Photo taken at the Analog Astronaut Conference in 2024 (Credit: Hope Byrd)
Education: PhD Geological Sciences & Astrobiology
Location: Longmont, Colorado, USA
Contact: grahamlau@bmsis.org
Dr. Graham Lau is an astrobiologist, science communicator, and storyteller exploring the intersection of life, mind, and the cosmos. With an academic foundation spanning biology, chemistry, astrophysics, and geology, he specializes in understanding how living systems shape their environments and how we might detect life beyond Earth. His research and fieldwork have taken him from the Canadian High Arctic to particle accelerators around the world, advancing our understanding of planetary habitability and biosignatures.
Dr. Lau serves as the Director of Communications and Marketing for Blue Marble Space. He is also one of our Senior Research Investigators, the Director of our Young Scientist Program, where he has also served as a mentor to many of our Research Associates. He also has a team of Visiting Scholars, and he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Planetary Perspectives.
As the Director of Ask an Astrobiologist, he brings the wonder of science and discovery to a global audience, sparking conversations about our place in the universe.
Beyond his scientific pursuits, Dr. Lau is dedicated to cultivating human potential. He teaches meditation, coaches public speakers, and delivers talks that weave together science, philosophy, and awe. Through his writing and lectures, he invites audiences into the transformative awareness and sense of awe that comes with exploring our place in the universe.
You can fins his writing at The Cosmobiologist, and check out his 2024 TEDxBoulder talk where he introduced the concept of the Panzoic Effect.
Dr. Lau’s Team at BMS (aka, The Cosmobiologists!)
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