2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 68
Monday, 23 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T23. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Geochemical Problems

 

Nancy Washton and Karl T. Mueller, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF MG1-XALX(OH)2(NO3)XNH2O LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES
SIDERIS, Paul J.1, NIELSEN, Ulla G.1 and GREY, Clare P., (1)Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, psideris@ic.sunysb.edu, psideris@ic.sunysb.edu
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8:20 AM
FROM PEPTIDES TO PROTEINS: CONTROL OF NET MOLECULAR CHARGE AND HYDROPHILICITY ON THE KINETICS OF CALCITE GROWTH
DOVE, Patricia M.1, ELHADJ, Selim1 and DE YOREO, James J.2, (1)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, dove@vt.edu, dove@vt.edu
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8:35 AM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATORY TOOLS TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, MULTI-SCALE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL KINETICS RESEARCH
MUELLER, Karl T.1, BROUWER, William1, WASHTON, Nancy M.1, GARRISON, Barbara J.1, NANGIA, Shikha1, BRANTLEY, Susan L.2, BANDSTRA, Joel3, KUBICKI, James4, MITRA, Prasenjit5 and GILES, C. Lee5, (1)Chemistry, Penn State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences, 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Geosciences, Penn State University, 226D Earth & Engineering Sciences, University Park, 16802, (4)Geosciences, Penn State University, 335 Deike Bldg, University Park, 16802, (5)Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University, 104 Information Sciences and Technology Building, University Park, PA 16802, ktm2@psu.edu, ktm2@psu.edu
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8:50 AM
THE CAPE COD WASTEWATER PLUME AS A FIELD LABORATORY FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF PROCESSES AFFECTING CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUND WATER
LEBLANC, Denis R.1, KENT, Douglas B.2, SMITH, Richard L.3, HARVEY, Ronald W.3 and BARBER, Larry B.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, MA 01532, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Boulder, CO 80303, dleblanc@usgs.gov, dleblanc@usgs.gov
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9:10 AM
USING NUCLEATION THEORY TO UNDERSTAND THE DISSOLUTION KINETICS OF VITREOUS AND BIOGENIC SILICA
HAN, Nizhou, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and DOVE, Patricia M., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, nhan@vt.edu, nhan@vt.edu
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9:25 AM
A TEST OF A FUNCTIONAL GROUP-CONTRIBUTION SCHEME FOR PREDICTING THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF AQUEOUS ORGANIC SPECIES
MCALISTER, Jason A., Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and KETTLER, Richard M., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, rkettler1@unl.edu, rkettler1@unl.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
MICROBIAL BIOMASS: A CATALYST OF CACO3 PRECIPITATION IN ADVECTIVELY DOMINATED FLOW REGIMES
KANDIANIS, Michael T., Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 245 Natural History Building, 1301 Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 and FOUKE, Bruce W., Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1301 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, kandiani@uiuc.edu, kandiani@uiuc.edu
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10:10 AM
MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AT UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
FEIN, Jeremy B., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, fein@nd.edu, fein@nd.edu
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10:30 AM
KINETIC AND THERMODYNAMIC DRIVERS OF AMORPHOUS SILICA NUCLEATION ON ORGANIC SURFACES: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF BIOSILICIFICATION PROCESSES
WALLACE, Adam F., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and DOVE, Patricia M., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, afw@vt.edu, afw@vt.edu
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10:45 AM
NEW TOOLS AND CONCEPTS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF MINERAL SURFACE AREA FOR EXTRAPOLATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISSOLUTION KINETICS
WASHTON, Nancy M.1, MUELLER, Karl T.1, DAVIS, Michael1, KUBICKI, James2, BANDSTRA, Joel3, MOORE, Joel4 and BRANTLEY, Susan L.5, (1)Chemistry, Penn State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Geosciences, Penn State University, 335 Deike bldg, University Park, 16802, (3)Geosciences, Penn State University, 226D Earth & Engineering Sciences, University Park, 16802, (4)Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16801, (5)Geosciences, Penn State University, 2217 Earth & Engineering Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University Park, PA 16802, nam@chem.psu.edu, nam@chem.psu.edu
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11:00 AM
STUDIES OF ADSORPTION AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE IRON SOIL MINERALS, LEPIDOCROCITE AND GOETHITE, BY MULTI-NUCLEAR SOLID-STATE NMR SPECTROSCOPY
KIM, Jongsik1, KEINIA, Julmis1, NIELSEN, Ulla Gro1, PAIK, Younkee1, FITTS, Jeffrey P.2 and GREY, Clare P.3, (1)Chemistry, SUNY, Stony Brook, Department of Chemistry, SUNY, Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, (2)Environmental Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, PO 5000 Bldg 830, Upton, NY NY 11973-500, (3)Chemistry, SUNY, Stony Brook, Department of Chemistry, SUNY, Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-340, jonkim@ic.sunysb.edu, jonkim@ic.sunysb.edu
 
11:15 AM
Concluding Remarks
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