Leadership change for NASA Astrobiology

Leadership change for NASA Astrobiology

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Dr. Mary A. Voytek, a microbiologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA, takes charge of NASA's Astrobiology Program effective September 15 as Interim Senior Scientist for Astrobiology in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA HQ.

Dr. Voytek takes over from Dr. John Rummel, who served as Senior Scientist for Astrobiology from late 2006 to August 2008. Dr. Rummel has taken a position with East Carolina University as Director of its Institute for Coastal Science and Policy. . .

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Further down in the article you'll find this illuminating quote:

"Dr. Voytek's primary research interest is aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. She studies environmental controls on microbial transformations of nutrients, xenobiotics, and metals in freshwater and marine systems."

Very interesting to me considering all the recent hub-bub about water on Mars. My thought has always been, where there's water, there's life.

Bliss,

Thuth




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