User:AbrahamDavidson/Michael Noah Mautner

{{Infobox scientist 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. Gergetown University
 * 1975 Ph.D. Rockefeller University (with F. H. Field)

Professional Affiliations
Michael Noah Mautner served as Associate Professor at the Rockefeller University, Research Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University 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 a member of the Chemistry Board and Space Settlement Board of the Lifeboat Foundation.

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. Direced 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)