Refereed contributions:                                                        Non-refereed conference contributions:                                        Published Reports:

Non-refereed conference contributions:

2008

Liane G. Benning, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Jake Maule, Norm Wainwright, Andrew Steele, Hans E. F. Amundsen  and AMASE 2005 and 2006 teams. (2008) An organic decontamination method for sampling devices used in life-detection studies. AbSciCon April 14-17, 2008.

Amundsen, H.E.F., Blake, D., Steele, A., Benning, L., Bish, D., Fogel, M., Fries, M., Mysen, B., Treiman, A. and AMASE (2008) Mars Analogue Carbonate Deposits in a Subglacial Volcanic Complex on Svalbard (Norway). AbSciCon, April 14-17 2008

Tobler D. and Liane G. Benning (2008) Microbial diversity in Icelandic hot springs.. AbSciCon, April 14-17 2008.

Detsi, K.; Kilias, S. P.; Naden, J.; Typas, M. A.; Benning, L.; Pancost, R. D.; Boyce, A, L. (2008) Biogenicity of Mn-mineralized Microbes from a Seafloor- Paleohydrothermal Vent System, Vani, Milos, Greece: Relevance to Mn-oxide Biomineralization. EGU General Assembly 2008.

Tobler D. and Liane G. Benning (2008) The effects of temperature, salinity and sinter growth rate on microbial diversity in Icelandic hot springs. EGU General Assembly 2008.

Bonneville S., Benning L. G., Brown, A; Smits, M; Leake, J (2008) Weathering at the fungi-mineral interface: a FIB-TEM approach, EGU General Assembly 2008.

missing are the Goldschmidt 2008 abstracts

2007

A. Jha, A. Brown, R. Brydson, L. G. Benning, L. Davidson, S. Bandopadhyay (2007) Characterisation of Arsenic-laden Nano-scale Iron Hydroxides and the Implications on Arsenic-pathways to human beings. Nanoscale physics and technology: the interface with medical and biological sciences’ Southampton, March 26-26 2007 (abstr).

D.J. Tobler,  L.G. Benning and S. Shaw (2007) First steps in the nucleation and growth of a silica nanoparticles. 228 ACS national meeting Chicago 2007

Liane G. Benning (2007) How ‘on Earth’ do extremophile microorganisms beat Darwin’s law of ‘survival of the fittest’ and what does this mean for planetary exploration? Plenary talk at ISEB 2007: Environmental Biogeochemistry at the extremes. Taupo November 2007

L. Brinza, L. G. Benning, P. J. Statham (2007) Characterisation of Mo and V interactions with ferrihydrite as an analogue for deep-sea hydrothermal plume processes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (15): A 121

Bonneville S., Benning L. G. (2007) Nano-scale interactions of fungi with mineral surface. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (15): A108-A108 Suppl. S.

Brown D. J., Banwart S. A., Smits M. M., Leake J. R., Bonneville S., Benning L. G., Haward S. J., Ragnarsdottir K. V. (2007) Biologically-mediated weathering of minerals from nanometre scale to environmental systems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (15): A125-A125 Suppl. S.

Liane G. Benning (2007) Plenary Talk: Survival of the fittest in extreme environments on Earth and elsewhere: Why should bugs care?.     Geological Society Bicentenary Conference: London September 10-12, 2007

L. Brinza, L. G. Benning, P. J. Statham (2007) The mechanisms of molybdenum uptake by ferrihydrite and its fate during transformation to hematite. Frontiers in Mineral Sciences. Cambridge, (abstr.)

Vu, H.P., Benning, L.G., Shaw, S. (2007). Partition of lead during the transformation of ferrihydrite to hematite and goethite. Frontiers in Mineral Sciences 2007, Cambridge, (abstr.)

