Jillian F. Banfield

Planetary Science Institute

Full Professor(heuristic)

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Ecology

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h-index154
i10-index502
Publications930
Citations96,105

Grants

16 total · 0 active

NSF #1349278

Biotechnology of thiocyanate degradation: an exploration using meta-omics tools to understand the microbial communities responsible for remediation of mining wastewater

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2015-05-01 → 2019-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #1324791

The mechanism of fumarate photoreduction on zinc sulfide nanoparticles

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2013-09-01 → 2018-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #1312697

Materials World Network: Particle-Mediated Control Over Crystallization: From the Pre-Nucleation Stage to the Final Crystal

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2013-08-01 → 2018-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

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All Grants

16 total · 0 active

NSF #1349278

Biotechnology of thiocyanate degradation: an exploration using meta-omics tools to understand the microbial communities responsible for remediation of mining wastewater

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2015-05-01 → 2019-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #1324791

The mechanism of fumarate photoreduction on zinc sulfide nanoparticles

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2013-09-01 → 2018-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #1312697

Materials World Network: Particle-Mediated Control Over Crystallization: From the Pre-Nucleation Stage to the Final Crystal

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2013-08-01 → 2018-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #0626526

Comprehensive Genomic Analysis of Salt-impacted Microbial Communities in their Environmental Context

Amount
—
Period
2006-10-01 → 2011-03-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #0221768

BE/GEN-EN: Analysis of Factors Determining the Ecological Function and Resilience of Microbial Communities

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2002-09-15 → 2007-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #0132115

Microbial Observatories: Collaborative Research: A Cold Microbial Observatory: Collaborative Research in an Alaskan Boreal Forest Soil

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2002-02-01 → 2007-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #0123967

Collaborative Research: NIRT: Surface Reactivity of Nanocrystalline Oxides and Oxyhydroxides: Implications for Processes in the Environment

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2001-08-15 → 2007-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #0106054

Biogeochemical Weathering Controls on Soil Formation and Landscape Development

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2001-07-15 → 2005-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Berkeley

NSF #9978205

LExEN: Life in Acid

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
1999-10-01 → 2003-09-30
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9814333

Crystal Growth and Phase Transformation Kinetics in Nanocrystalline Materials

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1999-02-15 → 2003-01-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9706382

Biogeochemical Weathering of Layer Silicates

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1997-07-01 → 2001-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9508171

The Role of Surface Properties in the Behavior of Finely-Crystalline Materials

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1995-08-01 → 1999-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9521731

Chemical and Bacterial Reactions at the Surfaces of Environmentally-Important Metal Sulfide Minerals: Linking Atomic and Field Scales

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
1995-09-01 → 1998-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9317082

Natural and Experimental Weathering of Pyroxenes and Pyroxenoids

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1994-02-15 → 1998-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9207041

Miscibility, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties of Ulvoespinel - Magnetite

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1992-08-01 → 1995-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #9117386

TEM Studies of Weathering Reactions: The Importance of Mineral Structure, Microstructure and Composition

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
1992-02-01 → 1994-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Jumbo circular extrachromosomal elements of methane-oxidizing archaea with variably extensive metabolic and defense gene repertoires (Nature Communications)2026-06-23
  2. New preprint: Hydration-controlled twist forms a moiré glass in charge-frustrated layered silicates2026-06-16

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