Gordon Southam

Geomicrobiology

Professor
Director, Centre for Environment & Sustainability
Office: BGS 1078
Phone: (519) 661-2111 x.83197
Fax: (519) 661-3198
Email: gsoutham@uwo.ca
Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Bacteria-mineral interactions; Life in extreme environments; Astrobiology; The role of bacteria in the formation of ore deposits; Bacterial signatures in metal exploration; Acid Mine Drainage; Bioremediation of metal pollution; The control of green house gas emissions via bacterial carbonation reactions; The biogeochemistry of gold.

Selected Publications

Mielke, R.E., D.L. Pace, T. Porter and G. Southam. 2003. A critical stage in the formation of acid mine drainage: Colonization of pyrite by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans under pH neutral conditions. Geobiology 1:81-90.

Southam, G. and J.A. Saunders. 2005. Geomicrobiology in contemporary natural systems: Implications for Economic Geology. Economic Geology 100:1067-1084.

Chivian, D., E.J. Alm, E.L. Brodie, D.E. Culley, P.S. Dehal, T.Z. DeSantis, T.M. Gihring, A. Lapidus, L.-H. Lin, S.R. Lowry, D.P. Moser, P. Richardson, G. Southam, G. Wanger, L.M. Pratt, G.L. Andersen, T.C. Hazen, F.J. Brockman, A.P. Arkin, and T.C. Onstott. 2008. A literal niche? Metagenomics of a crustal biome at 2.8 km depth yields a single, complete genome. Science 322:275-278.

El-Naggar, M.Y., G. Wanger, K.M. Leung, T.D. Yuzvinsky, G. Southam, J. Yang, W.M. Lau, K.H. Nealson and Y.A. Gorby. 2010. Electrical transport along bacterial nanowires from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107:18127-18131.

Reith, F., L. Fairbrother, G. Nolze, O. Wilhelmi, P. Clode, A. Greg, J. Parsons, S. Wakelin, A. Pring, R. Hough, G. Southam and J. Brugger. 2010. Nanoparticle Factories: Biofilms hold the key to gold dispersion and nugget formation. Geology 38:843-846.

Courses Taught

Astronomy 2021B: The Search for Life in the Universe
Earth Sciences 3369B: Geomicrobiology
Environmental Science 9111A/9112A: Foundations of Environment & Sustainability

Students

Gordon Campbell, M.Sc. student
Andrea Fernandes, M.Sc. student
Kebbi Hughes, Ph.D. student
Liane Loiselle, Ph.D student
Nahed Mahrous, M.Sc. student
Jenine MCutcheon, M.Sc. student
Alexandra Pontefract, Ph.D. student
Maija Raudsepp, Ph.D. student
Jeremiah Shuster, Ph.D. student
Jessica Stromberg, M.Sc. student

• Faculty
• Administrative Staff
• Research Staff & Postdoctoral Fellows
• Graduate Students