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Susan Pfiffner
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Current Projects

Challenges for Coring Deep Permafrost on Earth and Mars: Drilling Project at High Lake, Nunavut, Canada — 2008 NAI
Stability of Methane Hydrates in the Presence of High Salinity Brines on Mars — 2008 NAI
Environmental Genomics Reveals a Single Species Ecosystem Deep Within the Earth. — 2008 NAI
Drilling a Borehole for Sampling of Gases, Water, and Microbes in Sub-Permafrost Groundwater at High Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada — 2007 NAI
Understanding Mars Subsurface Methane Hydrates and Brines and Potentials for Microbial Habitats — 2006 NAI

Biosustainable Energy and Nutrient Cycles in the Deep Subsurface of Earth and Mars — 2004 NAI

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NAI Project Collaborators

Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
Corien Bakermans
Pennsylvania State University
Collaborated on 1 Project

Barry Freifeld
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Collaborated on 1 Project

Adam Johnson
Indiana University, Bloomington
Collaborated on 1 Project

Tullis Onstott
Princeton University
Collaborated on 2 Projects

Lisa Pratt
Indiana University, Bloomington
Collaborated on 2 Projects

Dylan Chivian
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Collaborated on 1 Project

Thomas Gihring
Florida State University
Collaborated on 1 Project

Terry Hazen
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Collaborated on 1 Project

Gordon Southam
University of Western Ontario
Collaborated on 1 Project

Megan Elwood Madden
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Collaborated on 1 Project

Tommy Phelps
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Collaborated on 1 Project

Phone:
865-974-8031
Fax:
865-974-8027
Email:
pfiffner@utk.edu
Discipline
Microbiology

Past NAI Teams

Indiana University, Bloomington
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Susan Pfiffner
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Current Projects

NAI Project Collaborators

Corien Bakermans

Barry Freifeld

Adam Johnson

Tullis Onstott

Lisa Pratt

Dylan Chivian

Thomas Gihring

Terry Hazen

Gordon Southam

Megan Elwood Madden

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Susan Pfiffner
University of Tennessee, Knoxville