Dr. Templeton is a Geochemist and Geomicrobiologist with a special focus on microbe-mineral interactions and the generation of energy sources such as hydrogen and methane. At the University of Colorado, Alexis Templeton has established field and laboratory based studies of biomineralization processes in subsurface terrestrial systems, with a special focus on Hydrogen systems. These projects include mechanistic studies of water/rock interactions, such as the hydration of mafic and ultramafic rocks, and the isolation and characterization of Fe, Mn, S and hydrogen cycling bacteria dependent upon geological energy sources. Prof. Templeton trains students and postdoctoral scholars in the realms of geochemistry, geomicrobiology and astrobiology and supervises the Raman Chemical Imaging laboratory.
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Environmental geochemistry, Clean Energy, microbial processes, life in extreme environments, geological carbon sequestration, astrobiology, geological hydrogen
