How did the first living cells come into being from the earth’s molecular soup 3.5 billion years ago?“Despite much speculation maybe RNA came first, or proteins, or chemical networks there’s not yet a consensus origins story,” says Distinguished
Thu Thao Nguyen, an Arizona State University PhD student working with School of Molecular Sciences Associate Professor Ryan Trovitch, has developed a catalyst that provides a sustainable and efficient method to produce semiconductor coatings.
ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration is entering its 15th year. The school is renowned as an interdisciplinary powerhouse, and geology is a big part of that. Take a look at the unique development of the study of geology at ASU, from its start with a bunch of meteorites to the work of the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists.