2001 In August, 2001, the DOE, through its Office of Biological and Environmental Research, awarded 18 research grants in the NABIR program. The awards covered scientific research in four of NABIR's seven scientific program elements: Biotransformation and Biodegradation Projects PIs The Kinetics of Direct Enzymatic Reduction of Uranium(VI): Effects of Ligand Complexation and U(VI) Speciation Calvin Ainsworth Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. calvin.ainsworth@pnl.gov Field-Portable Immunoassay Instruments And Reagents to Measure Hexavalent Uranium, Other Metal Contaminants, and Chelators Diane A. Blake Tulane Univ. Health Sciences Center blake@tulane.edu Iron Reduction and Radionuclide Immobilization: Influence of Natural Organic Matter & Reaction-Based Modeling William D. Burgos Pennsylvania State University bburgos@psu.edu Immobilization of Radionuclides through Anaerobic bio-oxidation of Fe(II) John D. Coates Southern Illinois University jcoates@micro.siu.edu Fe(II)-Induced Inhibition of Dissimilatory Bacterial Reduction of Metals and Radionuclides: The Role and Reactivity of Cell-Surface Precipitates Yuri A. Gorby Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. yuri.gorby@pnl.gov Effect of microbial exopolymers on the spatial distributions and transformations of Cr and U at the bacteria-geosurface interface Ken Kemner, Ph.D. Argonne National Laboratory Kemner@anl.gov New Catalytic DNA Biosensors for Radionuclides and Metal ions Yi Lu University of Illinois yi-lu@uiuc.edu Mesoscale Coupled Transport and Biogeochemical Effects on Reduction of U(VI) and NO3- as Co-contaminants in Natural Sediments and Soils Jiamin Wan Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab. jwan@lbl.gov Community Dynamics and Microbial Ecology Impact of Biostimulation Conditions on Diversity and Dynamics of Key Genes Involved in Metal Reduction Fred J. Brockman Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. fred.brockman@pnl.gov Integrated Particle Handling Methods for Multiplexed Microbial Identification and Characterization in Sediments Darrell Chandler Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. dp.chandler@pnl.gov Development of a multiplexed, bead-based assessment tool for rapid identification and quantitation of microorganisms in field samples Mary Lowe Loyola College, MD mll@VAX.LOYOLA.EDU Biogeochemical Dynamics Biogeochemical Processes Controlling Microbial Reductive Precipitation of Radionuclides Jim K. Fredrickson Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. Jim.Fredrickson@pnl.gov Biogeochemistry of Aerobic Solubilization of Pu and U by Microorganisms and their Siderophores, Reductants, and Exopolymers Larry Hersman, Ph.D. Los Alamos National Lab. hersman@lanl.gov Microbial Stabilization of Plutonium in the Subsurface Environment Bruce Honeyman Colorado School of Mines honeyman@mines.edu Biogeochemistry of Uranium Under Reducing and Re-oxidizing Conditions: An Integrated Laboratory and Field Study Brent Peyton Washington State University bmp@wsu.edu Influence of Reactive Transport on the Reduction of U(VI) in the Presence of Fe(III) and Nitrate: Implications for U(VI) Immobilization by Bioremediation/Biobarriers Brian D. Wood Oregon State University brian.wood@orst.edu BASIC Testing a Stakeholder Participation Framework that Enhances Acceptance of Bioremediation Technologies Robert Anex University of Oklahoma kenneth.williamson@orst.edu Expanded Rapid, Comprehensive, Lipid Biomarker Analysis for Subsurface, Community Composition and Nutritional/Physiological Status as Monitors of Remediation and Detoxification Effectiveness Denise Lach Oregon State University denise.lach@orst.edu Back to Awards Page
In August, 2001, the DOE, through its Office of Biological and Environmental Research, awarded 18 research grants in the NABIR program. The awards covered scientific research in four of NABIR's seven scientific program elements:
Biotransformation and Biodegradation
Projects
PIs
The Kinetics of Direct Enzymatic Reduction of Uranium(VI): Effects of Ligand Complexation and U(VI) Speciation
Calvin Ainsworth Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. calvin.ainsworth@pnl.gov
Field-Portable Immunoassay Instruments And Reagents to Measure Hexavalent Uranium, Other Metal Contaminants, and Chelators
Diane A. Blake Tulane Univ. Health Sciences Center blake@tulane.edu
Iron Reduction and Radionuclide Immobilization: Influence of Natural Organic Matter & Reaction-Based Modeling
William D. Burgos Pennsylvania State University bburgos@psu.edu
Immobilization of Radionuclides through Anaerobic bio-oxidation of Fe(II)
John D. Coates Southern Illinois University jcoates@micro.siu.edu
Fe(II)-Induced Inhibition of Dissimilatory Bacterial Reduction of Metals and Radionuclides: The Role and Reactivity of Cell-Surface Precipitates
Yuri A. Gorby Pacific Northwest Nat'l Lab. yuri.gorby@pnl.gov
Effect of microbial exopolymers on the spatial distributions and transformations of Cr and U at the bacteria-geosurface interface
Ken Kemner, Ph.D. Argonne National Laboratory Kemner@anl.gov
New Catalytic DNA Biosensors for Radionuclides and Metal ions
Yi Lu University of Illinois yi-lu@uiuc.edu
Mesoscale Coupled Transport and Biogeochemical Effects on Reduction of U(VI) and NO3- as Co-contaminants in Natural Sediments and Soils
Jiamin Wan Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab. jwan@lbl.gov
Community Dynamics and Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemical Dynamics
Brent Peyton Washington State University bmp@wsu.edu
Brian D. Wood Oregon State University brian.wood@orst.edu
BASIC
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