Stanford Earth Undergraduate Research Symposium
Summer research projects from the 2020 SESUR cohort
Title: Who Makes Nitrite In The Primary Nitrite Maximum?: Investigating Nitrite In The Upper Ocean Using Stable Isotopes Authors: Isabelle Pilson, Nicole Travis, Dr. Karen Casciotti, and the Casciotti Lab Abstract: The Primary Nitrite Maximum, or PNM, represents a thin layer at the base…
Authors Patrick J. Monreal, Colette L. Kelly, Nicole M. Travis, Pascale A. Baya, Karen L. Casciotti Abstract Although it is less prevalent in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide (N2O) is a powerful greenhouse gas with a potency 300 times as great. Oceanic…
Authors and Affiliation: Mikaela L. Salvador, Bennett J. Kapili, Amanda C. Semler, Anne E. DekasDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Abstract: Methane seeps host methane-cycling and nitrogen-fixing microorganisms, where their activity regulates sediment methane emission and sustains community productivity, respectively. Previous…
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