A partnership between UC Santa Cruz and NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley to foster collaboration, innovation, and research among our Affiliates at the intersection of academia, government, and industry. Our Affiliates conduct and leverage collaborative research in one or more of these three centers of exellence:
  • Astrobiology, Synthetic Biology (SynBio), Space Biosciences
  • Sensors and Networks
  • Energy and Sustainability Solutions
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Welcome to the ASL

The Advanced Studies Laboratory (ASL) provides a partnership between NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Supported by a Space Act Agreement between the partners and directed from UCSC's Silicon Valley Initiatives, ASL is making innovation practical by creating a shared research space at NASA ARC operated by UCSC.

Chris McKay Presents "The Case for a NASA Research Base on the Moon” on March 14th at the ASL

Events

Dr. Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist with the Space Science Division of NASA Ames, will present a seminar, "The Case for a NASA Research Base on the Moon", at the ASL on March 14th. The event will be held in Building N239, Room #B39 from 12:00-1:00pm. Refreshments will be provided and you are welcome to bring your lunch.

Jerry Honts of Drake University Presents, "Rosetta Stone: Deciphering the Cytoskeletal Proteins of an Ancient Eukaryotic Lineage” on March 14th

Events

Dr. Jerry Honts, Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at Drake University, will present a seminar, "Rosetta Stone: Deciphering the Cytoskeletal Proteins of an Ancient Eukaryotic Lineage”, at the ASL on March 14th. The event will be held in Building N239, Room #B39 from 10:30-11:30am.

Dr. Josiah Zayner to Discuss Light Responsive Proteins at the ASL on Feb. 28th

Events

Dr. Josiah Zayner, a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow working with Masood Hadi in the Synthetic Biology and Innovation Lab at NASA Ames, will present a seminar, “My Attempts to Do Something Cool and Maybe Useful with Light Responsive Proteins”, at the ASL on February 28th. The event will be held in Building N239, Room #B39 from 12:00-1:00pm. Refreshments will be provided and you are welcome to bring your lunch.

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