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| | 1:30 PM | Introductory Remarks |
| 52-1 | 1:40 PM | HYDROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENTS AND PLANETARY HABITABILITY: IS THERMOPHILY THE MOST COMMON PATHWAY OF BIOSPHERE EMERGENCE IN THE COSMOS?: FARMER, Jack D., Dept. Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, jack.farmer@asu.edu |
| 52-2 | 2:00 PM | POSSIBLE FOSSILS PRESERVED IN ARCHEAN AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES METAPELITES?: SCHIFFBAUER, James D.1, YIN, Leiming2, YUAN, Xunlai2, KAUFMAN, Alan J.3, and XIAO, Shuhai4, (1) Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdschiff@vt.edu, (2) Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China, (3) Geology, Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (4) Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
| 52-3 | 2:15 PM | THE LATE ARCHEAN BIOSPHERIC EXPLOSION: LINDSAY, John F., Lunar and Planetary Institute, Center for Advanced Space Studies, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, lindsay@lpi.usra.edu, BENNETT, Victoria C., Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia, and BRASIER, Martin D., Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United Kingdom |
| 52-4 | 2:35 PM | MICROBIAL ROLES: ADAPTATION OF MICROBES TO AN EVOLVING PLANETARY SETTING: MORRIS, Penny A., Natural Science, Univ of Houston Downtown, 1 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, pmorris@ems.jsc.nasa.gov and LINDSAY, John, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058 |
| 52-5 | 2:50 PM | ANACHRONISTIC PERIODS IN EARTH HISTORY AND THEIR ROLE IN THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL MICROBIALITES: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE EARLY TRIASSIC: WOODS, Adam D., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P. O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, awoods@fullerton.edu |
| 52-6 | 3:05 PM | STABLE IRON ISOTOPES DATA ASSES MICROBIALLY MEDIATION IN THE ROSSO AMMONITICO (MID-LATE JURASSIC, VERONA AREA, ITALY): PRÉAT, Alain R., MATTIELLI, Nadine L., DE JONG, Jeroen R., and MAMET, Bernard L., Earth Sciences and Environment, University of Brussels, 50 av F.D. Roosevelt , B-1050, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium, apreat@ulb.ac.be |
| | 3:20 PM | Break |
| 52-7 | 3:35 PM | CLOSED-BASIN LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS AS TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS FOR POSSIBLE AQUATIC HABITATS ON MARS AND OTHER WATER-LIMITED PLANETARY BODIES: FINKELSTEIN, David B.1, PRATT, Lisa M.1, MUNHALL, Alan2, and BAUER, Carl E.3, (1) Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, dafinkel@indiana.edu, (2) Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District, Lakeview, OR 97630, (3) Department of Biology, Indiana Univ, Jordan Hall, Bloomington, IN 47405 |
| 52-8 | 3:50 PM | MICROBIAL CONTROL OF GAYLUSSITE PRECIPITATION IN MONO LAKE: THOMAS, M.D. and FARMER, J.D., Geology, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, mdthomas@asu.edu |
| 52-9 | 4:05 PM | PRESERVATION OF HALOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS IN HALITE FLUID INCLUSIONS, SALINE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: TIMOFEEFF, MN.1, LOWENSTEIN, T.K.1, PARKER, M.A.2, SATTERFIELD, C.L.1, SCHUBERT, B.A.1, and VREELAND, R.H.3, (1) Department of Geological Sciences & Environmental Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton, Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, mtimofee@binghamton.edu, (2) Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, (3) Department of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383 |
| 52-10 | 4:20 PM | LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF MICROORGANISMS AND DNA PRESERVED IN HALITES, DEATH VALLEY SALT CORE, CALIFORNIA: SCHUBERT, Brian A.1, LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.1, TIMOFEEFF, Michael N.1, PARKER, Matthew2, and VREELAND, Russell3, (1) Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, bschube1@binghamton.edu, (2) Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, (3) Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383 |
| 52-11 | 4:35 PM | MICROBIAL LIFE IN SALINE LAKES AND PANS: A MICROBIOLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVE: MORMILE, Melanie1, BENISON, Kathleen2, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca3, and BOWEN, Brenda Beitler2, (1) Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Rolla, 105 Schrenk Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-1120, mmormile@umr.edu, (2) Geology, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, (3) Geological Sciences and Engineering, Univ of Missouri - Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0410 |
| 52-12 | 4:50 PM | MODERN MICROBIAL LIFE IN SALINE LAKES AND PANS IN AUSTRALIA: A FIELD PERSPECTIVE: BENISON, Kathleen Counter1, MORMILE, Melanie R.2, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca3, BOWEN, Brenda Beitler1, HONG, Bo-young2, JAGNIECKI, Elliot Andrew1, and STORY, Stacy Lynd3, (1) Geology, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, benis1kc@cmich.edu, (2) Biological Sciences, University of Missouri - Rolla, 105 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, (3) Geological Sciences and Engineering, Univ of Missouri - Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0410 |
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