Dr. Graham Lau
Graham is an astrobiologist and science communicator with a broad academic background spanning biology, chemistry, astrophysics, and geology. He is an expert on how living things affect the environment around them and how we search for alien life beyond Earth. Graham has conducted research in the Canadian High Arctic, performed x-ray spectroscopy at three different particle accelerators around the world, and hosts the NASA-funded livestream show Ask an Astrobiologist. Graham currently serves as the Director of Communications and Marketing for the nonprofit Blue Marble Space and is a research scientist with the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. He has given public talks to classrooms and student groups from around the world, has been interviewed on various podcasts, and is known for his inspirational views on our place in the cosmos. In addition to his scientific work, Graham serves as a meditation instructor and public speaking coach. He has led and instructed high school programs in Switzerland, Iceland, Washington, D.C. & Houston, and on the campus of MIT.