CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS of Prof. JOSEPH SECKBACH
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BOOK EDITING
Popular Sciences
1978‑1981 Science Books for children translated from English (or German) into Hebrew for Zur and Zur and Carta publishers. The following series of books from Little, Brown and Company. The Yolla Bolla Press, Covelo, CA. each book contains about 120 ‑ 130 pages long.
The I Hate Mathematics Book by M.Burns (1977‑Heb. ed. in 1978).
Blood and Guts by L. Allison (1976‑Heb.ed.1979).
The Reasons for Seasons by L.Allison (1976‑Heb. ed. 1979).
The Night Sky Book by M.Burns (1977‑Heb.ed. 1980).
I Am Not a Short Adult by M Burns (1977‑Heb.ed.1980).
Good for Me: All About Food by M.Burns (1978‑Heb.ed.1980).
This Book is About Time by M. Burns (1978‑Heb.ed.1987).
Der Natur auf der Spur by H. Jurgen (H.Jurgen Press,1977 Hebrew edition 1979).
Chief Editor and coordinator of Biology and Zoology sections for the new Israel
Encyclopedia, (4 volumes) Keter Pubish. Jerusalem. 1987‑8).
Scientific Books
The [Hebrew] Lexicon of Chemistry (J. Seckbach with author with coauthor R. Ikan) (1991, 1999) Dveer Publisher, Tel Aviv, Israel. (1991 first edition, 1999 second enlarged edition, p. 282.
Evolutionary Pathways and Enigmatic Algae: Cyanidium caldarium (Rhodophyta) and Related Cells, (1994) J. Seckbach [ed.] Public. by Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, ISBN 0-7923-2635-0;
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-10027-72-33522739-0,00.html
From Symbiosis to Eukaryotism: Endocytobiology VII (1999) E. Wagner, J. Normann, H. Greppin, J.H.P. Hackstein, R.G. Hermann, K.V. Kowallilk, H.E.A. Schenk and J. Seckbach (eds.) Published by the University of Freiburg and University of Geneva.
The 7th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
Appointed as a Book Series Editor on (“COLE”) Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology for Kluwer (1997 to Present). http://www.wkap.nl/prod/s/COLE
http://www2.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,,5-198-69-33111926-0,00.html
ALGAE AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: ECOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY (2001) Josef Elster, Joseph Seckbach , Warvick Vincent and Oldrich Lhotsky (eds.) Proceedings of the meeting on 11-16 September 2000, Trebon, Czeck Repoblic. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, D-70176 Stuttgart (2001)
http://www.schweizerbart.de/pubs/books/bo/novahedwig-051012300-desc.ht
“COLE” BOOKS: “Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology” Series. All initiated and edited by Joseph Seckbach.
http://www.wkap.nl/prod/s/COLE;
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,10735,5-198-69-33111926-0,00.html
http://www.springer.com/series/5775
(COLE-1) * Enigmatic Microorganisms And Life In Extreme Environments (“Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology” book series) Kluwer Publisher. J. Seckbach (editor) 687 pp (1999). ISBN: 0-7923-5492-3
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-33519206-0,00.html
(COLE-2)* Journey to Diverse Microbial Worlds: Adaptation to Exotic Environments. J. Seckbach (ed.) Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. (2000). 436 pp. ISBN: 0-7923-6020-6
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-33521421-0,00.html
(COLE-3) * The New Science of Astrobiology (author J. Chela-Flores) Series ed. J. Seckbach. Kluwer Academic Publishers (Dordrecht, The Netherlands) (2001). ISBN: 0-7923-7125-9
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-33595298-0,00.html
(COLE-4) * Symbiosis: Mechanisms and Model Systems (2002) J. Seckbach (ed.) published by Kluwer Academic Publishers (Dordrecht, The Netherlands) (2002). ISBN: 1-4020-0189-4
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-33521399-0,00.html
(COLE-5) * HALOPHILIC Microorganisms and Their Environments. (by A. Oren), Series Editor: J. Seckbach. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2002)
ISBN1-4020-0829-5, http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-33720533-0,00.html
(COLE-6) * Origins: Genesis, Evolution and Diversity of Life (2004) J. Seckbach (ed.) published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2004), ISBN1-4020-1813-4 (2004)
http://www2.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-33720454-0,00.html
