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Richard E. Macur
Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D. 2004, Montana State University, Biogeochemistry; M.S. 1989, MSU, Soil and Water Chemistry; B.S. 1985, MSU, Soils. I am interested in studying how the geochemistry of natural and contaminated environments impacts the selection and function of microorganisms. Much of my current research focuses on interactions between the extreme geochemistry and the unique microbial life that thrives within the terrestrial and aquatic hydrothermal systems of Yellowstone National Park. Understanding the consequences of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations on soil microbial processes is also a current research focus.
Recent Publications:
- Kozubal, M, R.E. Macur, S. Korf, W.P. Taylor, G.G. Ackerman, A. Nagy and W.P. Inskeep. 2007. Isolation and distribution of a novel iron-oxidizing crenarchaeon from acidic geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In Press.
- Macur, R.E., J.T. Wheeler, M.D. Burr, and W.P. Inskeep. 2007. Impacts of 2,4-D application on soil microbial community structure and on populations associated with 2,4-D degradation. Microbiological Research. 162:37-45.
- Inskeep, W.P., R.E. Macur, N. Hamamura, T.P. Warelow, S.A. Ward, and J.M. Santini. 2007. Detection, diversity and expression of aerobic bacterial arsenite oxidase genes. Environmental Microbiology. 9:934-943.
- Inskeep, W.P., G.G. Ackerman, W.P. Taylor, M.Kozubla, S.Korf, and R.E. Macur. 2005. On the energetics of chemolithotrophy in nonequilibrium systems: case studies of geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park. Geobiology. 3:297-317.
- Macur, R.E., H.W. Langner, B.D. Kocar, and W.P. Inskeep. 2004. Linking geochemical processes with microbial community analysis: successional dynamics in an arsenic-rich, acid-sulphate-chloride geothermal spring. Geobiology. 2:163-177.
- Macur, R.E., C.R. Jackson, L.M. Botero, T.R. McDermott, and W.P. Inskeep. 2004. Bacterial populations associated with the oxidation and reduction of arsenic in an unsaturated soil. Environmental Science and Technology. 38:104-111.
Recent Grants:
- Basic Science of Retention Issues, Risk Assessment, and Measurement, Monitoring and Verification for Geologic CO2 Sequestration. National Energy Technology Laboratory Environmental Projects Division. W.P. Inskeep and R.E. Macur. 2007-2008. $32,970.
Current Instructional Responsiblities:
- LRES 355 - Soil and Environmental Chemistry (Fall, Odd Years)
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