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Ariel Anbar is a President's Professor at Arizona State University (ASU), affiliated with the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Molecular Sciences. He also holds roles as Distinguished Global Futures Scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Affiliate Faculty in the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, and member of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes. Anbar leads the Center for Education Through Exploration and directs the Anbarlab, focusing on Earth's chemical evolution, astrobiology, and innovative education tools. With over 200 publications, he is a Fellow of major scientific societies and has received the GSA Donath Medal and AGU Carl Sagan Lecture. His research spans geochemical methods for studying ancient environments, marine oxygenation history, and developing virtual learning platforms like Polar Explorer. He holds degrees from Harvard and Caltech, previously taught at the University of Rochester, and has led ASU's Astrobiology Program and education initiatives.
Education:
- PhD: California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Bachelor's Degree: Harvard University
Research Interests: Anbar's work integrates geochemistry, astrobiology, and education. Key areas include:
- Early Earth atmospheric/oceanic evolution
- Biogeochemical cycles and redox proxies (e.g., molybdenum, uranium isotopes)
- Exoplanet habitability and life detection strategies
- Virtual field experiences for geoscience education
Grants & Awards: Over $2M NSF funding for Polar Explorer VR tools, NASA grants for exoplanet research, and HHMI Professorship supporting education innovation. Notable honors include AGU Fellowship and GSA Arthur L. Day Medal.
Educational Initiatives: Founded the Center for Education Through Exploration, creating immersive digital tools like Infiniscope and Surviving Extinction. Collaborates with Native Hawaiian educators to develop culturally relevant virtual tours.
Labs/Teams: Anbarlab (ASU) focuses on interdisciplinary projects, combining lab experiments, fieldwork, and computational modeling. Collaborates with institutions globally on paleoredox studies and astrobiology.
