Also, please peep that mascot

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(But I won’t be at GSA itself, sadly)

Again, for more information and to apply, please visit the workshop's website: trec-nexss.org/workshop

We look forward to your applications!

But these gases are only biosignatures if we can infer their rates of production and destruction. We must deduce the workings of the underlying engine: a planet’s geochemical cycles.

TREC is a project within the NExSS RCN devoted to detailing the connection between a planet's natural geological cycles and its atmospheric signature. Flagship space telescopes are poised to discover gases like O2 and CH4 in the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets.

We expect to offer ~40 people in person attendance, which will include stipends to offset attendance costs. We expect to notify selected in person applicants in late October; all others will be offered virtual attendance.

This workshop will bring together astronomers & geochemists to map out potential geochemical cycles & their effects on biosignatures, across the diversity of rocky exoplanets. We seek participants across career stages, and across many fields: astronomy, planetary science, & especially geochemistry.

The extra layer of irony here is that I don't think anyone would ever describe me as hyper 😅

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Congrats Mike!!