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"Astrobiology: Looking for Life in the Universe," the 2000 Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science, was organized by the Eberly College of Science and sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. The series of six lectures took place on consecutive Saturday mornings from January 22 through February 26, 2000, on the Penn State University Park Campus. This special report was funded by the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center, the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, the Education office of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, Pfizer Inc., and the Eberly College of Science. It was written and produced by Research Publications in the Office of the Vice President for Research, Penn State University, 320 Kern Graduate Building, University Park, PA 16802; 814-865-3477; editor@research.psu.edu.

James Kasting, Ph.D., is professor of geosciences and meteorology in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and member of the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center. Janet Siefert, Ph.D. is Keck Fellow in Molecular Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas. Blair Hedges, Ph.D., is associate professor of biology and member of the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center. Paul Hoffman, Ph.D., is Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Harvard University, and member of the Harvard/MIT Astrobiology Consortium. Bruce Jakosky, Ph.D., is professor of geological sciences and director of the Center for Astrobiology, University of Colorado. Chris Chyba, Ph.D., is Carl Sagan Chair for the Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute, consulting professor of geological and environmental sciences and codirector of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, and leader of the Science Definition Team for NASA’s 2003 Orbiter mission to Europa.

The Penn State Astrobiology Research Center, directed by Hiroshi Ohmoto, Ph.D., professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is one of 11 lead members of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. PSARC is affiliated with Penn State’s Life Sciences Consortium, the Environment Institute, and the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium. For more information, contact PSARC at 814-863-8761, or lxd1@psu.edu, or see http://psarc.geosc.psu.edu.

Cover photo by Charles Fisher, Ph.D., professor of biology, Eberly College of Science, Penn State.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. This publication is available in alternate media on request. U.ed. RES01-23.