My research is focused primarily on environmentally relevant molecular scale reactions occurring at environmental interfaces, particularly those taking place on iron and manganese mineral surfaces.   Environmental processes are varied and complex with the potential for multiple mechanisms to be occurring simultaneously (Figure 1).  In order to investigate these interfacial reactions a large suite of physical characterization tools are utilized.  These include atomic force (AFM) and electron (SEM, TEM) microscopy, as well as x-ray (XPS) and infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, and theoretical modeling (DFT).

Recent Publications:
Hausner, D. B.; Bhandari, N; Pierre-Louis, A. M.; Kubicki, J. D.; Strongin, D. R.; Ferrihydrite Reactivity Toward
Carbon Dioxide. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2009, 337,( 2), 492-500


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