Co-chairs:
- Dirk Wagner dirk.wagner@awi.de
- Christopher McKay cmckay@arc.nasa.gov
Statement of Goals:
- Investigate microbial activities and growth rates at in situ conditions (e.g.
- subzero temperature) in ice and permafrost, including development of aseptic drilling techniques and sampling strategies
- Conduct biological experiments in the outer space
- Conduct measurements of long-lived radioisotopes and development of modelling of their radiation in permafrost
- Interpret data obtained by space vehicles with regard to permafrost (e.g. morphology, living conditions, water)
Activities:
EGU General Assembly (2009), COSPAR (2010, Germany), Polar and Alpine Microbiology (2011, Slovenia), AGU Fall meeting (2011)
Liaison with SCDIC: Dirk Wagner
Liaison with international organizations and programs: European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA), NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), European Space Agency (ESA), Russian Space Agency, Virtual Exo/Astrobiology Institute