A., Xylouri,  M.D. Krom, L.G.  Benning, P. J. Statham (2007) Changes in the form of iron oxides in Saharan dust resulting from simulated cloud evaporation and condensation processes. Challanger Meeting 2007

Moisescu C., Bonneville S., Tobler D., Benning L.G. (2007) Nanoscopic characterization of magnetite (Fe3O4) from Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense- The 9th EMU School “Nanoscopic approaches in earth and planetary sciences”, 12-17 August 2007, Munich, Germany.

Moisescu C., Bonneville S., Tobler D., Benning L.G. (2007) Controlled biomineralization of magnetite (Fe3O4) in magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense- Central European Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Microbial Ecology “Power of microbes in industry and environment”, 18 - 23 September 2007, Zadar, Croatia.

Avery, Ellen R and Benning, Liane G. (2007) Pyrite oxidation at seafloor conditions: inroganic mechanisms. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (15):A46

D.J. Tobler, L.G. Benning and S. Shaw (2007) How to cool a supersaturated solution and ‘watch’ in real-time the nucleation and growth of silica nanoparticles? Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (15):A 1024
 
2006

D. Tobler and L. G. Benning (2006) In-situ silicification experiments in Icelandic hot springs. Presented at the UK Mineralogical Society Winter Meeting: Micro- to nano-geosciences: Developments and applications. January 2006, Bath Spa.

Hunger S, and Benning L. G. (2006) Mechanistic investigations of the FeS pathway to pyrite under hydrothermal conditions. Presented at the UK Mineralogical Society Winter Meeting: Micro- to nano-geosciences: Developments and applications. January 2006, Bath Spa

Benning L. G., Jorge Villar S., Stibal M, Fogel M, Steele A., Edwards H. G. M. and AMASE Survival of the Fittest: Snow-Adapted Microorganisms in Arctic Environments Astrobiology 6/1: 110.

Liane G. Benning, S. Jorge Villar , M. Fogel, A. Steele, H. H. M. Edwards, and AMASE (2006) Pigment development in arctic snow adapted microorganisms. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,70. A19 (abstr)

L.E. Davidson, L.G. Benning, S. Shaw and N.J. Terrill (2006) The life cycle of nanoparticles in Acid Mine Drainage: An in situ synchrotron study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70: A8 (abstr)

S. Hunger, R.J. Newton, S. Bottrell and L.G. Benning (2006) The formation and preservation of greigite . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70: A53 (abstr)

D.J. Tobler, L.G. Benning and S. Shaw (2006) Nucleation and growth of silica nanoparticles: An in situ SAXS and DLS study . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70: A19 (abstr)

B.W. Mountain, L.G. Benning, P.F. Dunfield and M.B. Stott (2006) The silicification of extremophilic biofilms: Abiotic vs. biotic. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70: A55 (abstr)

G. Kaur, M. Hall, B. Mountain, L. G. Benning, S. Schouten and R.D. Pancost (2006) Using microbial lipids in ancient sinters to elucidate past geothermal chemistry and microbiology. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70: A8 (abstr)


2005

Davidson. L., Benning. L. G., Shaw S., Terrill N.J. (2005) Nucleation and growth kinetics of iron-oxyhydroxide nanoparticles: The effects of toxic contaminants. Winter Meeting of the UK Mineralogical Society: Environmental Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Human Health' January 2005.

Davidson. L., Benning. L. G., Shaw S., Terrill N.J. (2005) The effect of arsenic on the nucleation and growth of schwertmannite: an in situ SAXS study. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69/10S, A773 (abstr).

Davidson. L., Benning. L. G., Shaw S., Terrill N.J. (2005) Conception, delivery and development: Colloids in a contaminated environment.226th American Chemical Society Annual meeting, Washington DC, September 2005.

Davidson. L., Benning. L. G., Shaw S., Terrill N.J. (2005) Colloids precipitated in polluted environments: A realtime SAXS study. First International Conference on Natural Aquatic Colloids. Aquanet Birmingham Oct 2006.

Davidson. L., Benning. L. G., Shaw S., Terrill N.J. (2005) Mineral precipitation in polluted environments: an in situ SAXS study. UK-SRS User Meeting, Manchester, Sept 2005.

