What is WORM?
The Water-Organic-Rock-Microbe (WORM) Portal is an NSF-funded project that provides a free online workspace with open-source tools supporting thermodynamic calculations.
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The Water-Organic-Rock-Microbe (WORM) Portal is an NSF-funded project that provides a free online workspace with open-source tools supporting thermodynamic calculations.
Stay updated with the latest features, tools, and improvements to the WORM Portal
Working on the WORM Portal server is great, but did you know you can download WORM and its library of tutorials to your own computer? It's true! WORM is available for download and works with Windows, iOS, and Linux. First, ensure Python is installed on your system and then follow the commands in the installation and quick start guide found on our GitHub repository README.
Dr. Kate Weeks is back with another community notebook available through the WORM Library: "What's in Your Water?" a classroom/homework activity meant for undergraduate students that explores where drinking water comes from. Another community notebook by Dr. Grayson Boyer shows how to react seawater with 300 °C rocks to form various vent fluids that can support chemotrophs!
The WORM Library now has a section dedicated to notebooks created by members of the WORM community, accessible through he WORM Library notebook after logging into the server. Dr. Kate Weeks demonstrates how geochemical speciation matters for microbial ammonia oxidation. Dr. Kevin Trinh shows how it is possible to estimate energy supplies for methanogenesis on Europa!
All major tutorials and Python packages on the WORM Portal have been updated. Here is the changelog and what you need to know. Download fresh demos from the WORM Library to see how things have changed!
Introducing our new standalone web app for calculating thermodynamic properties of chemical reactions. No logins required! This user-friendly tool provides instant calculations of equilibrium constants, Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, entropy, volume, and heat capacity with enhanced species search and interactive results tables. Try it now!
Thank you to everyone who attended talks at the "From Geosphere to Biosphere" session. Grayson Boyer and Kate Weeks gave talks that involved quantifying microbial energy supplies with the WORM Portal. Check out the WORM Library tutorials 3-9. Energy Supply Calculations on the WORM server to learn how to do it with hands-on examples!
Comprehensive documentation and tools for thermodynamic modeling
Meet the researchers and developers behind the WORM Portal
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Engagement, Co-I
Engagement, Co-I
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Workshop Coordinator
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Workshop Coordinator
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