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Award Abstract #0221966
Environmental Molecular Science Institute: Actinides and Heavy Metals in the Environment - The Formation, Stability, and Impact of Nano- and Micro-Particles
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EAR
Division of Earth Sciences
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
September 19, 2002 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
May 8, 2008 |
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| Award Number: |
0221966 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Continuing grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Enriqueta Barrera
EAR Division of Earth Sciences
GEO Directorate for Geosciences
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| Start Date: |
September 15, 2002 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2009 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$5521750 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Jeremy Fein fein@nd.edu (Principal Investigator)
Patricia Maurice (Co-Principal Investigator)
Peter Burns (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Notre Dame
511 MAIN BUILDING
NOTRE DAME, IN 46556 574/631-7432
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| NSF Program(s): |
ERE General,
GEOBIOLOGY & LOW TEMP GEOCHEM,
GEOBIOLOGY,
PROJECTS,
BE: NON-ANNOUNCEMENT RESEARCH,
GEOLOGY & PALEONTOLOGY
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| Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
SMET, OTHR, 9177, 1629, 0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
7304, 7295, 7280, 1978, 1629, 1571
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ABSTRACT
The overall goal of the Environmental Molecular Science Institute (EMSI) centered at the Univesity of Notre Dame will be to provide a quantitative, mechanistic, molecular-scale understanding of the factors affecting the formation, stability, and impact of nano- and micro-particles. This EMSI has strong links with collaborators at several National Laboratories (Argonne, Oak Ridge, Sandia) and in industry (DuPont Engineering Technologies). Research conducted at the Instititue will provide a molecular-scale understanding of heavy-metal (Cd, Cu, Pb) and actinide (U, Np) interactions with nano- and micro-particles in the environment. The scientific activities of the Institute will integrate traditional macroscopic and microscopic techniques with state-of-the-art molecular-scale approaches such as x-ray absorption spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and molecular dynamics modeling. Concurrent with these scientific activities, the Institute will serve as a focus for a range of innovative educational programs with the purpose being: 1) to disseminate state-of-the-art understanding of environmental chemistry to an audience outside of the scientific community; 2) to provide broad, interdisciplinary educational experiences to a large number of undergraduate and graduate environmental molecular science students, and 3) to train students from traditionally underrepresented groups in environmental molecular science. We will set up a M.Sc. program specifically aimed at talented undergraduate students from underrepresented groups whose pre-requisites fall slightly below regular admissions standards. We feel that admission to a M.Sc. program will enable a large fraction of these students to blossom, and these successful students will then continue on in a Ph.D. program, either at University of Notre Dame, or elsewhere. In either case, our Institute will have played a key role in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities working at the highest levels in environmental molecular science.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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Ams, D.A., Fein, J.B., Dong, H. & Maurice, P.A.. "Experimental measurements of the adsorption of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas mendocina onto Fe-oxyhydroxide-coated and uncoated quartz grains.," Geomicrobiology Journal, v.21, 2004, p. 511.
Borrok, D. & Fein, J.B.. "The distribution of protons and Cd between bacterial surfaces and dissolved humic substances determined through chemical equilibrium modeling.," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.68, 2004, p. 3043.
Borrok, D., Borrok, M.J., Fein, J.B., & Keissling, L.L.. "The link between chemotactic responses to Ni2+ by Escherichia coli and Ni2+ adsorption onto the cell surface.," Environmental Science and Technology, v.39, 2005, p. 5227.
Borrok, D., Fein, J.B. & Kulpa, C.F.. "Cd and proton adsorption onto bacterial consortia grown from industrial wastes and contaminated geologic settings.," Environmental Science and Technology, v.38, 2005, p. 5656.
Borrok, D., Fein, J.B. & Turner B.F.. "A universal surface complexation framework for modeling proton binding onto bacterial surfaces in geologic settings," American Journal of Science, v.305, 2005, p. 826.
Borrok, D., Fein, J.B., & Kulpa, C.F.. "Proton and Cd sorption onto natural bacterial consortia: Testing universal adsorption behavior.," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.68, 2004, p. 3231.
Borrok, D., Fein, J.B., Tischler, M., O'Loughlin, E., Meyer, H., Liss, M. & Kemner, K.. "The effect of acidic solutions and growth conditions on the adsorptive properties of bacterial surfaces," Chemical Geology, v.209, 2004, p. 107.
Boyanov, M.I., Kemner, K.M., Shibata, T. & Bunker, B.A. "Local structure around Cr3+ ions in dilute acetate and perchlorate aqueous solutions," J. Phys. Chem. A, v.108, 2004, p. 5131.
Burns, P.C.. "U6+ minerals and inorganic compounds: Insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures.," Canadian Mineralogist, v.43, 2005, p. 1839.
Burns, P.C.. "U6+ minerals and inorganic compounds:Insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures,," Canadian Mineralogist, v.43, 2005, p. 1839.
