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Katrina J. Edwards is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable focus on several subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Ecology.

The research topics covered by Katrina J. Edwards include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Katrina J. Edwards has contributed to scientific literature through numerous publications. Recent papers include:

  • "Microbial abundance and diversity in 64-74 Ma subseafloor igneous basement from the Louisville Seamount Chain," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "IODP Expedition 336, Hole 395A - Well Logging Data," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "IODP Expedition 336, Hole U1382A - Well Logging Data," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "IODP Expedition 336, Hole U1383C - Well Logging Data," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "IODP Expedition 336, Hole 395A - Well Logging Data," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mLife

Katrina J. Edwards collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Wolfgang Bach
  • Adam Klaus
  • Louise Anderson
  • Nicolas Backert
  • Keir Becker

Best Publications

  • Microbial Ecology of the Dark Ocean above, at, and below the Seafloor

    Beth N. Orcutt;Beth N. Orcutt;Jason B. Sylvan;Nina J. Knab;Katrina J. Edwards

  • An Archaeal Iron-Oxidizing Extreme Acidophile Important in Acid Mine Drainage

    Katrina J. Edwards;Philip L. Bond;Thomas M. Gihring;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Iron isotope constraints on the Archean and Paleoproterozoic ocean redox state.

    Olivier J. Rouxel;Olivier J. Rouxel;Andrey Bekker;Andrey Bekker;Katrina J. Edwards;Katrina J. Edwards

  • Distribution of thiobacillus ferrooxidans and leptospirillum ferrooxidans: implications for generation of acid mine drainage

    Matthew O. Schrenk;Katrina J. Edwards;Robert M. Goodman;Robert J. Hamers

  • Lithotrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria produce organic stalks to control mineral growth: implications for biosignature formation

    Clara S Chan;Clara S Chan;Sirine C Fakra;David Emerson;Emily J Fleming

  • Abundance and diversity of microbial life in ocean crust

    Cara M. Santelli;Beth N. Orcutt;Erin Banning;Wolfgang Bach;Wolfgang Bach

  • Iron and sulfide oxidation within the basaltic ocean crust: implications for chemolithoautotrophic microbial biomass production

    Wolfgang Bach;Katrina J Edwards

  • Isolation and Characterization of Novel Psychrophilic, Neutrophilic, Fe-Oxidizing, Chemolithoautotrophic α- and γ-Proteobacteria from the Deep Sea

    Katrina J. Edwards;Daniel R. Rogers;Carl O. Wirsen;Thomas M. McCollom

  • Geomicrobiology in oceanography: microbe–mineral interactions at and below the seafloor

    Katrina J. Edwards;Wolfgang Bach;Thomas M. McCollom

  • 14C-dead living biomass: evidence for microbial assimilation of ancient organic carbon during shale weathering.

    S. T. Petsch;T. I. Eglinton;K. J. Edwards

  • Integrated Fe- and S-isotope study of seafloor hydrothermal vents at East Pacific Rise 9–10°N

    Olivier J Rouxel;Wayne C Shanks;Wolfgang Bach;Wolfgang Bach;Katrina J Edwards;Katrina J Edwards

  • Seasonal Variations in Microbial Populations and Environmental Conditions in an Extreme Acid Mine Drainage Environment

    Katrina J. Edwards;Thomas M. Gihring;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Spatiotemporal distribution of marine magnetotactic bacteria in a seasonally stratified coastal salt pond.

    Sheri L. Simmons;Stefan M. Sievert;R. B. Frankel;D. A. Bazylinski

  • Preservation of iron(II) by carbon-rich matrices in a hydrothermal plume

    Brandy M. Toner;Brandy M. Toner;Sirine C. Fakra;Steven J. Manganini;Cara M. Santelli

  • The Deep, Dark Energy Biosphere: Intraterrestrial Life on Earth

    Katrina J. Edwards;Keir Becker;Frederick Colwell

  • Sulfur biogeochemistry : past and present

    Jan P. Amend;Katrina J. Edwards;Timothy W. Lyons

  • Neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria in the ocean : their habitats, diversity and roles in mineral deposition, rock alteration, and biomass production in the deep-sea

    Katrina J. Edwards;Wolfgang Bach;Thomas M. McCollom;Daniel R. Rogers

  • Geochemical and biological aspects of sulfide mineral dissolution: lessons from Iron Mountain, California

    Katrina J Edwards;Katrina J Edwards;Philip L Bond;Greg K Druschel;Molly M McGuire

  • Geomicrobiology of Pyrite (FeS2) Dissolution: Case Study at Iron Mountain, California

    Katrina J. Edwards;Brett M. Goebel;Teresa M. Rodgers;Matthew O. Schrenk

  • Microbial response to surface microtopography: the role of metabolism in localized mineral dissolution

    Katrina J Edwards;Andrew D Rutenberg

  • Biogenic iron oxyhydroxide formation at mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal vents: Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Brandy M. Toner;Cara M. Santelli;Matthew A. Marcus;Richard Wirth

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Bach
Wolfgang Bach University of Bremen
Brandy M. Toner
Brandy M. Toner University of Minnesota
Olivier Rouxel
Olivier Rouxel French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Jillian F. Banfield
Jillian F. Banfield University of California, Berkeley
Andrew T. Fisher
Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Robert J. Hamers
Robert J. Hamers University of Wisconsin–Madison
John F. Heidelberg
John F. Heidelberg University of Southern California
Heinrich Villinger
Heinrich Villinger University of Bremen
Dennis A. Bazylinski
Dennis A. Bazylinski University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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