The Pyroprobe—How It Works and What It Can Do
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Summons lab postdoc Kristen Miller recently gave a presentation to the lab group about the capabilities and operating procedures of the CDS 5250T Pyroprobe, an instrument that allows (amongst other things) whole-rock samples and entire microfossils to be analyzed by GCMS. We have posted a summary of her presentation to the Facilities section of our website here.
Where Are They Now?
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Wonder where they went after they left MIT? Here are the current placements of a number of recent Summons lab alumni over the last few years. To see more, head over to the Alumni page.
To Make a Virtual Fieldtrip, Start with a Real One
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Roger Summons explains the role of microbial activity in the formation of oolitic sand In June 2013, Roger Summons and postdoc Ben Kotrc, with colleague Tanja Bosak, embarked on a field excursion to several sites in Western Australia as part of an Education and Public Outreach project under the auspices of the NASA Astrobiology […]
The Summons Lab goes to Tenerife
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A majority of Summons lab members traveled to the island of Tenerife, Spain last week to attend the 26th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2013). Posters and presentations delivered included: Recent graduate Sara Lincoln on DISENTANGLING MARINE PLANKTONIC ARCHAEAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBRANE LIPID ASSEMBLAGES, Roger Summons on THE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF OOIDS AND OOLITES, […]
Now on YouTube: What is a GC-MS?
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In this video, MIT’s Dr. Christian Hallman explains what a GC-MS (gas chromatograph mass spectrometer) is and what it does. Watch the complete set of videos here.
PI Roger Summons “quoted” in the Onion
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Roger Summons is featured in an article in The Onion, entitled “Planet Earth Doesn’t Know How To Make It Any Clearer It Wants Everyone To Leave.”