Meeting Notes (taken by T. Horton)

Documents discussed at the meeting:

• NASA Astrobiology Roadmap and printable color brochure
• Currently funded centers under the NAI (You can find their original proposal and detailed descriptions of ongoing research projects by following the links to their own web pages.)
• NRC Report on Life in the Universe: An Assessment of U.S. and International Programs in Astrobiology (National Academies Press - free pdf book available online)
• NASA ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences) - 2005
• List of Solicited Research Programs Programs especially relevant to our group include
  • A.4 Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity
  • A.5 Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
  • B.4 Origins of Solar Systems
  • B.12 Astrobiology: Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology
  • B.16 Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development and Mission Concept Studies
  • C.10 Terrestrial Planet Finder / Foundation Science
  • D.2 Interdisciplinary Exploration Science
  (and other related documents).