Woodward Fischer
Professor of Geobiology; Associate Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies
| Mail Code: | MC 100-23 |
| Office: | 107 North Mudd (Seeley W. Mudd Lab) |
| Phone: | 626-395-6790 |
| Email: | wfischer@caltech.edu |
B.A., Colorado College, 2000; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007; D.h.c., Colorado College. Assistant
Professor, Caltech, 2009-14; Professor, 2014-; Associate Director, 2018-.
Research Areas:
Geobiology
Research Interests
Historical geobiology; evolution of the oxygenic photosynthesis and rise of atmospheric oxygen; origin of Archean and Proterozoic iron formation; distribution and evolution of lipid biomarker synthesis; coupled behavior of redox and acid based processes at critical transitions in Earth history. For more information regarding my research please visit my website.Research Interests
Historical geobiology; evolution of the oxygenic photosynthesis and rise of atmospheric oxygen; origin of Archean and Proterozoic iron formation; distribution and evolution of lipid biomarker synthesis; coupled behavior of redox and acid based processes at critical transitions in Earth history.
For more information regarding my research please visit my website.
Selected Publications
Please see my website for a complete list of my publications.