Michael L.

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Mineralogy & Mineral Physics Astrobiology Planet Formation & Evolution Cosmochemistry

Michael Wong is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist whose primary scientific interests are planetary atmospheres, habitability, biosignatures, and the emergence of life. He is co-authoring a revised edition of the textbook Astrobiology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. He also hosts a podcast that examines science, technology, and culture through the lens of Star Trek.

He is working with Staff Scientist Bob Hazen to assess the network topologies of exoplanet atmospheres for potential biosignatures.

Host of Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast
The Science of Star Trek (Talk and Panel) / June 16, 2022 / Carnegie Institution for Science, Neighborhood Lecture
Billions & Billions: The Search for Life on Exoplanets (Talk) / Oct. 7, 2021 / Tudor Vianu National High School
How Will We Find & Recognize Life Out There? / July 28, 2021 / UWAB Public Science Panel
Diversity in STEM and Diversity in Star Trek / July 18, 2021 / Women at Warp’s IDIC Podcast Festival
Skype-A-Scientist (Talk) / July 14, 2021 / US Earth Science Organization, Junior Girl’s Camp
Skype-A-Scientist (Talk) / June 30, 2021 / US Earth Science Organization, Senior Girl’s Camp
What Is Life and How Did It Begin? / June 14, 2021 / UWAB Public Science Panel
Where Is The Best Place to Search for Life in the Universe? / May 26, 2021 / UWAB Public Science Panel
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / May 8, 2021 / Centre for Inquiry Canada
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / March 15, 2021 / Nerd Nite Victoria
Skype-A-Scientist (Q&A) / March 1, 2021 / Valley Park Middle School
Skype-A-Scientist (Q&A) / January 15, 2021 / Westgate School, 6th Grade Science
Skype-A-Scientist (Talk) / January 8, 2021 / STEMasational Friday: Life in Weird Places with Michael Wong
Is Anybody Out There? (Podcast) / December 8, 2020 / Flash Forward Podcast
The Science of Star Trek (Virtual Talk) / December 2, 2019 / King County Library System
Skype-A-Scientist (Talk) / October 12, 2020 / Lafayette Upper Elementary School, Fredericksburg, VA
Skype-A-Scientist (Q&A) / July 26, 2020 / US Earth Science Organization, Junior Girl’s Camp
Skype-A-Scientist (Talk) / July 24, 2020 / STEMasational Friday: Planetary Habitability with Michael Wong
Star Trek Science (Panel) / July 15, 2019 / Virtual Trek Con
Skype-A-Scientist (Q&A) / May 29, 2020 / Westgate School, 6th Grade Science
Skype-A-Scientist (Q&A) / April 19, 2020 / School-from-Home, 6th Grade
Skype-A-Scientist (Q&A) / April 6, 2020 / School-from-Home, 1st Grade
Andorians on Enceladus (Podcast) / March 17, 2020 / Trek FM’s Earl Grey, Ep. 316
UW Physics Slam (Talk) / October 19, 2019 / University of Washington
Our Sci-Fi Future (Panel) / October 12, 2019 / Los Angeles Comic Con
Origins of Life with Michael Wong (Podcast) / December 16, 2019 / Spellbound, Ep. 94
A Planetary Perspective of Life (Talk) / September 16, 2019 / Rose City Astronomers General Meeting
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / July 28, 2019 / Kent Library
AGU Narratives Interview / July 26, 2019 / Recorded by StoryCorps at the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / July 24, 2019 / Woodmont Library
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / May 18, 2019 / Mensa Western Washington
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / April 1, 2019 / North City Tech Meetup
The Science of Star Trek (Talk) / February 20, 2019 / Astronomy On Tap, Seattle
Where Do We Come From? The Origin of Life (Podcast) / January 30, 2019 / Planetary Radio
Exotic Solar Systems (Podcast) / July 24, 2018 / Trek FM’s Earl Grey, Ep. 237
50% Banana (Podcast) / March 2, 2018 / Trek FM’s Warp Five, Ep. 136
It’s All Shady in the Mirror Universe (Podcast) / January 19, 2018 / Trek FM’s The Edge, Ep. 28
Don’t Tap the Glass (Podcast) / January 5, 2018 / Trek FM’s Warp Five, Ep. 128
Deep Cuts (Podcast) / December 8, 2017 / Trek FM’s The Edge, Ep. 23
The Science of Star Trek (Talk & Panel) / February 3, 2017 / Caltech Astro Outreach Lecture & Stargazing