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Section A01: The Search for Life in the Universe

Note: To take this course, you must also enroll in English 101 Section A01.

This seminar offers a scientific investigation into the possible existence of life elsewhere in the universe. Topics include the origin and evolution of the universe, the nature and development of life on Earth, the search for life on Mars, the search for life beyond the solar system, interstellar travel and communication and the implications of contact.

(Timothy Barker)

Matthew Allen

Ruby Associate Professor of Music, Coordinator of Asian Studies

Kirk Anderson

Associate Professor of French

Anni Baker

Chair, Associate Professor of History

Timothy Barker

Professor of Astronomy

Michael Berg

Associate Professor of Psychology

Alberto Bianchi

Assistant Professor of Italian Studies

Alexander Bloom

Keiter Professor of History

Dolita Cathcart

Assistant Professor of History

Deborah Cato

Instructor of Biology

Xuesheng Chen

Professor of Physics

Katherine Conway

Associate Professor of English

Barbara Darling-Smith

Assistant Professor of Religion

Francisco Fernandez de Alba

Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Susan Dearing

Associate Professor of English

R. Tripp Evans

Chair, Associate Professor of Art

Claudia R. Fieo

Professor of Art

Touba Ghadessi Fleming

Assistant Professor of Art History

John Alexander Gildea

Professor of Economics

John Grady

Professor of Sociology

Paula M. Krebs

Professor of English

Mark D. LeBlanc

Professor of Computer Science

Tessa Lee

Assistant Professor of German

Mary Lee Griffin

Chair, Associate Professor of Education

Stephen Mathis

Chair, Associate Professor of Philosophy

Shawn McCafferty

Assistant Professor of Biology

Charlotte Meehan

Associate Professor of English, Playwright-in-Residence

Laura Muller

Chair, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Leah Niederstadt

Assistant Professor of Museum Studies, Art History and Curator of the College's Permanent Collection

Clinton O'Dell

Assistant Professor of Theater Design

David E. Powell

Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Russian Studies

Derek Price

Associate Professor of Psychology

Tommy Ratliff

Professor of Mathematics

Joel C. Relihan

Chair, Professor of Classics

Gail Sahar

Associate Professor of Psychology

Katrin Sjursen

Visiting Instructor of History

M. Gabriela Torres

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Guy Urban

Associate Professor of Music

David Vogler

Professor of Political Science

Kersti Alice Yllo

Professor of Sociology