Burns, P.C., Alexopoulos, C.M., Hotchkiss, P.J. & Locock, A.J.. "An unprecedented uranyl phosphate framework in the structure of [(UO2)3(PO4)O(OH)(H2O)2](H2O)," Inorganic Chemistry (2004) 43, 1816-1818., v.43, 2004, p. 1816.
Burns, P.C., Hughes Kubatko, K-A., Sigmon, G., Fryer, B.J., Gagnon, J.E., Antonio, M.R. & Soderholm, L.. "Actinyl peroxide nanospheres.," Angewandte Chemie International Edition 44, 2135-2139., v.44, 2005, p. 2135.
Cabaniss, S.E., Madey, G.R., Maurice, P. A., Leff, L.L., and Wetzel, R.. "A Stochastic model for the evolution of natural organic matter Part 1: Data structures and reaction kinetics.," Biogeochemistry, v.76, 2005, p. 319.
Fein, J.B., Boily, J.-F., Yee, N., Gorman-Lewis, D. & Turner, B.F.. "Potentiometric titrations of Bacillus subtilis cells and a comparison of modelling approaches," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.69, 2005, p. 1123.
Forbes, T.Z. & Burns, P.C.. "Structures and syntheses of four Np5+ sulfate chain structures: Divergence from U6+ crystal chemistry.," Journal of Solid State Chemistry, v.178, 2005, p. 3445.
Forbes, T.Z., Burns, P.C., Soderholm, L. & Skanthakumar, S.. "The crystal structures and magnetic properties of NaK3(NpO2)4(SO4)4(H2O)2 and NaNpO2SO4H2O: Cation-cation interactions in a neptunyl sulfate framework.," Chemistry of Materials, v.18, 2006, p. 1643.
Frost, P.C., Larson, J.H., Johnston, C.A., Young, K.C., Maurice, P.A., Lamberti, G.A., Lodge, D.M. & Bridgham, S.E.. "Landscape predictors of stream dissolved organic matter concentration and physiochemistry in a Lake Superior river watershed.," Aquatic Sciences, v.68(1), 2006, p. 40.
Frost, P.C., Maurice, P.A. & Fein, J.B.. "The effect of Cd on fulvic acid adsorption to B. subtilis," Chemical Geology, v.200, 2003, p. 217.
Giesting, P., Porter, N. & Burns, P.C.. "Uranyl oxalate hydrates: Structures and IR spectra.," Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie, v.221, 2006, p. 252.
Gorman-Lewis, D., Elias, P.E., & Fein, J.B.:. "Uranium adsorption onto Bacillus subtilis bacterial cells,," Environmental Science and Technology, v.39, 2005, p. 4906.
Gorman-Lewis, D., Fein, J.B., Soderholm, L., Jensen, M.P. & Chiang, M.-H.. "Experimental study of neptunyl adsorption onto Bacillus subtilis.," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.69, 2005, p. 4837.
Gorman-Lewis, D.J., & Fein, J.B.. "Experimental study of the adsorption of an ionic liquid onto bacterial and mineral surfaces," Environmental Science & Technology, v.38, 2004, p. 2491.
Hepinstall, S., Turner, B., and Maurice, P.A.. ""Effects of siderophores on
Cd and Pb adsorption to kaolinite"," Clay s and Clay Minerals, v.553, 2005, p. 557.
Kaulbach, E.S., Szymanowski, J.E.S. & Fein, J.B.. "Surface complexation modeling of proton and Cd adsorption onto an algal cell wall.," Environmental Science and Technology, v.39, 2005, p. 4060.
Kemner, K., O?Loughlin, E., Kelly, S. & Boyanov, M.. "Synchrotron X-ray Investigations of Mineral?Microbe?Metal Interactions," Elements, v.1(4), 2005, p. 217.
Kreller, D.I., Turner, B.F., Namjesnik-Dejanovic, K., and Maurice, P.A.. "A comparison of the effects of sonolysis and gamma radiolysis on dissolved organic matter.," Environmental Science &Technology, v.39, 2005, p. 9732.
Krivovichev, S.V. & Burns, P.C.. "Chains of edge-sharing OPb4 tetrahedra in the structures of Pb4O(VO4)2 and related minerals and inorganic compounds," Canadian Mineralogist, v.41, 2003, p. 951.
Locock, A.J. & Burns, P.C.. "Revised Tl(I)-O bond valence parameters and the structures of thallous dichromate and thallous uranyl phosphate hydrate," Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie, v.219, 2004, p. 1.
Locock, A.J. & Burns, P.C.. "Structures and synthesis of framework triuranyl diarsenate hydrates.," Journal of Solid State Chemistry, v.176, 2003, p. 18.
Locock, A.J. & Burns, P.C.. "Structures and synthesis of layered and framework amine-bearing uranyl arsenates and phosphates," Journal of SolidState Chemistry, v.177, 2004, p. 2675.