Hunger, S., L.G. Benning (2005) Greigite: the pathways to its formation. UK-SRS User Meeting, Manchester, Sept 2005

Hunger, S., L.G. Benning, and K.A. Tarasov (2005) “Greigite - Now you see it, now you don’t: An in-situ ED-XRD study”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69/10S, A42 (abstr).

Liane G. Benning, Rob G. J. Mortimer, Andrew Steele (2005) DGT, microsensor and molecular genetic characterization of biogeochemical processes in an extreme arctic environment. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69/10S, A36 (abstr).

Benning Liane G. (2005) In situ and real-time synchrotron studies of nanoparticle nucleation and growth. Presented at the 1st Hydrothermal Synthesis Meeting. Edinburgh March 2005.

Benning Liane G. (2005) The life and death of a nanoparticle: a synchrotron approach. Keynote talk presented at “The Reactivity of Iron Minerals In Natural Aquatic Systems; an ESF LESC EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP”. October 2005.

S. E. Jorge Villar, H. G. M. Edwards and L. G. Benning (2005) Biogeological Detection of Mars Analogs by Raman Spectroscopy. NASA Astrobiology Institutes Bi-Annual Meeting, Boulder Colorado, April 2005.

Steele A., Amundsen, H.E.F., Fries, M1., Vicenzi E., Benning, L. G., Maule, J., Mysen, B.,Toporski J, Schweizer M, Fogel M(2005) A Morphological and Chemical Study of Carbonate Globules Contained Within MantleXenoliths of the Sverrefjell Volcano Spitsbergen – Implications for ALH84001.Lunar and Planetary Institute Annual Meeting. Session 107: Astrobiology.

Benning Liane G. (2005) Biosilicification: The role of cyanobacteria in silica sinter deposition. Presented as Keynote lectureat the 2005 Society of General Microbiology Annual Meeting September 2005, Keele,

Benning Liane G. (2005) Nucleation, growth and aggregation of iron based nanoparticles. Presented as a Keynote Lecture at the 18th Kongsberg Seminar “ The Patterns of a Wet Planet” May 2005, Kongsberg Norway.

2004

B.W. Mountain, L.G. Benning, and K.M. Handley (2004) Silica-Microbe interactions in hot spring sinter deposits: An study.  In Proc. Eur. Geosc. Union Meeting, April 2004.

A.J. Bennett and L. G. Benning, J, F, W, Mosslemans and J. M. Charnock (2004) Bonding and coordination of gold in arsenic rich pyrite: experimental results. In Proc. Eur. Geosc. Union Meeting, April 2004. 

A J. Bennett and L. G. Benning, (2004) Bonding and coordination of gold in arsenic rich pyrite: spectroscopic results. Abstract. MDSG meeting, 2004

A J. Bennett and L. G. Benning, (2004) Gold and arsenic interactions with pyrite in hydrothermal solutions. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68/11S, A293 (abstr).

B.W. Mountain, L.G. Benning, K.M. Handley (2004) Thermophilic biofilms and silica laminates: A causative relationship? Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68/11S, A193 (abstr).

Ø. Hammer, B. Jamtveit, L. G. Benning and D. K. Dysthe (2004) Arctic hot-springs and self-organized rimstone terraces at Spitzbergen. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68/11S, A149 (abstr).

S. Shaw, L. G. Benning, N. J. Terrill, and L. Davidson  (2004) Nucleation and growth of iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticles from solution: an in situ time-resolved Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) study Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68/11S, A158 (abstr).

Yee, N, Benning, L.G., Konhauser K. O (2004) Silica colloid aggregation by cyanobacteria: A microbial silicification mechanism Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68/11S, A199 (abstr).

Bennett A.J. and Benning L.G. (2004) No more fooling us: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy study of gold in pyrite, UK-SRS User Meeting, Milton Hill House, Harwell, Oxfordshire, Sept 2004

Davidson. L., Benning. L. G., Shaw S., Terrill N.J. (2004) An in-situ SAXS study of the nucleation and growth of iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticles. UK-SRS User Meeting, Milton Hill House, Harwell, Oxfordshire, Sept 2004.

