Andreea Oarga-Mulec

Dr. Andreea Oarga-Mulec is an environmental scientist and interdisciplinary researcher at the University of Nova Gorica, specializing in sustainability and environmental systems. Her work focuses on the analysis of extreme environments, such as caves and sulfur springs, where unique organisms thrive. Oarga-Mulec has a keen interest in astrobiology, drawing parallels between life in extreme terrestrial conditions and the possibilities of life existing elsewhere in the universe. She emphasizes the ethical implications of searching for extraterrestrial life, highlighting how understanding life's adaptability on Earth can inform our imagination about its potential forms in outer space.