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- Research Scientist
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Tice, Michael Research Scientist
Positions
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Research Scientist, Geology and Geophysics, College of Arts and Sciences
Linkages between the evolution of life and its environment and to reduce impacts of energy extraction on water resources
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Tice, M. M., Hurowitz, J. A., Allwood, A. C., Jones, M., Orenstein, B. J., Davidoff, S., ... PIXL Team.
(2022).
Alteration history of Stah formation rocks inferred by PIXL x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, and multispectral imaging on Mars. Science Advances.
8(47), eabp9084.
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Liu, Y., Tice, M. M., Schmidt, M. E., Treiman, A. H., Kizovski, T. V., Hurowitz, J. A., ... Zorzano, M.
(2022).
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars. Science.
377(6614), 1513-1519.
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Allwood, A. C., Wade, L. A., Foote, M. C., Elam, W. T., Hurowitz, J. A., Battel, S., ... Zimmerman, R.
(2021).
PIXL: Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry (vol 216, 134, 2020). Space Science Reviews.
217(2), 28.
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Allwood, A. C., Wade, L. A., Foote, M. C., Elam, W. T., Hurowitz, J. A., Battel, S., ... Zimmerman, R.
(2020).
PIXL: Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry. Space Science Reviews.
216(8), 134.
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Stack, K. M., Williams, N. R., Calef, F., Sun, V. Z., Williford, K. H., Farley, K. A., ... Yingst, R. A.
(2020).
Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team. Space Science Reviews.
216(8), 127.
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Zhang, L., Tice, M., & Hascakir, B.
(2020).
A Laboratory Study of the Impact of Reinjecting Flowback Fluids on Formation Damage in the Marcellus Shale. SPE JOURNAL.
25(02), 788-799.
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Zeng, Z., Pike, M., Tice, M. M., Kelly, C., Marcantonio, F., Xu, G., & Maulana, I.
(2018).
Iron fertilization of primary productivity by volcanic ash in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Western Interior Seaway. Geology.
46(10), 859-862.
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Zeng, Z., & Tice, M. M.
(2018).
Electron Transfer Strategies Regulate Carbonate Mineral and Micropore Formation. Astrobiology.
18(1), 28-36.
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Tice, M. M., Quezergue, K., & Pope, M. C.
(2017).
Microbialite Biosignature Analysis by Mesoscale X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Mapping. Astrobiology.
17(11), 1161-1172.
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Motanated, K., & Tice, M. M.
(2016).
Hydraulic evolution of high-density turbidity currents from the Brushy Canyon Formation, Eddy County, New Mexico inferred by comparison to settling and sorting experiments. Sedimentary Geology.
337, 69-80.
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annipa, M., & Michael, M. T.
(2016).
Siltstone Geochemical Compositions: Applications for Event Size and Correlation. International Journal of Geosciences.
07(02), 189-199.
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Homann, M., Heubeck, C., Airo, A., & Tice, M. M.
(2015).
Morphological adaptations of 3.22 Ga-old tufted microbial mats to Archean coastal habitats (Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa). Precambrian Research.
266, 47-64.
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Zeng, Z., & Tice, M. M.
(2014).
Promotion and nucleation of carbonate precipitation during microbial iron reduction. Geobiology.
12(4), 362-371.
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Lee, C., Shen, B., Slotnick, B. S., Liao, K., Dickens, G. R., Yokoyama, Y., ... Tice, M. M.
(2013).
Continental arc-island arc fluctuations, growth of crustal carbonates, and long-term climate change. Geosphere.
9(1), 21-36.
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Wilson, J. P., Grotzinger, J. P., Fischer, W. W., Hand, K. P., Jensen, S., Knoll, A. H., ... Tice, M. M.
(2012).
DEEP-WATER INCISED VALLEY DEPOSITS AT THE EDIACARAN-CAMBRIAN BOUNDARY IN SOUTHERN NAMIBIA CONTAIN ABUNDANT TREPTICHNUS PEDUM. Palaios.
27(3-4), 252-273.
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Chin, E. J., Lee, C., Luffi, P., & Tice, M.
(2012).
Deep Lithospheric Thickening and Refertilization beneath Continental Arcs: Case Study of the P, T and Compositional Evolution of Peridotite Xenoliths from the Sierra Nevada, California. Journal of Petrology.
53(3), 477-511.
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Dyer, B., Lee, C., Leeman, W. P., & Tice, M.
(2011).
Open-system Behavior during PlutonWall-rock Interaction as Constrained from a Study of Endoskarns in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California. Journal of Petrology.
52(10), 1987-2008.
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Tice, M. M., Thornton, D., Pope, M. C., Olszewski, T. D., & Gong, J.
