| Stephen J. Mojzsis: |
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At the pre-3.75 Ga Nuvvuagittuq supracrustal belt, northern Quebec (June, 2005)
Department of Geological Sciences
Center for Astrobiology
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0399
office: (303) 492-5014
lab: (303) 735-5021
fax: (303) 492-2606
e-mail: mojzsis "AT" colorado "DOT" edu
http://www.colorado.edu/GeolSci/
http://lasp.colorado.edu/planetary/
http://isotope.colorado.edu
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PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION with year of completion
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Postdoctoral Scholar in Geochemistry & Geochronology 2000
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD) Ph.D. Earth Sciences 1997
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts MA Geology 1992
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts BA Geology 1988
APPOINTMENTS
2007-present Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
2000-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
2000 Fellow, Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, UCLA
1999-2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geochemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, UCLA
1998-2000 NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth & Space Sciences, UCLA
1997-1998 UC President's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Earth & Space Sciences, UCLA
1998-2000 Asst. Research Scientist: Institute for Pure & Applied Physical Sciences, UCSD
1995-1997 NSCORT Exobiology Graduate Research Fellow, SIO, UCSD
1993-1997 Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
1988-1992 Research Assistant, Boston University
1987 (summer) Summer Research Fellow, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston
HONORS & AWARDS
Fulbright Faculty Scholar (France), 2007-2008
Faculty Fellow, Council of Research and Creative Work, University of Colorado, 2007-2008
University of Colorado, Residence Life Teaching Award, 2004
NASA Astrobiology Institute Research Fellow, 2000
National Science Foundation, Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1998 – 2000
University of California Office of the President, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1997-1998
Fellow, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), University of California, 1998
Hickok-Radford Award for Geological Research in Polar Regions, Soc. Econ. Geologists, 1997
Geological Society of America, Graduate Research Award, 1996
Edward Frieman Director's Prize, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1996
NSCORT/ Exobiology, Graduate Research Fellowship, 1995 - 1997
Sigma Xi, San Diego Chapter Science Award, 1995
NASA Specialized Center for Research and Training (NSCORT)/ Exobiology, Fellowship, 1992
NASA Planetary Biology Internship, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1992
Lunar and Planetary Institute Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1987
Boston University Graduate Award for Excellence in Geology, 1987
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*Denotes Book chapter
Underline = Student Author from my group
last updated June 7, 2007
(papers in the works - as these appear IN PRINT or IN PRESS I will update the links - Please Note: Papers in PROOF form are not the final versions, so should not be considered suitable as yet for quotation.)
2007
38. Turner, G., Busfield, A., Crowther, S., Harrison, T.M., Mojzsis, S.J. and Gilmour, J. (2007) Pu-Xe, U-Xe, U-Pb chronology and isotope systematics of ancient zircons from Western Australia. (submitted)
37. *Mojzsis, S.J. Sulphur on the Early Earth. In, Precambrian Ophiolites and Related Rocks edited by M.J. Van Kranendonk, R.H. Smithies and V. and Bennett, Developments in Precambrian Geology, Vol. 15: Elsevier.(in press - August 2007).
36. Dauphas, N., Cates, N.L., Mojzsis, S.J. and Busigny, V. Identification of chemical sedimentary protoliths using iron isotopes in the >3760 Ma Nuvvuagittuq supracrustal belt, Canada. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 254, 358-376.
36. Cates, N.L. and Mojzsis, S.J. Pre-3750 Ma supracrustal rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq supracrustal belt, northern Quebec. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 255, 9-21.
35. Trail, D., Mojzsis, S.J. and Harrison, T.M. Thermal events documented in Hadean zircons by ion microprobe depth profiles. (in press at Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta ).
34. Trail, D., Mojzsis, S.J., Harrison, T.M., Schmitt, A.K., Watson, E.B. and Young, E.D. Some constraints on Hadean zircon protoliths from oxygen isotopes and Ti-thermometry.(in press at G-cubed).
33. Papineau, D., Mojzsis, S.J., and Schmitt, A.K. Multiple sulfur isotopes from Paleoproterozoic Huronian interglacial sediments and the rise of atmospheric oxygen. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 255, 188-212.
