Research output per year
Research output per year
Project Details
Description
Our research focuses on the the characterisation of mineral-water-organic matter reactions in surface and subsurface environments By combining the techniques of geochemical, aqueous, mineralogical and microbiological research approaches.
Based in the Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, the MES group is a vibrant collection of cross-disciplinary scientists, based in world-class laboratories and conducting both fundamental and applied research. We use cutting edge tools, including synchrotron and genomics techniques, to advance our understanding of mineral cycling, organic and inorganic geochemistry, geomicrobiological processes, and radionuclide (bio)geochemistry.
Our key Research themes include:
- Environmental mineralogy (Shaw, Coker, Taylor)
- Geomicrobiology (Lloyd, Nixon, Pittman, Robinson)
- Organic (bio)geochemistry (Van Dongen, Boult)
- Environmental radioactivity (Morris, Neill, Livens, Heath)
- Biogeochemistry of toxic trace elements (Polya, Richards)
- Water (Boult, Lowe)
Based in the Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, the MES group is a vibrant collection of cross-disciplinary scientists, based in world-class laboratories and conducting both fundamental and applied research. We use cutting edge tools, including synchrotron and genomics techniques, to advance our understanding of mineral cycling, organic and inorganic geochemistry, geomicrobiological processes, and radionuclide (bio)geochemistry.
Our key Research themes include:
- Environmental mineralogy (Shaw, Coker, Taylor)
- Geomicrobiology (Lloyd, Nixon, Pittman, Robinson)
- Organic (bio)geochemistry (Van Dongen, Boult)
- Environmental radioactivity (Morris, Neill, Livens, Heath)
- Biogeochemistry of toxic trace elements (Polya, Richards)
- Water (Boult, Lowe)
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Collaborative partners
- The University of Manchester (lead)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- geochemistry
- environmental microbiology
- water
- arsenic
- environmental radioactivity
- environmental mineralogy
- organic geochemistry
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Dalton Nuclear Institute
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
- Energy
- Advanced materials
- Biotechnology
- Global inequalities
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Research output
- 8 Article
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Emerging Organic Contaminants in the River Ganga and Key Tributaries in the Middle Gangetic Plain, India: Characterization, Distribution & Controls
Richards, L., Guo, S., Lapworthe, D. J., White, D., Civil, W., Wilson, G., Lu, C., Kumar, A., Ghosh, A., Khamis, K., Krause, S., Polya, D. & Gooddy, D. C., 15 Jun 2023, In: Environmental Pollution. 327, 121626, p. 1-12 12 p., 121626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Enhancing mummy ‘palaeobiographies’ though the use of multidisciplinary techniques and approaches
White, K. N., Chiasserini, D., Loynes, R., David, A. R., Dongen, B. E. V., Drosou, K., Forshaw, R., Fraser, S., Causey-Freeman, P., Metcalfe, J., Murphy, E., Regan, M., Reimer, P. J., Tosh, D. G., Whetton, A. & Freemont, A. J., 1 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 47, 103784.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Investigating the interactions between hydrotalcite and U(IV) nanoparticulates
Foster, C., Shaw, S., Neill, T., Bryan, N., Sherriff, N., Harrison, S., Natrajan, L., Rigby, B. & Morris, K., 15 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 582, 154482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Press/Media
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Nuclear waste: how environmental radiochemistry is improving storage and site remediation
5/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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BBC RADIO MANCHESTER: Small nuclear reactors
24/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
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What Can Multiscale 3D Imaging Do for Energy Geoscience?
1/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Arsenic research identifies avoidable health risks from groundwater arsenic informing increased awareness, policy change and mitigation
David Polya (Participant), Jonathan Lloyd (Participant), David Vaughan (Participant), Bart Van Dongen (Participant), Jianxin Pan (Participant), Laura Richards (Participant), Samuel Shaw (Participant), Victoria Coker (Participant), Christopher Boothman (Participant), Christopher Ballentine (Participant), John Charnock (Participant) & Paul Lythgoe (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Policy, Environmental
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Dalton Nuclear Policy Group: Influence on Nuclear Strategy
Adrian Bull (Participant), William Bodel (Participant), Aneeqa Khan (Participant), Gregg Butler (Participant), Juan Matthews (Participant), Katherine Morris (Participant) & Francis Livens (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
Prizes
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BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship
Nixon, Sophie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellowship
Nixon, Sophie (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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International Association of Geochemistry (IAGC) 2021 Excellence in Review Award
Richards, Laura (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)