Dr. Celia Blanco
Principal Investigator
Ramón y Cajal Fellow · Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA)
Theoretical Astrobiology Group
People
We are a theory group at the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA) in Madrid. We use theoretical and computational models to study how life begins and evolves, here and elsewhere in the universe.
Principal Investigator
Group members
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Marina Fernández Ruz
Research Assistant
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Antonio Varo García
Master's Student
Master's thesis (TFM)
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Hugo Beltrán de Heredia Llamazares
Master's Student
Master's thesis (TFM)
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Ángel Pedroche
Master's Student
CSIC JAE-Intro
BMS affiliates
Researchers I mentor remotely through Blue Marble Space, separately from the group at CAB.
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Tiana Noll-Walker
- Visiting Scholar, 2024–present
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Kaoutar Elasri
- Visiting Scholar, 2024–present
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Eungi Jo
- Visiting Scholar, 2024–present
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Ceren Balkan
- Visiting Scholar, 2024–present
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Ecem Arpacı
- Visiting Scholar, 2025–present
- Research Associate, YSP 2025
BMS alumni
Visiting scholars and research associates who have finished their appointments at Blue Marble Space.
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Nikol Solaligue
- Research Associate, YSP 2026
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Natalie Orrantia
- Research Associate, YSP 2026
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Sriya Pothapragada
- Visiting Scholar, 2023–2026
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Izaac Wilkinson
- Research Associate, YSP 2025
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Charly Bisson
- Research Associate, YSP 2025
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Iris Cabral
- Research Associate, YSP 2025
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Syeda Ameena Hashmi
- Visiting Scholar, 2024–2025
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Jonathan Fussel
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Niyati Mule
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Bhawana Paudel
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Pramesh Sharma
- Research Associate, YSP 2024
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Allison Tee
- Visiting Scholar, 2023–2024
- Research Associate, YSP 2023
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Caner Karabaşoğlu
- Visiting Scholar, 2023–2024
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Ali Ergül
- Visiting Scholar, 2023–2024
Join the group
I welcome inquiries from motivated students and researchers at all stages, whether that is a PhD, a postdoc, a master's or undergraduate project, or a short research visit.