Surface and Aqueous Geochemistry Group Alumni

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Karim Benzerara Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003 - 2005; Assistant Professor, University of Paris, France, 2005-present.

Jeffrey G. Catalano (Ph. D., 2004;  Harold Urey Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2004-present) : Molecular Scale Studies of Uranium Speciation in Contaminated Hanford, Washington Sediments and Related Model Systems

Colin S. Doyle (Ph. D., 2004): Application of surface science techniques to environmental systems: Soft x-ray studies of reactions at mineral surfaces

Stephen B. Johnson (Post-Doctoral Student, 2002 - 2004; Boston Consulting Group, Melbourne, Australia, 2004-present.

Christopher S. Kim (Ph. D., 2002;  Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, Chapman University, 2004-present) : " Mercury Speciation and Sorption Processes in Mining Environments"

Alexis S. Templeton ( Ph. D., 2002; Postdoctoral Fellow, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2002-present) : "Lead and Selenium distribution and speciation at biofilm-metal oxide interfaces"

Sam Shaw  (Post-Doctoral Student, 2000 - 2001; Lecturer, Dept. of  Earth Science,  Oxford University, UK, 2002- present)

Tom Trainor (Ph. D., 2001; Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004-present): " X-ray Scattering and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy studies of the Structures and Reactivity of Alumiunum Oxide Surfaces".

Jeffrey A. Warner  (Post-Doctoral Student, 1999 - 2001; Research Associate, Canadian Light Source, 2004-present)

Daniel Grolimund (Post-Doctoral Student, 1998-2000;  Staff Scientist,  Swiss Light Source (SLS), 2000-present)

Jeffrey P. Fitts (Ph.D., 1999; Langmuir Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department, Columbia University, 1999-present): "Molecular-Scale Characterization of Sorption reactions for Copper (II), Copper (II) and Glutamate, and Chromium (III) at the Aluminum Oxide-Water Interface".

Xavier Carrier (Post-Doctoral Student 1998-1999; Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Paris 6, 1999-present)

John D. Ostergren (Ph.D. 1999; Law Student, Stanford Law School, 1999-present) "Molecular-Scale Studies of Lead Speciation in Mine Tailings and Related Model Systems".

Andrea L. Foster (Ph.D. 1999; Staff Geochemist; U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, 1999-present): "Partitioning and Transformation of Arsenic and Selenium in Natural and Laboratory Systems".

Hillary A. Thompson (M.S., 1994; Ph.D., 1998; Director's Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemical Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1998-2000; Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Olin College, Boston, MA, 2000-present): "Dynamic Ion Partitioning among Dissolved, Adsorbed, and Precipitated Phases in Aging Cobalt (II)/Kaolinite/Water Systems".

Sing-Foong Cheah (Ph.D., 1997; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Ecosystem Science, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1997-1999; Instructor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, San Francisco, 1999-2000; Senior Engineer, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, 2000-present): "Sorption of Aqueous Copper(II) and 2,2'-Bipyridine on Amorphous Silica and Alumina: A Solution and Spectroscopic Study".

Ping Liu (Ph.D., 1997; Post-Doctoral Student, 1997-1998; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1998-present): "Reaction of Water with UHV-Cleaved MgO and CaO(100) Surfaces: Microscopic, Spectroscopic, and X-ray Standing Wave Studies".

Maria L. Peterson (Ph.D., 1996; Senior Engineer, EKC Technology, Inc., Hayward, CA, 1996-present): "Chromium(VI) Reduction by Magnetite: Spectroscopic Evidence of Sorption, Precipitation, and Heterogeneous Oxidation-Reduction Reactions".

Steven N. Towle (Ph.D., 1996; Senior Engineer, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, 1996-present): "Adsorption and Coprecipitation of Aqueous Cobalt(II) on Aluminum Oxide and Titanium Dioxide".

John R. Bargar (Ph.D., 1996; NRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, 1996; Staff Physicist, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Stanford, CA, 1997-present): "Structures and Compositions of Lead(II) Sorption Products and Surface Sites on Aluminum and Iron Oxides".

Per Persson (Post-Doctoral Student, 1993-1994; Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Umea University, Umea, Sweden)

Ning Xu (Ph.D., 1993; Post-Doctoral Student, 1993-1994; Manager of Analytical Services, Kelco Environmental Consulting, Freemont, CA, 1994-1998; Software Engineer, Silicon Valley; 1998-present): "Spectroscopic and Solution Chemistry Studies of Cobalt(II) Sorption Mechanisms at the Calcite-Water Interface".

Peggy A. O'Day (Ph.D., 1992; Professor, School of Natural Sciencec, University of California, Merced): "Structure, Bonding, and Site Preference of Cobalt(II) Sorption Complexes on Kaolinite and Quartz From Solution and Spectroscopic Studies".

Charles E. Schmelz (M.S., 1992; Engineer, Lytton Industries, Sunnyvale, CA, 1992-present): "The Spectroscopic Anlysis of a Sodium Aluminosilicate Gel and Glass Produced Through the Combination of Metal-Alkoxides."

Julia A. Sharps (Ph.D., 1992; Senior Product Engineer, Corning, Inc., Paris, France): "Spectroscopy of Aqueous Chloride Solution Structure and Zn(II) and Au(II) Speciation".

Catherine Chisholm-Brause (M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1991; Post-Doctoral Fellow and Staff Scientist, Chemical Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1991-1994; Associate Professor, School of Marine Sciences, College of William and Mary, 1994-present): "Spectroscopic and Equilibrium Study of Cobalt(II) Sorption Complexes at Oxide/Water Interfaces".

Barbara Bakken (Post-Doctoral Student, 1990-1991; Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991-present)

Francois Farges (Post-Doctoral Student, 1990-1991; Research Scientist, Research Department, The Louvre, Paris, France, 1991-1992; Professor, Department of Geomaterials, University of Marne-la-Vallee, France, 1992-present)

Christian DeCapitani (Post-Doctoral Student, 1988-1991; Professor, Geosciences Department, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 1991-present)

William E. Jackson (M.S., 1986; Ph.D., 1991; Research Scientist, Shell Development Co., Houston, TX, 1991-1993; Senior Research Engineer, Abrasives Division, General Electric Co., Worthington, OH, 1994-present): "Spectroscopic Studies of Ferrous Iron in Silicate Liquids, Glasses, and Crystals".