Margot Smith (Geography) – An Astrobiologists’s study of lipids in spring waters up in the high Arctic

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Grad Chat - Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

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259 episodes

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Hosted by CJ the DJ (Colette Steer), this is a 30 minute radio show featuring a graduate student or postdoc each week. Each episode is an opportunity for Queen’s grad students and postdocs to showcase their research to the Queen’s and Kingston community. From time to time, CJ the DJ also interviews an alum or interview grad students in relation to something topical for the day. Grad Chat is a collaboration between the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs and CFRC 101.9FM

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Margot Smith (Geography) – An Astrobiologists’s study of lipids in spring waters up in the high Arctic

Grad Chat - Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

29 minutes 7 seconds

7 months ago

Margot Smith (Geography) – An Astrobiologists’s study of lipids in spring waters up in the high Arctic

The Arctic is host to cold, hypersaline, perennial springs that flow through 600m of permafrost. I studied 44 samples from cores, sediments, filtrates and microbial mats from these springs. Surficial life at these springs has been studied for decades, but this is the first investigation that looks at the deep subsurface life. This is of interest as a Mars analogue site for deep subsurface life on Mars. For upcoming interviews check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen’s University School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs website.