13-JAN-2010
By Matthew LaPointe

300 Papers

Dr. Kenneth H. Nealson

Congratulations to Ken Nealson for publishing his 300th paper! Ken has been a driving force in microbiology for 40 years having published several seminal papers in microbial ecology. In the 1980s he helped to pioneer the field of geobiology and discovered bacteria that thrive on metal.

Dr. Nealson is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, he has chaired several National Academy of Sciences committees, and has received numerous awards including from the American Society for Microbiology and the Society for Industrial Microbiology.