UNC Researcher to Speak on Life in Earth's Most Extreme Environments

Chapel Hill, NC, January 24, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observing Society will be hosting Zena Cardman for a presentation on her work in researching life in some of Earth's most extreme environments. Cardman has traveled to the Arctic and Antarctica and is part of the Pavilion Lake Research Project deploying submarines in British Columbia. She has worked with international researchers and astronauts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency testing the new Lunar Electric Rover with the NASA Desert RATS program. At UNC, she works with Dr. Andreas Teske researching how microorganisms thrive in deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

The talk will be held at the society's monthly meeting on February 9, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Carol Woods Community Center at 750 Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill. The event and parking are free and open to the public.

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