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Dr. Emily R. Estes

Publications

Buchwald, C., Homola, K., Spivack, A.J., Estes, E.R., Murray, R.W., and Wankel, S.D., 2018. Isotopic constraints on nitrogen transformation rates in the deep sedimentary marine biosphere. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 32(11):1688-1702. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB005948

Carrasqueira, I.d.F., Gustavo , Jovane, L., Droxler, A.W., Alvarez Zarikian, C.A., Lanci, L., Alonso-Garcia, M., Laya, J.C., and Kroon, D., 2023. Anomalous widespread arid events in Asia over the past 550,000 years. PNAS Nexus. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad175

Clementi, V.J., Rosenthal, Y., Bova, S.C., Thomas, E.K., Wright, J.D., Mortlock, R.A., Cowling, O.C., Godfrey, L.V., Childress, L.B., Aiello, I.W., Avila, A., Biggs, W., Charles, C.D., Cheung, A.H., deLong, K., Dove, I.A., Du, X., Estes, E.R., Fuentes, U., García-Lasanta, C., Goldstein, S.L., Golub, A., Hagemann, J.R., Hatfield, R.G., Haynes, L.L., Hess, A.V., Irvali, N., Kiro, Y., Monteagudo, M.M., Lambert, J.E., Li, C., Longo, W.M., McGrath, S., Riechelson, H., Robinson, R.S., Sarao, J., Sproson, A.D., Taylor, S., Yokoyama, Y., Yu, S.M., and the Expedition 379T Scientists, 2022. Deep submarine infiltration of altered geothermal groundwater on the south Chilean Margin. Communications Earth & Environment, 3(1):218. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00541-3

Coggon, R.M., Christeson, G.L., Sylvan, J.B., Teagle, D.A.H., Estes, E., Williams, T., and Alvarez Zarikian, C.A., 2020. Expedition 390/393 Scientific Prospectus: The South Atlantic Transect. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.sp.390393.2020

Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Teagle, D.A.H., Reece J., Christeson, G.L., Estes, E.R., Williams, T.J., and the Expedition 390 Scientists, 2022. Expedition 390 Preliminary Report: South Atlantic Transect 1. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.390.2022

Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Teagle, D.A.H., Reece, J.S., Christeson, G.L., Estes, E.R., and Williams, T., 2022. Expedition 390/393 Scientific Prospectus Addendum: South Atlantic Transect. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.sp.390393add.2022

Estes, E.R., 2016. Investigating manganese oxide-inorganic carbon interactions via novel spectroscopic techniques. Presented at the University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Lewes, DE.

Estes, E.R., Andeer, P.F., Nordlund, D., Wankel, S.D., and Hansel, C.M., 2017. Biogenic manganese oxides as reservoirs of organic carbon and proteins in terrestrial and marine environments. Geobiology, 15(1):158-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12195

Estes, E.R., Berti, D., Coffey, N.R., Hochella, M.F., Wozniak, A.S., and Luther, G.W., 2019. Abiotic synthesis of graphite in hydrothermal vents. Nature Communications, 10(1):5179. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13216-z

Estes, E.R., Berti, D., Findlay, A.J., Hochella, M.F., Shaw, T.J., Yücel, M., De Carlo, E.H., and Luther, G.W., 2022. Differential behavior of metal sulfides in hydrothermal plumes and diffuse flows. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6(6):1429-1442. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00377

Estes, E.R., Pockalny, R., D’Hondt, S., Inagaki, F., Morono, Y., Murray, R.W., Nordlund, D., Spivack, A.J., Wankel, S.D., Xiao, N., and Hansel, C.M., 2019. Persistent organic matter in oxic subseafloor sediment. Nature Geoscience, 12(2):126-131. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0291-5

Estes, E.R., Williams, T., Midgley, S., Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B.,Christeson, G.L., Teagle, D.A.H., and the Expedition 390C Scientists, 2021. Expedition 390C Preliminary Report: South Atlantic Transect Reentry Systems. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.390C.2021

