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Satish C. B. Myneni

Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
Princeton University



EDUCATION

1995 Ph. D. Environmental Geochemistry
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Thesis: Oxoanion-mineral surface interactions in alkaline environments: Arsenate and chromate sorption and desorption in ettringite.

1991 M. Tech Environmental Geochemistry
Thesis: Lithology and structural geology of metasedimentaries in a Proterozoic basin, Andhra Pradesh, India. (IIT, Kharagpur)

1991 M. Sc Environmental Geochemistry
Thesis: Geology and geochemistry of carbonatites in Andhra Pradesh, India.
(IIT, Bombay)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999-Present Assistant Professor, Princeton University
Faculty Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

1998-1999

Geological Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

1995-1998 Post-Doctoral Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Reviewer for the following periodicals:
  • Clays and Clay Minerals
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta
  • Journal of Physical Chemistry
  • Journal of Soil Science Society of America
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Science

  • Reviewer for grant proposals of USDA and DOE
    Member of the American Chemical Society

    CURRENT RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

    Jerry M. BighamSoil Mineralogy, OSU
    Samuel J. TrainaSoil Physical Chemist, OSU
    Darrel K. NordstromAquatic Chemistry, USGS
    Charlie AlpersAquatic Chemistry, USGS
    Anders NilssonSurface Chemist, Uppsala University, Sweden
    Lars G. M. PatterssonComputational Chemistry, University of Stockholm, Sweden
    Gordon E. Brown Jr.Crystal Chemistry, Stanford University
    Zahid H. HussainSoft X-ray Spectroscopy, Advanced Light Source, LBNL
    Tetsu K. TokunagaSoil Physics, LBNL
    Glenn A. Waychunas

    Crystal Chemistry, LBNL

    CURRENT COURSES

    GEO 331: Introduction to Geochemistry: Chemistry of the Natural Systems
    GEO 470: Environmental Chemistry of Soils
    GEO 526: Geochemistry of the Natural Interfaces

    FUNDING

    DOE, NSF, LDRD (LBNL), BP-AMOCO-Ford