The role of the Hadean/Archean (inorganic) environment is crucial in understanding the origin and early development of life.
You are invited to present new results from the following fields:
- the role of minerals and metal ions in the (trans)formation of prebiotic organic molecules,
- the importance of interfaces (e. g. mineral–water, water–atmosphere, aqueous–hydrophobic),
- prebiotic chemistry in complex environments such as submarine hydrothermal vents and volcanic islands,
- early biosignatures and their geological settings,
- ecology of early organisms,
- modern extreme environments as analogues of early life habitats,
- the role of asteroids, meteorites, and comets in chemical and early biological evolution,
- past and present chemical and physical conditions on other planetary bodies (e. g. Mars, Europa, Titan, Enceladus) with relevance to chemical evolution and possible extraterrestrial life.
The focus will be on laboratory experiments, field investigations, and observations in space rather than highly speculative models.