Our Biogeochemical Cycling scientists have significant expertise in interrogating and quantifying biogeochemical cycles of carbon, metal, and other nutrients, using both field and laboratory experiments. This expertise includes synchrotron-based spectromicroscopic techniques, which are being used to unravel the chemical and physical heterogeneity of natural samples, and quantify ecosystem biogeochemical cycling.
Geochemistry
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Read MoreIsotope Geochemistry
Isotope geochemists develop and use isotopic ratio methods to study fundamental Earth Processes, as well as environmental and energy problems of national interest.
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Read MoreReactive Transport
This effort involves simulation and study of coupled mineral-water-gas reactive transport in unsaturated porous media.
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Read MoreMolecular and Nano-geochemistry
This research field studies the fundamental, molecular-scale phenomena that underpin biogeochemical processes in the natural world
Overview
The Geochemistry Department’s researchers offer wide-ranging expertise and research interests/activities. Activities address key societal needs, from alternative energy, to environmental stewardship, to deep understanding of fundamental geochemical processes.
Our research work receives support from offices within Department of Energy (Office of Science BER and BES, Fossil Energy, EERE/Geothermal) as well as State of California and several industry partners.
To advance our research, we make use of other DOE resources, such as NERSC, Molecular Foundry, and Advanced Light Source. We also collaborate with several other partners at Berkeley Lab (Computational Research Division, Energy Technologies, Biosciences Area) and UC Berkeley (Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science and Policy Management). We welcome opportunities for collaboration on innovative research that would contribute to solving problems faced by the U.S. Department of Energy and society at large.
Core Capabilities
Our six core capabilities are:
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Biogeochemical Cycling
- Molecular and Nanogeochemistry
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Reactive Transport
- High Temperature Geochemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
This expertise includes synchrotron-based spectromicroscopic techniques, which are being used to unravel the chemical and physical heterogeneity of natural samples and quantify ecosystem biogeochemical cycling.
High Temperature Geochemistry
Our bench-scale studies utilize hydrothermal reactors of various types that permit experiments at temperatures up to 400°C and pressures up to 200MPa.
Isotope Geochemistry
Isotope geochemists develop and use isotopic ratio methods to study fundamental earth processes, and environmental and energy problems of national interest. Several Earth and Environmental Sciences Area research programs are supported through the Center for Isotope Geochemistry (CIG).
Molecular and Nanogeochemistry
This research field studies the fundamental, molecular-scale phenomena that underpin biogeochemical processes in the natural world and includes a significant effort addressing the properties and environmental roles of natural nanoparticles.
Reactive Transport
This effort involves simulation and study of coupled mineral-water-gas reactive transport in unsaturated porous media.
Michael A. Antonelli
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Tyler J. Arbour
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Kelly Archer
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Bhavna Arora
Research Scientist
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Jillian Banfield
Faculty Scientist
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Anirban Basu
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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James Joseph Beisman
Guest Student Assistant
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Amrita Bhattacharyya
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Markus Bill
Senior Scientific Engineer Associate
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Kristie A. Boering
Faculty Scientist
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Nikolas Bokisch
Guest Scientist
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Ian C. Bourg
Guest Scientist
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icbourg@lbl.gov
Shaun Tyler Brown
Principal Research Associate
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stbrown@lbl.gov
Mary Kay Camarillo
Visiting Faculty
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mkcamarillo@lbl.gov
Bo Cao
Guest Student Assistant
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John Neil Christensen
Staff Scientist
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jnchristensen@lbl.gov
Anna Elizabeth Clinger
Guest Student Assistant
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aeclinger@lbl.gov
Mark Conrad
Isotopic Geochemist & Geologist
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msconrad@lbl.gov
Damien Daval
Guest Scientist
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ddaval@lbl.gov
Baptiste Dazas
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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Hang Deng
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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hangdeng@lbl.gov
Donald J. DePaolo
Professor and Isotopic Geochemist
Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Sciences
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djdepaolo@lbl.gov
Xin Ding
Research Associate Principal
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xinding@lbl.gov
Patrick F. Dobson
Geothermal Systems Program Lead
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pfdobson@lbl.gov
Jeremy K. Domen
Research Associate
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jkdomen@lbl.gov
Wenming Dong
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
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wenmingdong@lbl.gov
Jennifer L. Druhan
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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jldruhan@lbl.gov
Dipankar Dwivedi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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ddwivedi@lbl.gov
Patricia M. Fox
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
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pmfox@lbl.gov
George A. Frye
Guest Management Associate