(2011).
Archean Microbial Mat Communities. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
39(1), 297-319.
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Tice, M. M.
(2009).
Environmental controls on photosynthetic microbial mat distribution and morphogenesis on a 3.42 Ga clastic-starved platform. Astrobiology.
9(10), 989-1000.
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Hren, M. T., Tice, M. M., & Chamberlain, C. P.
(2009).
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope evidence for a temperate climate 3.42 billion years ago. Nature.
462(7270), 205-208.
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Cohen, P. A., Bradley, A., Knoll, A. H., Grotzinger, J. P., Jensen, S., Abelson, J., ... Wilson, J. P.
(2009).
Tubular Compression Fossils from the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia. Journal of Paleontology.
83(1), 110-122.
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Cohen, P. A., Bradley, A., Knoll, A. H., Grotzinger, J. P., Jensen, S., Abelson, J., ... Wilson, J. P.
(2009).
Tubular compression fossils from the Ediacaran Nama group, Namibia. Journal of Paleontology.
83(1), 110-122.
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Tice, M. M.
(2008).
Palaeontology: modern life in ancient mats. Nature.
452(7183), 40-41.
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Lowe, D. R., & Tice, M. M.
(2007).
Tectonic controls on atmospheric, climatic, and biological evolution 3.52.4Ga. Precambrian Research.
158(3-4), 177-197.
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Dietrich, L., Tice, M. M., & Newman, D. K.
(2006).
The co-evolution of life and Earth. Current Biology.
16(15), 1579-1579.
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Dietrich, L., Tice, M. M., & Newman, D. K.
(2006).
The co-evolution of life and Earth. Current Biology.
16(11), R395-R400.
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Tice, M. M., & Lowe, D. R.
(2006).
The origin of carbonaceous matter in pre-3.0Ga greenstone terrains: A review and new evidence from the 3.42Ga Buck Reef Chert. EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS.
76(3-4), 259-300.
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Hren, M. T., Lowe, D. R., Tice, M. M., Byerly, G., & Chamberlain, C. P.
(2006).
Stable isotope and Rare Earth Element evidence for recent ironstone pods within the Archean Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA.
70(6), 1457-1470.
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Tice, M. M., & Lowe, D. R.
(2006).
Hydrogen-based carbon fixation in the earliest known photosynthetic organisms. Geology.
34(1), 37-40.
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Tice, M. M., & Lowe, D. R.
(2004).
Photosynthetic microbial mats in the 3,416-Myr-old ocean. Nature.
431(7008), 549-552.
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Lowe, D. R., & Tice, M. M.
(2004).
Geologic evidence for Archean atmospheric and climatic evolution: Fluctuating levels of CO2, CH4, and O2 with an overriding tectonic control. Geology.
32(6), 493-496.
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Tice, M. M., Bostick, B. C., & Lowe, D. R.
(2004).
Thermal history of the 3.53.2 Ga Onverwacht and Fig Tree Groups, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa, inferred by Raman microspectroscopy of carbonaceous material. Geology.
32(1), 37-40.
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Mills, N. T., Reece, J. S., & Tice, M. M.
Clay minerals modulate early carbonate diagenesis
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Mills, N. T., Reece, J. S., Tice, M. M., & Sylvan, J. B.
Hydromechanical Effects of Micro-Organisms on Fine-Grained Sediments During Early Burial
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Tice, M. M., Hurowitz, J. A., Allwood, A. C., Jones, M., Orenstein, B. J., Davidoff, S., ... PIXL Team.
(2022).
Alteration history of Stah formation rocks inferred by PIXL x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, and multispectral imaging on Mars. Science Advances.
8(47), eabp9084.
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conference paper
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Treiman, A. H., Liu, Y., Tice, M. M., Schmidt, M. E., Kizovski, T. V., Hurowitz, J. A., ... Clark, B. C.
(2022).
THE BRAC OLIVINE CUMULATE ROCK (JEZERO CRATER, MARS) COMPARED TO MARTIAN METEORITES. Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
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Amin, S., Wehner, M., Heidari, Z., & Tice, M. M.
(2021).
Rock classification in the Eagle Ford Formation through integration of petrophysical, geological, geochemical, and geomechanical characterization. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin.
1357-1381.
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Zhang, L., Tice, M., & Hascakir, B.
(2019).
The Impact of Re-Injecting Flowback Fluids on Formation Damage. Case Study: Marcellus Shale
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Mills, N. T., Reece, J. S., & Tice, M. M.
(2018).
