Associate Professor
Contact Information: Website
Office: 270 Williamson Hall
Education: Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Davis, 2014
Areas of Interest / Research
- Astrobiology
- Geobiology
- Organic Geochemistry
- Planetary Science
Dr. Amy Williams is an astrobiologist and geobiologist who studies the formation and preservation of biosignatures in extreme environments on Earth. She uses these analog studies to inform the search for biosignatures and organic carbon on other worlds such as Mars, Enceladus, and Europa. Her work is leveraged to study habitability and the search for life on Mars with the NASA Mars Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, on which she serves as a science team member.
