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Dr Aubrey Zerkle
Reader; Director of Postgraduate Research
I am a biogeochemist and a PI of the Peter James Clark Centre for Philosophical Geobiology. My primary interests are in the early Earth and extraterrestrial environments.
Research in my group focuses on understanding the co-evolution of life with planetary environments over geologic timescales. We utilize a multi-disciplinary approach, including stable isotope geochemistry, microbiology, trace element and nutrient analyses, to examine these interactions and possible feedbacks in modern and paleo-environments. Current research projects revolve around three broad areas:
1. Investigating feedbacks between the geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere during important transitions in Earth history, including the Great Oxidation Event, Punctuated Haze Events, and mass extinction events;
2. Examining biogeochemical cycling in extreme environments that act as modern "analogues" to ancient Earth and exoplanetary systems (e.g., euxinic and acidic environments);
3. Establishing and evaluating stable isotope biosignatures for microbial activity, on Earth and beyond.
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Dr Aubrey ZerkleIrvine Building
University of St Andrews
North Street
St Andrews
KY16 9AL
Fife
UK
tel: +44 01334 464949
fax: +44 01334 463949
room: 423 Irvine (office), D2-D4 Bute (labs)
email: az29@st-andrews.ac.uk
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