Michael N. Mautner

Michael N. Mautner (born February 19, 1942 in Budapest, Hungary) is a researcher in physical chemistry, astrobiology and astroecology.

Education

• 1966 B.Sc. Hebrew University
• 1968 M. Sc. Georgetown University
• 1975 Ph.D. Rockefeller University (with F. H. Field)

Professional Affiliations

Michael N. Mautner served as Associate Professor at the Rockefeller University, Research Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury, and Research Chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He served on the editorial boards of “Space Science and Resources” and “Astrobiology”, and member of the Chemistry Board and Space Settlement Board of the Lifeboat Foundation.

In 1995, he founded The Panspermia Society (SOLIS). This vision was partly inspired by prominent scientists e.g. Lord Kelvin (1880's), Svante Arrhenius (1906), Hoyle and Wickramasinge (1970's to present), as well as astrobiologists. The scientific community has been studying panspermia missions since 1977.

Research interests

Space Science, Astrobiology, Astroecology: Astrochemical and prebiotic ion chemistry. Organic and physical chemistry of planetary materials. Nutrients, and biological responses to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Astroecology and the prospects for future life in space. Directed panspermia and biotic space ethics.

Mass Spectrometry and Gas Phase Ion Chemistry: Kinetics and thermochemistry of ions. Clusters, hydrogen bonding, charge transfer complexes, temperature and pressure effects on ion reactions. Applications to physical organic chemistry, biophysics and astrochemistry. Mautner published numerous papers and book chapters on physical chemistry and planetary science. In chemistry, published under the transliterated name Michael Meot-Ner (Mautner) ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

See also

• Astroecology
• Gas phase ion chemistry

References

1. ^ Meot-Ner (Mautner), Michael (2003). "The ionic hydrogen bond in complex organics and biomolecules". The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry: Theory and Ion Chemistry, M. L. Gross and R. Caprioli, eds. Elsevier 1: 835–843. 
2. ^ Meot-Ner (Mautner), Michael (2005). "The ionic hydrogen bond". Chemical Reviews 105: 213–284. doi:10.1021/cr9411785. 
3. ^ Mautner, Michael N. (2000). Seeding the Universe with Life: Securing Our Cosmological Future. Washington D. C.: Legacy Books (www.amazon.com). ISBN 047600330X. 
4. ^ Mautner, Michael N. (2002). "Planetary bioresorces and astroecology. 1. Planetary microcosm bioessays of Martian and meteorite materials: soluble electrolytes, nutrients, and algal and plant responses". Icarus 158: 72–86. Bibcode 2002Icar..158...72M. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6841. 
5. ^ Mautner, Michael N. (2009). "Life-centered ethics, and the human future in space". Bioethics 23: 433–440. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00688.x. PMID 19077128. 
6. ^ Mautner, Michael N. (2010). "Seeding the Universe with Life: Securing Our Cosmological Future". Journal of Cosmology 5: 982–994. 

External links

• Vita and contacts
• http://www.panspermia-society.com
• http://www.astro-ecology.com
• http://www.astroethics.com

Persondata
Name	Mautner, Michael Noah
Alternative names	Michael Meot-Ner
Short description	Chemistry and Astrobiology Researcher
Date of birth	February 29, 1942
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death