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

这个博士项目解决的问题是，“是什么控制着生命在宇宙中的哪里形成和进化？”近年来，太阳系外行星调查发现，行星系统在附近的恒星周围无处不在，这些行星具有令人眼花缭乱的一系列属性。但是，是什么机制决定了行星的性质以及它们是否能够维持生命呢？这个博士项目将使用ALMA对极端环境中的原恒星和原行星系统进行的高灵敏度和高分辨率的观测，来量化出生环境如何影响恒星拥有宜居行星的长期潜力。这是理解我们期望在宇宙中的哪里找到生命的关键一步。

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.