K.T. Ramesh
Professor of mechanical engineering, materials science, and earth and planetary sciences who researches impact physics and led experiments investigating whether microbes can survive shock pressures relevant to lithopanspermia.
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Apr 15, 2026 • 26min
The Hitchhiking Microbe’s Guide to the Galaxy
K.T. Ramesh, a Johns Hopkins professor who studies impact physics and planetary materials, discusses experiments shooting microbes to test whether life can hitch rides on meteorites. Short, punchy segments cover the lithopanspermia idea, the clever lab gun shock tests, surprising survival at high pressures, and what those results mean for life’s interplanetary possibilities.