2006
32. Papineau, D. and Mojzsis, S.J. (2006) Mass-independent fractionation of sulfur isotopes in sulfides from the pre-3770 Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt, West Greenland. Geobiology 4, 227-238.
31. Cates, N.L. and Mojzsis, S.J. Chemical and isotopic evidence for widespread Eoarchean (>3700 Ma) metasedimentary enclaves in southern West Greenland. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 70, 4229-4257.
30. Manning, C.E., Mojzsis, S.J. and Harrison, T.M. (2006) Geology, age and origin of supracrustal rocks, Akilia, Greenland. Am. J. Sci. 306, 303-366.
29. Harrison, T.M., Blichert-Toft, J., Müller, W., Albarède, F., Holden, P. and Mojzsis, S.J. (2006) Response to comment on "Heterogeneous Hadean Hafnium: Evidence of continental crust at 4.4 to 4.5 Ga." Science 312, 1139b.
2005
28. Harrison, T.M., Blichert-Toft, J., Müller, W., Albarède, F., Holden, P. and Mojzsis, S.J. (2005) Heterogeneous Hadean Hafnium: Evidence of continental crust at 4.4 to 4.5 Ga. Science 310, 1947-1950.
27. Papineau, D., Mojzsis, S.J., Coath, C.D., Karhu, J.A. and McKeegan, K.D. (2005) Multiple sulfur isotopes of sulfides from sediments in the aftermath of Paleoproterozoic glaciations. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69, 5033-5060 (doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.07.005).
26. Papineau, D., Walker, J.J, Mojzsis, S.J., and Pace, N.R. (2005) Composition and structure of microbial communities from stromatolites of Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Appl. Environ. Microbio. 71, 4822-4832 (doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.8.4822-4832.2005).
25. Mojzsis, S.J. (2005) Precambrian hydrocarbons: Products of changing geology and biology with time. Petrol. Front. 20, 3-10.
24. Papineau, D., Mojzsis, S.J., Karhu, J.A. and Marty, B. (2005) Nitrogen isotopic composition of ammoniated phyllosilicates: Case studies from Precambrian metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. Chem. Geol. 216, 37-58 (doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.10.009).
23. *Mojzsis, S.J. Atmosphere evolution. In Encyclopedia of Geology, edited by R. Selley, R. Cocks and I.R Plimer: Elsevier, Oxford 1, 197-207.
2004
22. Turner, G., Harrison, T.M., Holland, G., Mojzsis, S.J. and Gilmour, J. (2004) Extinct 244Pu in ancient zircons. Science 306, 89-91.
2003
21. Mojzsis, S.J., Devaraju, T.C. and Newton, R.C. (2003) Ion microprobe U-Pb age determinations on zircon from the Late Archean granulite facies transition zone of southern Karnataka, India. J. Geol. 111(4), 407-425.
20. Mojzsis, S.J., Coath, C.D., Greenwood, J.P., McKeegan, K.D. and Harrison, T.M. (2003) Confirmation of mass-independent isotope effects in Archean (2.5 – 3.8 Ga) sedimentary sulfides as determined by ion microprobe analysis. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67(9), 1635-1658.
2002
19. Mojzsis, S.J. (2002) Origin of Life: The First Fossils. In Encyclopedia of Evolution, edited by M. Pagel: Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 843-845.
18. Mojzsis, S.J., and Harrison, T.M. (2002) Establishment of a 3.83 Ga magmatic age for the Akilia tonalite (southern West Greenland). Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 202, 563-576.
17. Mojzsis, S.J. and Harrison, T.M. (2002) Origin and Significance of Archean Quartzose Rocks at Akilia, Greenland. Science 298, 917a.
2001
16. Mojzsis, S.J., Harrison, T.M., Pidgeon, R.T., C.D. (2001) Oxygen isotope evidence from ancient zircons for liquid water at Earth’s surface 4,300 Myr ago. Nature 409, 178-181.
15. Anbar, A.D., Zahnle, K.J., Arnold, G. and Mojzsis, S.J. (2001) Extraterrestrial iridium, sediment accumulation and the habitability of the early Earth’s surface. J. Geophys. Res. 106(2), 3219-3236.
