{"id":76,"date":"2016-12-22T21:42:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T02:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.towson.edu\/ajwilliams\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:48:35","slug":"mediaandoutreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/mediaandoutreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Media and Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media and Outreach<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Was there ancient life on Mars?\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aRWYvfAYSHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2021\/10\/mars-delta\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/files\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-4.54.08-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/files\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-4.54.08-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/files\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-4.54.08-PM-300x301.png 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/files\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-4.54.08-PM-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/files\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-4.54.08-PM-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/files\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-4.54.08-PM.png 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe title=\"Space Science Week 2022\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/9415189\/embed2\" width=1280 height=720 allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invited Talks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Invited Talk<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Description with Link (if applicable)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">National Academy of Science Distinctive Voices series<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasonline.org\/programs\/distinctive-voices\/about-distinctive-voices.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invited Speaker \u201cThe Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars\u201d<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/6\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NASA\/ Caltech Jet Propulsion Lab Science Visitor and Colloquium Program <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Speaker in Planetary Science Seminar Series: \u201cBest-Laid Plans: Challenges and Opportunities in the Search for Life Beyond Earth\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/5\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Briefing on the Decadal Survey prioritization of the Mars Life Explorer Mission Concept, MEPAG Meeting 39, Denver, CO<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/5\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mars Exploration Program Office<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Briefing on the Decadal Survey prioritization of the Mars Life Explorer Mission Concept<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/4\/29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Stetson University<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar Speaker \u2013 Gillespie Museum Science Caf\u00e9 and Armchair Geology Series,  \u201c The Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/4\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Space Science Week Keynote Public Lecture<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/9415189\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Curiosity to Explore and the Perseverance to Rove: A Decade of Discoveries on Mars\u201d<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/3\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">University of Minnesota \u2013 Twin Cities<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q4oHI9NUcRo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invited Seminar Speaker \u2013 Colloquium, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, \u201cOne Planet, Two Planets, Red Planet, Blue Planet\u201d<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/11\/19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Florida State University<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar Speaker \u2013 Colloquium, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/10\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">University of Southern California<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar Speaker \u2013 Paleoenvironmental Seminar, Department of Earth Science<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/3\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">COSPAR Spring 2021 Meeting<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited talk in session F3.3: Habitability in the Solar System and Beyond<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">American Geophysical Union Fall 2020 Meeting<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited talk in session P070: Water, Habitability, and Curiosity\u2019s Exploration near the Greenheugh Pediment, a Major Unconformity on Mount Sharp, Gale Crater, Mars I<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2020\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Louisiana State University<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Endowed Seminar Speaker, Department of Geology and Geophysics.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar, Department of Geosciences.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">University of Florida<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar, Department of Geological Sciences.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">International Astrobiology Meeting<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3lQEW_X0BCw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invited Talk,  International Astrobiology Meeting, Coyhaique, Chile<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">American Geophysical Union Fall 2017 Meeting<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited talk in session  P42B: What Determines Planetary Habitability, and What Biosignatures Might We Expect?<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">University of Maryland, College Park<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar, Department of Geology.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Washington and Lee University<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar, Department of Geology.