(1955-2021)
Professor of Geosciences, 1984 - 2021
The Department of Geosciences
Tullis Onstott, a Princeton graduate and professor of geosciences known for his innovative research in several specialties and his explorations of lifeforms deep below the Earth’s surface, died Oct. 19, 2021, in Oracle, Arizona, from complications associated with lung cancer. He was 66.
Onstott, who earned his Ph.D. at Princeton in 1980, was a member of Princeton’s faculty for 37 years. For the past several decades, he focused on subsurface microbial life and ecosystems via mines, drilling and new underground laboratories at some of the deepest sites across the globe. More on the Princeton News Obiturary
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TC Onstott Memorial Symposium
To commemorate the life and contributions of Professor Tullis Onstott *81 a day-long symposium in his honor, was hosted by the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University on May 14, 2022.
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TC Onstott Memorial Symposium
VIDEO: Part 1
* Recorded presentation
| Time | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| AM 9:00 - 9:05 |
Welcome at Lewis Library | Bess Ward |
| 9:05 - 9:20 | Family Comments | Tullisse Murdock |
| 9:20 - 9:35 | Geosciences | Lincoln Hollister |
| 9:35 - 9:45 | Paleomagnetism | * Wilson Teixeira (Delivered by David Phillips) |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Argon Dating | * Paul Renne |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Argon Dating | * Chris Hall |
TC Onstott Memorial Symposium
VIDEO: Part 2
* Recorded presentation
| Time | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Argon Dating | *David Phillips |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Argon Dating | *Ching-Hua Lo |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Argon Dating | Jim K. W. Lee |
| PM 1:00 - 1:15 |
Astrobiology | Lisa Pratt |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Geomicrobiology | Tommy Phelps |
| 1:30 - 1:45 | Geomicrobiology | Susan Pfiffner |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | Geomicrobiology | Tom Kieft |
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Geomicrobiology | Esta van Heerden |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Geomicrobiology | Mary DeFlaun |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Geomicrobiology | *Rick Colwell |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Geomicrobiology | *Li-Hung Lin |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | Geomicrobiology | *Cara Magnabosco |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | Geomicrobiology & Astrobiology | Maggie Lau Vetter & Yuheng Chen |
| 4:00 - 4:15 | Wrap Up | Jim K. W. Lee |
