Biogeochemical implications of carbonate biomineralization in bacteria by Dr. Neha Mehta (Postdoctoral researcher CNRS, Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie de la Sorbonne Université Paris )

Interactions between microbes and minerals occur in a vast array of natural and contaminated environments. In this talk, I will discuss these interactions in the context of processes such as biomineral formation, and remediation of polluted environments. Further I will present a novel set of high resolution analytical techniques that can be used to study the association of microbes and minerals at sub-micron scale resolution and their relevance to biogeochemical cycling of calcium.