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T. Mark Harrison
University of California, Los Angeles

Current Projects

Metamorphism, Organic Synthesis and the Emergence of Life on Earth — 2006 NAI
Geobiology and the Geochemistry of Early Earth — 2005 NAI
Dating Earliest Life From Akilia Island, Greenland — 2004 NAI
Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth — 2003 NAI
Evolution of Earth's Early Life — 2002 NAI

Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth and Mars — 2002 NAI

Astrobiology at UCLA: An Intergrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Research and Education — 2001 NAI

Setting the Stage for the Origin of Life on Earth — 2001 NAI

Astrobiology at UCLA: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Research and Education — 2000 NAI

Paleomicrobiology and the Evolution of Metabolic Pathways in the Archaean Environment. — 2000 NAI

View all 10 projects

NAI Project Collaborators

Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
George Lazar
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborated on 1 Project

Craig Manning
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborated on 1 Project

Thomas McCollom
University of Colorado, Boulder
Collaborated on 1 Project

Stephen Mojzsis
University of Colorado, Boulder
Collaborated on 1 Project

Publications

Tailby, N., Trail, D., Cates, N.L., Mojzsis, S.J., Bell, E.A., Harrison, T.M. & Watson, E.B. (2011). Direct measurement of Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺ and Eu²⁺/Eu³⁺ in Hadean zircons by XANES. Goldschmidt Conference. See Project
Tailby, N., Trail, D., Cates, N.L., Mojzsis, S.J., Bell, E.A., Harrison, T.M. & Watson, E.B. (2011, In Preparation). Direct measurement of Ce and Eu valence in Hadean zircons by XANES. See Project

Phone:
310-825-7970
Email:
tmh@ess.ucla.edu
Discipline
Geochemistry

Past NAI Teams

University of California, Los Angeles
CAN 3
Pennsylvania State University
CAN 1
University of California, Los Angeles
CAN 1
University of Colorado, Boulder
CAN 1