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Research interests
My research explores the links between magnetism and microbial processes in the environment supported by my multidisciplinary background in physics, geomicrobiology and environmental mineralogy. I apply a range of analytical approaches including spectroscopic, magnetic and electron microscopy based techniques to develop understanding about fundamental processes occurring in the environment, and also show how these bioinspired materials can be used for technological applications including remediation or targeted medical therapies. Some specific research areas include:
- Iron mineral formation in the environment
- Environmental magnetism
- Electron exchange between bacteria and solid phase iron minerals
- Contaminant remediation by redox active mixed valent minerals
- Astrobiology and early earth
- 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy
- Scanning/Transmission electron and ion microscopy including cryogenic imaging
- Spectral fitting methods including web based tools
- Computer programming languages: Matlab, R, Arduino, Javascript, Python
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute Environmental Change Research
- Cabot Institute Low Carbon Energy Research
- Cabot Institute Natural Hazards and Disasters Research
- Cabot Institute Water Research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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Microbially mediated functionalised magnetic nanoparticles from acid mine drainage
15/02/23 → 14/02/25
Project: Research
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Iron biogeobatteries are sustainable electron sources and sinks in the environment
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Carbon oxidation with sacrificial anodes to inhibit O2 evolution in membrane-less bioelectrochemical systems for microbial electrosynthesis
Rohbohm, N., Sun, T., Blasco-Gómez, R., Byrne, J. M., Kappler, A. & Angenent, L. T., 24 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: EES Catalysis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Continuous cultivation of the lithoautotrophic nitrate‐reducing Fe( II )‐oxidizing culture KS in a chemostat bioreactor
Bayer, T., Tomaszewski, E. J., Bryce, C., Kappler, A. & Byrne, J. M., 29 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 15, 4, p. 324-334 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Cu(II) and Cd(II) Removal Efficiency of Microbially Redox-Activated Magnetite Nanoparticles
Bayer, T., Wei, R., Kappler, A. & Byrne, J. M., 19 Oct 2023, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Mineralogical, geochemical and magnetic susceptibility data from a deep hydrothermally altered profile in a semi-arid region (Chilean Coastal Cordillera)
Hampl, F. J. (Contributor), Schiperski, F. (Contributor), Byrne, J. M. (Creator), Schwerdhelm, C. (Contributor), Kappler, A. (Contributor), Bryce, C. C. (Creator), von Blanckenburg, F. (Contributor), Neumann, T. (Contributor), Hampl, F. J. (Contributor), Schiperski, F. (Contributor), Byrne, J. M. (Contributor), Schwerdhelm, C. (Contributor), Kappler, A. (Contributor), Bryce, C. C. (Contributor), von Blanckenburg, F. (Contributor), Neumann, T. (Contributor) & Hampl, F. J. (Contributor), GFZ Data Services, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.5880/fidgeo.2021.037, https://dataservices.gfz-potsdam.de/panmetaworks/showshort.php%3Fid=3860a848-38b2-11ec-9603-497c92695674
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