Karyn Rogers

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Biology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
United States of America

Biography

 Dr. Karyn Rogers joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2013 after serving as a Research Scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri, and a Deep Ocean Exploration Institute Postdoctoral Scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.  Dr. Rogers completed her PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, with previous degrees awarded from Stanford University (M.S. 2001) and Harvard University (A.B. 1996).  Dr. Rogers is a member of the New York Center for Astrobiology (NYCA) and the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications .

Research Intrest

 Geomicrobiology,Geochemistry,Astrobiology

List of Publications
Hynek, BM, TM McCollom, EC Marcucci, K Brugman, KL Rogers. 2013. Assessment of environmental controls on acid-sulfate alteration at active volcanoes in Nicaragua: Applications to relic hydrothermal systems on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, Special Issue: Early Mars III, 118(10), 2083-2104.
McCollom, TM , BM Hynek, K Rogers, B Moskowitz, TS Berquó. 2013. Chemical and mineralogical trends during acid-sulfate alteration of pyroclastic basalt at Cerro Negro Volcano and implications for early Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, Special Issue: Early Mars III, 118(9), 1719-1751.
Lever, MA, KL Rogers, KG Lloyd, J Overmann, B Schink, RK Thauer, TM Hoehler, BB Jørgensen. 2015. Life under Extreme Energy Limitation: A Synthesis of Laboratory- and Field-Based Investigations. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 39(5), 668-728.