2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Opportunities at the Interface: Minerals, Bugs, and Aqueous Solutions

295 Opportunities at the Interface: Minerals, Bugs, and Aqueous Solutions



Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 350DEF
Presiding:
Maria Dittrich and Andreas Luttge
8:00 AM
Water Ordering and Redox Process at Hematite-Water Interfaces
Jeffrey G. Catalano, Washington University in St. Louis; Paul Fenter, Argonne National Laboratory; Changyong Park, Argonne National Laboratory; Kevin M. Rosso, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
8:20 AM
Distinct Magnetic Properties of Magnetite Formed by Dissimilatory Iron Reducers
Everett C. Salas, University of Southern California; Kenneth H. Nealson, University of Southern California; Ellen Platzman, University of Southern California
8:40 AM
Redox Linked Coordination Change In OmcA: Implications for Dissimilatory Fe(III) Reduction
Nidhi Khare, University of Wyoming; Carrick M. Eggleston, Univ of Wyoming; David M. Lovelace, University of Wyoming
8:55 AM
Surface Water Temperature Controls on Microbial Communities at the El Tatio Geyser Field, Chile
Anne Dunckel, University of Texas Austin; Audrey Hucks Sawyer, University of Texas Austin; Megan Franks, University of Texas Austin; Phillip Bennett, University of Texas Austin; M. Bayani Cardenas, University of Texas Austin
9:10 AM
Predicting Silicate Mineral Dissolution Rates
Amanda Albright Olsen, University of Maine; Susan L. Brantley, Pennsylvania State University
9:25 AM
Microbial Communities and Groundwater Chemistry in a Pristine Confined Aquifer
Theodore M. Flynn, University of Illinois; Robert A. Sanford, University of Illinois; Craig M. Bethke, University of Illinois
9:55 AM
The Role of Calcium in the Formation of Membrane Vesicles on Cyanobacteria Surfaces
Maria Dittrich, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology; Cornelius Fischer, Rice University; Andreas Luttge, Rice Univ
10:10 AM
In Search of the Microbe/solid Interface: A New Approach Using Super-Resolution Vertical Scanning Interferometry Measurements
Kenneth H. Nealson, University of Southern California; Michael S. Waters, University of Southern California; Moh El-Naggar, University of Southern California; Cornelius Fischer, Rice University; Rolf S. Arvidson, Rice University; Andreas Luttge, Rice Univ
10:25 AM
In-Situ Monitoring of the Biofilm Formation of Pseudomonas Putida on Hematite Using Flow-Cell ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy
Jesus J. Ojeda, The University of Sheffield; Maria E. Romero-Gonzalez, The University of Sheffield; Hamid M. Pouran, The University of Sheffield; Steven A. Banwart, The University of Sheffield
10:40 AM
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