Dr. Tracy Bank

Office: 710 Natural Sciences Complex Phone: 716.645.4262 Email: tlbank@buffalo.edu Website: Coming Soon Title: Assistant Professor Degree: PhD Geoscience (Geochemistry) Virginia Tech 2003 Specialty: Biogeochemistry

Courses Offered

GLY 305 Mineralogy
GLY 405/505 Economic Geology

Gly 569 Biogeochemistry

Research Interests

The focus of my research is the fate and transport of toxic metals in the environment. I am interested in metals that occur in the subsurface due to contamination and also naturally enriched concentrations (ore deposits). My field areas include Department of Energy contaminated sites as well as local U-enriched shales.
One of the most intriguing components of my research is the role of bacteria in metal solubility and transport. We are currently investigating the role of bacterial adhesion in bioremediation of chromium and uranium.

Recent Publications

Bank, T.L., Kukkadapu, R.K., Madden, A.S., Baldwin, M.E., and Jardine, P.M. (2008) Effects of Gamma-Sterilization on the Physicochemical Properties of Natural Sediments, Chemical Geology, v. 251, p. 1-7.

Bank, T.L., Vishnivetskaya, T.A., Ginder-Vogell, M.A., Fendorf, S.E., Baldwin, M.E, and Jardine, P.M. (2007) Elucidating Biogeochemical Reduction of Chromate via Carbon Amendments and Soil Sterilization, Geomicrobiology Journal, v. 24, p. 125-132.
 

Neal, A.L. Bank, T.L , Hochella, M.F., and Rosso, K.M. (2005) Cell adhesion of Shewanella oneidensis to iron oxide minerals: effect of different single crystal faces. Geochemical Transactions , v. 6, p. 77-84.

Cail, T.L . and Hochella, M.F., Jr. (2005) The Effects of Solution Chemistry on the Sticking Efficiencies of Viable Enterococcus faecalis : An Atomic Force Microscopy and Modeling Study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , v. 69, p. 2959-2969.

Cail, T.L . and Hochella, M.F., Jr. (2005) Experimentally Derived Sticking Efficiencies of Microparticles Using Atomic Force Microscopy. Environmental Science and Technology, v.39, p. 1011-1017.