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Martin Schoell is affiliated with Chevron (Netherlands) in the Netherlands and has contributed to research spanning fields such as Physics and Astronomy, and Environmental Science. Their work also intersects specialized subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Recent publications by Martin Schoell include:

  • Methane 13C/ 12C isotope analyses with the SAM-EGA pyrolysis instrument suite on Mars Curiosity rover: A critical assessment (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 13C-depleted methane pyrolyzed from contaminated Gale Crater sediment cores, Mars (2023), published in Icarus

Schoell collaborates frequently with Kenneth E. Peters, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

The scientist has published works in several venues, with contributions appearing in:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Icarus

Best Publications

  • Biogenic methane formation in marine and freshwater environments: CO2 reduction vs. acetate fermentation—Isotope evidence

    M.J Whiticar;E Faber;M Schoell

  • The hydrogen and carbon isotopic composition of methane from natural gases of various origins

    Martin Schoell

  • Genetic characterization of natural gases

    Martin Schoell

  • Multiple origins of methane in the Earth

    Martin Schoell

  • Fractionation of carbon and hydrogen isotopes by methane-oxidizing bacteria

    Dennis D. Coleman;J.Bruno Risatti;Martin Schoell

  • Sensitivity of biomarker properties to depositional environment and/or source input in the Lower Toarcian of SW-Germany

    J. Michael Moldowan;Padmanabhan Sundararaman;Martin Schoell

  • Mathematical modeling of stable carbon isotope ratios in natural gases

    Y. Tang;J.K. Perry;P.D. Jenden;M. Schoell

  • Solubility trapping in formation water as dominant CO2 sink in natural gas fields

    Stuart M V Gilfillan;Barbara Sherwood Lollar;Greg Holland;David Blagburn

  • Rearranged hopanes in sediments and petroleum

    J.Michael Moldowan;Frederick J. Fago;Robert M.K. Carlson;Donald C. Young

  • Genetic and temporal relations between formation waters and biogenic methane: Upper Devonian Antrim Shale, Michigan Basin, USA

    A.M. Martini;L.M. Walter;J.M. Budai;T.C.W. Ku

  • Formation temperatures of thermogenic and biogenic methane

    D.A. Stolper;M. Lawson;C.L. Davis;A.A. Ferreira

  • Microbial production and modification of gases in sedimentary basins: A geochemical case study from a Devonian shale gas play, Michigan basin

    Anna M. Martini;Lynn M. Walter;Tim C. W. Ku;Joyce M. Budai

  • Effects of an oceanic anoxic event on the stable carbon isotopic composition of Early Toarcian carbon

    Stefan Schouten;Heidy M. E. van Kaam-Peters;W. Irene C. Rijpstra;Martin Schoell

  • The noble gas geochemistry of natural CO2 gas reservoirs from the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountain provinces, USA

    Stuart M V Gilfillan;Chris J. Ballentine;Greg Holland;David Blagburn

  • Recent advances in petroleum isotope geochemistry

    Martin Schoell

  • Abiotic methane flux from the Chimaera seep and Tekirova ophiolites (Turkey): Understanding gas exhalation from low temperature serpentinization and implications for Mars

    Giuseppe Etiope;Giuseppe Etiope;Martin Schoell;Hakan Hosgörmez

  • Petroleum isotopic and biomarker composition related to source rock organic matter and depositional environment

    K.E. Peters;J.M. Moldowan;M. Schoell;W.B. Hempkins

  • Gridded maps of geological methane emissions and their isotopic signature

    Giuseppe Etiope;Giuseppe Etiope;Giancarlo Ciotoli;Stefan Schwietzke;Stefan Schwietzke;Stefan Schwietzke;Martin Schoell

  • Microbial generation of economic accumulations of methane within a shallow organic-rich shale

    Anna M. Martini;Joyce M. Budai;Lynn M. Walter;Martin Schoell

  • New Deeps with Brines and Metalliferous Sediments in the Red Sea

    H. Backer;M. Schoell

  • Carbon isotopic compositions of 28,30-bisnorhopanes and other biological markers in a Monterey crude oil

    M. Schoell;M.A. McCaffrey;F.J. Fago;J.M. Moldowan

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Etiope
Giuseppe Etiope National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Chris J. Ballentine
Chris J. Ballentine University of Oxford
Bernd R.T. Simoneit
Bernd R.T. Simoneit Oregon State University
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Barbara Sherwood Lollar University of Toronto
Anna M. Martini
Anna M. Martini Amherst College
Lynn M. Walter
Lynn M. Walter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stefan Schouten
Stefan Schouten Utrecht University
J. Michael Moldowan
J. Michael Moldowan Stanford University
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Michael J. Whiticar
Michael J. Whiticar University of Victoria

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