Geomicrobiology – how microbes change the Earth
Laura Newsome gave a talk on “Geomicrobiology – how microbes change the Earth” to the Royal Cornwall Geological Society on 19th May. The talk is available on YouTube at youtu.be/2j_3k1aWeng
Author: Laura Newsome
Bursary success for Eliana
Eliana Molina Ramirez was successful in her application for a £500 bursary from the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland! She will use the bursary to further her research into remediating mercury contamination from active and abandoned mines.
Metals and Radioactive Substance Bioremediation – a child centric microbiology education framework
There is an urgent need for microbiology literacy in society, see https://sfam.org.uk/knowledge/policy/applied-microbiology-matters/microbiology-literacy-knowledge-framework.html. I contributed a topic framework on “metals and radioactive substances bioremediation” (2021). This can be used to help teach how microbiology impacts our everyday lives, and how microbiology… Continue Reading
Postdoc available LiFT: Lithium for Future Technology
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the NERC consortium project LiFT: Lithium for Future Technology (https://twitter.com/Li4FutureTech). This NERC funded post is available 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2023. The project aims to better understand the Earth… Continue Reading
Lithium for Future Technology
We have just been awarded a NERC highlight topic grant for ‘Lithium for Future Technology’. This is a consortium led by the British Geological Survey with many academic and industrial partners. The project will research how to ensure a sustainable… Continue Reading
PhD available – The influence of subsurface microbiology on geoenergy systems
A geoenergy renaissance is required for a low carbon economy and energy security of supply. Geoenergy systems that have been proposed include disused coal workings for district heating (see image below, https://www.ukgeos.ac.uk/) granites for geothermal electricity and combined energy and… Continue Reading
PhD available – Natural biogeochemistry of lithium: resource formation, biorecovery and environmental impacts
Lithium will power our low-carbon future. It is essential for lightweight batteries used to store renewable energy and power electric cars. There are three main sources of lithium: geothermal brines found in granite bedrock, brines sourced from salt lakes (see… Continue Reading
Fungi and bacteria naturally cleaning up pollution from former mining activities
In a secluded corner of the Mendip Hills can be found a nature reserve with a surprising history of ancient Roman mining, an 1863 lawsuit for environmental pollution, a major cave system beneath the surface and now the focus of… Continue Reading
A potential sustainable Pb immobilisation technology for soils
Characteristics and mechanisms of Pb(II) sorption onto Fe-rich waste water treatment residue (WTR): A potential sustainable Pb immobilisation technology for soils A new paper co-authored by Karen Hudson Edwards. See https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123433 for full details, and here are the highlights: Water treatment… Continue Reading
Magalí Vilariño
My name is Magalí Vilariño, I am a 23-year-old Argentinean, senior student of environmental engineering at University of Nacional San Martín (UNSAM), in Buenos Aires. On January 2020 I had the pleasure to spend 6 weeks as a visiting student… Continue Reading