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gafrye@lbl.gov
Benjamin Gilbert
Discovery Geosciences Program Domain Lead
BES Geochemistry Program Lead
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bgilbert@lbl.gov
Benjamin Lewis Grafius
Research Associate
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blgrafius@lbl.gov
Anna-Lena Grauel
Project Scientist
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agrauel@lbl.gov
Shelly Gulati
Visiting Faculty
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sgulati@lbl.gov
Stefanie Helmrich
Guest Scientist
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shelmrich@lbl.gov
Michael Holmboe
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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mholmboe@lbl.gov
Yandi Hu
Guest Faculty
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Bakytzhan Kallemov
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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bkallemov@lbl.gov
Marco Keiluweit
Guest Graduate Student Research Assistant
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mkeiluweit@lbl.gov
C. Brenhin Keller
Guest Student Assistant
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cbkeller@lbl.gov
Burton M. Kennedy
Staff Scientist
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bmkennedy@lbl.gov
Kevin Knauss
Staff Scientist
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kgknauss@lbl.gov
Karol Kulasinski
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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kulasinski@lbl.gov
Laura Nielsen Lammers
Faculty Scientist
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lnlammers@lbl.gov
Qingyun Li
Guest Student Assistant
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qingyunli@lbl.gov
Marcelo J. Lippmann
Guest Scientist
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mjlippmann@lbl.gov
Wei-Cheng Lo
Guest Scientist
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Tryg Lundquist
Guest Faculty
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tjlundquist@lbl.gov
Alison Marklein
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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Sarick Matzen
Guest Student Assistant
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smatzen@lbl.gov
Rolf J. Mehlhorn
Guest Scientist
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rjmehlhorn@lbl.gov
Jennifer V. Mills
Guest Student Assistant
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jvmills@lbl.gov
Elizabeth Mitnick
Guest Student Assistant
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ehmitnick@lbl.gov
Sergi Molins Rafa
Research Scientist
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smolins@lbl.gov
Sumit Mukhopadhyay
Guest Scientist
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smukhopadhyay@lbl.gov
Niklas Mundhenk
Guest Scientist
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nmundhenk@lbl.gov
Satish Myneni
Visiting Faculty
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smyneni@lbl.gov
Goldie Negelev
Guest Aministrative Associate
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Rachel Neurath
Guest Student Assistant
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Peter S. Nico
Soil and Environmental Biogeochemist;
Staff Scientist;
Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure Program Domain Lead
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psnico@lbl.gov
Kunihiko Nishiizumi
Guest Scientist
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Thomas L. Owens
Research Associate
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Jasquelin Pena
Guest Faculty
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Natalie Nicole Penado
Student Assistant
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Pradeep Perera
Project Scientist
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Nicholas Jon Pester
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Ashley Pierce
Guest Student Assistant
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Liping Qin
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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lqin@lbl.gov
Nigel William Trevelyan Quinn
HydroEcological Engineering Advanced Decision Support (HEADS)
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Greg H. Rau
Guest Scientist
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Giuseppe Domenico Saldi
Guest Postdoctoral Fellow
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gdsaldi@lbl.gov
Drew Lorenz Siler
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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dlsiler@lbl.gov
Michael Sitzmann
Graduate Student Assistant
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msitzmann@lbl.gov
Eric L. Sonnenthal
Staff Scientist
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Garrison Sposito
Guest Faculty
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gsposito@lbl.gov
Nicolas Spycher
Staff Scientist
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nspycher@lbl.gov
Carl I. Steefel
Geochemistry Department Head
Senior Scientist
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cisteefel@lbl.gov
William T. Stringfellow
Director, Ecological Engineering Research Program
Environmental Staff Engineer
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wstringfellow@lbl.gov
Korbinian Owen Thalhammer
Student Assistant
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KOThalhammer@lbl.gov
Ruth Maria Tinnacher
Project Scientist
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rmtinnacher@lbl.gov
Christophe Tournassat
Guest Scientist
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ctournassat@lbl.gov
Charuleka Varadharajan
Project Scientist
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cvaradharajan@lbl.gov
Glenn A. Waychunas
Group Leader, Molecular Geochemistry & Nanogeoscience
Senior Scientist
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gawaychunas@lbl.gov
Erica Woodburn
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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erwoodburn@lbl.gov
Steve Yabusaki
Guest Scientist
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syabusaki@lbl.gov
Li Yang
Guest Scientist
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lyang@lbl.gov
Wenbo Yang
Guest Technical Associate
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wenboyang@lbl.gov
Xiu Yuan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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xiuyuan@lbl.gov
Mengqiang Zhu
Guest Faculty
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mzhu@lbl.gov