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Christopher House

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chh10@psu.edu
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(814) 865-8802

2218 Earth & Engr Sciences
West Campus
University Park, PA 16802

Elsevier Pure Profile
IEE Research Themes
Climate and Ecosystem Change
Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Geosciences

Research Summary

Research interests include astrobiology, microbial paleontology, microbial diversity and cultivation, molecular evolution and geonomics, and geomicrobiology.

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Research Keywords

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Mars Craters
Methane
Mars
Crater
Oceans And Seas
Archaea
Curiosity Rover
Ridges
Craters
Microfossil
Sulfates
Carbon
Peru
Sediment
Mars Science Laboratory
Genome
Ocean
Methanotrophy
Meteoroids
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

Recent Publications

Distinctive microfossil supports early Paleoproterozoic rise in complex cellular organisation

Barlow, E. V., House, C. H., Liu, M. C., Wetherington, M. T. & Van Kranendonk, M. J., Jan 1 2024, In: Geobiology. 22, 1, e12576.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Extracting Meaningful Environmental and Age Information From a c. 2.4–2.2 Ga Peritidal Phosphorite: The Turee Creek Group, Western Australia

Soares, G. G., Garber, J. M., House, C. H. & Reimink, J. R., Feb 2024, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 25, 2, e2023GC011216.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Low effective ultraviolet exposure ages for organics at the surface of Enceladus

Hendrix, A. R. & House, C. H., Dec 2023, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 4, 1, 485.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Metal Catalysis Acting on Nitriles in Early Earth Hydrothermal Systems

Sturtz, M. & House, C., Jul 2023, In: Life. 13, 7, 1524.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Manganese-Iron Phosphate Nodules at the Groken Site, Gale Crater, Mars

Treiman, A. H., Lanza, N. L., VanBommel, S., Berger, J., Wiens, R., Bristow, T., Johnson, J., Rice, M., Hart, R., McAdam, A., Gasda, P., Meslin, P. Y., Yen, A., Williams, A. J., Vasavada, A., Vaniman, D., Tu, V., Thorpe, M., Swanner, E. D., Seeger, C., & 31 othersSchwenzer, S. P., Schröder, S., Rampe, E., Rapin, W., Ralston, S. J., Peretyazhko, T., Newsom, H., Morris, R. V., Ming, D., Loche, M., Le Mouélic, S., House, C., Hazen, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gellert, R., Gasnault, O., Fischer, W. W., Essunfeld, A., Downs, R. T., Downs, G. W., Dehouck, E., Crossey, L. J., Cousin, A., Comellas, J. M., Clark, J. V., Clark, B., Chipera, S., Caravaca, G., Bridges, J., Blake, D. F. & Anderson, R., Sep 2023, In: Minerals. 13, 9, 1122.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Tunable Laser Spectrometers for Planetary Science

Webster, C. R., Hofmann, A. E., Mahaffy, P. R., Atreya, S. K., House, C. H., Simon, A. A. & Garvin, J. B., Dec 2023, In: Space Science Reviews. 219, 8, 78.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Depleted carbon isotope compositions observed at Gale crater, Mars

House, C. H., Wong, G. M., Webster, C. R., Flesch, G. J., Franz, H. B., Stern, J. C., Pavlov, A., Atreya, S. K., Eigenbrode, J. L., Gilbert, A., Hofmann, A. E., Millan, M., Steele, A., Glavin, D. P., Malespin, C. A. & Mahaffy, P. R., Jan 25 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 4, e2115651119.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Reply to Schoell: Implications of a temperature trend in methane evolved from Cumberland during Mars evolved gas analyses experiments

House, C. H., Franz, H. B., Wong, G. M., Mahaffy, P. R., Pavlov, A., Steele, A., Atreya, S. & Malespin, C. A., Jul 26 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 30, e2207901119.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Evolved Gas Analyses of Sedimentary Rocks From the Glen Torridon Clay-Bearing Unit, Gale Crater, Mars: Results From the Mars Science Laboratory Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite

McAdam, A. C., Sutter, B., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Wong, G. M., Lewis, J. M. T., Clark, J. V., Millan, M., Williams, A. J., Eigenbrode, J. L., Knudson, C. A., Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Stern, J. C., Navarro-González, R., Achilles, C. N., Ming, D. W., Morris, R. V., Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., & 8 othersThorpe, M. T., House, C. H., Andrejkovičová, S., Bryk, A. B., Fox, V. K., Johnson, S. S., Mahaffy, P. R. & Malespin, C. A., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 127, 9, e2022JE007179.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Sedimentary Organics in Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars: Results From the SAM Instrument Suite and Supporting Laboratory Analyses

Millan, M., Williams, A. J., McAdam, A. C., Eigenbrode, J. L., Steele, A., Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Szopa, C., Buch, A., Summons, R. E., Lewis, J. M. T., Wong, G. M., House, C. H., Sutter, B., McIntosh, O., Bryk, A. B., Franz, H. B., Pozarycki, C., Stern, J. C., Navarro-Gonzalez, R., & 7 othersArcher, D. P., Fox, V., Bennett, K., Teinturier, S., Malespin, C., Johnson, S. S. & Mahaffy, P. R., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 127, 11, e2021JE007107.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Orbital and In-Situ Investigation of Periodic Bedrock Ridges in Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars

Stack, K. M., Dietrich, W. E., Lamb, M. P., Sullivan, R. J., Christian, J. R., Newman, C. E., O’Connell-Cooper, C. D., Sneed, J. W., Day, M., Baker, M., Arvidson, R. E., Fedo, C. M., Khan, S., Williams, R. M. E., Bennett, K. A., Bryk, A. B., Cofield, S., Edgar, L. A., Fox, V. K., Fraeman, A. A., & 4 othersHouse, C. H., Rubin, D. M., Sun, V. Z. & Van Beek, J. K., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 127, 6, e2021JE007096.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of Mars

Stern, J. C., Malespin, C. A., Eigenbrode, J. L., Webster, C. R., Flesch, G., Franz, H. B., Graham, H. V., House, C. H., Sutter, B., Archer, P. D., Hofmann, A. E., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-Gonzalez, R., Steele, A., Freissinet, C. & Mahaffy, P. R., Jul 5 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 27, e2201139119.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Oxidized and Reduced Sulfur Observed by the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument Suite on the Curiosity Rover Within the Glen Torridon Region at Gale Crater, Mars

Wong, G. M., Franz, H. B., Clark, J. V., McAdam, A. C., Lewis, J. M. T., Millan, M., Ming, D. W., Gomez, F., Clark, B., Eigenbrode, J. L., Navarro-González, R. & House, C. H., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 127, 9, e2021JE007084.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Origin of life on mars: Suitability and opportunities

Clark, B. C., Kolb, V. M., Steele, A., House, C. H., Lanza, N. L., Gasda, P. J., Vanbommel, S. J., Newsom, H. E. & Martínez-Frías, J., Jun 2021, In: Life. 11, 6, 539.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological Applications

Kempes, C. P., Follows, M. J., Smith, H., Graham, H., House, C. H. & Levin, S. A., Jul 2021, In: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 83, 7, 73.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review