Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's,  Newfoundland
SERP: Study of Electrical Potential, Remote  Sensing, and Preservation of Biosignatures at Sites of Serpentinization — PI: Dr. Penny  L. Morrill. Water rock reaction, known as  serpentinization, has the potential to support life on other worlds (planets  and moons). Detecting life at sites of serpentinization on other worlds  requires the ability to find serpentization sites and detect biosignatures. The  SERP project aims to develop, deploy and validate geophysical, spectral and  remote sensing methods to detect surface and sub-surface expressions of  serpentinization. It will help detect serpentinized springs and identify  biosignatures of current life and biomarkers of past life.