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John F. Rakovan Associate Professor Department of Geology Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 Telephone: (513) 529-3245 email: rakovajf@muohio.edu B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988 M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990 Ph.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1996 Postdoctoral research faculty Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1996-1997 Faculty member at Miami University since 1998 |
Research Interests:
My research interests involve the integration
of low temperature geochemistry and mineralogy in the study of
crystal surfaces and water-rock interactions found in natural
systems. In particular, I am interested in environmentally significant
processes such as crystal growth, metal sorption, trace element
partitioning and other surface mediated reactions. My research
also addresses the structural response of minerals to substituent
elements, especially lanthanides and actinides in apatite group
minerals.
Current research projects include: The role of crystal surface structure on trace element incorporation during growth; crystal chemistry of the lanthanides and actinides in apatite; crystal growth and trace element incorporation in fluorite and apatite; understanding fundamental interactions between aqueous metal species and soil minerals; structural transformations in clay minerals.
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