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Catherine A. Peters

Catherine A. Peters

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
7438
World Ranking
7648
National Ranking
2728

Overview

Catherine A. Peters is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their scholarly work focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies
  • Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

The scientist has contributed substantially to several academic venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Environmental Engineering Science
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Applied Geochemistry

Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • "Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle," 2020, published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Advancing ecohydrology in the 21st century: A convergence of opportunities," 2020, published in Ecohydrology
  • "Carbonate Coprecipitation for Cd and Zn Treatment and Evaluation of Heavy Metal Stability Under Acidic Conditions," 2023, published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A perspective on applied geochemistry in porous media: Reactive transport modeling of geochemical dynamics and the interplay with flow phenomena and physical alteration," 2022, published in Applied Geochemistry
  • "Microbial induced wettability alteration with implications for Underground Hydrogen Storage," 2024, published in Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Florence T. Ling
  • Mark J. Krzmarzick
  • Dan A. Plattenberger
  • Andrés F. Clarens
  • Julie J. Kim

These collaborations have contributed to a productive research output characterized by multidisciplinary approaches spanning geochemistry, hydrology, and environmental remediation.

Best Publications

  • Wastewater treatment for carbon capture and utilization

    Lu Lu;Lu Lu;Jeremy S. Guest;Catherine A. Peters;Xiuping Zhu

  • Forsterite dissolution and magnesite precipitation at conditions relevant for deep saline aquifer storage and sequestration of carbon dioxide

    Daniel E. Giammar;Robert G. Bruant;Catherine Anne Peters

  • Upscaling geochemical reaction rates using pore-scale network modeling

    Li Li;Catherine A. Peters;Michael A. Celia

  • Peer Reviewed: Safe Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Aquifiers

    Robert G. Bruant;Andrew J. Guswa;Michael A. Celia;Catherina A. Peters

  • Remediating tar-contaminated soils at manufactured gas plant sites

    Richard G. Luthy;David A. Dzombak;Catherine A. Peters;Sujoy B. Roy

  • Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle

    Delphis F. Levia;Irena F. Creed;David M. Hannah;Kazuki Nanko

  • Long-Term Composition Dynamics of PAH-Containing NAPLs and Implications for Risk Assessment

    Catherine A. Peters;Christopher D. Knightes;Derick G. Brown

  • Thermal drawdown-induced flow channeling in a single fracture in EGS

    Bin Guo;Bin Guo;Pengcheng Fu;Yue Hao;Catherine Anne Peters

  • Coal tar dissolution in water-miscible solvents : experimental evaluation

    Catherine Anne Peters;Richard G. Luthy

  • Solubilization of PAH Mixtures by a Nonionic Surfactant

    Saumyen Guha;Peter R. Jaffe;Catherine Anne Peters

  • Permeability evolution due to dissolution and precipitation of carbonates using reactive transport modeling in pore networks

    Juan P. Nogues;Jeffrey P. Fitts;Michael A. Celia;Catherine A. Peters

  • Multisubstrate biodegradation kinetics of naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene mixtures.

    Saumyen Guha;Catherine Anne Peters;Peter R. Jaffe

  • Accessibilities of reactive minerals in consolidated sedimentary rock: An imaging study of three sandstones

    Catherine A. Peters

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation rates: a structure-based study.

    Kristine H. Wammer;Catherine Anne Peters

  • Deterioration of a fractured carbonate caprock exposed to CO2‐acidified brine flow

    Brian Ellis;Catherine Peters;Jeffrey Fitts;Grant Bromhal

  • Dissolution-Driven Permeability Reduction of a Fractured Carbonate Caprock

    Brian R. Ellis;Jeffrey P. Fitts;Grant S. Bromhal;Dustin L. McIntyre

  • Mass Transfer of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Complex DNAPL Mixtures

    Suparna Mukherji;Catherine A. Peters;Walter J. Weber

  • Bioavailability of Mixtures of PAHs Partitioned into the Micellar Phase of a Nonionic Surfactant

    Saumyen Guha;Peter R. Jaffe;Catherine Anne Peters

  • Alterations of Fractures in Carbonate Rocks by CO2-Acidified Brines

    Hang Deng;Jeffrey P. Fitts;Dustin Crandall;Dustin McIntyre

  • Effects of mineral spatial distribution on reaction rates in porous media

    L. Li;C. A. Peters;M. A. Celia

  • Upscaling geochemical reaction rates accompanying acidic CO2‐saturated brine flow in sandstone aquifers

    D. Kim;C. A. Peters;W. B. Lindquist

  • Risk Assessment for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon NAPLs Using Component Fractions

    Derick G. Brown;Christopher D. Knightes;Catherine Anne Peters

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Celia
Michael A. Celia Princeton University
Elizabeth J. Wilson
Elizabeth J. Wilson Dartmouth College
Patrick F. Dobson
Patrick F. Dobson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Richard G. Luthy
Richard G. Luthy Stanford University
Elizabeth W. Boyer
Elizabeth W. Boyer Pennsylvania State University
Tomo'omi Kumagai
Tomo'omi Kumagai University of Tokyo
Delphis F. Levia
Delphis F. Levia University of Delaware
Gabriel G. Katul
Gabriel G. Katul Duke University
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University

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