Nathalie Cabrol
Nathalie joined the SETI Institute (SI) in 1998 as a Senior Astrobiologist. She was named Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SI in August 2015. In addition to leading the scientific vision at the SI, she leads projects in astrobiology, develops science exploration strategies for Mars, Titan, and the Outer Solar System icy moons, and designs robotic field experiments. She explores high-altitude lakes in the Andes, where environmental conditions are analogous to early Mars. With her team, she documents life's adaptation to extreme environments, the effects of rapid climate change on lake ecosystems and habitats, their geobiological signatures, and their relevance to planetary exploration. Nathalie holds the women's world record for free and scuba diving at altitude (Licancabur Summit Lake, 5,940 m).
