Kenneth H. Nealson
Astrobiology expert focusing on the evolution of life in the universe and microbial life in extreme environments
Holder of the Wrigley Chair in Geobiology
Professor of Earth sciences, USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Senior research scientist, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
Contact at: (213) 821-2271 (office), (323) 344-7336 (home) or knealson@wrigley.usc.edu
Expertise:
- astrobiology -- study of planets and how they and life coevolve
- evolution of life in the universe
- exobiology -- search for life on other worlds
- biochemical and microbiological approaches to understanding the evolution of microbial life in extreme environments (e.g., under the ice at the Earth's South Pole)
- microbial genome sequencing and analysis
- genome sequencing of Shewanella oneidensis
- environmental microbiology
- bioluminescence
- biogeochemistry
- geomicrobiology
- Editor, Bioluminescence: Current Perspectives (1981)
- Co-editor, Geomicrobiology: Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals, Reviews in Mineralogy Volume 35 (1997)
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
More:
For stories about Kenneth Nealson, see "Down That Long Dusty Trail" and "Mysteries on Mars."
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http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/faculty/faculty_display.html?Person_ID=1003571
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