Extraterrestrial proxies for icy pebble delivery towards a habitable Earth

How and when did our young Earth get its necessary ingredients to kick-start the emergence of life? My research project will tackle this question by investigating meteorites and their components as the building blocks of the Solar System. I will look at life-essential water- and organic-rich matter within meteorites and determine their origin, transport and delivery to the rocky planets. The grant will allow the recruitment of a PhD student, a postdoc and the purchase of new equipment.