Gernot Rother

Neutron Staff Scientist

Neutron Staff Scientist, Geochemistry and Interfacial Sciences Group member, 2007 - present
PostDoc, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Scattering, 2005-2007
PostDoc, Research Centre Juelich, Neutron Scattering & Polymer Physics, 2002-2005
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, 2002

Research Interests:

Neutron scattering applications in geosciences

Sorption and phase separation phenomena of    confined fluids

Carbon sequestration, rock weathering

Biopolymer-mineral interactions

Sorption properties of mixed fluids

Catalytic and electrochemical processes at interfaces

Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society (ACS)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA)

Selected Publications:

1. A. K. Navarre-Sitchler, D. R. Cole, G. Rother, L. Jin, H. L. Buss, S. L. Brantley, “Porosity and surface area evolution during weathering of two igneous rocks”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Ac., 109, 400-413, (2013).
2. H. L. Buss, S. L. Brantley, F. N. Scatena, E. Bazilevskaya, A. Blum, M. Schulz, R. Jimenez, A. F. White, “Probing the deep critical zone beneath the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico”, Earth Surf. Process. Landforms,  DOI 10.1002/esp.3409, (2013).
3. G. Rother, E. S. Ilton, D. Wallacher, T. Hauss, H. T. Schaef, O. Qafoku, K. M. Rosso, A. R. Felmy, E. G. Krukowski, A. G. Stack, N. Grimm, R. J. Bodnar, “CO2 Sorption to Subsingle Hydration Layer Montmorillonite Clay Studied by Excess Sorption and Neutron Diffraction Measurements”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 47, 205-211, (2013).
4. L. M. Anovitz, D. R. Cole, G. Rother, L. F. Allard, A. J. Jackson, K. C. Littrell, “Diagenetic changes in macro-to nano-scale porosity in the St/ Peter Sandstone: An (Ultra) small angle neutron scattering and backscattered electron imaging analysis”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Ac., 102, 280-305, (2013).
5. E. Bazilevskaya, M. Lebedeva, M. Pavich, G. Rother, D. Y. Parkinson, D. R. Cole, S. L. Brantley, “Where fast weathering creates thin regolith and slow weathering creates thick regolith”, Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 2012, DOI: 10.1002/esp.3369.
6. M.S. Gruszkiewicz, G. Rother, D. J. Wesolowski, D. R. Cole, D. Wallacher, “Direct Measurements of Pore Fluid Density by Vibrating Tube Densimetry”, Langmuir, 28, 5070-5078, (2012).
7. J. R. Carmichael, G. Rother, J. F. Browning, J. F. Ankner, J. L. Banuelos, L. M. Anovitz, D. J. Wesolowski, D. R. Cole, “High-pressure cell for neutron reflectometry of supercritical and subcritical fluids at solid interfaces”, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 83, 045108, (2012).
8. G. Rother, J. R. Keiser, M. P. Brady, K. A. Unocic, L. M. Anovitz, K. C. Littrell, R. A. Peascoe-Meisner, M. L. Santella, D. J. Wesolowski, D. R. Cole, “Small-angle neutron scattering study of the wet and dry high-temperature oxidation of alumina- and chromia-forming stainless steels”, Corr. Sci., 58, 121-132, (2012).
9. S. Li, J. L. Banuelos, J. Guo, L. M. Anovitz, G. Rother, R. W. Shaw,  P. C. Hillesheim, S. Dai, G. A. Baker, P. T. Cummings, “Alkyl Chain Length and Temperature Effects on Structural Properties of Pyrrolidinium-Based Ionic Liquids: A Combined Atomistic Simulation and Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Study”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 3,  125-130, (2012).
10. G. Rother, E. G. Krukowski, D. Wallacher, N. Grimm, R. J. Bodnar, D. R. Cole, “Pore Size Effects on the Sorption of Supercritical CO2 in Mesoporous CPG-10 Silica”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 116, 917-922, (2012).
11. L.M. Anovitz, G. Rother, D.R. Cole, “Characterization of Rock Pore Features in Geothermal Systems using Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)”, Proceedings, Thirty-Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, SGP-TR-191, 571, (2011).
12. L. Jin, G. Rother, D. R. Cole, D. F. R. Mildner, C. J. Duffy, S. L. Brantley, “Characterization of deep weathering and nanoporosity development in shale - a neutron study”, Am. Miner., 96, 498-512, (2011).
13. D.R. Cole, A.A. Chialvo, G. Rother, L. Vlcek, P.T. Cummings, “Supercritical fluid behavior at nanoscale interfaces: Implications for CO2 sequestration in geologic formations”, Phil. Mag., 90, 2339-2363, (2010).
14. L. M. Anovitz, G. W. Lynn, D. R. Cole, G. Rother, L. F. Allard, W. A. Hamilton, L. Porcar, M.-H. Kim, “A new approach to quantification of metamorphism using ultra-small and small angle neutron scattering”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Ac., 73, 7303-7324, (2009).
15. Cole, D. R., E. Mamontov, G. Rother, "Structure and Dynamics of Fluids in Micro-porous and Mesoporous Earth and Engineered Materials", In: Neutron Applications in Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Series: Neutron Scattering Applications and Techniques, (Liang, Liyuan; Rinaldi, Romano; Schober, Helmut, Eds.), Springer Publ., (2009).
16. Stellbrink, J., B. Lonetti, G. Rother, L. Willner, D. Richter, "Shear induced structures of soft colloids: "Rheo-SANS experiments on kinetically frozen PEP-PEO diblock copolymer micelles", J. Physics.: Condensed Matter, 20(40), 404206, (2008).
17. Rother, G., Y. B. Melnichenko, D. R. Cole, H. Frielinghaus, G. D. Wignall, "Microstructural Characterization of Adsorption and Depletion Regimes of Supercritical Fluids in Nanopores", J. Physical Chemistry C, 111, 15736-15742, (2007).
18. Woywood, D., S. Schemmel, G. Rother, G. H. Findenegg, M. Schoen, "Phase behavior and local structure of a binary mixture in pores: Mean field lattice model calculations for analyzing neutron scattering data", J. Chemical Physics, 122, 124510, (2005).
19. Schemmel, S., G. Rother, H. Eckerlebe, G. H. Findenegg, "Local structure of a phase-separating binary mixture in a mesoporous glass matrix studied by SANS", J. Chemical Physics, 122, 244718, (2005).
20. Rother, G., D. Woywod, M. Schoen, G.H. Findenegg, "Confinement effect on the adsorption from a binary liquid system near liquid/liquid phase separation", J. Chemical Physics, 120, 11864-11873, (2004).
21. Stellbrink, J., G. Rother, M. Laurati, R. Lund, L. Willner, D. Richter, "Poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-poly(ethylene oxide) diblock copolymer micelles: a colloidal model system with tunable softness", J. Physics.: Condensed Matter, 16, S3821-S3834, (2004).
22. Schemmel, S., D. Akcakayiran, G. Rother, A. Brûlet, B. Farago, T. Hellweg, G. H. Findenegg, "Phase separation of a binary liquid system in controlled pore glass", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 790:P.7.2.1, (2004).
23. Hellweg, T., S. Schemmel, G. Rother, H. Eckerlebe, G. H. Findenegg, "Demixing dynamics of a binary liquid system in a controlled-pore glass", Eur. Phys. J. E Soft Matter, 12:Suppl. 1-4, (2003).
24. Rother, G., G. H. Findenegg, "Monolayer films of PS-b-PEO diblock copolymers at an air/water- and oil/water-interface", Colloid Polymer Science, 276, 496-502, (1998).