Some of the areas where the ACA is active:

Palaeontology, Geology, Chemistry
Microbial life in ancient high temperature ecosystems
Earth's oldest lifeforms
Major asteroid/comet impacts with Earth
The evolution of microscopic lifeforms

Planetary exploration
Early life on Earth and the search for life on Mars

Microbiology
Microbial diversity in modern high temperature ecosystems, e.g. hot springs in South Australia and New Zealand

Astronomy
Understanding the origin of chirality in biological molecules
Searching for extrasolar planets by means of polarimetry
Formation of planetary systems

Cosmology
Origins of life: life as a quantum information processing machine

Science Communication Communication of astrobiology research to high school students and public audiences.

Note: Areas of study are not limited to the above, for example computer science is not yet included but is a possibility.

These include research in universities, space agencies and other institutions, working in industry and government, teaching and all forms of science communication including museums, journalism and other forms of science writing and audio/visual production.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Australian Postgraduate Award: You can apply for a Government scholarship and if you are an Australian student we would encourage you to apply for this first.

UNSW scholarships: For more information on scholarships please visit the UNSW Research Office site.