Dr. Kurt Konhauser will give a presentation on the coevolution of life and Earth’s surface environments throughout geologic history.

Dr. Kurt Konhauser has been a Professor of Geobiology at the U of A since 2002. He has many publications (over 400). He authored a seminal textbook Introduction to Geomicrobiology and edited the textbook Fundamentals of Geobiology. He is also the founding editor-in-chief of the journal “Geobiology”. His service to the community has made him the recipient of numerous awards.