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Prof. Roger E Summons
Schlumberger Professor in Earth Sciences
Primary DLC
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Room:
E25-633
(617) 452-2791
rsummons@mit.edu
https://summons.mit.edu/
Assistant
Elizabeth Washburn
(617) 253-7934
elwash@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Lipid Chemistry of Microbes
Climate Change
Biotic Evolution and Extinction
Biogeochemical Fossils
Petroleum
Geobiology and Astrobiology
Recent Work
Projects
November 17, 2016
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Biogeochemistry of Microbialites
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
November 17, 2016
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Earth’s Earliest Biogeochemical Cycles
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
November 17, 2016
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Deep Time Drilling
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
November 17, 2016
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Neoproterozoic Petroleum Systems of Oman
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
August 17, 2016
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Summons Lab
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
August 27, 2015
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Geobiology Fieldwork in Australia: Ancient Rocks and An Ancient Mystery
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
February 11, 2011
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs) and Mass Extinctions
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
December 6, 2006
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Ancient Purple and Green Bacteria
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
July 26, 2004
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Petroleum Systems of Gondwanaland
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
July 25, 2004
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
The Proterozoic-Cambrian Boundary
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
July 25, 2004
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Hydrothermal Ecosystems
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
July 25, 2004
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Evolutionary Trends in Petroleum Composition
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
July 24, 2004
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
The Permo-Triassic Extinction
Principal Investigator
Roger Summons
Related Faculty
Dr. Rogier Braakman
Research Scientist
Prof. Charles C Counselman, III
Professor of Planetary Sciences, Emeritus
Prof. Wanying Kang
Assistant Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences