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  • A/Prof. Fahrenbach takes a lecture tour of China!

    Albert takes a lecture tour of China. First stop Hangzhou at Westlake University for an invited talk at the International Astrobiology Symposium, 11-15 October 2026. Next stop was The University of Hong Kong for an invited talk at the 4th Stoddart Molecular-cum-Supramolecular Science Symposium with Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi as the keynote speaker, 21-23 October…

  • Dev Chauhan Presents at the Australian Lipid Meeting

    Dev Chauhan was selected to give an oral presentation at the Australian Lipid Meeting 7 & 5th International Lipidomics Society Conference at Perth on October 17-21 2026. Dev talked about his work on chirality and polymorphism in lipid soft matter. Nice work, Dev!

  • The Australian Centre for Astrobiology’s 25th Anniversary

    A/Prof. Fahrenbach, current director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, organises a public panel discussion in celebration of the Centre’s 25 year anniversary. The panel, moderated by Dr Indrani Mukherjee, consisted of Professor Martin Van Kranendonk, Professor Carol Oliver, Professor Kathy Campbell, Director Darren Dougan of the Big Questions Institute and Dr Brett Biddington former…

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  • Led by world-renowned geologist, Professor Martin Van Kranendonk, Dr Fahrenbach along with Professor Jim Cleaves, Professor Steve Benner and Luke Steller just visited the ~3.5 billion year old fossilized stromatolites in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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  • Congratulations to Jeremy Tran, Megan Amos, Jiazheng Cao and Yaam Deckel who all just presented their research at the 2023 Australasia Astrobiology Meeting! Well done!

  • The Fahrenbach Group welcomes Siddhant Sharma, a visiting researcher from the University of Delhi. Sid will stay with the Fahrenbach Group until August carrying out experimental and theoretical research on autocatalytic reaction networks. Welcome, Sid!

  • Dr Fahrenbach was interviewed live again, this time on ABC Adelaide, check it out! (Skip to the ~1h mark) https://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/programs/mornings/adelaide-mornings/102424876

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  • Dr Fahrenbach was interviewed live on ABC Tasmania, check it out! https://www.abc.net.au/hobart/programs/your-afternoon/dr-albert-fahrenback/102411138

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  • Congratulations to Renee Lim, former Fahrenbach group Honours student, who just graduated with a dual degree in Law and Advanced Science. Way to go, Renee!

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  • Congratulations to our PhD student Megan Amos for being awarded the Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship for 2023! The scholarship provides $120,000 in funding over the course of her PhD, which will investigate the potential for ancient microbial life on Mars. See Megan’s profile here and read more about the other 2023 scholars here.

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  • Dr Fahrenbach was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald about a recent article in Nature Communications about the Hayabusa2 Mission. Check it out! The seeds for life on Earth may have arrived on asteroids

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  • Welcome Yaam Deckel to the Fahrenbach group! Yaam will be starting her Honours in Chemistry.

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  • Congratulations Dr Fahrenbach on being appointed the new Director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology. From left to right: Albert Fahrenbach (current ACA director) with Martin Van Kranendonk and Malcolm Walter (former ACA directors). 

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  • Congratulations to Honours student Megan for achieving First Class Honours! Megan will be starting a PhD in 2023 with the group in collaboration with Martin Van Kranendonk.

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  • Dr Fahrenbach travels to Auckland, New Zealand, to participate in the Te Ao Mārama Centre for Fundamental Inquiry workshop at the University of Auckland, hosted by Professor Kathy Campbell.

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