14. Mojzsis, S.J. (2001) Life and the evolution of Earth’s atmosphere, In Earth – inside and out, edited by E. Mathez: New Press, New York, pp. 32-39. [peer-reviewed book chapter for lay audience]
*13. Mojzsis, S.J., and Ryder, G. (2001) Extraterrestrial accretion to the Earth and Moon ca. 3.85 Ga. In: Accretion of Extraterrestrial Matter Throughout Earth History, edited by B. Peuckner-Ehrenbrink and B. Schmitz: Kluwer, pp. 423-446.
2000
12. Mojzsis, S.J., and Harrison, T.M. (2000) Vestiges of a beginning: clues to the emergent biosphere recorded in the oldest known sedimentary rocks. GSA Today 10: 1-6.
*11. Ryder, G., Koeberl, C., and Mojzsis, S.J. (2000) Heavy bombardment of the Earth at ~3.85 Ga: The search for petrographic and geochemical evidence. In: Origin of the Earth and Moon; edited by K. Righter and R. Canup: University of Arizona Press pp.475-492.
10. Greenwood, J.P., Mojzsis, S.J. and Coath, C.D. (2000) Sulfur isotopic compositions of individual sulfides in ALH84001 and Nakhla: implications for crust-regolith exchange on Mars. Earth Planet. Sci. Letts. 184, 23-25.
The following papers were published prior to my arrival at the University of Colorado
1999
*9. Mojzsis, S.J., Krishnamurthy, R., and Arrhenius, G. (1999) Before RNA and After: Geophysical and geochemical constraints on molecular evolution. In: The RNA World II, edited by Gesteland, R., Cech, T. and Atkins, J.: Cold Spring Harbor Press, New York pp. 1- 47.
8. Mojzsis, S.J., Harrison, T.M., Arrhenius, G., McKeegan, K.D., and Grove, M. (1999) Origin of life from apatite dating? – Reply. Nature 400, 127-128.
1998
7. Mojzsis, S.J., and Arrhenius, G. (1998) Phosphates and carbon on Mars: Exobiological implications and sample return considerations. J. Geophys. Res. 103(E12), 28,495-28,511.
1997
6. Arrhenius, G., Sales, B., Mojzsis, S.J., and Lee, T. (1997) Entropy and charge in molecular evolution: the role of phosphate. J. Theor. Bio. 187, 503-522.
5. Eiler, J.M., Mojzsis, S.J., and Arrhenius, G. (1997) Carbon isotope evidence for early life: Nature 386, 665.
4. Nutman, A.P., Mojzsis, S.J., and Friend, C.R.L. (1997) Identification of the oldest water-lain sediments at >3850 Ma from Akilia island, southern West Greenland. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61(12), 2475-2484.
1996
3. Arrhenius, G., and Mojzsis, S.J. (1996) Life on Mars – then and now. Curr. Bio. 6(10), 1213-1216.
2. Mojzsis, S.J., Arrhenius, G., McKeegan, K.D., Harrison, T.M., Nutman, A.P., and Friend, C.R.L. (1996) Evidence for life on Earth by 3800 million years ago. Nature 384 (6604), 55-59.
1993
*1. Arrhenius, G., Gedulin, B., and Mojzsis, S.J. (1993) Phosphate in models for chemical evolution. In: Chemical Evolution: Origin of Life, edited by Ponnamperuma, C., and Chela-Flores, J.: A. Deepak, Hampton, Virginia, pp. 25-50.
Other Publications
4. #Mojzsis, S.J. (2004) The First Billion Years: New insights from geochemistry. Precambrian Research 135 (4), 245-250. [preface to a special issue].
3. #Mojzsis, S.J. (2004) Life in the first billion years. Journal of High School Science (Canada) 3 (1), 46-51. [public service/outreach activity].
2. *Mojzsis, S.J. (2003) Probing early atmospheres. Nature 425 (6955), 249-251 doi:10.1038/425249a. [News and Views piece].
1. *Mojzsis, S.J. . (2003) The Early Earth: Physical, Chemical and Biological Development. Eos – Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union 88 (36), 358. [Book review]
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