Research Associate
University of Colorado - Boulder • Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Tom McCollom
Email: tom.mccollom@lasp.colorado.edu
Dr. McCollom studies fluid-rock interactions with a focus on serpentinites and acid-sulfate alteration. One of the main objectives of this work is to study how geologic environments create forms of chemical energy that can support chemosynthetic microbial communities, both on Earth and on other planetary bodies. Other areas of interest include abiotic synthesis of organic compounds in geologic systems and life in deep subsurface environments.
