Chester Keller

Washington State University

Projects

Use of EMSL Scanning Microscopy Capabilities to Study Soil Mineral Weathering

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

J. Dickinson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our research concerns the effect of rooted plants on chemical weathering of minerals, focusing on the associated export or loss of base cations in drainage and runoff (chemical denudation). Our work…

Geobiology of Chemical Weathering: Spatially Explicit Characterization of the Inorganic Chemical Composition of Mycorrhizospheric Biofilms

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Chester Keller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Rich literatures and recent advances across several fields have set the stage for process-based research into the biogeochemical agency of vascular plants -- in particular, how their physiologies…

Use of EMSL Scanning Microscopy Capabilities to Study Soil Mineral Weathering

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

J. Dickinson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our research concerns the effect of rooted plants on chemical weathering of minerals, focusing on the associated export or loss of base cations in drainage and runoff (chemical denudation). Our work…