Dr. Carla Rosenfeld: Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences Seminar Series
Start:
3/4/2019
at
4:00PM
End:
3/4/2019
at
5:00PM
Location:
216 DeBartoloHost:
College of Engineering
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March 4, 2019-Dr. Carla Rosenfeld
Univ. of Minnesota/ Host: Jeremy Fein
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Seminar Speaker:
Dr. Carla Rosenfeld
Dr. Carla Rosenfeld
Resident Research Associate
Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Group, Biosciences Division
Research Associate
University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Science & BioTechnology Institute
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I am an environmental chemist that is fascinated by how chemistry and biology interact in terrestrial ecosystems. There are millions of microorganisms in the soils beneath our feet. They get nutrients from soils, and many can form biominerals and mediate other chemical reactions that impact how pollutants move in the environment and pollutant transfer the food chain. Plants, too, interact with soils around their roots and form partnerships with soil microbes, influencing nutrient and contaminant cycles. I am particularly interested in building our understanding of how organisms facilitate chemical processes in human-impacted soils, and how we can develop innovative ways to mitigate soil pollution to meet our growing global demand for healthy soils.
