It is likely that prebiotic chemistry and early life required a source of hydrogen. Are there geochemical processes that provide this source of hydrogen? Can prebiotic chemistry happen in the environments where these processes are active?
We invite you to a panel discussion with three experts about a variety of geochemical sources of hydrogen, such as low-temperature serpentinization in hydrothermal vents and water chemistry initiated by radioactive decay in underground waters, and the implication for prebiotic chemistry and early life.
The panel:
Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar
The Dr. Norman Keevil Chair in Ore Deposits Geology
University of Toronto
Professor Alexis Templeton
Geological Sciences and Center for Astrobiology
University of Colorado
Professor Nicholas Tosca
Minerology and Petrology, Department of Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge