Kate Campbell
Kate Campbell is a research biogeochemist specializing in microbial and abiotic metal redox cycling, mineralogy, and modeling in natural and mine-influenced waters.
Kate Campbell started her career with the USGS with the volunteer for science program as a high school student interested in the water quality of Boulder Creek, CO. After majoring in chemistry in college, she pursued a Ph.D. at Catech studying the biogeochemistry of arsenic redox transformations in reservoir sediments. She returned to the USGS as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow in 2007 in Menlo Park, CA, researching uranium bioremediation in shallow contaminated aquifers. Currently, she is a research chemist in Denver, CO. Her research projects include understanding the biogeochemistry and mineralogy of metals and metalloids in mine-impacted waters, particularly in acid rock drainage and uranium-contaminated water. She also studies microbial kinetics of iron, arsenic, and antimony oxidation in acid mine drainage, and how to incorporate microbial kinetics in reactive transport models for field-scale application as a tool for site managers.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. – California Institute of Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, Pasadena, CA, 2006
M.S. – California Institute of Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, Pasadena, CA, 2003
B.S. – Georgetown University, Chemistry major (summa cum laude), Japanese language minor, Washington, D.C., 2001
Science and Products
Geochemical and X-ray diffraction analyses of drill core samples from the Canyon uranium-copper deposit, a solution-collapse breccia pipe, Grand Canyon area, Coconino County, Arizona
Field and Laboratory data of pipe scale forming in acid mine drainage pipelines at Iron Mountain and Leviathan Mines, California
Sulfolobus islandicus meta-populations in Yellowstone National Park hot springs
Biogenic non-crystalline U(IV) revealed as major component in uranium ore deposits
Structured populations of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius with susceptibility to mobile genetic elements
Mineralization dynamics of metakaolin-based alkali-activated cements
Filamentous hydrous ferric oxide biosignatures in a pipeline carrying acid mine drainage at Iron Mountain Mine, California
Biogeochemical controls of uranium bioavailability from the dissolved phase in natural freshwaters
Persistent U(IV) and U(VI) following in-situ recovery (ISR) mining of a sandstone uranium deposit, Wyoming, USA
From extreme pH to extreme temperature: An issue in honor of the geochemical contributions of Kirk Nordstrom, USGS hydrogeochemist
Biogeochemical aspects of uranium mineralization, mining, milling, and remediation
Modeling low-temperature geochemical processes:
Biogenic iron mineralization at Iron Mountain, CA with implications for detection with the Mars Curiosity rover
Arsenic speciation and sorption in natural environments
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Geochemical and X-ray diffraction analyses of drill core samples from the Canyon uranium-copper deposit, a solution-collapse breccia pipe, Grand Canyon area, Coconino County, Arizona
Field and Laboratory data of pipe scale forming in acid mine drainage pipelines at Iron Mountain and Leviathan Mines, California
Sulfolobus islandicus meta-populations in Yellowstone National Park hot springs
Biogenic non-crystalline U(IV) revealed as major component in uranium ore deposits
Structured populations of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius with susceptibility to mobile genetic elements
Mineralization dynamics of metakaolin-based alkali-activated cements
Filamentous hydrous ferric oxide biosignatures in a pipeline carrying acid mine drainage at Iron Mountain Mine, California
Biogeochemical controls of uranium bioavailability from the dissolved phase in natural freshwaters
Persistent U(IV) and U(VI) following in-situ recovery (ISR) mining of a sandstone uranium deposit, Wyoming, USA
From extreme pH to extreme temperature: An issue in honor of the geochemical contributions of Kirk Nordstrom, USGS hydrogeochemist
Biogeochemical aspects of uranium mineralization, mining, milling, and remediation
Modeling low-temperature geochemical processes:
Biogenic iron mineralization at Iron Mountain, CA with implications for detection with the Mars Curiosity rover
Arsenic speciation and sorption in natural environments
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.