(COLE-7) Life in the Universe. proceeding of the Trieste-2003 conference. J. Seckbach, . Chela-Flores, T. Owen and F. Rualin (eds.) Cellular Origins, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology book series. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2004). ISBN: 1-4020-2371-5
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-40109-22-35184992-0,00.html
(COLE-8) The New Avenues in BioInformatics, J. Seckbach and E. Rubin (eds.) Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. (2004). ISBN: 1-4020-2639-0
http://www2.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-22-33980510-0,00.html
(COLE-9) Adaptation of Life at High Salt Concentration: Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya (2005) following the Halophile-2004 meeting in Ljubljana (Slovenia) N.Gunde-Cimerman, A. Oren and A. Plemenitaš (eds.) ISBN: 1-4020-3632-9; http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-198-72-47261358-0,00.html
(COLE-10) Life as We Know It (LAKI) 2006). J. Seckbach (ed.) ISBN: 1-4020-4394-5
(COLE-11) Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments (ALEX) J. Seckbach (ed.) (2007), ISBN:
(COLE 12) FROM FOSSILS TO ASTROBIOLOGY (“FOAS”). J. Seckbach and M. Walsh (eds.) (2008) ISBN: http://www.springer.com/astronomy/astrobiology/book/978-1-4020-8836-0
(COLE 13) RED ALGAE IN GENOMIC AGE (“REAL") Seckbach, & D. Chapman. (eds.) (2010)
(COLE 14) MICROBIAL MATS (“MIMA”), J. Seckbach and Aharon Oren (eds.) (2010)
(COLE 15) Seaweeds and their Role in Globally Changing Environments (“ROSE“) by Alvaro Israel, R. Einav and J. SECKBACH (eds.) (2010). ISBN 978-90-481-8569-6.
(COLE 16) All Flesh Is Grass: Plant-Animal Interrelationships (“AFG – PLAN”), J. Seckbach and Z. Dubinsky (eds.) (2010). ISBN 978-90-481-9316-5
(COLE 17) Symbioses and Stress (“SYST”). J. SECKBACH and M. Grube (eds.) (2010). ISBN 978-90-481-9449-0
(COLE 18) STROMATOLITES: Interaction of Microbes with Sediments (“STRO”), Vinod Tewari and J. SECKBACH (eds.) (2011). ISBN 978-94-007-0397-1
(COLE 19) The Diatom World [diat], J. SECKBACH and Patricks Kociolek (eds.) (2011). ISBN 978-94-007-1327-7
(COLE – 20) ASTROBIOLOGY II – Julian Chela-Flores (Author) (2011)
(COLE – 21) Anoxia – Altenbach Alex, Bernhard Joan and SECKBACH JOSEPH (eds.) (2012). ISBN 978-94-007-1896-8
(COLE – 22) Genesis - In The Beginning, Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution: Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution (gene) SECKBACH [ed.] Dordrecht, Springer. (2011). ISBN 978-94-007-2941-4
(COLE – 23) Origin(s) of Design in Nature: A Fresh, Interdisciplinary Look at How Design Emerges in Complex Systems, Especially Life. [“ODIN”] Stillwaggon Swan, Gordon, R., L.& J. SECKBACH, Dordrecht, Springer. Eds. (2012). ISBN 978-94-007-4156-0
(COLE - 24) ALGAL BIOFEUL (ALFU) Richard Gordon & JOSEPH SECKBACH (eds.) to be proposed to Springer (2012)
(COLE – 25) Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies [EPLA]. by Hanslmeier Arnold – Kempe Stephan – SECKBACH JOSEPH (eds.) Springer (2012). ISBN 978-94-007-4966-5
(COLE- 27) Polyextremophiles: Life under multiple forms of stress (Pole). Eds: J. SECKBACH – Aharon Oren – Helga Stan-Lotter (2013). ISBN 978-94-007-6488-0
(COLE 28) Habitability of other planets and satellites (Habi), editors: J.P. de Vera & J. SEKBACH. (2013). ISBN 978-94-007-6546-7
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Book in press by Springer
(COLE 29). (ALVO) Voyage to Algal World (Dr. Dinabandhu Sahoo & Joseph Seckbach) 2014
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Books in preparation.
(COLE 30). (Symb) Symbiosis Text (editors: J.J. Lee & J. Seckbach)
(Como) Computing Life's Origins [editors: Damer Bruce, Richard Gordon and J. SECKBACH] in preparation for University of Chicago Press?.
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NON - COLE book:
DIVINE ACTION and NATURAL SELECTION: Science, Faith and Evolution. Editied by: J. SECKBACH and Richard Gordon) published by World Scientific Publishing Company (Singapore). published Nov. 2008/9. See <wdina
Http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/6998
IN PREPARATION (2014)
Imperial College Press (ICP) – Algae Symbioses (eds. Martin Grube, Lucia Muggia & J.Seckbach)
University of Chicago Press – Bio-Communication (Joseph Seckbach & Richard Gordon).
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