Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman is a research space scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, who specializes in exoplanets, Archean geochemistry, planetary atmospheres, and

astrobiology Astrobiology, and the related field of exobiology, is an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Astrobiology is the multidisciplinary field that investig ...

Education and career

Domagal-Goldman has a master's degree in Earth Sciences from the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

and a PhD in Geosciences and Astrobiology from the

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...

. Domagal-Goldman helped organize FameLab events in the US. He also talks about NASA science in public forums, such as AwesomeCon. He is a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Research

For his research into "the early Earth and other terrestrial planets, he works on utilizing isotopic trends as proxies for atmospheric processes and elemental cycling", which "includes work on the fundamental controls on iron isotope fractionation and on global controls on mass-independent Sulfur isotope fractionation (S-MIF)". For extrasolar planets, he works on "spectroscopy-based characterization techniques" that inform scientists about "a planet’s surface climate, habitability, and ecosystems". His research experience includes: #July 2007–present, Atmospheric Modeler, NASA Astrobiology Institute · Virtual Planetary Laboratory #July 2010–July 2012, NASA Astrobiology Management Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, NASA Headquarters #July 2008–July 2010, Research Associate, University of Washington Seattle · Department of Astronomy #Research Associate at Penn State

Personal life

Domagal-Goldman has a daughter, her name is Maya.

Bibliography

*Would Contact With Extraterrestrials Benefit or Harm Humanity? A Scenario Analysis *ABIOTIC OZONE AND OXYGEN IN ATMOSPHERES SIMILAR TO PREBIOTIC EARTH * * *Kopparapu, R. K., R. Ramirez, J. F. Kasting, et al. 2012. "Habitable Zones Around Main-sequence Stars: New Estimates." The Astrophysical Journal 765 131. * *Domagal-Goldman, S. D., and V. S. Meadows. 2010. "Abiotic Buildup of Ozone." Pathways Towards Habitable Planets 1–6 * * * * *

References

External links

How NASA is answering the question: Are we alone? , Shawn Domagal-Goldman , TEDxMidAtlantic
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