Dr. Penny Morrill’s latest research project may help detect life on other planets.
Dr. Penny Morrill’s latest research project may help detect life on other planets.
The associate professor of earth sciences in the Faculty of Science recently received a grant from the Canadian Space Agency, through its Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) funding initiative, for a project titled the Study of Electrical Potential, Remote Sensing and Preservation of Biosignatures at Sites of Serpentinization, or SERP.
“It’s really exciting,” she said.
“We won’t get to look for signs of life on other planets ourselves, but we’re contributing to the research leading to someone else being able to do that.”
The project is broad in scope and includes a number of partners.
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