The ExplOrigins early career group invites you to join the 2026 Exploration and Origins Colloquium! This colloquium will have events on two days: a poster session and social event on February 26th (4:30-8pm) and talks on February 27th (8:30am-3:15pm). We are thrilled to feature plenary talks by Dr. Danna Qasim from the Southwest Research Institute and Dr. Denis Bodewits from Auburn University, Alabama.

Talks and the poster session will be held in person at Georgia Tech, with a virtual viewing/presenting option for talks. Our aim is to highlight early career projects that explore, conceptualize, celebrate, and discover pieces of space, life’s origins, and astrobiology from any field in the Atlanta area. Through this colloquium, we hope to:

• forge relationships between diverse individuals of various fields, experience
  levels and backgrounds
• expand our internal awareness of local work and innovations
• encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary understanding
• provide a professional growth opportunity for early career individuals including undergraduates, graduates, and post-docs

This year’s theme is “Life on Ice: How Ices Shape Planets, Comets, and Origins.”

Register here.