John Priscu
John Charles Priscu (born September 20, 1952 ) is a geoscientist and ecologist at Montana State University . He studied microbiology at the University of California and limnology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . Priscu is an internationally recognized specialist in living under extreme environmental conditions, especially in the Antarctic. His research on Lake Vostok became known . The Priscu Stream and the Priscu Valley in East Antarctic Victoria Land are named after him.
Memberships
- The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- Phycological Society of America
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Geophysical Union
Publications (excerpt)
- Hodson, A., AM Anesio, M. Tranter, A. Fountain, M. Osborn, JC Priscu, J. Laybourn-Parry, B. Sattler. 2007. Glacial ecosystems. Ecological Monographs. In press.
- Priscu, JC and CM Foreman. 2007. Lakes of Antarctica. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Elsevier Press. In press.
- Barrett, JE, RA Virginia, WB Lyons, JC Priscu, DM Mcknight, PT Doran, AG Fountain, DH Wall and DL Moorhead. 2007. Stoichiometric evolution of Antarctic dry valley ecosystems. J. Geophysical Research-Biogeochemistry. 112, G01010, doi : 10.1029 / 2005JG000141 .
- Jepsen, SM, JC Priscu, RE Grimm, MA Bullock. 2007. The Potential for Lithoautotrophic Life on Mars: Application to Shallow Interfacial-Water Environments. Astrobiology, 7: 342-354.
- Mikucki, JA and JC Priscu. 2007. Bacterial diversity associated with Blood Falls, A subglacial outflow from the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73: 4029-4039.
Book publications
- in Chyba, C. et al. 2005. Prevention of the Forward Contamination of Mars. The National Academies Press, Washington DC 167p.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Priscu, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Priscu, John Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geoscientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th September 1952 |