NAI
Christopher Romanek
University of Kentucky
Current Projects
- Developing Methods for Life Detection on Mars and in Mars Analog Environments — 2016 NAI
- Project 2B: Cation Content of Carbonate Minerals as a pCO2 Proxy: Inorganic Synthesis Experiments — 2015 NAI
- Project 2B: Origin of Carbonates: Environmental Proxies and Formation Pathways — 2013 NAI
- Project 2B: The Influence of Temperature, Composition and pCO2 on the Fractionation of Iron Isotopes in the Calcite-Siderite System — 2012 NAI
- Project 2A: Inorganic Growth of Mg-Calcite From Dilute Solutions: Understanding Temperature, Composition and pCO2 Effects — 2012 NAI
- Project 5D: A Computational Study of Mg2+ Dehydration in Aqueous Solution in the Presence of Sulfide - Insights Into Dolomite Formation — 2011 NAI
- Project 5B: Magnesium Isotope Fractionation Between Calcite and Aqueous Mg — 2011 NAI
- Project 5A: Production of Mixed Cation Carbonates in Abiologic and Biologic Systems — 2011 NAI
- Project 2B: Production of Mixed Cation Carbonates in Abiologic and Biologic Systems — 2010 NAI
- Production of Mixed Cation Carbonates in Abiologic and Biologic Systems — 2009 NAI
- Production of Mixed Cation Carbonates in Abiologic and Biologic Systems — 2008 NAI
- Mineral Biosignatures — 2003 NAI
- Mineral Biomarkers — 2002 NAI
- Mineral Biomarkers — 2001 NAI
- Biosignatures in Extraterrestrial Samples — 2000 NAI
- Biomarkers in Terrestrial Samples — 2000 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
- Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
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Catherine Woodward
Institute for Biology Education - Mazomanie Outreach Outpost
Collaborated on 1 Project
Publications
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Romanek, C. S., Jiménez-López, C., Navarro, A. R., Sánchez-Román, M., Sahai, N., & Coleman, M. (2009). Inorganic synthesis of Fe–Ca–Mg carbonates at low temperature. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(18), 5361–5376. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.05.065
See Project - Jimenez, L.C. & Romanek, C.S. (2004). Precipitation kinetics and carbon isotope partitioning of inorganic siderite at 25oC and 1 atm. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68: 557-571. See Project
- Yang Y., S.N. & Romanek, C. (In Preparation). Insight on dolomite formation – A computational study of Mg2+ dehydration in aqueous solution with presence of hydrogen sulfide. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. See Project
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Email:
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Discipline
Geology
Past NAI Teams
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NASA Johnson Space Center
CAN 1 -
University of Wisconsin
CAN 4 -
University of Wisconsin
CAN 6