CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 72
Monday, 10 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 101A-C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

P3. Exploration of the Deep Biosphere

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Brandy M. Toner and Jeffrey Gralnick, Conveners
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1
8:05 AM
THE CENSUS OF DEEP LIFE: A NEW PROJECT TO EXPLORE LIFE UNDERGROUND
COLWELL, Frederick S.1, SOGIN, M.2, BRIGGS, B.R.3 and LAVALLEUR, H.3, (1)104 CEOAS Admin Bldg, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (2)Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)104 COAS Admin Bldg, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, rcolwell@coas.oregonstate.edu, rcolwell@coas.oregonstate.edu
2
8:35 AM
GEOBIOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF THE DEEP SUBSEAFLOOR
AMEND, Jan P., Earth Sciences and Marine Environmental Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, janamend@usc.edu, janamend@usc.edu
3
9:05 AM
FOLLOW THE WATER - A SEARCH STRATEGY FOR EXPLORATION OF THE EARTH'S DEEP BIOSPHERE
SHERWOOD LOLLAR, Barbara, Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, VAN HEERDEN, Esta, Dept. of Biotechnology, University of Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa, ONSTOTT, Tullis, Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Washington Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540, KIEFT, Thomas, Dept. of Biology, New Mexico Tech, Albequerque, NM 87801 and ITAVAARA, Merja, Vtt, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Tietotie 2, Espoo, 02044, Finland, bslollar@chem.utoronto.ca, bslollar@chem.utoronto.ca
 
9:35 AM
Break
4
9:50 AM
FROM BACTERIAL FINCHES TO BACTIVOROUS MEIOFAUNA: MICROBIAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE DEEP CRUSTAL BIOSPHERE
ONSTOTT, Tullis1, CHEHOUD, C.1, VAN HEERDEN, E.2, LITTHAUER, D.2, JUGDAVE, A.2, ALBERTYN, K.2, KIEFT, Thomas3, BORGONIE, G.4, GARCÍA-MOYANO, A.5 and CHIVIAN, D.6, (1)Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Washington Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540, (2)Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa, (3)Dept. of Biology, New Mexico Tech, Albequerque, NM 87801, (4)Department of Biology, Nematology Section, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, Ghent, B9000, Belgium, (5)Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Postbox 7803, Bergen, N-5020, Norway, (6)Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, tullis@princeton.edu, tullis@princeton.edu
5
10:20 AM
MICROBIAL FE, MN AND AMMONIUM OXIDATION IN THE DEEP TERRESTRIAL SUBSURFACE AT HENDERSON MINE, CO
TEMPLETON, Alexis S., Geological Sciences, University of Colorado - Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309 and SWANNER, Elizabeth D., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309, alexis.templeton@colorado.edu, alexis.templeton@colorado.edu
6
10:50 AM
DIRECT HUMAN EXPLORATION OF THE TERRESTRIAL SUBSURFACE
MACALADY, Jennifer L., Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, jlm80@psu.edu, jlm80@psu.edu
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