What controls where life can form and evolve in the Universe?

这个博士项目解决了这样一个问题：“是什么控制着宇宙中生命的形成和进化？”近年来，太阳系外行星调查发现，行星系统在附近恒星周围无处不在，这些行星具有一系列令人眼花缭乱的特性。但是，是什么机制决定了行星的性质，以及它们是否能维持生命呢？这个博士项目将使用高灵敏度和高分辨率的ALMA观测极端环境下的原恒星和原行星系统，以量化诞生环境如何影响一颗恒星拥有可居住行星的长期潜力。这是我们了解宇宙中生命存在的关键一步。

This PhD project tackles the question, "What controls where life can form and evolve in the Universe?". In recent years, extrasolar planet surveys have found planetary systems are ubiquitous around nearby stars and these planets have a bewildering array of properties. But what mechanisms determine the properties of planets and whether they can sustain life? This PhD project will use high sensitivity and resolution ALMA observations of proto-stellar and proto-planetary systems in extreme environments to quantify how the birth environment affects a star's long-term potential to host habitable planets. This is a key step towards understanding where we expect to find life in the Universe.