Findlay, A.J., Estes, E.R., Gartman, A., Yücel, M., Kamyshny, A., and Luther, G.W., 2019. Iron and sulfide nanoparticle formation and transport in nascent hydrothermal vent plumes. Nature Communications, 10(1):1597. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09580-5

Guizan Silva, C., Baker, P.A., Estes, E.R., and Childress, L.B., 201, 2019. Expedition 387 Scientific Prospectus: Amazon Margin. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.sp.387.2019

Hudson, J.M., MacDonald, D.J., Estes, E.R., and Luther, G.W., III, 2019. A durable and inexpensive pump profiler to monitor stratified water columns with high vertical resolution. Talanta, 199:415-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2019.02.076

LaRowe, D.E., Arndt, S., Bradley, J.A., Estes, E.R., Hoarfrost, A., Lang, S.Q., Lloyd, K.G., Mahmoudi, N., Orsi, W.D., Shah Walter, S.R., Steen, A.D., and Zhao, R., 2020. The fate of organic carbon in marine sediments - new insights from recent data and analysis. Earth-Science Reviews, 204:103146.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103146

Luther, G.W., Thibault de Chanvalon, A., Oldham, V.E., Estes, E.R., Tebo, B.M., and Madison, A.S., 2018. Reduction of manganese oxides: thermodynamic, kinetic and mechanistic considerations for one- versus two-electron transfer steps. Aquatic Geochemistry, 24(4):257-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10498-018-9342-1

Orcutt, B.N., Bradley, J.A., Brazelton, W.J., Estes, E.R., Goordial, J.M., Huber, J.A., Jones, R.M., Mahmoudi, N., Marlow, J.J., Murdock, S., and Pachiadaki, M., 2020. Impacts of deep-sea mining on microbial ecosystem services. Limnology and Oceanography, 65(7):1489-1510. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11403

Schaider, L.A., Senn, D.B., Estes, E.R., Brabander, D.J., and Shine, J.P., 2014. Sources and fates of heavy metals in a mining-impacted stream: temporal variability and the role of iron oxides. Science of The Total Environment, 490:456-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.126

Sylvan, J.B., Estes, E.R., Bogus, K., Colwell, F.S., Orcutt, B.N., and Smith, D.C, 2021. Recommendations for microbiological sampling and contamination tracer use aboard the JOIDES Resolution following 20 years of IODP deep biosphere research. International Ocean Discovery Program Technical Note, 4.
https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.tn.4.2021

Tang, Y., Webb, S.M., Estes, E.R., and Hansel, C.M., 2014. Chromium(iii) oxidation by biogenic manganese oxides with varying structural ripening. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 16(9):2127-2136. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EM00077C

Teagle, D.A.H., Reece, J., Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Christeson, G.L., Williams, T.J., Estes, E.R., and the Expedition 393 Scientists, 2023. Expedition 393 Preliminary Report: South Atlantic Transect 2. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.393.2023

Thibault de Chanvalon, A., Luther, G.W., Estes, E.R., Necker, J., Tebo, B.M., Su, J., and Cai, W.J., 2023. Influence of manganese cycling on alkalinity in the redox stratified water column of Chesapeake Bay. Biogeosciences, 20(14):3053-3071. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3053-2023

Vuillemin, A., Wankel, S.D., Coskun, Ö.K., Magritsch, T., Vargas, S., Estes, E.R., Spivack, A.J., Smith, D.C., Pockalny, R., Murray, R.W., D’Hondt, S., and Orsi, W.D., 2019. Archaea dominate oxic subseafloor communities over multimillion-year time scales. Science Advances, 5(6):eaaw4108.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw4108

Williams, T., Estes, E.R., Rhinehart, B., Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Christeson, G.L., and Teagle, D.A.H., 2021. Expedition 395E Preliminary Report: Complete South Atlantic Transect Reentry Systems. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.395E.2021

Zitellini, N., Malinverno, A., and Estes, E.R., 2023. Expedition 402 Scientific Prospectus: Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.sp.402.2023

Abstracts

Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Christeson, G.L., Teagle, D.A.H., Estes, E.R., and Williams, T., 2020. Drilling transects to explore the interconnected Earth. Presented at the 2020 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Online, 1-17 December 2020. https://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2020/FM/OS026-09.html

Estes, E.R., 2017. Carbon preservation in carbon-limited environments. Presented at the C-DEBI Networked Speaker Series.

