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Overview

Alfred B. Cunningham is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomaterials, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Microbial Applications in Construction Materials, Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics, Coal Properties and Utilization, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Recent publications by Alfred B. Cunningham include:

  • Addressing wellbore integrity and thief zone permeability using microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP): A field demonstration, 2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • A Numerical Model for Enzymatically Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation, 2020, Applied Sciences
  • Subsurface hydrocarbon degradation strategies in low- and high-sulfate coal seam communities identified with activity-based metagenomics, 2022, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (UICP) in the presence of CO2-affected brine: A field demonstration, 2021, International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • In Situ Enhancement and Isotopic Labeling of Biogenic Coalbed Methane, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Cunningham include Robin Gerlach, A. J. Phillips, Catherine M. Kirkland, Randy Hiebert, and Lee H. Spangler.

Their work has appeared in various publication venues such as the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Best Publications

  • Influence of Biofilm Accumulation on Porous Media Hydrodynamics

    Alfred B. Cunningham;William G. Characklis;Feisal Abedeen;David Jay Crawford

  • Engineered applications of ureolytic biomineralization: a review.

    Adrienne J. Phillips;Robin Gerlach;Ellen G. Lauchnor;Andrew C. Mitchell

  • Microbially enhanced carbon capture and storage by mineral-trapping and solubility-trapping

    Alfred B. Cunningham;Lee H. Spangler;Andrew C. Mitchell;Robin Gerlach

  • Enhanced microbial coalbed methane generation: A review of research, commercial activity, and remaining challenges

    Daniel J. Ritter;David S. Vinson;Elliott P. Barnhart;Elliott P. Barnhart;Denise M. Akob

  • Fracture Sealing with Microbially-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation: A Field Study

    Adrienne J. Phillips;Alfred B. Cunningham;Robin Gerlach;Randy Hiebert

  • Potential CO2 Leakage Reduction through Biofilm-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation

    Adrienne J Phillips;Ellen Lauchnor;Joachim Joe Eldring;Richard Esposito

  • Floating islands as an alternative to constructed wetlands for treatment of excess nutrients from agricultural and municipal wastes - results of laboratory-scale tests

    Frank M. Stewart;Tim Muholland;Alfred B. Cunningham;Bruce G. Kania

  • Viscoelastic Properties of a Mixed Culture Biofilm from Rheometer Creep Analysis

    Brett William Towler;Cory J. Rupp;Alfred B. Cunningham;Paul Stoodley

  • A shallow subsurface controlled release facility in Bozeman, Montana, USA, for testing near surface CO2 detection techniques and transport models

    Lee H. Spangler;Laura M. Dobeck;Kevin S. Repasky;Amin R. Nehrir

  • Engineering scale-up of in situ bioremediation processes: a review

    Paul J. Sturman;Philip S. Stewart;Alfred B. Cunningham;Edward J. Bouwer;Edward J. Bouwer

  • Darcy-scale modeling of microbially induced carbonate mineral precipitation in sand columns

    Anozie Ebigbo;Adrienne J. Phillips;Robin Gerlach;Rainer Helmig

  • Bacterially induced calcium carbonate precipitation and strontium coprecipitation in a porous media flow system.

    Ellen G. Lauchnor;Logan N. Schultz;Steven Bugni;Andrew Charles Mitchell

  • Effects of Motility and Adsorption Rate Coefficient on Transport of Bacteria through Saturated Porous Media.

    Anne K. Camper;Jason T. Hayes;Paul J. Sturman;Warren L. Jones

  • Biofilm enhanced geologic sequestration of supercritical CO2

    Andrew C. Mitchell;Adrienne J. Phillips;Randy Hiebert;Robin Gerlach

  • Microbially enhanced geologic containment of sequestered supercritical CO2

    Alfred B. Cunningham;Robin Gerlach;Lee H. Spangler;A. C. Mitchell

  • Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Bacteria Can Influence the Reduction of Carbon Tetrachloride by Iron Metal

    Robin Gerlach;Alfred B. Cunningham;Frank Caccavo

  • A revised model for microbially induced calcite precipitation: Improvements and new insights based on recent experiments

    Johannes Hommel;Ellen G. Lauchnor;Adrienne J. Phillips;Robin Gerlach

  • Enhancing wellbore cement integrity with microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP): A field scale demonstration

    Adrienne J. Phillips;E. Troyer;R. Hiebert;Catherine M. Kirkland

  • Resilience of planktonic and biofilm cultures to supercritical CO2

    Andrew Charles Mitchell;Adrienne J. Phillips;Marty A. Hamilton;Robin Gerlach

  • Subsurface biofilm barriers for the containment and remediation of contaminated groundwater

    Alfred B. Cunningham;Robert R. Sharp;Randy Hiebert;Garth A. James

  • Investigation of coal-associated bacterial and archaeal populations from a diffusive microbial sampler (DMS)

    Elliott P. Barnhart;Kara Bowen De León;Bradley D. Ramsay;Alfred B. Cunningham

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Gerlach
Robin Gerlach Montana State University
Matthew W. Fields
Matthew W. Fields Montana State University
Rainer Helmig
Rainer Helmig University of Stuttgart
Anne K. Camper
Anne K. Camper Montana State University
Paul Stoodley
Paul Stoodley The Ohio State University
Edward J. Bouwer
Edward J. Bouwer Johns Hopkins University
William H. Orem
William H. Orem United States Geological Survey
Curtis M. Oldenburg
Curtis M. Oldenburg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Terry C. Hazen
Terry C. Hazen University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Philip S. Stewart
Philip S. Stewart Montana State University

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