Education:
BS, University of Vermont (Physics), 1969
PhD, University of Rhode Island (Oceanography), 1978
Research Interests:
Volcanic processes in the ocean basins including mid-ocean ridges and ocean islands.
Chemistry, mineralogy, and microbiology of volcanic rocks from the oceans.
The Ocean Drilling Program.
Microbes in rocks on Earth as analogues for life elsewhere in the solar system.
Current Research:
Bacteria in volcanic rocks; dynamics of magma chambers on ocean ridges and volcanic islands; mineralogy and chemistry of magmas.
IGERT Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships in the Earth's Subsurface Biosphere.
ODP's Greatest Hits. One-page description of an aspect of my research for the Ocean Drilling Program.
Abstract for the 30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Title: Microbial weathering of igneous rocks: a tool for locating past life on Mars.
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