Frontiers of Sciences V, March 2020
The next Frontiers of Sciences meeting is taking place in Leeds in association with the Astrobiology Society of Britain, the Royal Society of Biology, NoR CEL and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Date: Saturday 14th March 2020
Time: 10.00 – 15.00
Speakers:
- 10:30-11:15: Dr Terry Kee, University of Leeds—What Isn’t Life?
- 11:15-12.00: Prof Elias Chatzitheodoridis, National Technical University of Athens—Detecting the signatures of life: state-of-the-art instruments and methods
- 12:00-12:30: Coffee Break
- 12:30-13:15: Prof Mike Garrett, University of Manchester—Establishing a SETI capability in the UK
- 13:15-14:00: Dr Kevin Devine, London Metropolitan University—An Astronaut in Structure Space: Probing the structure, function and evolution of nucleic acids using synthetic organic chemistry
- 14:00-15:30 Refreshments and networking
Special note: we expect a lot of interest this year, so please register early to avoid disappointment. You can register via Eventbrite or contact Dr Sohan Jheeta on sohan@sohanjheeta.com or telephone 00447804659990 for more information.
Light refreshments will be provided at the end of the meeting.
