**NAI/NRC Postdoctoral Fellows**

*Year 5 Annual Report*

**July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003**

NOTE: The Year 5 templates have some technical changes from Year 4; for
example, the templates have been "locked" so that you can only type or
paste data into the input areas. Please refer to NAIYr5_Instructions.doc
for more information on filling out the Year 5 templates.

**Postdoctoral Fellow Name:**      

**Project Title:**      

**When Your NRC-Funded Fellowship Project Began (In NAI Year 5 Period)**

**Month:**       **Year:**      

**NAI Lead Team:**      

**Project NAI/NRC Advisor(s):**      

**Objectives**

**On the following page**, indicate all of the Astrobiology Roadmap
Objectives associated with this project. Note that the Year 5 templates
use the final version of the updated Roadmap Objectives (dated November
20, 2002). The objective numbers (e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, \...)
correspond to the seven goals of the 2002 Roadmap.

[**Goal 1**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g1.html):
Habitable Planets

[**Goal 2**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g2.html): Life in
our Solar System

[**Goal 3**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g3.html): Origins
of Life

[**Goal 4**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g4.html): Earth\'s
Early Biosphere and its Environment

[**Goal 5**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g5.html):
Evolution, Environment, and Limits of Life

[**Goal 6**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g6.html): Life\'s
Future on Earth and Beyond

[**Goal 7**](http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/g7.html):
Signatures of Life

**DETAILED TEXT DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE OBJECTIVES are found** on the NASA
Ames Research Center Astrobiology website:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/

(You must manually copy and paste this link into a web browser.)

Click on (check) the 2002 Roadmap Objectives associated with your
project.

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  1.1 Models of formation and evolution 4.2 Foundations of complex life
  of habitable planets                  

  1.2 Indirect and direct astronomical  4.3 Effects of extraterrestrial
  observations of extrasolar habitable  events upon the biosphere
  planets                               

  2.1 Mars exploration                  5.1 Environment-dependent,
                                        molecular evolution in
                                        microorganisms

  2.2 Outer Solar System exploration    5.2 Co-evolution of microbial
                                        communities

  3.1 Sources of prebiotic materials    5.3 Biochemical adaptation to
  and catalysts                         extreme environments

  3.2 Origins and evolution of          6.1 Environmental changes and the
  functional biomolecules               cycling of elements by the biota,
                                        communities, and ecosystems

  3.3 Origins of energy transduction    6.2 Adaptation and evolution of
                                        life beyond Earth

  3.4 Origins of cellularity and        7.1 Biosignatures to be sought in
  protobiological systems               Solar System materials

  4.1 Earth\'s early biosphere          7.2 Biosignatures to be sought in
                                        nearby planetary systems

                                        This activity does not fit one of
                                        the above categories
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**People**

Provide information (in form below) about people making a research
contribution to this project during this reporting period.

NOTE: Names listed here will be included in these lists: NAI Annual
Report team, NAI e-mail, distribution, and NAI Online Directory

For the "Role on Project" column, identify as: PI, Co-I, Collaborator,
Post-Doc, Research Staff, Undergraduate, Masters, or Doctoral Student.
If other, please specify.

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NOTE: IF YOU ARE ADDING IMAGES to any section below, please see
instructions at the end of this form.

**Project Identification and Description**

Briefly describe your project to characterize or identify it in about
300 words or less. Please include research progress made this reporting
period (July 2002--June 2003). If you are a new postdoc, please describe
your proposed research.

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Highlights

From progress made during this reporting year, what 'headlines' would
you like to emphasize? Use bullets and identify these in 1-2 sentences
each. Please write bullets in full sentences.

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**Flight** **Mission Involvement**

Identify how this project is involved with (or relates to) any NASA or
international space or airborne mission(s).

\* For Mission Class Column: Select 1 of 3 Mission Class types below to
classify your project:

1.  Now flying or Funded & in development (e.g., Mars Odyssey, MER 2003,
    Kepler)

2.  Named mission under study / in development, but not yet funded
    (e.g., TPF, MSL)

3\. Long-lead future mission / societal issues (e.g., far-future Mars or
Europa, biomarkers, life definition)

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| \*      | **Mission Name**  | **Type of Involvement** =             |
| **      | (for class 1 or   | Role/Relationship with Mission.       |
| Mission | 2) or Concept     |                                       |
| Class** | (for class 3)     | Specify one (or more) of the          |
|         |                   | following: PI, Co-I, Science Team     |
|         |                   | member, planning support, data        |
|         |                   | analysis, background research,        |
|         |                   | instrument/payload development,       |
|         |                   | research or analysis techniques,      |
|         |                   | other (specify).                      |
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sentences) how this project is involved with (or relates to) NASA or
international space or airborne mission(s) identified in the chart.

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Field Expeditions

Provide information about field work for this project. Use one table per
expedition.

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  Field Trip Name:                 

  Start Date:                      End Date:      

  Continent:                       Country:      

  State/Province:                  Nearest City/Town:

  Latitude:                        Longitude:      

  Name of site (cave, mine, e.g.): Keywords:      
                                   

  Description of work:             

  Members involved:                
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Cross Team Collaborations

Identify collaborative research with members of other NAI Teams during
this reporting period. Include such details as the specific Teams,
individuals involved, and the outcome of the collaborations.

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Images

If you are adding images, please list them in the table below (and
attach separately). Please make it clear in your summary where the image
should be inserted by placing the image designator (e.g. Figure 1,
Figure 2, etc.) on a separate line/paragraph.

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