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84
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20030
World Ranking
411
National Ranking
218

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Neil C. Sturchio is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across various subfields. These subfields include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, such as Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition.

Neil C. Sturchio has published extensively in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Chemosphere
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Environmental Science & Technology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Linnea J. Heraty
  • Paul B. Hatzinger
  • Mark E. Fuller
  • Sang Soo Lee
  • Paul Fenter

Selected recent papers exemplify the range and focus of their research. These include:

  • "Mapping the Distribution of Shallow Groundwater Occurrences Using Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Modeling over Southwest Saudi Arabia" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Biotransformation of the insensitive munition constituents 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) by aerobic methane-oxidizing consortia and pure cultures." (2020), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Inter-laboratory Characterisation of Apatite Reference Materials for Chlorine Isotope Analysis" (2020), published in Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • "Groundwater isotope ratios reflect convective and stratiform (paleo)precipitation fractions in Brazil" (2020), published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Integrated studies to identify site-specific parameters for environmentally benign mining operations: A case study from the Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment

Neil C. Sturchio has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This award reflects their involvement in the geological sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Uranium-series disequilibrium: Applications to Earth, Marine, and environmental sciences

    Neil C. Sturchio

  • Molecular-Scale Density Oscillations in Water Adjacent to a Mica Surface

    L. Cheng;P. Fenter;Kathryn Nagy;M. L. Schlegel

  • Depositional Facies and Aqueous-Solid Geochemistry of Travertine-Depositing Hot Springs (Angel Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A.)

    Bruce W. Fouke;Jack D. Farmer;David J. Des Marais;Lisa Pratt

  • Mineral–water interfacial structures revealed by synchrotron X-ray scattering

    Paul Fenter;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Methane-hydrogen gas seeps, zambales ophiolite, philippines: deep or shallow origin?

    T.A. Abrajano;N.C. Sturchio;J.K. Bohlke;G.L. Lyon

  • Ion adsorption at the rutile-water interface: linking molecular and macroscopic properties.

    Z. Zhang;Z. Zhang;P. Fenter;L. Cheng;N. C. Sturchio;N. C. Sturchio

  • One million year old groundwater in the Sahara revealed by krypton‐81 and chlorine‐36

    N. C. Sturchio;X. Du;X. Du;R. Purtschert;B. E. Lehmann

  • Surface speciation of calcite observed in situ by high-resolution X-ray reflectivity

    P. Fenter;P. Geissbühler;E. DiMasi;G. Srajer

  • Geochemistry of reduced gas related to serpentinization of the Zambales ophiolite, Philippines

    T.A. Abrajano;N.C. Sturchio;B.M. Kennedy;G.L. Lyon

  • Three-dimensional structure of the calcite-water interface by surface X-ray scattering

    P. Geissbühler;P. Fenter;E. DiMasi;G. Srajer

  • Lithologic mapping in arid regions with Landsat thematic mapper data: Meatiq dome, Egypt

    Mohamed Sultan;Raymond E. Arvidson;Neil C. Sturchio;Edward A. Guinness

  • Kinetic isotopic fractionation during diffusion of ionic species in water

    Frank M. Richter;Ruslan A. Mendybaev;John N. Christensen;Ian D. Hutcheon

  • One million year old groundwater in the Sahara revealed by krypton-81 and chlorine-36

    N. C. Sturchio;X. Du;R. Purtschert;B. E. Lehmann

  • Geochemistry of Quaternary travertines in the region north of Rome (Italy): structural, hydrologic and paleoclimatic implications

    A. Minissale;D.M. Kerrick;G. Magro;M.T. Murrell

  • Cation sorption on the muscovite (0 0 1) surface in chloride solutions using high-resolution X-ray reflectivity

    Michel L. Schlegel;Kathryn. L. Nagy;Paul Fenter;Likwan Cheng

  • Organophosphate Esters in Sediment of the Great Lakes

    Dandan Cao;Jiehong Guo;Yawei Wang;Zhuona Li

  • An Overview of Synchrotron Radiation Applications to Low Temperature Geochemistry and Environmental Science

    Gordon E. Brown;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Tetravalent Uranium in Calcite

    N. C. Sturchio;M. R. Antonio;L. Soderholm;S. R. Sutton

  • Mapping of serpentinites in the Eastern Desert of Egypt by using Landsat thematic mapper data

    Mohamed Sultan;Raymond E. Arvidson;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Quaternary deformation in the Eastern Pamirs, Tadzhikistan and Kyrgyzstan

    M. R. Strecker;W. Frisch;M. W. Hamburger;L. Ratschbacher

  • Hydration and Distribution of Ions at the Mica-Water Interface

    Changyong Park;Paul A. Fenter;Kathryn L. Nagy;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Applications of Synchrotron Radiation in Low-Temperature Geochemistry and Environmental Science

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Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Fenter
Paul Fenter Argonne National Laboratory
Mohamed Sultan
Mohamed Sultan Western Michigan University
John Karl Böhlke
John Karl Böhlke United States Geological Survey
Michael J. Bedzyk
Michael J. Bedzyk Northwestern University
Roland Purtschert
Roland Purtschert University of Bern
Kathryn L. Nagy
Kathryn L. Nagy University of Illinois at Chicago
Baohua Gu
Baohua Gu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
An Li
An Li University of Illinois at Chicago
Karl J. Rockne
Karl J. Rockne University of Illinois at Chicago
Teofilo A. Abrajano
Teofilo A. Abrajano Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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