Ph.D. Geochemistry and Mineralogy, The Pennsylvania State University, 1984
Eugene P. Wigner Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1983 to 1985
Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1985 to 1995
Geochemistry Group Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1989-1996
Senior Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1995 to 2001
Distinguished R&D Staff Menber, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2002 to Present

Research Interests:

Structure and dynamics of interfacial fluids

Kinetics and equilibria of ion adsorption at mineral surfaces

Equilibrium thermodynamics of fluid speciation and mineral solubilitiesineral solubility and reaction kinetics

Rates and mechanisms of mineral dissolution and precipitation reactions

Coupling X-ray and neutron scattering with molecular modeling of interfacial systemseutron scattering studies of fluid confinement

High temperature pH measurement and monitoring in hydrothermal systemseutron studies of mineral-fluid interfaces

The temperature and pressure dependencies of homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactionseochemistry of hydrothermal systems

Structure/dynamics/ reactivity relationships in proton exchange membrane fuel cellsicrobial-mediated mineralization

Professional Societies:

Geochemical Society; Board Member, 2008-present; Secretary, 1996-2001

American Geophysical Union Member

American Association for the Advancement of Science Member

Editorial Board Member: Chemical Geology, Geochemical Transactions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: Joint Publications Committee, 2007-Present; Associate Editor, 1992-2008

Selected Publications:

1. French, R.H., V.A. Parsegian, R. Podgornik, R.F. Rajter, A. Jagota, J. Luo, D. Asthagiri, M.K. Chaudhury, Y-M. Chiang, S. Granick, S. Kalinin, M. Kardar, R. Kjellander, D.C. Langreth, J. Lewis, S. Lustig, D. Wesolowski, J.S. Wettlaufer, W-Y. Ching, M. Finnis, F. Houlihan, O.A. von Lilienfeld, C.J. van Oss, T. Zemb, “Long Range Interactions in Nanoscale Science”, Reviews of Modern Physics, (in press).
2. Kumar, N., S. Neogi, P. R. C. Kent, A. V. Bandura, J. D. Kubicki, D. J. Wesolowski, D. Cole, and J. O. Sofo, “Hydrogen bonds and vibrations of water on (110) rutile”, Journal of Physical Chemistry, (in press).
3. Mamontov, E., L. Vlcek, D. J. Wesolowski, P. T. Cummings, J. K. Rosenqvist, W. Wang, D. R. Cole, and L. M. Anovitz, “Suppression of the dynamic transition in surface water at low hydration levels: A study of water on rutile”, Physical Review E (in press).
4. Bénézeth, P., D. A. Palmer, and D. J. Wesolowski, “Dissolution/precipitation kinetics of boehmite and gibbsite: Application of a pH relaxation technique to study near-equilibrium rates”, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72, 2429-2453 (2008).
5. Fedkin, M.V., E. Chalkova, D. J. Wesolowski, and S. N. Lvov, “Understanding the water retention of composite proton exchange membranes based on surface chemistry of inorganic fillers”, ECS Transactions, 11, 189-198 (2008).
6. Machesky, M. L., M. Predota, D. J. Wesolowski, L. Vlcek, P. T. Cummings, J. Rosenqvist, M. K. Ridley, J. D. Kubicki, A. V. Bandura, N. Kumar, and J. O. Sofo, “Surface protonation at the rutile (110) interface: Explicit incorporation of solvation structure within the Refined MUSIC Model framework”, Langmuir, 24, 12331-12339 (2008).
7. Mamontov, E., D. J. Wesolowski, L. Vlcek, P. T. Cummings, J. Rosenqvist, W. Wang, and D. R. Cole, “Dynamics of hydration water on rutile studied by backscattering neutron spectroscopy”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 12334-12341 (2008).
8. Wesolowski, D. J., M. L. Machesky, M. K. Ridley, D. A. Palmer, Z. Zhang, P. Fenter, M. Predota, and P. T. Cummings, “Ion adsorption on metal oxide surfaces to hydrothermal conditions”, ECS Transactions, 11, 167-180 (2008).
9. Mamontov, E., L. Vlcek, D. J. Wesolowski, P. T. Cummings, W. Wang, L. M. Anovitz, J. Rosenqvist, C. M. Brown, and V. Garcia Sakai, “Dynamics and structure of hydration water on rutile and cassiterite nanopowders studied by quasielastic neutron scattering and molecular dynamics simulations”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111, 4328-4341 (2007).
10. Otake, T., D. J.Wesolowski, L. M. Anovitz, L. F. Allard, and H. