Iceland Photoblog

Join Dr. Sanjoy Som on a recollection of his field work in Iceland from this past June. Follow along on his SAGANet.org blog as he shares photos, memories, and strategies from exploring the basaltic rock systems in Iceland and discusses possible research applications for his collected data. [read the blog on SAGANet.org]

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Dr. Sanjoy Som Receives Lewis and Clark Award

BMSIS research scientist Dr. Sanjoy Som was selected for a 2013 Lewis and Clark Award to support field research in astrobiology. Dr. Som will be using his award to support his research in Iceland on “Hydrogen Production in Basalt-Hosted Hydrothermal Systems”. The goal of this fieldwork is to understand the suitability of basaltic rock systems for supporting life. In particular, water reacts with basaltic rocks to release hydrogen gas through many processes on Earth. This production of hydrogen gas from […]

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