – 5:00                  Discussion

5:00 Adjourn

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Day 3                  Wednesday Jan, 30 (half day)

Breakout Sessions-Working Groups

 

9:00 – 9:10                  Organization of the breakout sessions – Rocco Mancinelli

9:10 – 10:10                Breakout session in thematic groups to identify main issues and priorities
                                       for each theme.

10:10 – 10:30              Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00              Breakout session in interdisciplinary groups to develop plans of action
                                       and recommendations

Group leads:

John Baross
Michael Mumma
Dave  DesMarais

 

12:00 – 13:00              Reports and Summary

Chair: (Rocco Mancinelli)

13:00 – 13:10              Closing remarks – Andrew Pohorille