Liquid Water: A Necessary Condition for Any Form of Life in the Universe?
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Kristin BARTIK teaches organic and biological chemistry at the ULB School of Engineering and leads a research group working in the field of supramolecular chemistry. Her work focuses on the development of molecular receptors for the selective detection of analytes in water. She collaborates with numerous laboratories within European consortia.
Having served as Vice-Dean of the ULB School of Engineering in charge of research (2012-2016), Vice-Rector of the ULB in charge of university strategy and institutional relations (2017-2020), Kristin Bartik was appointed in October 2020 as advisor to the Rector for diplomatic relations. In March 2023, she was elected a full member of the Technology and Society Class of the Royal Academy of Belgium. Since 2005, she has been the managing director of the Wiener Anspach Foundation, promoting academic exchanges between ULB and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge (United Kingdom).
Liquid water is an essential component of life as we know it today on Earth. Researchers interested in the origin of life, biological evolution, or the search for possible extraterrestrial life, naturally question the necessity relation between life and liquid water. Solvents such as methane, ammonia, or formamide are sometimes mentioned as potentially supporting life. However, water is a solvent with unique physicochemical properties and a remarkable structuring power, making it unlikely for life to emerge without it.
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This conference is organized in partnership with Extension ULB - South Luxembourg.
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ULiège - Arlon Campus Environnement
Pl. des Chasseurs Ardennais
6700 Arlon
Belgique
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