Meet the Scientist Virtual Event: Dr. Katelyn Weeks

Join UtSTA for a one hour event with Dr. Katelyn Weeks 

The Chemistry of Hot Springs

I study how chemistry shapes life in extreme environments. My research combines geochemical modeling, genomic sequencing, and laboratory cultivation of microorganisms to explore how environmental chemistry influences where microbes live and how they evolve. By uncovering these connections, my work helps us better understand life’s adaptability on Earth and guides the search for habitable environments beyond our planet. WHY? Discussing the chemistry of hot springs helps people understand how life and environment are deeply connected. Hot springs are natural laboratories where heat, water, and rock interact to create unique chemical conditions that shape which microbes can live there. By exploring their chemistry, we can learn how Earth’s systems sustain life, how environments change over time, and even gain clues about where life might exist on other planets.

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Nonmembers will be $35.00. (become a member and attend for free). All proceeds go to the Richard Tolman Scholarship

This will be a one hour virtual event where Heath will share his passion of the evolution of insects with us and how to bring the idea of evolution into our classrooms.

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