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar, Space Exploration Division<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sevilleta LTER  <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminars, Sevilleta REU Summer Seminar Series<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2009 &amp; 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">The Triple Helix, UCD Chapter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited talk, University of California, Davis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New York University - Abu Dhabi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Conference Speaker \u2013 Center for Space Science, \u201c20 Months on Mars with Perseverance\u201d <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/10\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">McGill University<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Invited Seminar Speaker \u2013 McGill Space Institute, \u201cThe Search for Life on Mars: Challenges and Opportunities in Current and Future Mars Exploration\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/10\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">American Society for Gravitational and Space Research <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Banquet Keynote Lecture - \u201cThe Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission\"<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/11\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Interviews<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Media Interviews<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Link (if applicable)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Related articles (if applicable)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for Universe Today <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/157350\/new-perseverance-rock-samples-were-altered-by-water-theyll-be-coming-back-to-earth-in-the-sample-return-mission\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNew Perseverance Rock Samples Were Altered by Water. They'll be Coming Back to Earth in the Sample Return Mission\u201d by Matthew Williams<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for Forbes <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jamiecartereurope\/2022\/08\/25\/was-there-life-on-mars-new-rocks-altered-by-liquid-water-will-return-to-earth-in-2033\/?sh=3ae433ff3101\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFound On Mars: Rocks \u2018Altered by Water\u2019 That Could Contain Traces Of Ancient Life\u201d by Jamie Carter<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Press Release with UF News<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2022\/08\/mars-rover-rocks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMars rover team, with UF scientist, collects Martian rocks for return to Earth\u201d, by Eric Hamilton<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Related international article pickups on: Yahoo News, The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard ,  Mirror, Engineering and Technology, Express &amp; Star, Newsweek, Down To Earth<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for Inside Outer Space <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/mars-biosignature-of-life-found\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMars Biosignature of Life Found?\u201d by Leonard David<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for The Planetary Society <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/articles\/mars-life-explorer-nasa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNASA\u2019s InSight mission is dying. Next could come \u2018Mars Life Explorer\u2019\u201d by Jamie Carter<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WMFE Public Radio Podcast \u201cAre We There Yet?\u201d <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/470937634\/are-we-there-yet\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCuriosity's decade of discovery on Mars\u201d by Brendan Byrne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Quote in Space.com<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-perseverance-rover-jezero-crater-past-life-on-mars\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cProbing the Red Planet: Finding past life at Jezero crater\u201d by Leonard David<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/8\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Quote in Space.com<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-mars-life-explorer-concept-mission\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNASA's Mars Life Explorer mission would dig deep to hunt for Red Planet life\u201d by Leonard David<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/7\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Quote in Wired<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/with-dusty-solar-panels-insights-days-on-mars-are-numbered\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWith Dusty Solar Panels, InSight\u2019s Days on Mars Are Numbered\u201d by Ramin Skibba<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/5\/17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Quote in The Space Review (SpaceNews)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/4383\/1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Future of Mars Science Missions\u201d by Jeff Foust<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/5\/9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WMFE Public Radio Podcast \u201cAre We There Yet?\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/the-case-for-uranus-outlining-the-next-decade-of-discovery\/198443\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe case for Uranus: Outlining the next decade of discovery\u201d by Brendan Byrne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/4\/26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with University of Florida \u2018From Florida\u2019 Podcast<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2022\/03\/from-florida-episode-11\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMeet the astrobiologist and her students who are searching for life on Mars\u201d by Nicci Brown<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/3\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for NPR Morning Edition <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1081626105\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNASA\u2019s Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars\u201d by Brendan Byrne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/life-on-mars-nasas-perseverance-rover-spends-first-year-searching-for-signs-of-life\/196515\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related article pickup on WMFE<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/2\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with the New York Times<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/15\/science\/mars-nasa-perseverance.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cOn Mars, a NASA Rover and Helicopter\u2019s Year of Surprise and Discovery\u201d by Kenneth Chang<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/2\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with United Press International  <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Science_News\/2022\/02\/14\/NASA-Mars-rover-Perseverance-Ingenuity-one-year-anniversary\/5321644606620\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMars rover Perseverance notches a year of science, tech achievements\u201d, by Paul Brinkmann<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/2\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for National Geographic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/article\/why-signs-of-life-on-mars-remain-so-mysterious\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhy Signs of Life on Mars Remain So Mysterious\u201d by Nadia Drake<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/1\/31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Expert Interview for Inside Science<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidescience.org\/news\/chilean-rocks-aid-search-life-mars\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cChilean Rocks Aid the Search for Life on Mars\u201d by Zack Savitsky<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/11\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WMFE Public Radio Podcast \u201cAre We There Yet?