Estes, E.R., 2017. Life in the slow lane: organic carbon limitation in pelagic sediments. Presented at the Lehigh University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, PA.

Estes, E.R., 2018. Dilution to extinction? Persistent organic carbon in the deep subsurface and implications for heterotrophic life. Presented at the Deep Carbon Observatory Deep Life Community Meeting, Shanghai, China.

Estes, E.R., and Hansel, C.M., 2017. Dilution to extinction: quantifying heterogeneity in the spatial distribution and chemical composition of sedimentary organic carbon. Presented at the C-DEBI Annual Meeting, Marina, CA.

Estes, E.R., Andeer, P.F., Boiteau, R.M., Repeta, D.J., Nordlund, D., and Hansel, C.M., 2013. Extracellular biomolecules facilitate the formation of manganese oxides in two marine alphaproteobacteria. Presented at the Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource User’s Conference, Menlo Park, CA.

Estes, E.R., Berti, D., Findlay, A.J., Gartman, A., Hochella Jr., M.F., Yücel, M., and Luther, G.W., 2018. Nanoparticulate reverse weathering products in focused and diffuse hydrothermal flow. Goldschmidt Abstracts.

Estes, E.R., Berti, D., Findlay, A.J., Gartman, A., Hochella Jr., M.F., Yücel, M., and Luther, G.W., 2018. Tracking the formation of (nano)particulate mineral phases in hydrothermal vent mixing zones. Presented at the Goldschmidt 2018 Pre-meeting Workshop, Boston, MA.

Estes, E.R., Carter-Thomas, M.R., and Brabander, D.J., 2010. Deposition of particulate matter as a mechanism for trace metal contamination of urban gardens. Presented at the Geological Society of America National Meeting, Dnever, CO.

Estes, E.R., Findlay, A.J., Franc, M.R., Gartman, A., and Luther, G.W., 2017. Chemistry of nanoparticulate and (sub)micron sized particles emanating from hydrothermal vents. Presented at the Synchrotron Environmental Science Symposium, Shirley, NY.

Estes, E.R., Findlay, A.J., Franc, M.R., Gartman, A., and Luther, G.W., 2017. Geochemical controls on nanoparticulate iron minerals in hydrothermal vent fluids. Presented at the Gordon Research Conference in Chemical Oceanography, New London, NH.

Estes, E.R., Findlay, A.J., Franc, M.R., Gartman, A., and Luther, G.W., 2018. (Nano)mineralogy of mixing zones: Nanoparticulate iron phases in hydrothermal vent fluids. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR. https://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2018/OS/BN11A-07.html

Estes, E.R., Hansel, C.M., Anderson, C.A., Murray, R.W., Dyar, M.D., Nordlund, D., Wankel, S.W., Johnson, D.B., Spivack, A.J., Pockalny, R., Sauvage, J., McKinley, C.C., Homola, K.L., Present, T.M., Pockalny, R., and D’Hondt S., 2015. Elucidating geochemical controls on the concentration and composition of organic carbon in deep pelagic sediments. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2015.
https://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2015/FM/PP43A-2251.html

Estes, E.R., Laaker, E.M., Davis, J.E., Faz, N., Johnson, M., Solorzano, J., Kelly, R.P., Bundy, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Oldham, V., and Robinson, R.S., 2023. Combined chemical and biological approach to understand manganese cycling in seasonal hypoxic zones. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract B32D-08.

Estes, E.R., Learman, D., Andeer, P.F., Zhang, T. and Hansel, C.M., 2014. Biogenic Mn oxide formation via enzymatic production and consumption of reactive oxygen species. Presented at the American Chemical Society Meeting, Dallas, TX.