THE ACID-BASE PROPERTIES OF CLAY MINERALS AS A POTENTIAL BUFFER FOR SEDIMENT PORE WATER PH AND CARBONATE SATURATION DURING MICROBIAL IRON REDUCTION
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Zhang, L., Tice, M., Marcantonio, F., & Hascakir, B.
(2017).
Solid and Soluble Products of Engineered Water/Rock Interactions in Eagle Ford Group Chemofacies
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Pope, M. C., Donovan, A. D., Miller, B. V., Tice, M. M., Conte, R., Peavey, E. J., & Wehner, M.
(2017).
EAGLE FORD GROUP DEPOSITION AND CORRELATION IN SOUTH AND WEST TEXAS, INSIGHTS FROM OUTCROPS AND CORES
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Tice, M., & Zeng, Z.
(2017).
MICROBIAL PROMOTION OF CARBONATE MINERAL PRECIPITATION IN MICROBIALITES: A CASE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF IRON REDUCTION
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Zhang, L., Tice, M., Marcantonio, F., & Hascakir, B.
(2017).
Solid and soluble products of engineered water/rock interactions in Eagle Ford Group chemofacies
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Pope, M., Wehner, M., Peavey, E., Conte, R., & Donovan, A.
(2017).
Surface to Subsurface Correlation of Eagle Ford Equivalent Strata From West to South Texas
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Mills, N. T., Reece, J. S., & Tice, M. M.
(2017).
THE INFLUENCE OF CLAY MINERALS ON THE EVOLUTION OF MUDSTONE PORE FLUIDS DURING MICROBIAL IRON REDUCTION
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Aderibigbe, A., Amin, S., Wehner, M., Conte, R., Zeng, Z., Xu, G., ... Laya, J. C.
(2015).
Integrated Rock Classification in the Eagle Ford Shale Formation Using Well Logs and Geological Evaluation. 61-61.
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Wehner, M., Tice, M. M., Pope, M. C., Gardner, R., Donovan, A. D., & Staerker, T. S.
(2015).
Anoxic, Storm Dominated Inner Carbonate Ramp Deposition of Lower Eagle Ford Formation, West Texas
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Treiman, A. H., Liu, Y., Tice, M. M., Schmidt, M. E., Kizovski, T. V., Hurowitz, J. A., ... Clark, B. C.
(2022).
THE BRAC OLIVINE CUMULATE ROCK (JEZERO CRATER, MARS) COMPARED TO MARTIAN METEORITES. Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
Research
principal investigator on
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- GEOL485 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOL491 Research Instructor
- GEOL681 Seminar Instructor
- GEOL685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOL689 Sptp: Redox Geomicro Instructor
- GEOL691 Research Instructor
- GEOL691 Research Instructor
- GEOP485 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOP491 Research Instructor
- GEOP691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Gong, Jian (2015-11). Formation of Physical Sedimentary Structure in the Presence of Microbial Communities.
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Gunderson, Spencer (2011-10). Early Channel Evolution in the Middle Permian Brushy Canyon Formation, West Texas, USA.
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Hancock, Travis A (2014-04). Sedimentary and Diagenetic Controls on Petroleum System Characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group, South Texas.
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Hudson, Ann (2014-11). Stratigraphy and Depositional Controls on Source Rock Formation within the Upper Cretaceous (Lower Cemomanian) Maness Shale, Central Texas.
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Kruse, Kendra (2014-08). Paleoenvrironmental Controls on Diagenesis of Organich-Rich Shales in the Eagle Ford Group.
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Maulana, Ivan (2016-01). Basin Geochemical Evolution of the Eagle Ford and Effects on Trace Element Release.
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Motanated, Kannipa (2014-07). Mechanisms of Sedimentation Inferred from Quantitative Characteristics of Heavy and Light Minerals Sorting and Abundance.
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Neyin, Rosemary Ogheneochuko (2013-04). Manganese Oxidation In A Natural Marine Environment- San Antonio Bay.
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Quezergue, Kimbra Rose (2014-12). Mesoscale X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Mapping Reveals Growth Processes for Stromatolites from the Nsuze Group.
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Sneed, Jonathan (2014-12). Ubiquitous Growth of Paleoarchean Biofilms Recorded in White Chert Bands of the Buck Reef Chert.
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Zeng, Zhirui (2014-11). Microbial Physiology and Biosignature Production: Mineralogical, Morphological and Geochemical Examples.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geology, Stanford University - (Stanford, California, United States) 2006
- M.S. in Geology, Duke University - (Durham, North Carolina, United States) 1999
- B.S. in Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology - (Pasadena, California, United States) 1997
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Michael
has last name
- Tice
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Geology
3115 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3115
USA
Other
- mtice@tamu.edu