Susrut Akkineni

University of Washington

0000-0001-8035-0016

Projects

Controls of bioorganic constituents of soils in the confined regions between mineral surfaces on nucleation and aggregation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James De Yoreo

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The aims of the proposed research are to: 1) Determine the structure of the near surface water layer in the confined region between approaching mineral surfaces and determine the impact of…

Building a Predictive Understanding of Particle-Based Mineral Growth

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James De Yoreo

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Traditional models of mineral formation through monomer-by-monomer addition have been challenged by recent evidence for crystallization through the addition of "particles," ranging from…