Juan Diego Rodríguez-Blanco

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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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