Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award

该研究员将研究的理论发展， 表面络合物热力学状态方程 以确定地球化学物质的主要模式 通过在水溶液之间分配物质来转移 和矿物质通过化学键的形成 表面。 一个表面热力学模型的建立 复合物将集中在一些氧化物和硅酸盐。 模型 然后将扩展到包括其他类别的水相物质 和矿物质，并与现有的实验数据进行了测试。 的 研究员已选择进行她的奖学金任期在 加州大学伯克利分校。

The Fellow will examine the theoretical development of thermodynamic equations of state for surface complexes in order to determine whether the primary mode of geochemical mass transfer is by partitioning of species between aqueous solutions and minerals through the formation of chemical bonds at the surfaces. Development of a thermodynamic model for surface complexes will focus on a number of oxides and silicates. Models will then be extended to include other classes of aqueous species and minerals and tested with available experimental data. The Fellow has chosen to conduct her fellowship tenure at the University of California at Berkeley.