Our guest is Dr. Amber Young, a Pathways Research Assistant in the Planetary Systems Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center! As an Astrobiologist, Dr. Young uses climate and photochemical modeling tools to model the atmospheres of terrestrial planets to understand and characterize signatures that are indicative of life. In particular, Amber is interested in characterizing the detectability of known biosignature gases (e.g., O2, CH4) and chemical disequilibrium signatures using atmospheric modeling and retrieval analysis techniques. She is also engaged in developing observational strategies for characterizing habitable exoplanets using an observational decision tree framework approach applicable to future direct imaging missions. | 