Alexander Gagnon

Improving Climate Records Through a Mechanistic Understanding of Sub-Micron Heterogeneity in Environmental Materials

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Alexander Gagnon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

From the pace of the ice ages to how the carbon cycle has changed through time, much of what we know about earth history and climate dynamics is based on proxies. Recorded as trace element anomalies…

Improved Climate Records and New Biodesign StrategiesThrough a Mechanistic Understanding of Sub-Micron Heterogeneity in Environmental Materials

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Alexander Gagnon

Project type

Special Science

From the pace of the ice ages to how the carbon cycle has changed through time, much of what we know about earth history and climate dynamics is based on proxies. Recorded as trace element anomalies…

Deciphering the Chemical Language of Organic-Mineral Interactions to Develop New Biodesign Strategies and Improve Climate Records

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Alexander Gagnon

Project type

Exploratory Research

The shape and pace of skeletal growth in shells and bones are controlled though a complex set of interactions between biologically produced organic compounds and the growing mineral. If we could…

Mapping the Organic-Mineral Interactions Responsible for Calcification in a Biogeochemically Significant Microbe

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Alexander Gagnon

Project type

Exploratory Research

The pace of skeletal growth in shells and bones is impacted by interactions between biologically produced organic compounds and the growing mineral. The organic component within biominerals is small,…

Unravelling The Mechanisms Of Biomineralization In A Biogeochemically Significant Microbe Through Multimodal Nano-Imaging At The Organic-Inorganic Interface

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Alexander Gagnon

Project type

Exploratory Research

The pace of skeletal growth in shells and bones during biomineralization is impacted by interactions between biologically produced organic compounds and the growing mineral. The organic component…

EMSL Science Overview

Alexander Gagnon

Projects

Improving Climate Records Through a Mechanistic Understanding of Sub-Micron Heterogeneity in Environmental Materials

Improved Climate Records and New Biodesign StrategiesThrough a Mechanistic Understanding of Sub-Micron Heterogeneity in Environmental Materials

Deciphering the Chemical Language of Organic-Mineral Interactions to Develop New Biodesign Strategies and Improve Climate Records

Mapping the Organic-Mineral Interactions Responsible for Calcification in a Biogeochemically Significant Microbe

Unravelling The Mechanisms Of Biomineralization In A Biogeochemically Significant Microbe Through Multimodal Nano-Imaging At The Organic-Inorganic Interface