Tracy Branam
Research Geologist - Geochemistry
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Phone(812) 855-8390
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Specialties
groundwater chemistry, acid mine drainage, abandoned mine reclamation, stable isotopes, geochemical modeling, coal ash, FGD - residue, hydrology issues, geochemistry
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Recent Publications
- Geochemical characterization of coal-combustion byproducts and numerical simulations of their long-term effects as capping materials at coal mine reclamation sites
- Mineral formation and the fate of iron, aluminum and sulfur within field-scale sulfate-reducing bioreactors
- Carbon isotopes as a basis for evaluating alkalinity generation over time with a sulfate-reducing bioreactor in south-central Indiana
- Weathering and leaching characteristics of a fixated scrubber sludge cap at an abandoned mine site in Pike County, Indiana
- Carbon isotopes as a basis for evaluating alkalinity generation over time within a sulfate-reducing bioreactor in south-central Indiana
Recent Projects
- Interdisciplinary Highly-Collaborative Research
- FY2020 USGS NGGDPP Grant: CARST: Collective Access & Resource Space Tandem for Simultaneous Management of Physical Sample Collections and Digital Assets
- Locating and characterizing important springs of the Indiana Uplands
- Critical zone karst observatory
- POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL MINERALS IN COAL MINING PRODUCTS, BYPRODUCTS, AND REJECTS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)