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Yongqin Jiao

Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Projects

Uranium Biomineralization by Caulobacter crescentus

Lead Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Yongqin Jiao
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The research goal of this proposal is to understand and evaluate the potential of using the aerobic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus for the application of uranium bioremediation. Previous work by…

Microbe-Mineral Interactions for Rare Earth Recovery

Lead Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Yongqin Jiao
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Lanthanides are composed of 15 metallic chemical elements (La-Lu). Combined with Sc and Y, they are often collectively known as the rare earth elements (REEs). Although lanthanides are ubiquitous in…