Ben K.D. Pearce

Assistant Professor, Purdue University Who am I? I'm an astrobiologist and Assistant Professor in the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) Department at Purdue University. The focus of my lab, the Laboratory for Origins and Astrobiology Research (LOAR) is to experimentally and theoretically explore the origin of life on Earth and the search for life on other worlds. I will be hiring a PhD student for Fall 2026 to perform experimental research related to prebiotic chemistry and...