Publications

For a full list of publications and conference presentations, please see my my Google Scholar profile.

Application of a modified commercial laser mass spectrometer as a science analog of the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA)
Z.K. Garvin*, A. Roussel*, L. Chou, M.E. Castillo, X. Li, W.B. Brinckerhoff, S.S. Johnson
arXiv preprint (submitted to Astrobiology), 2025.

Prevalence of trace gas-oxidizing soil bacteria increases with radial distance from Polloquere hot spring within a high-elevation Andean cold desert
Z.K. Garvin, S.R. Abades, N. Trefault, F.D. Alfaro, K. Sipes, K.G. Lloyd, T.C. Onstott
The ISME Journal, 2024.

Mars Trace Gas Fluxes: Critical Strategies and Implications for the Upcoming Decade
Z.K. Garvin, E. Boyd, M. Floyd, R.L. Harris, H. Kalucha, P. Mahaffy, J.E. Moores, T.C. Onstott, H.M. Sapers, M. Trainer
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2021.

Transcriptional response to prolonged perchlorate exposure in the methanogen Methanosarcina barkeri and implications for Martian habitability
R.L. Harris, A.C. Schuerger, W. Wang, Y. Tamama, Z.K. Garvin, T.C. Onstott
Scientific Reports, 2021.

Genome-centric resolution of novel microbial lineages in an excavated Centrosaurus dinosaur fossil bone from the Late Cretaceous of North America
R. Liang, M. Lau, E.T. Saitta, Z.K. Garvin, T.C. Onstott
Environmental Microbiome, 2020.

Mars Extant Life: What’s Next? Conference Report
B.L. Carrier, D.W. Beaty, M.A. Meyer, … , Z.K. Garvin, et al.
Astrobiology, 2020.