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Illuminated Rock

José l

ramírez colón

GRADUATE STUDENT |
EARTH & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, GEORGIA TECH

01 ABOUT ME

I'm a PhD student in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. My research interests focus on the development of in-situ life detection instruments for planetary exploration in water worlds across our Solar system and beyond. I am also passionate in the study of organic molecules within carbonaceous chondrites and their implications towards the origin of life on Earth and elsewhere.

02 Research Experience

August 2021-Present

Planetary Exploration Laboratory 
Georgia Institute of Technology

Graduate Research Assistant

August 2020-June 2021

RockSat-X Program UPR Team
University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras

Team Leader

Project title: Astrogenomics Sequencing on the Karman-Line (ASK-L).

August 2020-June 2021

Planetary Habitability Laboratory 
University of Puerto Rico Arecibo

Undergraduate Researcher
Project title: Evolution of Terrestrial Habitability 

June 2019-August 2019

Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Research Associate

Project title: Method for the analysis and quantification of aliphatic amides in carbonaceous chondrites. 

December 2017-June 2021

Water Reclamation & Multifunctional Materials Laboratory
University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras

Undergraduate Researcher
Project title: Development of electrospun microfibers for the recovery of polyphenolic compounds from wetlands environments.

December 2016- January 2017

Physics and Electronics Laboratory
 University of Puerto Rico Humacao

High School intern
Project title: Filtration of copper-contaminated water using Crescentia cujete’s shell activated carbon.

EXPERIENCE
ABOUT ME
Sandstone

03 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

CONFERENCES
PROFESSIONAL 

04 EXTRAcURRICULAR

Desert in Dark

05 ACHIEVEMENTS

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Georgia tech astrobiology certificate & fellowship 

May, 2023

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ACHIEVEMENTS
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