David E. Woon Molecular Research Institute 2495 Old Middlefield Way Mountain View, CA 94043-2316 (650) 210-0310, x117 (voice) (650) 210-0318 (fax) woon@hecla.molres.org Dr. Woon is a theoretical chemist who has just submitted a paper about the mechanism by which these molecules form in the ice. We have a bet about which carbon in the starting materials ends up where in the products. He's gonna loose the bet, but you might want to talk to him anyway.
Joe Nuth Nuth@gsfc.nasa.gov Business Phone: 301 286-9467 Fax Number: 301 286-1683 Chief of the astrochemistry Branch at NASA Goddard Dr. Nuth can speak with great knowledge about our work.
Jen G Blank, blank4@llnl.gov LLNL, H-Divsion/Shock Physics, L-415 Livermore, CA 94551 tel. 925-423-8566 fax.925-422-6594 Dr. Blank is a geochemist who studies how amino acids stand up to impacts like might occur when a comet or asteroid hits a planet. She can tell you if the amino acids will make it to Earth.
George cody cody@gl.ciw.edu Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington 5251 Broad Branch Rd., NW, Washington DC 20015 Tel: (202) 478-8980 Fax: (202) 478-8900 Dr. Cody is interested in prebiotic chemistry and in organic molecules in meteorities.
Chris Chyba (650) 960-4519 Director of SETI Institute's Center for Life in the Universe, he can help to put this work into a larger context
Similarly, Seth Shoshack (sshostak@seti.org; 650 960-4530) of the SETI Institute is always good for a great quote.