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School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Research themes

Mineral Surfaces

Mineral surfaces

The structures and properties of mineral surfaces are studied with both experiment and computation.

 

Nanoparticle evolution

Nanoparticle evolution

Structures and kinetics of aqueous, amorphous, colloidal and crystalline phases of sulfides and other minerals.

 

Mineral - fluid interactions

Mineral - fluid interactions

The mechanisms of interactions between minerals and the environment are investigated from the molecular to macroscopic scale.

 

Interfaces with microorganisms

Interfaces with microorganisms

The formation, alteration and dissolution of solid phases by microorganisms play a key role in many biological processes.