How on Earth did life begin?
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The race is on to discover the origins of life on Earth. I approach the question from a geological perspective – attempting to understand the early environment of our planet so that it might be recreated in the lab… hopefully along with the spontaneous emergence of life!
This research naturally leads to thinking about whether or not there is life beyond Earth, as well as the ways in which our planet has been altered over its long history by life. Anyone who is interested in working on or discussing such topics, pleas reach out to crw59@cam.ac.uk. All enthusiasm is welcome!
I am a NOMIS-ETH fellow based at the Centre for the Origin and Prevalence of Life (COPL) at ETH Zürich and a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College (University of Cambridge).
Outreach:
2024:
2021:
NASA PCE3 – Phosphorus in Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth – Art Omran – Craig Walton – Matthew Pasek
Phosphorus and the early Solar System – The Cosmic Cast podcast
2020:
Astronomy on tap: meteorites – messengers from the early solar system
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