Estes, E.R., Nordlund, D., Wankel, S.D., and Hansel, C.M., 2014. Evolution of mineral-organic matter associations in sediments: From (bio)mineralization to burial. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December 2014.
https://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2014/FM/B13N-0082.html

Estes, E.R., Orsi, W., Hansel, C.M., Anderson, C.A., Murray, R.W., Nordlund, D., Wankel, S.W., Johnson, D.B., Spivack, A.J., Pockalny, R., Sauvage, J., McKinley, C.C., Homola, K.L., Present, T.M., Pockalny, R., and D’Hondt S., 2016. Insight into metabolic potential of carbon-poor pelagic sediments derived from the abundance and composition of organic carbon. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
https://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2016/OS/MM44B-0493.html

Estes, E.R., Schaider, L.A., Shine, J.P., and Brabander, D.J., 2010. Effect of transport and aging processes on metal speciation in iron oxyhydroxide aggregates, Tar Creek Superfund Site, Oklahoma. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-18 December 2010.
https://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2010/FM/B51D-0384.html

Estes, E.R., Shen, Y., Dyar, M.D., Brabander, D.J., and Shine, J.P., 2012. Influence of ion coprecipitation and adsorption on iron (hydr)oxide structure and aggregate morphology. Presented at the Goldschmidt Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Gilhooly, W., III, Kallmeyer, J., Treude, T., WIlbrandt, T., Sylvan, J.B., Estes, E.R., Wang, Y., and the South Atlantic Transect IODP Expedition 390 & 393 Scientists, 2023. Cryptic sulfur cycling in sediments of the South Atlantic Gyre. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract B53G-1967

Harris, M., Carter, E., Evans, A., Albers, E., Belgrano, T., Kempton, P.D., Jonnalagadda, M., Coggon, R.M., Teagle, A.H., Reece, J.S., Sylvan, J.B., Estes, E.R., Williams, T., and the South Atlantic Transect IODP Expedition 390 & 393 Scientists, 2023. Investigating hydrothermal alteration during the aging of ocean crust: insights from the South Atlantic transect IODP Expeditions 390/393. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract OS12A-01

Malinverno, A., Zitellini, N., Estes, E.R., and the Tyrrhenian Magmatism and Mantle Exhumation (TIME) Proponents, 2023. Probing mantle exhumation in the continent-ocean transition of the Tyrrhenian Basin, Mediterranean Sea (IODP Expedition 402). Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract V31E-0146

Mucci, N., Robinson, R.S., Kelly, R.P., Bell, K., Estes, E.R., Oldham, V., and Jenkins, B.D., 2023. Nitrogen cycling and nutrient efflux from coastal sediments is variable under hypoxia. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract OS33B-1598

Robinson, R.S., Mucci, N., Kelly, R.P., Bell, K., Estes, E.R., and Oldhan, V., 2023. Seasonal variations in benthic nitrogen cycling in the lower Mississippi River. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023.Abstract OS33B-1599

Ryan, J.G., French, J., Walters, K., Santiago-Ramos, D., Jonnalagadda, M., Belgrano, T., Kempton, P.D., Coggon, R.M., Sylvan, J.B., Teagle, D.A.H., Reece, J.S., Williams, T., Estes, E.R., and the South Atlantic Transect IODP Expeditions 390 and 393 Scientists, 2023. Evolving geochemical signatures in slow-spreading ocean crust from 0-61 Ma: insights from recovered basalts of the South Atlantic Transect. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract OS13D-1311

Sylvan, J.B., Estes, E.R., Wang, Y., D’Angelo, T., Wee, S.Y., Labonté, J., Gilhooly, W., III, Santiago, Ramos, D., Villa, A., Wheat, C.G., and the South Atlantic Transect IODP Expedition 390 & 393 Scientists, 2023. Microbial processes indicated by porewater geochemistry along the International Ocean Discovery Program South Atlantic transect. Presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11-15 December 2023. Abstract B53G-1969

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