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This week Dr. Todd Longbottom, a new postdoctoral fellow at UC Merced (advisor:
Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe), is presenting his research on the weathering and
formation of soils. Please join us on Nov 5th between 12-1 pm.<br>
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Join Zoom Meeting Enviro-lunch<span></span></span></p>
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<b>Title:</b><br>
Oxidative weathering of ancient organic matter and formation of modern soils<b>
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:rgb(252,252,252) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ancient sedimentary
organic matter (kerogen) represents the largest terrestrial organic carbon (OC)
reservoir on earth and is vulnerable to remineralization upon exposure to
earth’s atmosphere during the oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks on the
continents. Due to the potential for large carbon-cycle implications, the
mechanisms and rates involved in kerogen transformation by oxidative weathering
are becoming increasingly well-constrained in contemporary models of the global
carbon cycle. Past field studies have focused primarily on areas where high
erosion rates deliver large amounts of kerogen to earth’s surface, making the
relative importance of low-lying landscapes a key unknown in regional or global
scale estimates of kerogen recycling. The weathered residuum of organic-rich
sedimentary rocks serves as the parent material for many soils. Therefore, some
aspects of the chemical structure and biogeochemical cycling of the soil
organic matter are likely to be inherited from the bedrock. We used a
combination of solid-state <sup>13</sup>C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
spectroscopy, and carbon isotope techniques to describe molecular and isotopic
changes that occur throughout oxidative weathering of marine kerogens, and the
subsequent formation of modern soils, in two outcropping Cretaceous mudstones
of the Eagle Ford and Pepper Formations in central, Texas. Increasing
production of oxygenated functional groups was coupled with reductions in
characteristically abundant aliphatic components of marine kerogens along the
weathering profiles. Organic matter structural parameters, derived from C–H
dephasing NMR experiments, also provide the basis for a novel weathering index
that accounts for the degree of post-sedimentary alteration of kerogen samples
along the bedrock-soil continuum. An uncertain future marked by climatic shifts
in temperature and/or precipitation and increased continental weathering and
denudation rates highlights the potential for enhanced vulnerability of
kerogen, and the need for molecular and isotopic tools for quantifying
mechanisms and rates involved in kerogen weathering.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
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<b>Bio: </b></span></p><div><img src="cid:ii_kh165o782" alt="image.png" width="184" height="245"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;word-break:break-all;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dr. Longbottom is a biogeochemist focused on organic
matter characterization and cycling in soils and sedimentary rocks. His
research has </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">investigated
mechanisms of preservation of sedimentary organic matter, as well as the
diagenetic processes that represent important transformative processes and rate
modifiers in global biogeochemical cycles, specifically: the dynamics of
low-temperature “early” oxidation of sedimentary organic matter, the
post-depositional microbial oxidation of organic matter in outcrop (soil
formation), and the experimental thermal alteration of organic matter (soils,
biochar, and shales) through various pyrolysis methods.<span style="color:black"> He received his Bachelor’s in Environmental Geology from
the University of Dayton in 2010 and completed a Master’s in Geology at the
University of Cincinnati in 2012. He then completed a PhD in Geosciences
(Biogeochemistry and Organic Geochemistry) at Baylor University in 2017. He is
currently a postdoc in the Department of Life & Environmental Sciences at
the University of California, Merced investigating soil organic matter dynamics
under switchgrass agriculture and long-term effects of forest restoration and
management practices on soils and natural waters.<span></span></span></span></p>
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KJ, Manisha, and Anna<br>
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Organizers for Fall 2020: KJ Min, Manisha Dolui, Anna Jurusik<br>
Faculty coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cancelled</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">10/29</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mary Salcedo </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">@ Virginia Tech</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Form and function of
insect wing veins</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="right"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11/5</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Todd Longbottom </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Oxidative weathering
of ancient organic matter and formation of modern soils</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="right"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11/12</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Asmeret Asefaw
Berhe </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Finding and securing
grants for students & postdocs</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="right"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11/19</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Adeyemi Adebiyi </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How much solar
radiation does atmospheric mineral dust absorb?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">11/26</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanksgiving holiday</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="right"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">12/3</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yamina Pressler </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">@ Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Soil food webs and
organic matter in fire-affected savanna ecosystems</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:normal;word-break:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740 \00ace0\00b515"" align="right"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">12/10</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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