Research Interests: Environmental
Mineralogy, Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry
My research interests involve the integration
of low temperature geochemistry and mineralogy in the study of
crystal surfaces and water-rock interactions found in natural
systems. In particular, I am interested in environmentally significant
processes such as crystal growth, metal sorption, trace element
partitioning and other surface mediated reactions. My research
also addresses the structural response of minerals to substituent
elements, especially lanthanides and actinides in apatite group
minerals.
Current research projects include: Use of phosphate
minerals for environmental remediation; the role of crystal surface
structure on trace element incorporation during growth; crystal
chemistry of the lanthanides and actinides in apatite; crystal
growth and trace element incorporation in fluorite and apatite;
understanding fundamental interactions between aqueous metal species
and soil minerals.
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