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Jeffrey G. Catalano is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily centers on environmental science with a significant focus on geochemistry and related disciplines.

The scientist's work spans several closely related subfields, including:

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their main research topics include:

  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques

Jeffrey G. Catalano has published extensively, with recent papers illustrating a broad engagement with both environmental and planetary geochemistry. Some of these papers are:

  • "Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Reduction of U(VI) on Chemically Reduced Montmorillonite and Surface Complexation Modeling of Adsorbed U(IV)" (2022), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Impact of dissolved oxygen and pH on the removal of selenium from water by iron electrocoagulation" (2022), published in Water Research
  • "Impact of Zn substitution on Fe(II)-induced ferrihydrite transformation pathways" (2022), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Synthesis and characterization of Fe(III)-Fe(II)-Mg-Al smectite solid solutions and implications for planetary science" (2021), published in American Mineralogist

The scientist has frequently collaborated with a number of colleagues, including:

  • Daniel E. Giammar
  • Elaine D. Flynn
  • Neha Sharma
  • Jinshu Yan
  • Greg Ledingham

Frequent publication venues for Jeffrey G. Catalano include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts

Best Publications

  • Uranyl adsorption onto montmorillonite: Evaluation of binding sites and carbonate complexation

    Jeffrey G. Catalano;Gordon E. Brown

  • Structure and reactivity of the hydrated hematite (0001) surface

    Thomas P. Trainor;Anne M. Chaka;Peter J. Eng;Matt Newville

  • Simultaneous inner- and outer-sphere arsenate adsorption on corundum and hematite

    Jeffrey G. Catalano;Changyong Park;Paul Fenter;Zhan Zhang

  • Adsorption of Uranium(VI) to Manganese Oxides: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Surface Complexation Modeling

    Zimeng Wang;Sung Woo Lee;Jeffrey G. Catalano;Juan S. Lezama-Pacheco

  • Ancient Aqueous Environments at Endeavour Crater, Mars

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;J. F. Bell;J. G. Catalano

  • Spirit Mars Rover Mission: Overview and selected results from the northern Home Plate Winter Haven to the side of Scamander crater

    R. E. Arvidson;James Bell;P. Bellutta;N. A. Cabrol;N. A. Cabrol

  • Nanoscale Size Effects on Uranium(VI) Adsorption to Hematite

    Hui Zeng;Abhas Singh;Soubir Basak;Kai-Uwe Ulrich

  • Molecular beam epitaxial growth and properties of CoFe2O4 on MgO(001)

    Scott A. Chambers;Robin F. Farrow;S. Maat;M. Toney

  • Fluorescence spectroscopy of U(VI)-silicates and U(VI)-contaminated Hanford sediment

    Zheming Wang;John M. Zachara;Paul L. Gassman;Chongxuan Liu

  • Changes in uranium speciation through a depth sequence of contaminated Hanford sediments

    Jeffrey G. Catalano;James P. Mckinley;John M. Zachara;Steve M. Heald

  • Controls on Fe(II)-Activated Trace Element Release from Goethite and Hematite

    Andrew James Frierdich;Jeffrey G Catalano

  • Spectroscopic and diffraction study of uranium speciation in contaminated vadose zone sediments from the Hanford site, Washington state.

    Jeffrey G. Catalano;Steven M. Heald;John M. Zachara;Gordon E. Brown

  • Dynamics of Chromium(VI) Removal from Drinking Water by Iron Electrocoagulation.

    Chao Pan;Lyndsay D. Troyer;Jeffrey G. Catalano;Daniel E. Giammar

  • A hematite-bearing layer in Gale Crater, Mars: Mapping and implications for past aqueous conditions

    A.A. Fraeman;R.E. Arvidson;J.G. Catalano;J.P. Grotzinger

  • Effect of Humic Acid on the Removal of Chromium(VI) and the Production of Solids in Iron Electrocoagulation

    Chao Pan;Lyndsay D. Troyer;Peng Liao;Jeffrey G. Catalano

  • Isotopic fractionation of Cu in plants

    Charlotte Weinstein;Frédéric Moynier;Kun Wang;Randal Paniello

  • Analysis of uranyl-bearing phases by EXAFS spectroscopy: Interferences, multiple scattering, accuracy of structural parameters, and spectral differences

    Jeffrey G. Catalano;Gordon E. Brown

  • Concentrated perchlorate at the Mars Phoenix landing site: Evidence for thin film liquid water on Mars

    Selby C. Cull;Raymond E. Arvidson;Jeffrey G. Catalano;Douglas W. Ming

  • Molecular-Scale Structure of Uranium(VI) Immobilized with Goethite and Phosphate

    Abhas Singh;Jeffrey G. Catalano;Kai-Uwe Ulrich;Daniel E. Giammar

  • Chromium Speciation and Mobility in a High Level Nuclear Waste Vadose Zone Plume

    John M. Zachara;Calvin C. Ainsworth;Gordon E. Brown;Jeffrey G. Catalano

  • Weak interfacial water ordering on isostructural hematite and corundum (0 0 1) surfaces

    Jeffrey G. Catalano

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon E. Brown
Gordon E. Brown Stanford University
Daniel E. Giammar
Daniel E. Giammar Washington University in St. Louis
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
Paul Fenter
Paul Fenter Argonne National Laboratory
Edward A. Guinness
Edward A. Guinness Washington University in St. Louis
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Richard V. Morris
Richard V. Morris Langley Research Center
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Michael J. Bedzyk
Michael J. Bedzyk Northwestern University

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