Who We Are
The Center for Planetary Systems Habitability unites researchers all across The University of Texas at Austin who are interested in exciting interdisciplinary research programs to understand the potential for life to develop, persist and flourish throughout the Universe. These studies include: Co-evolution of Life and Planet: We know that Earth-like planets are common in our Milky Way galaxy. Is there life on these planets, or is life on our Earth a unique phenomenon? Dynamics of Planets and Atmospheres: How does life begin and evolve through its interaction with atmospheric, surface, and subsurface nutrient pathways? Habitability in a Galactic Environment: What regions of the Milky Way galaxy are most habitable for complex life? How susceptible is life to lethal radiation from astrophysical sources?
What We're Fundraising For
Student Fellowships in Planetary Habitability: We wish to fund graduate and undergraduate students to conduct exploratory research projects in planetary habitability. Proposals may cover research in any topic related to planetary habitability, broadly defined, including but not limited to pre-biotic chemistry, origin of life, perseverance of life, mass extinctions/biotic crises, planetary dynamics, nutrient pathways, planetary atmospheres, biosignatures, habitable environments, planetary system dynamics, system and galactic hazards, galactic habitability, instrumentation, and planetary mission design. Students will write small (2-page) proposals to the Center developing their research idea exploring the particular aspect of planetary habitability that interests them. The goals are to develop these student ideas and concepts to the level where they can generate external funding support for the student from NASA or the National Science Foundation, and ultimately to publish the results in scholarly papers led by the student in scientific journals. The fellowship would cover at least one semester student stipend and tuition, as well as research related travel, analytical costs, and necessary equipment costs.
Your Impact
Your gift will stimulate student interdisciplinary research on topics that may well fall in the gaps between our existing academic departments and research units. These research projects will be proposed by the student and supervised by faculty and professional research staff with appropriate expertise in these areas. Since the research topics are initiated by the students, these fellowships will give the students invaluable experience in all aspects of scientific research, from project conception through executing the research project and ultimately publishing the results in a scientific journal. Students will be able to list this Fellowship, as well as any resulting scientific publications, on their resume to make them more competitive for graduate school or job applications.
Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are some of the challenge winners for the second day of the campaign!
It’s Another Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew
3rd place: WINNER UT Child Development Center Comal
Hungry Bevo Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
3rd place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
40 to the 40 Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
Final Countdown Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
3rd place: WINNER Liberal Arts Council
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: School of Nursing Area of Greatest Need $1,000 Prize
Runner Ups:
Texas Orange Jackets $250 Prize
Dell Medical School Scholarships $250 Prize
6,000 Milestone Award Winner- Texas Crew
7,000 Milestone Award Winner- Shakespeare at Winedale
8,244 Milestone Award Winner- Texas Women’s Club Lacrosse
What a day! We have a surprise tonight! Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. CST the top three colleges, schools, units, and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts will receive an additional reward.
1st Place: $1,500
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $250
Rally behind your favorite participating area of campus before 10 p.m!
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Texas Crew | 95 |
2 | $500 | Texas Women's Rugby | 75 |
3 | Texas Orange Jackets | 57 | |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 20 | |
5 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 8 | |
6 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 6 | |
8 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 6 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
10 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 5 | |
11 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 4 | |
12 | Texas Exes | 3 | |
13 | TX Votes | 3 | |
14 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 2 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Final Countdown Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $5,000 | Texas Crew | 103 |
2 | $1,500 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 72 |
3 | $1,000 | Liberal Arts Council | 52 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 26 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 23 | |
6 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 20 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 15 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 15 | |
9 | College of Natural Sciences | 13 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | 11 | |
11 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 11 | |
12 | Black Studies | 11 | |
13 | School of Human Ecology | 9 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 9 | |
15 | College of Liberal Arts | 9 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Crew | 930 |
2 | Liberal Arts Council | 451 |
3 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 340 |
4 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 331 |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 325 |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 299 |
7 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 293 |
8 | Texas Women's Rugby | 293 |
9 | Department of Asian Studies | 229 |
10 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 215 |
11 | Texas Exes | 211 |
12 | Texas Taekwondo | 210 |
13 | Texas Athletics | 163 |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 162 |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 144 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 181 |
2 | $750 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 45 |
3 | $250 | UT Women's Club Soccer | 44 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 40 | |
5 | Texas Crew | 23 | |
6 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 22 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 13 | |
9 | The University of Texas at Austin | 10 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 | |
12 | Black Alumni Network | 5 | |
13 | Longhorn Powerlifting | 5 | |
14 | IEEE RAS | 5 | |
15 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Hungry Bevo Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 204 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 168 |
