Educational project archive

Laboratory studies on photoprocessing and desorption of prebiotic molecules in space

Ph.D student: Maria Angela Corazzi, Nov 2021

Space-Ready Hardware and Electronic Devices for Detection in the Field of Space Biology and Life Science

Ph.D student: Daniele Paglialunga, Nov 2021

Laboratory spectroscopy study in support of data analysis of OVIRS and OTES instruments on board the OSIRIS-REx mission
Ph.D student: Giovanni Poggiali, Nov 2020

HIRES/EELT Science Case for astrobiological relevant targets: comets.

The application of FT-IR Micro spectroscopy to the study of paleoarchaen microbial mats and its implication for astrobiological research.

Giacinto De Vivo, University of Bologna, March 2021

Laboratory studies in support of ExoMars 2022 (ESA) and Mars 2020 (NASA) space missions to detect molecular biosignatures.
Giulia Dimitri, University of Salento, May 2021

Cyanobacteria responses to far-red light: astrobiological implication

Photoprocessing of formamide ice: route towards prebiotic chemistry in space

Laboratory spectroscopic analysis ofanalogue samples in support of OSIRIS-REx space mission

Solid State Photochemistry of Hydroxylated Naphthalenes on Minerals: Probing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Transformation Pathways under Astrochemically-Relevant Conditions

Adsorption and polymerization of amino acids on amorphous and meso-porous silicate surfaces, effects of UV irradiation and implications in the astrobiology field

C/2011 F1 Linear: search for organic ices in cometary coma

Life Detection Studies for the Instrument Life Marker Chip on board the Space Mission ExoMars.

Study of the UV irradiation effects in space conditions on the lichen species Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr.: spectroscopic analysis and recovery evaluation.

Analysis of the photodegradation of nucleobases in the Martian atmosphere.