The Minerals and Interfaces in Terrestrial environment High-Resolution Laboratory (MITHRIL) at UMKC studies the mineralogy and geochemistry of Earth surface conditions. The goals of the lab are to understand the fundamental geochemical processes controlling cycles of trace elements, including contaminants and critical elements, through adsorption on mineral surfaces, incorporation into crystal structure, and uptake by biomineralization processes. We use a combination of field observation, mineral synthesis, laboratory-and synchrotron-based X-ray techniques, (scanning) transmission electron microscopy, and geochemical methods to obtain an atomic resolution understanding to achieve these goals.
B.S., Geology and Geophysics and Mathematics, Certificate in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
M.S., Geoscience (Mineralogy), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016
Ph.D., Geoscience (Mineralogy), Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madiscon, 2022