3 | $250 | Texas Women's Rugby | 120 |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 70 | |
5 | UT Child Development Center Lavaca | 12 | |
6 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 12 | |
7 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 11 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 10 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 9 | |
10 | Kendra Scott WEL Institute | 7 | |
11 | Department of Asian Studies | 7 | |
12 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 7 | |
13 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
14 | Shakespeare at Winedale | 6 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Dollars | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Dell Medical School | $1,306,294.21 |
2 | McCombs School of Business | $529,345.36 |
3 | Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy | $416,134.00 |
4 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $310,339.42 |
5 | Landmarks | $277,804.94 |
6 | Texas Exes | $112,410.00 |
7 | Texas Athletics | $91,341.00 |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | $56,851.51 |
9 | University of Texas Libraries | $38,656.00 |
10 | Department of Asian Studies | $33,051.00 |
11 | Longhorn Band | $32,870.00 |
12 | The School of Architecture | $29,550.00 |
13 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $27,144.10 |
14 | LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease (LCID) | $21,900.00 |
15 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | $19,870.00 |
Rank | Prize | It's Another Surprise Challenge! | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 120 |
2 | $750 | Texas Crew | 99 |
3 | $250 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 88 |
4 | Texas Women's Rugby | 55 | |
5 | UT Sailing Team | 44 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 39 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 16 | |
8 | Texas Athletics | 16 | |
9 | The University of Texas at Austin | 14 | |
10 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 14 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 12 | |
12 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 12 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 11 | |
14 | The School of Architecture | 10 | |
15 | School of Law | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Late Night Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Liberal Arts Council | 59 |
2 | $1,500 | UT Archery Club | 45 |
3 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 36 |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 9 | |
5 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 4 | |
6 | First-Gen Equity | 3 | |
7 | The University of Texas at Austin | 3 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 2 | |
9 | Longhorn Band | 2 | |
10 | School of Nursing | 2 | |
11 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | 2 | |
12 | Texas Rock Climbing | 2 | |
13 | Texas Women's Rugby | 2 | |
14 | College of Fine Arts | 1 | |
15 | UT Amateur Radio Club | 1 |
Rank | Prize | Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 116 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 85 |
3 | $250 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 28 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 20 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 19 | |
6 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 17 | |
7 | Department of Asian Studies | 16 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 13 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 13 | |
10 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 13 | |
11 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 11 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | 10 | |
13 | School of Law | 10 | |
14 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 10 | |
15 | Liberal Arts Council | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 121 |
2 | $750 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 90 |
3 | $250 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 80 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 55 | |
5 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 21 | |
6 | UT Sailing Team | 20 | |
7 | Department of Asian Studies | 17 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 15 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 11 | |
10 | McCombs School of Business | 7 | |
11 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
12 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 7 | |
13 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | 6 | |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 6 | |
15 | School of Nursing | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Taekwondo | 87 |
2 | $750 | Liberal Arts Council | 45 |
3 | $250 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 31 |
4 | Department of Asian Studies | 15 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 12 | |
8 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 11 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 8 | |
11 | Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy | 8 | |
12 | School of Law | 7 | |
13 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Day 1 Leaderboard: Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 312 |
2 | $750 | Liberal Arts Council | 286 |
3 | $500 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 269 |
4 | $250 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 253 |
5 | $100 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 190 |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 136 | |
7 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 118 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 106 | |
9 | Texas Taekwondo | 100 | |
10 | Texas Exes | 95 | |
11 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 89 | |
12 | Texas Athletics | 84 | |
13 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 74 | |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 67 | |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 64 |
Rank | Prize | Early Bird Challenge | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | College of Natural Sciences | $15,050.00 |
2 | $750 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | $10,350.00 |
3 | $250 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | $5,400.00 |
4 | Texas Athletics | $5,175.00 | |
5 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | $2,385.00 | |
6 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $2,245.00 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | $2,100.00 | |
8 | Texas Exes | $1,960.00 | |
9 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $1,650.00 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | $1,550.00 | |
11 | Counseling and Mental Health Center | $1,500.00 | |
12 | Longhorn Racing | $1,500.00 | |
13 | The University of Texas at Austin | $1,140.00 | |
14 | School of Human Ecology | $1,000.00 | |
15 | Dell Medical School | $910.00 |
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