James Farquhar
University of Maryland
Current Projects
- Project 4B: New SIMS Procedures for in Situ Analysis of Mass-Independent Fractionation of S Isotopes — 2014 NAI
- Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks - Kasting Group — 2013 NAI
- Project 5: Geological-Biological Interactions — 2013 NAI
- Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks — 2012 NAI
- Project 5: Geological-Biological Interactions — 2012 NAI
- Project 5: Geological-Biological Interactions — 2011 NAI
- Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks — 2011 NAI
- Project 5: Geological-Biological Interactions — 2010 NAI
- Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks — 2010 NAI
- Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks — 2009 NAI
- Project 5: Geological-Biological Interactions — 2009 NAI
- 3. Prebiotic Chemical and Isotopic Evolution on Earth — 2008 NAI
- 2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar System — 2008 NAI
- Project 3. Prebiotic Chemical and Isotopic Evolution on Earth — 2007 NAI
- Project 2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar System — 2007 NAI
- Project 3. Prebiotic Chemical and Isotopic Evolution on Earth — 2006 NAI
- Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Mass-Independent Sulfur Isotope Effects-Part of the Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth Project — 2005 NAI
- Project 3. Prebiotic Chemical and Isotopic Evolution on Earth — 2005 NAI
- Prebiotic Chemical and Isotopic Evolution on Earth — 2004 NAI
- Photodissociation Experiments Elucidating the Mechanism of Anomalous Sulfur Isotope Fractionation — 2004 NAI
- Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth — 2003 NAI
- Cosmochemistry of Carbonaceous Meteorites — 2003 NAI
- Isotopic and Molecular Tracers of Life — 2003 NAI
- Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth and Mars — 2002 NAI
- Evolution of Earth's Early Life — 2002 NAI
- Astrobiology at UCLA: An Intergrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Research and Education — 2001 NAI
- Exploring the Living Universe: Origin, Evolution and Distribution of Life in the Solar System — 2000 NAI
- Astrobiology at UCLA: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Research and Education — 2000 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
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Publications
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Canfield, D. E., Farquhar, J., & Zerkle, A. L. (2010). High isotope fractionations during sulfate reduction in a low-sulfate euxinic ocean analog. Geology, 38(5), 415–418. doi:10.1130/g30723.1
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Farquhar, J., Zerkle, A. L., & Bekker, A. (2010). Geological constraints on the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis. Photosynthesis Research, 107(1), 11–36. doi:10.1007/s11120-010-9594-0
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Hazen, R. M., Bekker, A., Bish, D. L., Bleeker, W., Downs, R. T., Farquhar, J., … Valley, J. W. (2011). Needs and opportunities in mineral evolution research. American Mineralogist, 96(7), 953–963. doi:10.2138/am.2011.3725
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Li, X., Gilhooly, W. P., Zerkle, A. L., Lyons, T. W., Farquhar, J., Werne, J. P., … Scranton, M. I. (2010). Stable sulfur isotopes in the water column of the Cariaco Basin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(23), 6764–6778. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.020
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Masterson, A. L., Farquhar, J., & Wing, B. A. (2011). Sulfur mass-independent fractionation patterns in the broadband UV photolysis of sulfur dioxide: Pressure and third body effects. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 306(3-4), 253–260. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.04.004
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Oduro, H., Harms, B., Sintim, H. O., Kaufman, A. J., Cody, G., & Farquhar, J. (2011). Evidence of magnetic isotope effects during thermochemical sulfate reduction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(43), 17635–17638. doi:10.1073/pnas.1108112108
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Oduro, H., Kamyshny, A., Guo, W., & Farquhar, J. (2011). Multiple sulfur isotope analysis of volatile organic sulfur compounds and their sulfonium precursors in coastal marine environments. Marine Chemistry, 124(1-4), 78–89. doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2010.12.004
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Oduro, H., Van Alstyne, K. L., & Farquhar, J. (2012). Sulfur isotope variability of oceanic DMSP generation and its contributions to marine biogenic sulfur emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(23), 9012–9016. doi:10.1073/pnas.1117691109
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Shen, Y., Farquhar, J., Zhang, H., Masterson, A., Zhang, T., & Wing, B. A. (2011). Multiple S-isotopic evidence for episodic shoaling of anoxic water during Late Permian mass extinction. Nat Comms, 2, 210. doi:10.1038/ncomms1217
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Zerkle, A. L., Claire, M. W., Domagal-Goldman, S. D., Farquhar, J., & Poulton, S. W. (2012). A bistable organic-rich atmosphere on the Neoarchaean Earth. Nature Geosci, 5(5), 359–363. doi:10.1038/ngeo1425
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Zerkle, A. L., Kamyshny, A., Kump, L. R., Farquhar, J., Oduro, H., & Arthur, M. A. (2010). Sulfur cycling in a stratified euxinic lake with moderately high sulfate: Constraints from quadruple S isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(17), 4953–4970. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.015
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- Guo, W., Fogel, M.L., Oduro, H.D., Farquhar, J. & Rumble, D. (2010). Sulfur isotope fractionation during broadband low pressure SO 2 UV photolysis: Testing SO 2 self-shielding hypothesis in the laboratory. Geochim.Cosmochim. Acta, 74, Supplement: A-366. See Project
- Harms, B., Mitchell, K., Habicht, K., Hoek, J. & Farquhar, J. (2012). Multiple sulfur isotope model of temperature dependent isotope fractionation in Archaeoglobus fulgidus. V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Montreal Canada. See Project
- Kim, S-T., Guo, W., Coplen, T.B., Farquhar, J. & Eiler, J.M. (2010). Temperature dependence of 13 C- 18 O clumping in synthetic aragonite: Laboratory calibration. Geochim.Cosmochim. Acta, 74, Supplement: A-517. See Project
- Wu, N., Farquhar, J. & Strauss, H. (2012). Multiple sulfur isotopic composition of carbonate associated sulfate in Carboniferous brachipods: oceanic sulfur cycling and its implications. V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Montreal Canada. See Project
- Zerkle, A.L., MacAlady, J.L., Jones, D.S. & Farquhar, J. (2011). S isotope investigation of a redox-stratified system dominated by chemotrophic sulfide oxidation. Goldschmidt Meeting. Prague. See Project
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Phone:
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Email:
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Discipline
Geochemistry
Past NAI Teams
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University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Wisconsin
CAN 6 -
Arizona State University
CAN 1 -
Carnegie Institution of Washington
CAN 1 -
Carnegie Institution of Washington
CAN 5 -
University of California, Los Angeles
CAN 1 -
Pennsylvania State University
CAN 5 -
Carnegie Institution of Washington
CAN 3