Prof. Dr. Stephen J. Mojzsis

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietGeologie, Ingenieurgeologie, Paläontologie,Geochemie (Anorganisch, Organisch, Biologisch)
KeywordsAstrobiology, Origin of life, Precambrian, Hadean, Geochemistry

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBoulder, Colorado
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Geological Science

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Christoph HeubeckInstitut für Geowissenschaften, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena
Beginn der ersten Förderung02.02.2021

Programm(e)

2020Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Mojzsis is well known internationally for his research to understand the origin of life on earth. His studies are field-, laboratory- or modeling-based and include not only the oldest rocks on earth but also other planets of the solar systems, exoplanets and meteorites. During his stay in Germany, Professor Mojzsis will investigate strata related to meteorite impacts, analyze pyrite grains that yield clues to the early sulphur cycle on earth and conduct research about the earliest continents.