Selected Publications
Penny Boston, Associate Professor of Cave and Karst Science

Boston, P.J., Frederick, R.D., Welch, S.M., Werker, J., Meyer, T.R., Sprungman, B., Hildreth-Werker, V., Thompson, S.L., and Murphy, D.L.  2003.  Human utilization of subsurface extraterrestrial environments.  Amer. Soc. Grav. Space. Biol. Bull.  16(2):121-131. Full article (2.1MB PDF).

Boston, P.J., Spilde, M.N., Northup, D.E., Melim, L.A., Soroka, D.S., Kleina, L. G., Lavoie, K.H., Hose, L.D., Mallory, L.M., Dahm, C.N., Crossey, L.J., and Schelble, R.T. 2001. Cave biosignature suites: Microbes, minerals and Mars. Astrobiology Journal 1(1):25-55.

Moser, D., Boston, P.J., and Martin, H. 2001. Sampling in caves and mines. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology. New York: Wiley and Sons Publications. In press.

Boston, Penelope. 2000. Life below and life 'out there'. Geotimes v.45(8):14-17.

Boston, P.J. 2000. Bubbles in the rocks: Natural and artificial caves and cavities as life support structures. In: R.M. Wheeler and C. Martin-Brennan (eds.) Mars Greenhouses: Concepts and Challenges. NASA Tech. Mem. 2000-208577. NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fl, 9-17.

Hose, Louise D., Palmer, Arthur N., Palmer, Margaret V., Northup, Diana E., Boston, Penelope J., and Harvey R. DuChene. 2000. Microbiology and geochemistry of a hydrogen sulphide-rich karst environment. Chemical Geology, 69(3-4):399-423.

Lavoie, K., Northup, D., and Boston, P. 2000. Sight unseen: microbes in caves. NSS News 58(3):68-69.

Northup, Diana E., Dahm, Clifford N., Melim, Leslie A., Spilde, Michael N., Crossey, Laura J., Lavoie, Kathleen H., Mallory, Lawrence M., Boston, Penelope J., Cunningham, Kimberly I., and Susan M. Barns. 2000. Evidence for geomicrobiological interactions in Guadalupe caves. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 62(2):80-90.

Boston, P.J. 1999. A bit of peace and quiet: the microbes of Lechuguilla. NSS News 57(8):237.

Schneider, S.H. and Boston, P.J. (eds.) 1993. Scientists on GAIA. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Available on amazon.com. Excerpt.