Michelle M. Scherer
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: 319.335.5654
Fax: 319.335.5660
michelle-scherer@uiowa.edu

Our research is in the general area of Environmental Geochemistry.
We are particularly interested in redox reactions at mineral-water interfaces such as those shown in the images above. We investigate the kinetics of both surface redox reactions and adsorption processes using a variety of experimental approaches including Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy. Current projects are focused electron transfer reactions on iron and manganese oxides, and uranium reduction by green rusts.

We are always looking for motivated graduate students to join our group. Students joining our group come from diverse backgrounds including, but not limited to, engineering, chemistry, environmental science, geology, or physics. If you would like to learn more about
what specific projects we have available, please contact me.

 

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