PRINCIPAL AND CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

ARTHUR, Michael, Professor of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
Sulphur and Nitrogen cycling and isotopes in Precambrian and Phanerozoic anoxic environments; Neoproterozoic glaciations.

BRANTLEY, Susan, Professor of Geosciences & Director of Environmental Institute
The Pennsylvania State University
Microbe-mineral interactions; Water-rock interactions; Fe isotopes and cycling

BRENCHLEY, Jean, Professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology
The Pennsylvania State University
Isolation of psychrophilic microorganisms; Biochemical characterization of cold-active enzyme

CAPO, Rosemary, Associate Professor of Geology and Planetary Science
The University of Pittsburg
Radiogenic isotopes geochemistry; Surficial processes and low-temperature geochemistry

CASTLEMAN, Albert
Eberly Distinguished Chair in Science, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry
The Pennsylvania State University
Laboratory studies of photochemical reactions and molecular cluster formation

FERRY, Greg, Stanley Person Professor of Molecular Biology
The Pennsylvania State University
Enzymology and functional genomics of ancient metabolic pathways in anaerobic microbes from the Archaea domain of life.

FREEMAN, Katherine, Professor of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
Microbial biogeochemistry; Organic geochemistry

HEDGES, Blair, Professor of Biology
The Pennsylvania State University
Evolutionary genomics

HOUSE, Christopher, Assistant Professor of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
Microbial biogeochemistry; Molecular evolution and genomics

KASTING, Jim, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
Planetary atmospheres; Early Earth's atmosphere; Origin of life

KUMP, Lee, Professor of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
Global biogeochemical cycles; Biogeochemical evolution of Earth

MACADLADY, Jenn, Assistant Professor of Geosciences
The Pennsylvania State University
Geomicrobiology of cave formation, weathering and soil processes, stable isotope tools, environmental geochemisty

OHMOTO, Hiroshi, Professor of Geochemistry & Director of PSARC
The Pennsylvania State University
Chemical and biological evolution of the early Earth; Isotopes and cycling of S, C, N, O, and Fe

SCHOONEN, Martin, Professor of Geochemistry & Associate VP for Research
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Hydrothermal geochemistry; photochemistry; and Fe geochemistry on Early Earth

SIGURDSSON, Steinn, Assistant Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics
The Pennsylvania State University
Planet formation and dynamics; Exotic planets; Planet detection.

STEWART, Brian, Associate Professor of Geology and Planetary Science
The University of Pittsburg
Radiogenic isotopes geochemistry; Geochemical processes in earth and planetary systems

WOLSZCZAN, Alexander, Evan Pugh Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Pennsylvania State University
Planet detection; Planets around degenerate stars.