\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/from-mars-to-jupiter-the-latest-findings-from-the-space-probes-exploring-our-solar-system\/192056\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFrom Mars to Jupiter, the latest findings from the space probes exploring our solar system\u201d, by Brendan Byrne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with Popular Science<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/science\/mars-jezero-crater-nasa-image\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMars\u2019 barren Jezero crater had a wet and dramatic past\u201d, by Kate Baggaley<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/marss-barren-jezero-crater-had-a-wet-and-dramatic-past\/ar-AAPhX6w?li=BBnbfcL\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related article pickup on MSN<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with United Press International  <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Science_News\/2021\/10\/07\/NASA-Mars-Perseverance-rover-Jezero-Crater\/9751633616117\/?spt=su&amp;or=btn_tw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPerseverance rover's images confirm flood episodes on Mars\u201d, by Paul Brinkmann<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Related international article pickups on CNN, Space.com, Cosmos Magazine, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, Science Alert, Gizmodo, SpaceRef, The Debrief<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with Furman University Magazine  <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/is-there-life-beyond-earth-amy-williams-07-seeks-answers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIs There Life Beyond Earth?\u201d, by Liv Osby<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview and Video for University of Florida News 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2021\/10\/mars-delta\/\">Highlights of First Scientific Publication from the NASA Perseverance rover mission, UF Research Promotion Initiative Award, Article, by Alisson Clark<\/a> <\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aRWYvfAYSHE\">Video by Bri Lehan<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with American Chemical Society Chemical &amp; Engineering News (C&amp;EN) \u2018Stereo Chemistry Podcast\u2019  with Samuel Lemonick, May 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/physical-chemistry\/astrochemistry\/Podcast-Where-did-Mars-water-go\/99\/web\/2021\/05\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhere did Mars\u2019s water go?\u201d<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) radio show  As It Happens <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-2-as-it-happens\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With Carol Off and Chris Howden, 2021 Podcast<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WMFE Public Radio \u201cAre We There Yet?\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/welcome-to-mars-percy-its-time-to-do-science\/174811?fbclid=IwAR3yhmldw85q4PgZwWNMVrJzNcb-n0Uv15gDFp8jXFMdPCdFJKWQlDpfi_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWelcome to Mars, Percy. It\u2019s time to do science.\u201d  Podcast, by Brendan Byrne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/in-jezero-crater-nasas-next-mars-mission-will-search-for-ancient-signs-of-life\/174368\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWelcome to Mars, Percy. It\u2019s time to do science.\u201d Article, by Brendan Byrne, 2021<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for First at Five WUFT News<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuft.org\/news\/?p=2226\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Article by Taylor Levesque<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WUFT News<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuft.org\/news\/2021\/02\/18\/amy-williams-is-a-uf-geology-professor-during-the-day-nasa-scientist-by-night\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAmy Williams is a UF Geology Professor During the Day, NASA Scientist by Night\u201d, by Maybel Cerrato<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with  The Alligator<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alligator.org\/article\/2021\/02\/mars-rover-landing-uf-professor\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cUF assistant professor on NASA's Perseverance rover team talks Mars landing\u201d, by Abigail Hasebroock<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WUFT News Noticias  <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuft.org\/noticias\/2021\/02\/profesora-de-uf-hace-parte-del-equipo-de-perseverance-la-sonda-que-acaba-de-aterrizar-en-marte\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cProfesora de UF hace parte del equipo de Perseverance, la sonda que acaba de aterrizar en Marte\u201d, by Valentina Angel<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview and Video for University of Florida News 2021 <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HQ5tLliaRd8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mars Perseverance Rover Mission Video, by Alisson Clark<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2021\/02\/gators-on-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mars Perseverance Rover Mission Article by Alisson Clark<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2021\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with University of Florida University Relations<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HlawMg9FuwE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSearching for Life on Mars with Dr. Amy Williams\u201d, by Alisson Clark &amp; Bri Lehan, 2019<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for Forbes Science Article <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucedorminey\/2017\/12\/29\/nasas-search-for-transfats-and-other-fatty-acids-on-mars\/?sh=59f1f8c5c5f2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNASA\u2019s Search for Transfats and Other Fatty Acids on Mars\u201d by Bruce Dorminey, December 2017 <\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2017\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for UCDavis Egghead blog<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/blogs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\"Clues to Life on Mars in a Polluted California Mine\" written by Becky Oskin, 2017<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with WMFE Public Radio Podcast \u201cAre We There Yet?