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Samuel Kounaves |
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Associate Professor of Chemistry
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Chemistry Department
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Ph.D., 1985 University of Geneva (Switzerland); M.S., 1978 California State University at San Diego; B.S., 1975 California State University at San Diego; Postdoctoral, 1986 Harvard University; Postdoctoral, 1985 SUNY, Buffalo |
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Analytical and Planetary Chemical Analysis.
In-situ planetary chemical analysis focused on unraveling fundamental questions in planetary science. Use of autonomous chemical analysis systems to further our understanding of Mars, its geochemical history, and its potential for supporting past or present microbial life in regolith or subsurface environments. Also in applying same techniques to study the surface and sub-glacial oceans on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Currently, co-investigator for the 2007 Phoenix Mars Scout Lander mission.
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samuel.kounaves@tufts.edu
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http://planetary.chem.tufts.edu
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“Electrochemical approaches for chemical and biological analysis on Mars”, Samuel P. Kounaves, ChemPhysChem, 2003, 4, 162-168.
"Mars Surveyor Program '01 Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment wet chemistry lab: A sensor array for chemical analysis of the Martian soil", S. P. Kounaves, S. R. Lukow, B. P. Comeau, M. H. Hecht, S. M. Grannan-Feldman, K. Manatt, S. J. West, X. Wen, M. Frant, and T. Gillette, J. Geophys. Res., 2003, 108(E7), 5077-89.
"Electrochemical Approaches for Chemical and Biological Analysis on Mars" S. P. Kounaves, ChemPhysChem, 2003, 4, 162-168.
"Determination of Geochemistry on Mars Using an Array of Electrochemical Sensors", S.P.Kounaves, M.G. Buehler, M.H. Hecht, and S. West, in Environmental Electrochemistry: Analyses of Trace Element Biogeochemistry, M. Taillefert and T.F. Rozen (Eds) ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 811, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2002, pp.306-19.
"Microbial Life Detection With Minimal Assumptions", S. P. Kounaves, R.A. Noll, M.H. Hecht, M.G.Buehler, K. Lankford, S. West, in "Instruments, Methods and Missions for Astrobiology IV", R.B.Hoover, G.L.Levin, R.P. Paepe, A.Y.Rozanov (Eds), SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 4495, 137-144, 2002.
"Advanced Electronic Tongue Concept", M.G. Buehler, G.M. Kuhlman, D. Keymeulen and S.P. Kounaves, 2002 IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, Vol.1, 2002, 407-416.
"Voltammetric Measurement of Arsenic in Natural Waters", R. Feeney and S.P. Kounaves, Talanta, 2002 58, 23-31.
"Microfabricated Ultramicroelectrode Arrays: Developments, Advances, and Applications in Environmental Analysis", R. Feeney and S. P. Kounaves, Electroanalysis, 2000, 12, 677-84.
"Rapid On-Site Analysis of Arsenic in Groundwater using a Microfabricated Gold Ultramicroelectrode Array", R. Feeney and S. P. Kounaves, Anal.Chem., 2000, 72, 2222-2228.
"The Source of the Anomalous Cathodic Peak During ASV with In Situ Mercury Film Formation in Chloride Solutions", M. A. Nolan and S. P. Kounaves, Electroanalysis, 2000, 12, 96-99.
"Measuring the Chemical Potential of the Martian Regolith to Generate and Sustain Life", S. P. Kounaves, M. G. Buehler, and K. R. Kuhlman, in Workshop on Mars 2001: Integrated Science in Preparation for Sample Return and Human Exploration (Eds: J. Marshal, C. Weitz), LPI #991, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 1999, pp 61.
"Adsorptive Stripping Analsis of Trace Nickel at Iridium-Based Ultramicroelectrode Arrays", J. Wang, J. Wang, W. K. Adeniyi, and S. P. Kounaves, Electroanalysis, 2000,12, 44-47.
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