Welcome to TEAM 3 of the Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education (BRIE) at the Pennsylvania State University.  The research of Team 3 focuses on Biologically Enhanced Mineral Reactivity (BEMR). 

OBJECTIVE - BRIE

Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education (BRIE) is a NSF-funded training grant at the Pennsylvania State University.  BRIE represents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary educational initiative in biogeochemistry. Our specific objectives are to train doctoral students in the interdisciplinary science of Biogeochemistry and arm them with state-of-the-art analytical skills.

OBJECTIVE - BEMR

The high surface area and chemical demands of bacteria drive accelerated rates of reactions with a broad array of earth materials. In particular, we ask, how do bacteria acquire metals from minerals during soil formation and rock weathering? What properties control the interaction between microorganisms with mineral surfaces? Do feedbacks between trace metal availability and organism growth impact the global environment?

Contact Information

For more information on Bioloigically Enhanced Mineral Reactivity, please contact Sue Brantley of the Geoscience Dept. at Penn State.  Also, more information can be obtained from the BRIE web site. 

Sue Brantley

Telephone  

814-863-1739

Fax

814-863-0637

Address

239 Deike Bldg.

          University Park, PA 16802

E-mail   

brantley@geosc.psu.edu

Web Site

http://www.essc.psu.edu

 

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Last modified: November 18, 1999