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Overview

Ian C. Bourg is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple facets of engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on soil and unsaturated flow, clay minerals and soil interactions, and groundwater flow and contamination studies. The scientist also explores topics related to electrostatics and colloid interactions, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, enhanced oil recovery techniques, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Their recent publications demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach, combining molecular dynamics simulations with environmental and physical chemistry. Notable papers include:

  • Dynamic interactions at the mineral-organic matter interface, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Large-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Dehydration of a Suspension of Smectite Clay Nanoparticles, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • 4D imaging reveals mechanisms of clay-carbon protection and release, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Molecular dynamics simulations of the colloidal interaction between smectite clay nanoparticles in liquid water, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Ion correlations drive charge overscreening and heterogeneous nucleation at solid-aqueous electrolyte interfaces, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ian C. Bourg include Bastien Wild, Xiaojin Zheng, Thomas Underwood, Emily Wei-Hsin Sun, and Alejandro Fernández-Martínez. These collaborations span various studies in environmental and physical chemistry, reflecting a network of researchers engaged in related scientific inquiries.

Bourg's work appears regularly in prominent publication venues such as:

  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Goldschmidt2022 Abstracts
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Their research contributions cover subfields including civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, biomaterials, atmospheric science, and physical and theoretical chemistry. This breadth of subfields highlights a transdisciplinary engagement with science and engineering challenges related to environmental systems and materials at molecular and macroscopic scales.

Best Publications

  • Dynamic interactions at the mineral–organic matter interface

    Markus Kleber;Ian C. Bourg;Elizabeth K. Coward;Colleen M. Hansel

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of the electrical double layer on smectite surfaces contacting concentrated mixed electrolyte (NaCl–CaCl2) solutions

    Ian C. Bourg;Garrison Sposito

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of water structure and diffusion in silica nanopores

    Ian C. Bourg;Carl I. Steefel

  • INTRODUCTION TO CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION

    Berend Smit;Jeffrey A. Reimer;Curtis M. Oldenburg;Ian C. Bourg

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Water and Sodium Diffusion in Smectite Interlayer Nanopores as a Function of Pore Size and Temperature

    Michael Holmboe;Michael Holmboe;Ian C. Bourg

  • Modeling the acid-base surface chemistry of montmorillonite.

    Ian C. Bourg;Garrison Sposito;Garrison Sposito;Alain C.M. Bourg

  • Predicting CO2-water interfacial tension under pressure and temperature conditions of geologic CO2 storage

    Laura C. Nielsen;Ian Charles Bourg;Garrison Sposito

  • TRACER DIFFUSION IN COMPACTED, WATER-SATURATED BENTONITE

    Ian C. Bourg;Garrison Sposito;Garrison Sposito;Alain C. M. Bourg

  • Modeling diffusion and adsorption in compacted bentonite: a critical review

    Ian C. Bourg;Alain C.M. Bourg;Garrison Sposito

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of cesium adsorption on illite nanoparticles

    Laura N. Lammers;Laura N. Lammers;Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Masahiko Okumura;Kedarnath Kolluri

  • The Nanoscale Basis of CO2 Trapping for Geologic Storage.

    Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Lauren E. Beckingham;Donald J. DePaolo

  • Stern Layer Structure and Energetics at Mica–Water Interfaces

    Ian C. Bourg;Sang Soo Lee;Paul Fenter;Christophe Tournassat

  • Connecting the molecular scale to the continuum scale for diffusion processes in smectite-rich porous media.

    Ian C Bourg;Garrison Sposito

  • Ion adsorption and diffusion in smectite: Molecular, pore, and continuum scale views

    Ruth M. Tinnacher;Michael Holmboe;Michael Holmboe;Christophe Tournassat;Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg

  • Modeling the Acid-Base Properties of Montmorillonite Edge Surfaces.

    Christophe Tournassat;James A. Davis;Christophe Chiaberge;Sylvain Grangeon

  • Sealing Shales versus Brittle Shales: A Sharp Threshold in the Material Properties and Energy Technology Uses of Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks

    Ian Charles Bourg

  • Frontiers of stable isotope geoscience

    John M. Eiler;Brigit Bergquist;Ian Charles Bourg;Pierre Cartigny

  • Isotopic mass dependence of metal cation diffusion coefficients in liquid water

    Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Frank M. Richter;John N. Christensen;Garrison Sposito

  • Large-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Dehydration of a Suspension of Smectite Clay Nanoparticles

    Thomas R. Underwood;Ian C. Bourg

  • Ion desolvation as a mechanism for kinetic isotope fractionation in aqueous systems

    Amy E. Hofmann;Ian C. Bourg;Donald J. DePaolo;Donald J. DePaolo

  • Isotopic mass-dependence of metal cation diffusion coefficients in liquid water

    I.C. Bourg

Frequent Co-Authors

Garrison Sposito
Garrison Sposito University of California, Berkeley
Carl I. Steefel
Carl I. Steefel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Curtis M. Oldenburg
Curtis M. Oldenburg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berend Smit
Berend Smit University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey A. Reimer
Jeffrey A. Reimer University of California, Berkeley
Donald J. DePaolo
Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
James J. De Yoreo
James J. De Yoreo Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Satish Chandra Babu Myneni
Satish Chandra Babu Myneni Princeton University
James A. Davis
James A. Davis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul Fenter
Paul Fenter Argonne National Laboratory

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