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The Summons Lab bids farewell to several talented and valuable lab members!
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Dr. Ross Williams has been a PhD researcher in Roger’s lab for the last 5 years. Ross recently received his PhD degree in Geochemistry at MIT. His research focus has been on paleoenvironment reconstruction in extreme climates ranging from Early Cenozoic lignite deposits in India to modern day high elevation lakes of the Chilean Altiplano.…
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GRC Organic Geochemistry meeting 2016 in Holderness, NH
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The Gordon Research Conference Organic Geochemistry meeting was held at Holderness School in Holderness, New Hampshire from July 24th – July 29th, 2016. The conference was chaired by Anne Pearson, and Lloyd Snowdon served as the vice chair. Many who attend this meeting will agree that the quality of science and unique “campy” experience in…
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Latest Summons Lab Research
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From the origin’s of complex life to the timing of oxygen’s first appearance in the atmosphere, the Summons lab has published a number of exciting and important papers in recent weeks. David recently published his combined biomarker and genomic study in PNAS. Here, he presented conclusive evidence that sea sponges were indeed the source of the…
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Cambridge Science Festival!
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The Cambridge Science Festival is fast approaching us! Starting on Friday April 15th, the festival is an annual 10-day celebration of science, technology, engineering, art and math in Cambridge and beyond. Collaborators for the festival include MIT, Harvard University, the City of Cambridge and the Museum of Science. Every spring, the festival makes science accessible,…
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GRC Geobiology meeting 2016 in Galveston
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The GRC Geobiology meeting was held in early February in Galveston, Texas. The venue was the magnificent Hotel Galvez and was chaired by David Fike and Tanja Bosak. The meeting brought together a core group of experts from diverse fields, all with common objectives in attempting to answer some of the most important questions in Geobiology today. The meeting was…
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The Summons Lab welcomes two recent additions to the group
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The Summons Lab welcomes two new postdoctoral scientists – Ainara Sistiaga and Heather Throckmorton. Ainara is no stranger to the Summons Lab and to MIT, as she spent time hereas a visiting student during her postgraduate studies. Ainara’s research is focused on exploiting the organic molecular information preserved in sediments, with particular emphasis on the paleodietary record. She combines organic geochemistry and…
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Microenergy 2015
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The third international workshop on microbial life under extreme energy limitation – Microenergy 2015, was held in the spectacular setting of Sandbjerg Manor near Sonderborg in southern Denmark from September 21st – 25th. The workshop was convened by Jan Amend (University of Southern California), Tori Hoehler (NASA Ames) and Bo Barker Jørgensen (Aarhus University). It brought…
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International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2015)
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The 27th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2015) was held in Prague from September 13th – 18th, and brought together over 500 of the world’s leading researchers and graduate students in organic geochemistry. Topics and themes included petroleum systems, paleoclimate, soil biogeochemistry, biodegradation, archaeology, analytical methods and evolution of complex life. Ross and Shane…
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IMOG 2015 kicks off this week in Prague!
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The 27th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry kicks off this week in Prague, and the Summons Lab will be out in strength with a range of talks and posters being presented over the course of the week. There will be up to 600 people attending and presenting on a range of topics from biogochemistry to…
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Genming and Xiaolei to present at Goldschmidt2015 next week!
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Genming and Xiaolei will be representing the Summons Lab in Prague next week for the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference. This will be the 25th anniversary of the meeting, and to celebrate the organising committee will have 25 plenary talks highlighting 25 major advances in geochemistry over the last quarter century. At 15:45 on Thursday, Genming will…