\u201d <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/blogs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\"\u201cFrom the Moon to Mars\u201d by Brendan Byrne<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/9\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with Space and Things Podcast <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/spaceandthings\/episodes\/stp109-bringing-home-rocks-from-mars-with-dr-amy-williams\">\u201cBringing Home Rocks from Mars\u201d by Emily Carney &amp; Dave Giles<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/9\/29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with Mashable<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/mars-life-survive-bacteria-space\">\"\u201cBelow Mars\u2019 surface, life could endure for a shocking amount of time\u201d by Mark Kaufman<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/10\/29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Press Release with UF News<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2022\/11\/organic-molecules-mars\/\">\"\u201cPerseverance rover detects more organic carbon on Mars in search for signs of ancient life \u201d, by Eric Hamilton<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Related international article pickups on: Independent, MTV Lebanon, News9Live<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/11\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for National Geographic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.co.uk\/space\/2022\/12\/life-just-might-exist-on-mars-after-all\">\"\u201cLife just might exist on Mars after all\u201d by Nadia Drake<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2022\/12\/6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Outreach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Public Outreach<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Description and Link (if applicable)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview for  1001: Intro to Everything podcast<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5TargsoWR7Q\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLife on Mars, Astrobiology, and Geology with NASA\u201d, interview with Andres Pulido<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/5\/27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Article for \u2018Curious Kids\u2019, The Conversation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/could-people-breathe-the-air-on-mars-180504\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCould People Breathe the Air on Mars\u201d by Phylindia Gant and Amy Williams.<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/5\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Invited Speaker \u2013 Sunrise Rotary Club , Gainesville, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Invited Speaker \u2013 Rotary Club of Downtown Gainesville , Gainesville, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Invited Speaker \u2013 Sunrise Rotary Club , Gainesville, FL, April 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N\/A<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview &amp; Q&amp;A with Launch Pad Astronomy LiveStream Show<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9KHt8zyNxH8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMars Perseverance with Dr. Amy Williams\u201d, hosted by Christian Ready<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2021\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Scientist in Every Florida School (SEFS) Program<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/earth-systems\/scientist-in-every-florida-school\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Outreach lecture on the Definition of Life and How to Search for Life on Mars delivered to 5 classes at Gainesville High School<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2020\/9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interview with NASA Astrobiology \u2018Countdown to Mars\u2019 for the Perseverance Rover Launch 2020 <\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cTZIBjv1k4g\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Countdown to Mars\u2019<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2020\/4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">USGS California Water Science Center<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.water.usgs.gov\/projects\/iron_mountain\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Mountain, CA: An Extraordinary and Extreme Environment\u00a0- Hosted by the USGS California Water Science Center<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2018\/7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">As Above Is Below<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xRkyOyb9tGY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A glimpse into the field of Astrobiology from three experts in the field. Created by Andrew C., Towson University<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Water on Mars Launch Unit - Lawrence Hall of Science  <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Science Adviser, UC Berkeley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2014-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mars Through Time' Professional Development Training Course<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/education\/workshops\/mars\/2014\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2014<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/education\/workshops\/mars\/2015\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2015<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2014 &amp; 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">TEDxUCDavis<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DL5FJLMbl7E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cExploring the Final Frontier: Amy Williams at TEDxUCDavis\u201d Invited Talk, UC Davis, 2013<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">The Road to Mission Science Panelist<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2NAPe3o1ek0\">\u201cThe Road to Mission Science: Seminars for students and early career researchers<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/9\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Scientific Youth of America, Speaker<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificyouth.org\/\">\u201cScientific Youth of America<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/9\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Girls Excelling in Math and Science \/ Scientist in Every Florida School<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/11\/7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UF Astronomy &amp; Campus Teaching Observatory - Public Talk for Mars Closest Approach<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2022\/12\/9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":999,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-76","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/999"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":948,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/amywilliams1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}