Present members
Martin Schoonen
(Group leader)
History
Joined: 1989
Previously at: Pennsylvania State University, NY (USA)
Current research projects:
- Surface chemistry and reactivity of metal sulfide minerals
- Role of minerals in prebiotic chemistry and environmental chemistry
- Reactivity of minerals in human lungs
- Use of Ferritin (iron protein) in decomposition of organic pollutants
Contact
Alexander Smirnov
(Lab manager)
History
Joined: 2008
Previously at: Carnegie Institution of Science
Current research projects:
- Abiotic Nitrogen reduction, astrobiology, exobiology, experimental geochemistry
Contact
Shavonne Hylton
History
Joined: 2005
Previously at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Current research projects:
- Mineral generated radicals: developing detection techniques & examining relevance to environmental, biomedical, and origin of life sciences
Contact
Maria Fokin
History
Joined: 2006
Previously at: Virginia Tech
Current research projects:
- Dissolution of abestos fibres in the lungs
