Congratulations to the 2025 LPL recipients of seed grants from the Arizona Astrobiology Center! 

• Eleanor Cornish, Undergraduate Student (Astrobiology minor)
• Kayla Smith, Graduate Student (Planetary Sciences/LPL)
• Dr. Pierre Haenecour, Assistant Professor (LPL) 

The AABC Seed Grant program is an opportunity to foster creative, ambitious, and interdisciplinary scholarship and engagement in the expansive field of astrobiology. This initiative is uniquely inclusive, extending beyond the traditional confines of biological and space sciences. Researchers from the social sciences, arts, science education, and other diverse fields are invited to contribute their perspectives and expertise. The Center aims to nurture innovative, interdisciplinary research endeavors that deepen our understanding of life's origins, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe. This seed grant is a call to thinkers and explorers across all disciplines.