Sara Walker | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Florida Institute of Technology Cape Cod Community College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics of life, astrobiology, abiogenesis |
| Institutions | Georgia Institute of Technology NASA Astrobiology Institute Santa Fe Institute Arizona State University |
| Thesis | Theoretical Models for the Emergence of Biomolecular Homochirality |
| Doctoral advisor | Marcelo Gleiser |
| Other academic advisors | Paul Davies |
| Website | http://emergence.asu.edu/ |
Sara Imari Walker is an American theoretical physicist and astrobiologist with research interests in the origins of life, astrobiology, physics of life, emergence, complex and dynamical systems, and artificial life.[1][2] Walker is deputy director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University (ASU), associate director of the ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems and an associate professor at ASU.[3][4] She is a co-founder of the astrobiology social network SAGANet, and on the board of directors for Blue Marble Space, a nonprofit education and science organization.[1] As a science communicator, she is a frequent guest on podcasts and series, such as Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.[5]
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