Elisse Magnuson

Elisse Magnuson is a Research Fellow in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph, working with Dr. Jackie Goordial to investigate microbial life in extreme environments for applications in astrobiology and atmospheric science.

Her academic background includes:

• M.A.Sc. in Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto
• Ph.D. in Microbiology from McGill University

Her research examines microbial diversity in Earth's most extreme habitats—including Martian analogue saline springs in the Canadian high Arctic during her doctoral work—and currently explores atmospheric microbiology to understand life's potential on other worlds. Key specialties encompass aerobiology, cryomicrobiology, extremophile adaptation, microbial ecology in space-relevant environments, and astrobiological implications of atmospheric microbial transport.

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