Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Ussher Associate Professor in Nanomineralogy, Trinity College Dublin

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I am an Ussher Associate Professor in Nanomineralogy. My fields of research are environmental mineralogy and crystallisation. My research focuses on mineral genesis and the interaction of aqueous species with mineral surfaces. In particular, I study the mechanisms of mineral nucleation and growth and the interaction of common seawater ions, pollutants and organics with mineral surfaces and their relevance to global-scale processes like biomineralisation, biogeochemical element cycling and the evolution of the global chemistry of the oceans. The objectives of my research are to develop new methods for the removal of (in)organic waste products from drinking water and to design more energy efficient separation and recycling methods for strategic metals.

Experience

• 2022–present Ussher Associate Professor in Nanominneralogy, Trinity College Dublin
• 2016–2022 Ussher Assistant Professor in Nanominneralogy, Trinity College Dublin
• 2013–2016 Research assistant professor, University of Copenhagen
• 2011–2012 Postdoctoral research associate, University of Leeds
• 2007–2010 Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Leeds

Education

• 2006 PhD, Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Professional Memberships

• European Association of Geochemistry - Honorary Member

Research Areas

• Mineralogy And Crystallography (040306)
• Geochemistry (0402)

Honours

Honorary Member of the European Association of Geochemistry

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