Tullis Onstott

Tullis Onstott
Residence New Jersey, United States
Nationality American
Fields Geology
Institutions Princeton University
Alma mater California Institute of Technology
Princeton University

Tullis Onstott is a professor of geosciences at Princeton University who has done research into endolithic life deep under the Earth's surface. In 2007, Onstott was listed among Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.[1] In 2011 he co-discovered Halicephalobus mephisto, a nematode worm living 0.9–3.6 km (0.56–2.24 mi) under the ground,[2] the deepest multicellular organism known to science. He won a LExEN Award for his work "A Window Into the Extreme Environment of Deep Subsurface Microbial Communities: Witwatersrand Deep Microbiology Project".[3]

Research

Research projects include:[4]

References

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.NAI’s Tullis Onstott makes “Time 100” 2007-05-03.
  2. Borgonie, J.; García-Moyano, A.; Litthauer, D.; Bert, W.; Bester, A.; van Heerden, E.; Möller, C.; Erasmus, M.; Onstott, T. C. (2011). "Nematoda from the terrestrial deep subsurface of South Africa". Nature. 474 (7349): 79–82. doi:10.1038/nature09974. PMID 21637257. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  3. Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
  4. Tullis Onstott. Princeton University Home Page Retrieved 2010-12-01.


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