Samuel Kounaves
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Kounaves' research efforts have been focused on the development and application of micro-electroanalytical sensors and techniques for environmental and planetary chemical analysis, and in studying the UV-driven “fragmentation” patterns of altered biogenic compounds on Mars which could then be used to identify the original biomarker and thus could provide evidence for life on Mars. Some of his research has dealt with the electrochemical analyses of the soil/ice constituents of Earth and Mars. He has written over 120 articles.
Kounaves is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the Royal Society of Chemistry and of The Geological Society. In 2019, he received the ACS Kavli Foundation Award for innovations in Chemistry. Provided by Wikipedia