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BADA, JEFFREY

Distinguished Professor of Marine Chemistry

Degrees:

• B.S., San Diego State University
• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Research Interests:

• The geochemistry of amino acids with an emphasis on diagenetic reactions and their implications and applications
• The sources and stability of organic compounds on the primitive Earth and other solar system bodies
• The detection of possible remnants of ancient life on Mars both by in situ analyses on the planet, and from the study of Martian meteorites
• Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic chronologies obtained from animal teeth

Courses:

• CHEM199: Reading and Research
• ERTH102: Introduction to Geochemistry
• ERTH30: The Oceans
• ESYS190A: Envir Sys/Senior Project
• SIO299: Research
• SIO30: The Oceans

Honors and Awards:

• UCSD Chancellor's Associates Faculty Excellence Award, 1974
• Fellow, International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life, 2008

Mentoring:

• Parker , Eric (Undergrad; 2006-2007)
• Armao, Joe (Undergrad; 2004-2006)
• Aubrey, Andrew (Graduate; 2001-2008)
• Cleaves, James (Post Doc; 2001-2006)
• Botta, Oliver (Post Doc; 1999-2004)
• Kminek, Gerhard (Graduate; 1998-2003)
• Glavin, Daniel (Graduate; 1997-2001)
• McDonald, Gene (Post Doc; 1992-1996)
• Wang, Xueyun (Graduate; 1992-1998)
• Becker, Luann (Graduate; 1990-1995)
• Brinton, Karen (Graduate; 1990-1998)
• Hamilton, Healy (Undergrad; 1988-1990)
• Mak, John (Graduate; 1987-1992)
• Chen, Robert (Graduate; 1986-1992)
• Wing, Michael (Graduate; 1986-1991)
• Gaines, Susan (Graduate; 1984-1987)
• Zhao, Meixun (Graduate; 1984-1991)
• Fang, Lee-Shing (Graduate; 1978-1982)
• Steinberg, Spencer (Graduate; 1978-1982)
• Price, Barbara (Graduate; 1977-1988)
• Lee, Tien (Undergrad; 1976-1978)
• Howard, Bruce (Graduate; 1974-1978)
• Shou, Philip (Graduate; 1974-1979)
• Master/Helfman, Patricia (Graduate; 1972-1978)
• Peltzer, Edward (Graduate; 1972-1979)
• Low, Philip (Graduate; 1971-1975)
• Lee, Cynthia (Graduate; 1970-1975)
• Schroeder, Roy (Graduate; 1969-1974)

PUBLISHED MORE THAN 200 PAPERS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND HAS CO-AUTHORED ONE GENERAL AUDIENCE BOOK. LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Johnson, A. P., Cleaves, H. J., Dworkin, J. P., Glavin, D. P., Lazcano, A. and Bada, J. L. 2008. The Miller Volcanic Spark Discharge Experiment, Science 322, 404.

Kminek. G. and J. L. Bada, 2006. The effect of ionizing radiation on the preservation of amino acids on Mars. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters 245, 1-5.

Skelley, M., H. J. Cleaves, C. N. Jayarajah, J. L. Bada and R. A. Mathies, 2006. Application of the Mars Organic Analyzer to Nucleobase and Amine Biomarker Detection, Astrobiology 6, 824-837.

Aubrey A, H. J. Cleaves, J. H. Chalmers, A. M. Skelley, R. A. Mathies, F. J. Grunthaner, P. Ehrenfreund and J. L. Bada 2006. Sulfate minerals and organic compounds on Mars. Geology 34, 357-360.

Glavin D. P., H. J. Cleaves, M. Schubert, A. Aubrey and J. L. Bada 2004. New method for estimating bacterial cell abundances in natural samples by use of sublimation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70, 5923-5928.

Bada, J. L. 2004. How life began on earth: a status report. Earth Planet. Science Lett. 226, 1-15.