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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Palaeontology,Geochemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Biological) |
| Keywords | cyanobacteria, biomarkers, molecular fossils, hopanoids, oxygenic photosynthesis |
| Honours and awards | 2012: Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology 2008: AvH Research Prize 2008: DSc Honoris Causa University of Wollongong 2008: Fellow of the Royal Society 2006: Fellow of the American Geophysical Union 1998: Fellow of the Australan Academy of Science |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Cambridge |
| Institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Institute | Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Hinrichs | Fachgebiet Organische Geochemie, Universität Bremen, Bremen |
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| Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rullkötter | Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/12/2007 |
Programme(s)
| 2007 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Summons is an internationally renowned leader in organic geochemistry and geobiology. He studies molecular fossils as tracers of Earth's earliest life in some of the oldest sedimentary rocks. His work has profoundly influenced our conception of the timing of the advent of oxygenic photosynthesis and the evolution of eukaryotes. During his stay in Germany, Professor Summons will be working on the identification of novel biomarkers of cyanobacteria in order to track this important group of microorganisms in ancient ecosystems. |