Locock, A.J. & Burns, P.C.. "Crystal structures and synthesis of the copper members of the autunite and meta-autunite groups: torbernite, zeunerite, metatorbernite and meta zeunerite.," Canadian Mineralogist, v.41, 2003, p. 489.
Locock, A.J. & Burns, P.C.. "The crystal structure of bergenite, a new geometrical isomer of the phosphuranylite group.," Canadian Mineralogist, v.41, 2003, p. 91.
Locock, A.J., Burns, P.C. & Flynn, T.M.. "The role of water in the structures of synthetic hallimondite, Pb2[(UO2)(AsO4)2](H2O)n and synthetic parsonsitePb2[(UO2)(PO4)2](H2O)n, n¡Ü0.5," American Mineralogist, v.90, 2005, p. 240.
Locock, A.J., Burns, P.C. , Duke, M.J.M. & Flynn, T.M.. "Monovalent cations in structures of the meta-autunite group," Canadian Mineralogist, v.42, 2004, p. 973.
Locock, A.J., Skanthakumar, S., Burns, P.C. & Soderholm, L.. "Syntheses, structures, magnetic properties, and X-ray absorption spectra of carnotite-type uranyl chromium(V) oxides: A[(UO2)2Cr2O8](H2On (A = K2, Rb2, Cs2, Mg; n = 0, 4),," Chemistry of Materials, v.16, 2004, p. 1384.
Locock, A.L. & Burns, P.C.. "Structures and synthesis of framework Rb and Cs uranyl arsenates and their relationships with their phosphate analogues," Journal of SolidState Chemistry (2003) 175, 372-379., v.175, 2003, p. 175, 372.
Maurice, P.A., Manecki, M., Fein, J.B. & Schaefer, J.. "Fractionation of an aquatic fulvic acid upon adsorption to the bacterium, Bacillus subtilis,," Geomicrobiology J., v.21, 2004, p. 69.
Meier, M., Chin, Y.-P. & Maurice, P.. "Variations in the composition and adsorption behavior of dissolved organic matter at a small, forested watershed,," Biogeochemistry (2004) 67, 39-56., v.67, 2004, p. 39.
Neuefeind, J., Skanthakumar, S. & Soderholm, L.. "The structure of the UO2SO4 ION pair in aqueous solution," Inorg. Chem. (2004) 43, 2422-2426., v.43, 2004, p. 2422.
Neuefeind, J., Soderholm, L., & Skanthakumar, S.. "Experimental electron densities of aqueous uranyl (VI) solutions," J. Phys. Chem A, v.108, 2004, p. 2733.
Pullin, M.J. & Cabaniss, S.E.. "The effects of pH, ionic strength, and iron-fulvic acid interactions on the kinetics of non-photochemical iron transformations. I. Iron(II) oxidation and iron(III) colloid formation,," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.67, 2003, p. 4067.
Pullin, M.J. & Cabaniss, S.E.. "The effects of pH, ionic strength, and iron-fulvic acid interactions on the kinetics of non-photochemical iron transformations. II. The kinetics of thermal reduction," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.67, 2003, p. 4079.
Pullin, M.J., Bertilsson, S., Goldstone, J.V. & Voelker, B.M.. "Effects of sunlight and hydroxyl radical on dissolved organic matter: bacterial growth efficiency and production of carboxylic acids and other substrates," Limnology and Oceanography, v.49, 2004, p. 2011.
Pullin, M.J., Progess, C.A. & Maurice, P.A.. "Effects of photoirradiation on the adsorption of dissolved organic matter to goethite," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.68, 2004, p. 3643.
Rosenberg, D.A. & Maurice, P.A.: Siderophore adsorption to and dissolution of kaolinite, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, (2003) 67, 223-229.. "Siderophore adsorption to and dissolution of kaolinite," Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, (2003) 67, 223-229., v.67, 2003, p. 223.
Skanthakumar, S., Gorman-Lewis, D., Locock, A., Chiang, M.-H., Jensen, M.P., Burns, P.C., Fein, J., Jonah, C.D.,Attenkofer, K. & Soderholm, L.. "Changing Np redox speciation in the synchrotron beam.," Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. (2004) 802, 151-156., v.802, 2004, p. 151.
Xiang, X., Huang, Y., Madey, G., Cabaniss, S., Arthurs, L., and Maurice, P.. "Modeling the evolution of natural organic matter in the environment with an agent-based stochastic approach.," Natural Resources Modeling Journal, v.19, 2006, p. 67.
Young, K., Docherty, K., Maurice, P.A., and Bridgham, S.
. "Effects of bacterial consortia on natural organic matter degradation.," Hydrobiologia, v.539, 2005, p. 1.
Young, K.C. Maurice, P.A., Docherty, K., and Bridgham, S.D.. "Bacterial degradation of dissolved organic matter from two northern Michigan streams.," Geomicrobiology Journal, v.21, 2004, p. 521.
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