Research
Critical element adsorption and incorporation in minerals
Using synchrotron-based X-ray techniques, electron microscopy, and laboratory experiments to understand the behavior of critical elements such as REEs and Li enrichment and mobility through adsorption and incorporation
Trace elements incorporation and fractionation in sedimentary minerals
Interpreting the sedimentary conditions in the Earth’s past using the abundances, composition, and crystal structure of Ca-Mg carbonate, Mg-clays, and beyond. This provides an independent proxy/constraint that is comparable with the stable isotopic data
Biomineralization
Using laboratory syntheses to understand the Ca-Mg carbonate and other biominerals growing mechanism in various biomineralization systems