Invited Talks
Invited Talk | Description with Link (if applicable) | Date |
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National Academy of Science Distinctive Voices series | Invited Speaker “The Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars” | 2022/6/8 |
NASA/ Caltech Jet Propulsion Lab Science Visitor and Colloquium Program | Invited Speaker in Planetary Science Seminar Series: “Best-Laid Plans: Challenges and Opportunities in the Search for Life Beyond Earth” | 2022/5/23 |
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) | Invited Briefing on the Decadal Survey prioritization of the Mars Life Explorer Mission Concept, MEPAG Meeting 39, Denver, CO | 2022/5/2 |
Mars Exploration Program Office | Invited Briefing on the Decadal Survey prioritization of the Mars Life Explorer Mission Concept | 2022/4/29 |
Stetson University | Invited Seminar Speaker – Gillespie Museum Science Café and Armchair Geology Series, “ The Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars” | 2022/4/14 |
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Space Science Week Keynote Public Lecture | “The Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars” | 2022/3/22 |
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities | Invited Seminar Speaker – Colloquium, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, “One Planet, Two Planets, Red Planet, Blue Planet” | 2021/11/19 |
Florida State University | Invited Seminar Speaker – Colloquium, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science | 2021/10/8 |
University of Southern California | Invited Seminar Speaker – Paleoenvironmental Seminar, Department of Earth Science | 2021/3/5 |
COSPAR Spring 2021 Meeting | Invited talk in session F3.3: Habitability in the Solar System and Beyond | 2021/2 |
American Geophysical Union Fall 2020 Meeting | Invited talk in session P070: Water, Habitability, and Curiosity’s Exploration near the Greenheugh Pediment, a Major Unconformity on Mount Sharp, Gale Crater, Mars I | 2020/12 |
Louisiana State University | Invited Endowed Seminar Speaker, Department of Geology and Geophysics. | 2018 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Invited Seminar, Department of Geosciences. | 2018 |
University of Florida | Invited Seminar, Department of Geological Sciences. | 2018 |
International Astrobiology Meeting | Invited Talk, International Astrobiology Meeting, Coyhaique, Chile | 2017 |
American Geophysical Union Fall 2017 Meeting | Invited talk in session P42B: What Determines Planetary Habitability, and What Biosignatures Might We Expect? | 2017 |
University of Maryland, College Park | Invited Seminar, Department of Geology. | 2016 |
Washington and Lee University | Invited Seminar, Department of Geology. | 2015 |
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory | Invited Seminar, Space Exploration Division | 2014 |
Sevilleta LTER | Invited Seminars, Sevilleta REU Summer Seminar Series | 2009 & 2014 |
The Triple Helix, UCD Chapter | Invited talk, University of California, Davis | 2012 |
New York University – Abu Dhabi | Invited Conference Speaker – Center for Space Science, “20 Months on Mars with Perseverance” | 2022/10/11 |
McGill University | Invited Seminar Speaker – McGill Space Institute, “The Search for Life on Mars: Challenges and Opportunities in Current and Future Mars Exploration” | 2022/10/18 |
American Society for Gravitational and Space Research | Banquet Keynote Lecture – “The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission” | 2022/11/12 |
Media Interviews
Public Outreach
Public Outreach | Description and Link (if applicable) | Date |
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Interview for 1001: Intro to Everything podcast | “Life on Mars, Astrobiology, and Geology with NASA”, interview with Andres Pulido | 2022/5/27 |
Article for ‘Curious Kids’, The Conversation | “Could People Breathe the Air on Mars” by Phylindia Gant and Amy Williams. | 2022/5/16 |
Invited Speaker – Sunrise Rotary Club , Gainesville, FL | N/A | 2022/5 |
Invited Speaker – Rotary Club of Downtown Gainesville , Gainesville, FL | N/A | 2021/7 |
Invited Speaker – Sunrise Rotary Club , Gainesville, FL, April 2021 | N/A | 2021/4 |
Interview & Q&A with Launch Pad Astronomy LiveStream Show | “Mars Perseverance with Dr. Amy Williams”, hosted by Christian Ready | 2021/2 |
Scientist in Every Florida School (SEFS) Program | Outreach lecture on the Definition of Life and How to Search for Life on Mars delivered to 5 classes at Gainesville High School | 2020/9 |
Interview with NASA Astrobiology ‘Countdown to Mars’ for the Perseverance Rover Launch 2020 | ‘Countdown to Mars’ | 2020/4 |
USGS California Water Science Center | Iron Mountain, CA: An Extraordinary and Extreme Environment – Hosted by the USGS California Water Science Center | 2018/7 |
As Above Is Below | A glimpse into the field of Astrobiology from three experts in the field. Created by Andrew C., Towson University | 2017 |
Water on Mars Launch Unit – Lawrence Hall of Science | Science Adviser, UC Berkeley | 2014-2015 |
Mars Through Time’ Professional Development Training Course | Lunar and Planetary Institute, contributed to an in-service and pre-service high school science teachers training program with an invited talk about water on mars, 2014 and 2015 | 2014 & 2015 |
TEDxUCDavis | “Exploring the Final Frontier: Amy Williams at TEDxUCDavis” Invited Talk, UC Davis, 2013 | 2013 |
The Road to Mission Science Panelist | “The Road to Mission Science: Seminars for students and early career researchers | 2022/9/15 |
Scientific Youth of America, Speaker | “Scientific Youth of America | 2022/9/24 |
Girls Excelling in Math and Science / Scientist in Every Florida School | 2022/11/7 | |
UF Astronomy & Campus Teaching Observatory – Public Talk for Mars Closest Approach | 2022/12/9 |