David A. Fowle
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Geology, Environmental Studies ProgramRoom 302
Room 170 E
Dr. Fowle joined the University of Kansas in 2006. He has an active research program that investigates the how microorganisms influence geochemical cycles with a particular emphasis on quantifying their effects in experimental systems. He currently serves as the Director of the Environmental Studies Program.
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
M.Sc, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
B.Sc, Chemistry and Environmental Science, University of Western Ontario
Teaching Interests
- Biogeochemistry
- Aqueous Geochemistry
- Limnology
- Lakes
- Environment
- Mining
Research
Dr. Fowle's work investigates the links between microorganisms and geochemical processes in the field and the laboratory with applications to our understanding of the rock record, remediation, energy and mineral exploration.
Research Interests
- Mineral exploration
- Environment
- Geochemistry
- Lakes
- Geomicrobiology
- Early diagenesis
- Nutrient dynamics
Selected Publications
Bray, M. S., Wu, J. Kretz, C. B., Brandes, J. A., Reed, B. C., Simister, R. L., Henny, C. Stewart, F. J., DiChristina, T. J., Fowle, D. A., Crowe, S. A., & Glass, J. B. (2017). Shifting microbial communities sustain multi-year iron reduction and methanogenesis in ferruginous sediment incubations. Geobiology, 15(5), 678–689. DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12239
Frei, R. Crowe, S. A., Bau, M. Polat, A. Fowle, D. A., & Døssing, L. N. (2016). Oxidative elemental cycling under the low O2 Eoarchean atmosphere. Scientific reports, 6, 21058. DOI:10.1038/srep21058
Crowe, S. A., Paris, G. Katsev, S. Jones, C. Kim, S. T., Zerkle, A. L., Nomosatryo, S. Fowle, D. A., Adkins, J. F., Sessions, A. L., Farquhar, J. & Canfield, D. E. (2014). Sulfate was a trace constituent of Archean seawater. Science (New York, N.Y.), 346(6210), 735-9. DOI:10.1126/science.1258966
Crowe, S. A., Maresca, J. A., Jones, C. Sturm, A. Henny, C. Fowle, D. A., Cox, R. P., Delong, E. F., & Canfield, D. E. (2014). Deep-water anoxygenic photosythesis in a ferruginous chemocline. Geobiology, 12(4), 322-39. DOI:10.1111/gbi.12089
Roberts, J. A., Kenward, P. A., Fowle, D. A., Goldstein, R. H., González, L. A., & Moore, D. S. (2013). Surface chemistry allows for abiotic precipitation of dolomite at low temperature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(36), 14540-5. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1305403110
Zegye, A. Bonneville, S. Benning, L. G., Sturm, A. Fowle, D. A., Jones, S. A., Canfield, D. E., Ruby, C. Maclean, L. C., Nomosatryo, S. Crowe, S. A., & Poulton, S. W. (2012). Green rust formation controls nutrient availability in a ferruginous water column. Geology, 40, 599-602.
Kulczycki, E. Fowle, D. A., Graham, D. W., & Roberts, J. A. (2011). Methanotroph-promoted weathering of Cu-substituted borosilicate glass. Geomicrobiology Journal, 28, 1-10.
Driese, S. G., Ludvigson, G. A., Roberts, J. A., Fowle, D. A., González, L. A., Smith, J. J., Vulava, V. M., & McKay, L. D. (2010). Micromorphology and stable-isotope geochemistry of historical pedogenic siderite. J. Sed. Research, 80, 943-954.
Crowe, S. A., Jones, C. Katsev, S. Magen, C. O'Neill, A. Sturm, A. Canfield, D. E., Haffner, G. D., Mucci, A. Sundby, B. & Fowle, D. A. (2008). Photoferrotrophs thrive in an Archean Ocean analogue. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 41, 15938-15943.
