BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Memento EPFL//
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Geomicrobiology of an acid impacted uranium mine in Kazakhstan
DTSTART:20140304T161500
DTEND:20140304T171500
DTSTAMP:20260916T014032Z
UID:465eecdd1ef047c9612cdc03892391b58c99f3337167cd3455920c90
CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Brian Reinsch\, GR-CEL\, CEMBL EPFL\nAbstract:\nAcidic in s
 itu mining of uranium is used increasinglyin the deserts of Central Asia (
 e.g.\, Mongolia\, Kazakhstan) in order to supply the world with sufficient
  uranium for energy generation. Acid is injected into the subsurface and a
 llows rapid recovery of uranium. But\, what happens to the acid after mini
 ng stops? We investigate the environmental processes that affect the mobil
 ityof the resulting acidic plume\, and will determine the legacy of in sit
 u mining. The native microbialcommunities\, associated with the ore body\,
  will undergo changes during acid mining which may affect the eventual pH 
 and Eh restoration and subsequent immobilization of uranium. Therefore\, t
 he broad objectives of this study are: 1) to determine how the acid affect
 s the Kazakh aquifer\, 2) to determine what microbial communities exist pr
 e-\, during-\, and post-mining\, and 3) to determine possible strategies t
 o enhance environmental restoration.Short Biography:\nBrian Reinsch is a p
 ostdoctoral researcher at EPFL (ENAC\, CEL) originally from San Diego\, Ca
 lifornia. He received a B.S. in chemistry\, and minor in mathematics from 
 Chapman University (Orange\, CA) and both a M.S. and Ph.D. from the Depart
 ment of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University 
 (Pittsburgh\, PA) under Greg Lowry. Throughout his career the environmenta
 l fate\, transformations\, and effects of heavy metals has been the main f
 ocus of his research. This current work is a collaboration between academi
 a (EPFL) and industry (AREVA Mines in France).
LOCATION:GR A3 32 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=GR%20A3%2032
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR