The Sagan lecture is jointly sponsored by the Biogeosciences and Planetary Sciences Sections. It is given at the Fall Meeting every year and features a prominent speaker addressing issues in Astrobiology and the development of life on Earth.
2000 Maria Zuber (MIT)
Mars Past and Present: Landscapes, Climate Change and The History of Water
Webcast: [.mov format]
2001 Joe
Kirschvink (Caltech)
Mars, Panspermia, and
the Origin of Life: Did it begin on Earth, Mars, or Somewhere Else?
Webcast: [.mov format]
2002 Steven
Benner (University of Florida)
From Genomes to Life to the Planet and the Cosmos: In Appreciation of Carl Sagan
Webcast: not available
2003 R. Paul Butler (Carnegie Institution of Washington)
Extrasolar Planets for Geophysicists
Webcast: [MS Internet Explorer format]
2004 James Kasting (Penn State University)
Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere and Climate
Webcast: [MS Internet Explorer format | Mac SMIL format]
