As a geobiologist, I decipher the stories microbial communities leave in the rock record.
As an astrogeobiologist, I use this work to search for life on other planets.
As an astrogeobiologist, I use this work to search for life on other planets.
About Me
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Hello and welcome!
I am a first generation student. My Ph.D. work focused on studying the preservation of chemical and physical biosignatures in carbonates and silicates and how post-depositional diagenesis affected their retention. Most of the record of life on Earth is microbial, and if we find evidence of life on other planets, it will probably be microbial. Therefore, understanding how microbial communities transition from the living to the fossil realm will allow us to better understand life on Earth and other planets. I am now a postdoctoral scholar at the University of New Mexico, working with Dr. Tyler Mackey. I will be studying the benthic microbial communities of ice-covered lakes in Antarctica and how climate change influences the organic carbon budget of the lakes. I take sedimentological, mineralogic, and petrographic approaches to my research and integrate data from the outcrop to the µm-scale. When I am not doing science, I enjoy hiking, climbing, camping, cooking, and spending time with my bulldog. Contact me at: mjuarez4@unm.edu |
Laguna Tebinquinche, Chile
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