North-Central Section - 48th Annual Meeting (24–25 April)

Session No. 5
Thursday, 24 April 2014: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM
Hawthorne (Cornhusker Marriott)

T17. Frontiers in Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry

 

Karrie A. Weber, Advocates
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Start Time
 
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:00 AM
COMMUNITY GENOMICS: UNRAVELING TANGLED MICROBIAL METABOLIC NETWORKS IMPACTING BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING
WRIGHTON, Kelly, Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, 440A Bioscience Bldg, Columbus, OH 43210-1292, kwrighton@gmail.com, kwrighton@gmail.com
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8:20 AM
HIGH POTENTIAL FOR IRON REDUCTION IN UPLAND SOILS FROM DIVERSE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
YANG, Wendy H., Plant Biology and Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 265 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61822 and LIPTZIN, Daniel, Instaar, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, yangw@illinois.edu, yangw@illinois.edu
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8:40 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ACIDOPHILIC, IRON REDUCER, GEOBACTER SP. FEAM09
HEALY, Olivia M.1, SOUCHEK, Jesse1, HEITHOFF, Abigail1, LAMERE, Brandon1, PAN, Donald2, HOLLIS, Gregory1, YANG, Wendy H.3, SILVER, Whendee L.4 and WEBER, Karrie A.5, (1)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 232 Manter Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (3)Plant Biology and Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 265 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61822, (4)Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-5800, (5)Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, healy.olivia@gmail.com, healy.olivia@gmail.com
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9:00 AM
CARBON DIOXIDE AS A CONTROL ON COMPETITION BETWEEN IRON- AND SULFATE-REDUCING MICROORGANISMS
KIRK, Matthew F., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, SANFORD, Robert A., Department of Geology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, SANTILLAN, Eugenio F.U., Geosciences, University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78756, ALTMAN, Susan J., Geochemistry, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0754 and JIN, Qusheng, Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, mfkirk@k-state.edu, mfkirk@k-state.edu
5
9:20 AM
CHARACTERIZING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL HETEROGENEITY OF IRON-SULFUR INTERACTIONS IN A COASTAL FRESHWATER WETLAND
SCHOEPFER, Valerie Anne1, SCHLAFKE, Katherine1, BURGIN, A.J.1 and LOECKE, T.D., (1)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583, vaschoepfer@gmail.com, vaschoepfer@gmail.com
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9:40 AM
COUPLING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TO SOIL O2 DYNAMICS AT THE AQUATIC-TERRESTRIAL INTERFACE
JARECKE, Karla M.1, LOECKE, Terrance D.1 and BURGIN, Amy J.2, (1)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583, (2)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 3310 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583, kjarecke2@unl.edu, kjarecke2@unl.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
SOIL ORGANIC CARBON IN A WETLAND INTERRUPTED BY A CENTURY OF AGRICULTURE
LOECKE, Terrance D., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583, BURGIN, A.J., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583 and JARECKE, Karla M., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583, tloecke2@unl.edu, tloecke2@unl.edu
8
10:40 AM
VIRAL INFLUENCE ON TERRESTRIAL SUBSURFACE CARBON BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING
PAN, Donald1, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.2, WATSON, Rachel3, WANG, Dake3, TAN, Zheng Huan3, SNOW, Daniel4, ROBBINS, Mark J.2 and WEBER, Karrie A.5, (1)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, (4)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, (5)School of Biological Sciences and Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, dpan@huskers.unl.edu, dpan@huskers.unl.edu
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11:00 AM
MICROBIAL IRON(II) OXIDATION:  EVIDENCE OF IRON BIOMINERALIZATION IN THE ROCK RECORD
WEBER, Karrie A.1, SPANBAUER, Trisha L.2, WACEY, David3, KILBURN, Matthew R.3, LOOPE, David B.4 and KETTLER, Richard M.4, (1)School of Biological Sciences and Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, (3)Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia, (4)Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, kweber@unl.edu, kweber@unl.edu
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11:20 AM
CORRELATION BETWEEN NITRATE AND NATURALLY OCCURRING URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN TWO MAJOR US AQUIFERS:  POTENTIAL FOR NITRATE DRIVEN U CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER
NOLAN, Jason1, HEALY, Olivia2, SPANBAUER, Trisha L.1, HEITHOFF, Abigail2, PAN, Donald3, SNOW, Daniel4 and WEBER, Karrie A.5, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, (3)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (4)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, (5)Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, Jason.nolan@unl.edu, Jason.nolan@unl.edu
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11:40 AM
BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS BY A MODEL BACTERIAL VIRUS, ESHERICHIA COLI BACTERIOPHAGE T4
TAN, Zheng Huan1, KANANIZADEH, Negin2, LI, Yusong2 and WEBER, Karrie A.3, (1)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0856, (3)Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, legendarydragoons@hotmail.com, legendarydragoons@hotmail.com
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