Astrobiology, Geochemistry, Microbial Evolution

Steffen Buessecker

Degree/Major: Ph.D. Arizona State University

Role: Affiliates

Affiliation: Stanford University

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Research Interest: Methanogen activity under hydrothermal or hypersaline conditions, abiotic and biotic reactions driving nitrous oxide cycling, the ecological stoichiometry of trace metals (tungsten in particular) across space and time, anaerobic microbiological culturing techniques, linking microbial metabolisms to mineral and atmospheric chemical reactions, using mineral catalysis for large-scale greenhouse gas consumption