Benning Liane G. and B. W, Mountain (2004) The silicification of microorganisms: a comparison between in situ experiments in the field and in the laboratory. Plenary Lecture. Water Rock Interaction WRI-11, (eds. R. B. Wanty and R. R. Seal II). Vol 11, p. 3-10.

R. D. Pancost, S. Pressley, J. M. Coleman, L. G. Benning, J. S. Sinninghe Damsté and B. W. Mountain (2004) Organic geochemical insights into the role of microorganisms during mineral precipitation. Water Rock Interaction WRI-11, (eds. R. B. Wanty and R. R. Seal II). Vol 11, p. 1145-1148.

N. Yee, T. Hien Nguyen, L. G. Benning and S. Shaw (2004) ED-XRD study of ferrihydrite transformation to goethite via the Fe(II) pathway. Water Rock Interaction WRI-11, (eds. R. B. Wanty and R. R. Seal II). Vol 11, p. 1235-1238.

2003

James, S. Cleverley, Liane G. Benning (2003) From Thermodata to models: A case study for Arsenic in geothermal systems.Geological Society of America, 2003 Annual Meeting, November 2-5, Seatle, USA.

S. Shaw, L. G. Benning, N. J. Terrill, C. M. B. Henderson, and J. A. Warner(2003) In Situ SAXS/WAXS Studies of the Precipitation, Crystallization and High Temperature Phase Transitions of Minerals. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, 30th Annual Users' Meeting, Menlo Park, CA  8-10 October 2003.

Liane G. Benning, and Bruce W. Mountain (2003) Bacterial silicification: Experimental field and laboratory studies. In: programme and Abstracts: "The Rhynie Hot Spring System: Geology, Biota and Mineralisation"; 17 - 20 September 2003, Aberdeen

B. W. Mountain, L.G. Benning and S. Jackson (2003) Metalliferous stromatolites from New Zealand hot springs. Goldschmidt Conference, Kurashiki, Japan, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 67/18, A309 (abstr).

Liane G. Benning, V. Phoenix, N. Yee, O. Hammer (2003) Bacterial-silica interactions: Affinity or Fate? 226th ACS National Meeting, New York City, NY, Sept. 7-11, 2003.

Yee, N, Benning, L.G., Ferris, G (2003) Characterization of Metal-Cyanobacteria Sorption Reactions 16th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry  Abstract proceedings.

Liane G. Benning, Christopher Cahill (2003) The nucleation and growth of hexagonal pyrrhotite in hydrothermal solutions, Invited Speaker at the Special Session: Metal Sulfide Formation and Reactivity: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Role of Metal Sulfide Minerals in Past and Present Environments; 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
 

2002

Benning L. G., Yee N, Phoenix V & Konhauser K: (2002) The in Situ Molecular Characterisation of a Biomineralization Process: A Synchrotron Infrared Study. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 66 A68 (abstr).

Yee N and Benning L. G. (2002)  In Situ FTIR Study of Protonation Reactions at the Bacteria-water Interface. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 66 A862 (abstr).

Mountain B. W., Boerma J., and Benning L. G. (2002) Biosilicification and biodiversity in wastewater from Wairakei Power Station, New Zealand. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 66 A529 (abstr).

Amor K and Benning L. G. (2002) The Crystallisation of Colloidal As-S Phases: An in Situ X-ray Diffraction Study. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 66 A17 (abstr).

Shaw S, Warner J. A, Benning L. G. and Brown Jr. GE (2002) SAXS/WAXS Studies of the Precipitation and Crystallisation of Iron and Aluminium (oxy)hydroxides. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 66 A704 (abstr).

Benning L.G. (2002) The in situ nucleation and growth of As-S phases from aqueous solutions. Synchrotron Environmental Science  II Meeting, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne,  6-8 May, 2002.

