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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 Natural Systems
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
Gale Crater
Mars Crater
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Curiosity Rover
Sample Analysis At Mars
Carbon Isotopes
Gas Analysis
Archaeal
Mars Science Laboratory
Evolved Gas Analysis
Microfossil
Methane Oxidation
Seafloor
Archaebacteria
Early Earth
Anaerobic Methane Oxidation
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Microorganisms

Recent Publications

Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu

Glavin, D. P., Dworkin, J. P., Alexander, C. M. O. D., Aponte, J. C., Baczynski, A. A., Barnes, J. J., Bechtel, H. A., Berger, E. L., Burton, A. S., Caselli, P., Chung, A. H., Clemett, S. J., Cody, G. D., Dominguez, G., Elsila, J. E., Farnsworth, K. K., Foustoukos, D. I., Freeman, K. H., Furukawa, Y. & Gainsforth, Z. & 42 others, Graham, H. V., Grassi, T., Giuliano, B. M., Hamilton, V. E., Haenecour, P., Heck, P. R., Hofmann, A. E., House, C. H., Huang, Y., Kaplan, H. H., Keller, L. P., Kim, B., Koga, T., Liss, M., McLain, H. L., Marcus, M. A., Matney, M., McCoy, T. J., McIntosh, O. M., Mojarro, A., Naraoka, H., Nguyen, A. N., Nuevo, M., Nuth, J. A., Oba, Y., Parker, E. T., Peretyazhko, T. S., Sandford, S. A., Santos, E., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., Seguin, F., Simkus, D. N., Shahid, A., Takano, Y., Thomas-Keprta, K. L., Tripathi, H., Weiss, G., Zheng, Y., Lunning, N. G., Righter, K., Connolly, H. C. & Lauretta, D. S., Feb 2025, In: Nature Astronomy. 9, 2, p. 199-210 12 p.

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

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

Highly enriched carbon and oxygen isotopes in carbonate-derived CO2 at Gale crater, Mars

Burtt, D. G., Stern, J. C., Webster, C. R., Hofmann, A. E., Franz, H. B., Sutter, B., Thorpe, M. T., Kite, E. S., Eigenbrode, J. L., Pavlov, A. A., House, C. H., Tutolo, B. M., Des Marais, D. J., Rampe, E. B., McAdam, A. C. & Malespin, C. A., Oct 15 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 42, e2321342121.

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

Environmental Changes Recorded in Sedimentary Rocks in the Clay-Sulfate Transition Region in Gale Crater, Mars: Results From the Sample Analysis at Mars-Evolved Gas Analysis Instrument Onboard the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

Clark, J. V., Sutter, B., McAdam, A. C., Lewis, J. M. T., Franz, H., Archer, P. D., Chou, L., Eigenbrode, J., Knudson, C., Stern, J., Glavin, D., Steele, A., House, C. H., Schroeder, J., Berger, J., Rampe, E. B., Simpson, S., Tutolo, B., Milliken, R. E. & Malespin, C. & 2 others, Mahaffy, P. & Vasavada, A., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 129, 12, e2024JE008587.

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

Prebiotic thiol-catalyzed thioamide bond formation

Hyde, A. S. & House, C. H., Dec 2024, In: Geochemical Transactions. 25, 1, 5.

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

Radiolytic Effects on Biological and Abiotic Amino Acids in Shallow Subsurface Ices on Europa and Enceladus

Pavlov, A. A., McLain, H., Glavin, D. P., Elsila, J. E., Dworkin, J., House, C. H. & Zhang, Z., Jul 1 2024, In: Astrobiology. 24, 7, p. 698-709 12 p.

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

RETRACTED: Metal Catalysis Acting on Nitriles in Early Earth Hydrothermal Systems (Life, (2023), 13, 7, (1524), 10.3390/life13071524)

Sturtz, M. & House, C., Apr 2024, In: Life. 14, 4, 439.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › 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 others, Schwenzer, 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 others, Thorpe, 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