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Research Interests
Geobiology of extreme environments including the deep subsurface, hydrothermal systems, ultrabasic/acidic systems, and caves; Compound‐specific isotope organic geochemistry (H,C,S) applied to microbial ecology, biogeochemical cycling in microbe‐rich environments and the sedimentary record of environmental perturbation; Neoproterozoic chemical evolution of the ocean‐atmosphere system during extreme isotope excursions; Carbonate sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geochemistry with an emphasis on microbialite preservation and morphology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Geobiology, PhD, California Institute of Technology
… → 2013
Geobiology, MS, California Institute of Technology
… → 2008
Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Studies, BA, Washington University St. Louis
… → 2007
Research interests keywords
- Biogeochemical cycling
- Carbonate sedimentology
- Microbialite
- Neoproterozoic chemical evolution
- Stratigraphy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EA: Peripheral Replacements for the Northwestern University Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI), Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI), Axford, Y. (Co-PD/PI), Axford, Y. (Co-PD/PI), Blair, N. E. (Co-PD/PI), Blair, N. E. (Co-PD/PI), Hurtgen, M. (Co-PD/PI), Hurtgen, M. (Co-PD/PI), Sageman, B. B. (Co-PD/PI) & Sageman, B. B. (Co-PD/PI)
3/15/24 → 3/1/26
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Evolution of Subsurface Microbe-Rock-Fluid Systems
Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI) & Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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CAREER: triple-isotope approach to unraveling subsurface food webs
Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI) & Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI)
6/1/21 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI) & Osburn, M. R. (Subproject PI)
6/1/21 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Seasonality of Abrupt Climate Change over Greenland: Direct Tests for the Younger Dryas and 8.2 ka event using Paleolimnology
Axford, Y. (PD/PI), Axford, Y. (PD/PI), Osburn, M. R. (Co-PD/PI) & Osburn, M. R. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/20 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Origins and Alteration of Ediacaran Carbonates Recording the Shuram Excursion in Oman
Bergmann, K. D., Osburn, M. R., Anderson, N. T., Hayhow, C., Wilcots, J., Cantine, M. D., Fischer, W. W. & Bonifacie, M., May 2025, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 26, 5, e2025GC012161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceleration of Deep Subsurface Fluid Fluxes in the Anthropocene
Ferguson, G., Bailey, L. R., Kim, J. H., Osburn, M. R., Reiners, P. W., Drake, H., Stevenson, B. S. & McIntosh, J. C., Apr 2024, In: Earth's Future. 12, 4, e2024EF004496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Aquatic moss δ18O as a proxy for seasonally resolved lake water δ18O, northwest Greenland
Puleo, P. J. K., Akers, P. D., Kopec, B. G., Welker, J. M., Bailey, H., Osburn, M. R., Riis, T. & Axford, Y., Jun 15 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 334, 108682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Calorimetric measurement of energy and nutrient stimulation of microorganisms from the continental deep subsurface
Feyhl-Buska, J., Wu, F., Smith, I. E., LaRowe, D. E., Robador, A., Kruger, B., Osburn, M. R. & Amend, J. P., 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 15, 1455594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial sensor variation across biogeochemical conditions in the terrestrial deep subsurface
Goldman, A. L., Fulk, E. M., Momper, L. M., Heider, C., Mulligan, J., Osburn, M., Masiello, C. A. & Silberg, J. J., Jan 2024, In: mSystems. 9, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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