Aaron J. Slowey

	Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

	Interests:	Iron and sulfur cycling controls on carbon diagenesis and mercury reactivity -in situ millimeter scale measurements -microbiological characterization
		Nanogeoscience of metal sulfides -role of organic carbon in their formation -bioaccessibility

		Publications listing
	Contact:
		office [lab] 650 329-5474 [4495] Fax (650) 329-5491 alsowey@usgs.gov
Education
Stanford University Stanford, California - Ph.D. in Environmental Geochemistry (2006)
University of California, Berkeley - M.S. in Environmental Engineering (2001)
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts - B.S. in Civil Engineering (2000)
Current Activities
In situ millimeter-scale voltammetric pore water measurements of iron and sulfur in San Francisco Bay marsh sediment; characterization and quantification of sulfate-reducing bacteria; reactivity of mercury; carbon diagenesis. Nucleation, crystal growth, and aggregation of mercury sulfide in the presence of natural organic matter and sulfide; synchrotron X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy; dynamic light scattering; UV spectroscopy; voltammetry. Publications listing

Mineral Resources	Eastern / Central / Western / Alaska / Minerals Information
	Crustal Imaging & Characterization / Spatial Data

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