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PROFESSOR of Geochemistry
Department of Geosciences And The Penn State Astrobiology Research Cente of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
435 Deike Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-4074
Fax: 814-863-2001
Email: ohmoto@geosc.psu.edu |
Education/Degrees
- B.S. in Geology, Hokkaido University, 1964.
- A.M. in Geology, Princeton University, 1967.
- Ph.D. in Geology, Princeton University, 1969.
Research Interests
- Astrobiology: Evolution of life and environment on early Earth and Mars.
- Stable isotope geochemistry: Principles governing the distribution of isotopes of S, C, O, H, and Fe in nature.
- Ore deposits: hydrothermal deposits (VMS, SHMS, MVT, BIF, granite-related)
Courses at PSU
- GSc. 416 Introduction to isotopes in geosciences (Spring)
- GSc. 451 Natural Resources (Fall)
- Abiol 570 Astrobiology Field Course
- GSc. 600 and 601. Thesis research (Every semester)
Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Fellows Supervised
- Penn State: 23 Ph.D. Theses; 18 Master's Theses; 15 Post-doctoral
Research Associates; 7 Ph. D. Theses (Students from Other Institutions
Who Conducted Parts of Their Thesis Research at Penn State)
- Tohoku University: 8 Ph.D. Theses; 21 Master's Theses
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