Kenneth H. Nealson
Professor of Environmental Science
(213) 821-2271
e-mail: knealson..(@usc.edu)
earth.usc.edu/research/geomicrobiology/KenF.html

Research Interests
Dr. Nealson is currently the Wrigley professor of Geobiology at USC. He oversees the research performed in his lab. This work has led to methods that are now being interfaced with the study of organisms in extreme environments, and with upcoming missions, both for in situ life detection and for analysis of samples returned from Mars in future missions.

Experience
Dr. Nealson did post-doctoral work at Harvard University for three years. He then took a position at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Univ. of California at San Diego), where he remained for 12 years, being promoted to Professor of Oceanography. During this time he studied aspects of marine bioluminescence, particularly the physiology and ecology of luminous bacteria and the organisms with which they are associated as symbionts.

Education
1965-University of Chicago, B.S. in biochemistry.
1969-University of Chicago, Ph.D. in microbiology.

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