Benning L. G., Shaw S. Terrill N. J. and Panine P. (2002) Time Resolved Small Angle Solution Scattering: the nucleation and growth of iron based colloids. Synchrotron Environmental Science  SES-II Meeting, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne,  6-8 May, 2002. POSTER

Benning L. G. and Cleverley J. (2002) Arsenic sulphides: nucleation and growth from aqueous solution. GAC/MAC 27-29 May 2002 Saskatoon.

R. D. Pancost, S. Pressley, J. M. Coleman, and L.G. Benning  (2002) Evidence for diverse microbial assemblages associated with siliceous deposits at New Zealand hot springs. British Organic Geochemical Society Meeting,  2002 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

R. D. Pancost, S. Pressley, J. M. Coleman, and L.G. Benning (2002) Archaeal and bacterial lipids as tools in geomicrobiology. 2002 Gordon Conference on Organic Geochemistry,  Plymouth NH, USA

R. D. Pancost, S. Pressley, J. M. Coleman, L.G. Benning, and B. W. Mountain (2002) Bacterial and Archaeal adaptations to extreme conditions at New Zealand hot springs. William Smith Meeting: Life in Earth-Energy, Minerals, Mars and the Deep Biosphere. 22-23 October. The Geological Society, London, UK.

2001

Benning L. G., Shaw S. Terrill N. J. and Panine P. (2001) In situ, Time Resolved Small Angle Solution Scattering: A Synchrotron-Based Study of the First Minutes in the Life of Iron Sulphide and Iron Oxihydroxide Colloids. In: EOS: Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting San Francisco 2001.

Yee N.; Phoenix V.; Konhauser, K.O. and Benning L.G. (2001) The effect of bacterial surfaces on silica precipitation In: EOS: Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting San Francisco 2001.

Zhou, X.Y. , Lvov, S.N. , Wei, X.J., Benning, L. G. , and D.D. Macdonald (2001) Measuring corrosion rate of Type 304 stainless steel in supercritical aqueous solution via electrochemical noise. Corrosion/2001  (USA), pp. 13.

2000

Lvov S.N., Zhou X.Y., Benning L.G., Wei X.J., Fedkin M.V., Allcock J.R., Hofmann M.A., Cannon A.M., Kellam E.C., Morford R.V. (2000) Development of Proton Conducting Membranes for High Temperature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. In: "Proceedings of International Symposium on Energy Engineering".

Benning, Liane G., Shaw, S., Terrill, N.J. (2000) The nucleation of particulate FeS observed with small and wide angle X-ray scattering. Journal of Conference Abstracts vol. 5/2:209.
 

pre-1999

Benning, L.G., Cahill, C.L., Clark, S.M., Parise, J.B. and Barnes, H.L. (1999)  Mackinawite stability at high temperatures. In: Ninth Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, LPI Contribution No. 971, p. 24-25 Lunar and Planetary Institut, Houston.

Cahill, C. L., Benning, L.G., Clark, S.M. and Parise, J. B. (1999) In situ XRD of Troilite under reduced, anoxic hydrothermal conditions. In: Ninth Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, LPI Contribution No. 971, p. 47. Lunar and Planetary Institut, Houston.

Benning, L. G., Owsley, A. L. , and Barnes, H. L. (1999) Growth Morphologies on Pyrite surfaces. In: Ninth Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, LPI Contribution no. 971, p. 25-26, Lunar and Planetary Institut, Houston

Benning, L.G., Wilkin, R.T., Konhauser, K.O. (1999) Sulphate-reducing bacteria and Mackinawite Stability.  In: Ninth Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, LPI Contribution no. 971, p. 26, Lunar and Planetary Institut, Houston.

Benning, L.G. and Mountain, B.W.  (1996) Metal distribution in modern arsenic mineralization associated with a hot spring environment: Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka, Russia. In Geochemistry of Crustal Fluids, 32, ERC. Seefeld, 1996.