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David C. Catling
Professor, University of Washington Seattle
David Catling is a professor at the Univ. of Washington (UW), who researches the origin of life, planetary habitability, and how life and environments co-evolve.
After a doctorate in atmospheric, oceanic and planetary physics at the Univ. of Oxford, he worked at NASA Ames Research Center from 1995. In 2001, he joined UW.
Beyond scholarly papers, books include ‘Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction’ for laypeople and ‘Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds’ for researchers.
Professional Experience
University of Washington Seattle
Professor
2001 - Present
Education
University of Oxford
Doctorate
1994
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Received December 2023
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For creative insights into coupling between Earth’s biota and its atmosphere over timescales of billions of years
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