Glenn Waychunas

Exploring the processes that control uranyl reduction by magnetite and the growth of nanoparticulate surface precipitates by X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Glenn Waychunas

Project type

Exploratory Research

Uranium (U) has been released into the environment through mining operations, nuclear testing, and accidental spills, and is a contaminant in soils, sediments and groundwater at 70% of the Department…

(gc3563)Molecular Computational Studies In Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Biogeochemistry

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Eric Bylaska

Project type

Capability Research

Addressing the overwhelming environmental cleanup problems facing the Department of Energy?s nuclear production sites as well as other polluted sites in the nation is hampered by a lack of knowledge…

Exploring the processes that control uranyl reduction by magnetite and the growth of nanoparticulate surface precipitates by X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Glenn Waychunas

Project type

Exploratory Research

Uranium (U) has been released into the environment through mining operations, nuclear testing, and accidental spills, and is a contaminant in soils, sediments and groundwater at 70% of the Department…

Sorption of aqueous organic molecules and amino acids on mineral surfaces: determination of binding geometry, local water structure and topological interactions

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Glenn Waychunas

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A large frontier in geochemistry is the interaction of organic species with mineral surfaces. Compared to inorganic sorbates which form covalent and hydrogen bonds, organic structures may have…

New Generate of Computational Tools for Exploring High Dimensional Configuration Spaces in Geosciences

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Eric Bylaska

The primary goal in this project is to develop free energy methods and techniques for the efficient exploration of phase space in the NWChem program package developed at EMSL. These techniques will…

Projects

Exploring the processes that control uranyl reduction by magnetite and the growth of nanoparticulate surface precipitates by X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

(gc3563)Molecular Computational Studies In Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Biogeochemistry

Exploring the processes that control uranyl reduction by magnetite and the growth of nanoparticulate surface precipitates by X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Sorption of aqueous organic molecules and amino acids on mineral surfaces: determination of binding geometry, local water structure and topological interactions

New Generate of Computational Tools for Exploring High Dimensional Configuration Spaces in Geosciences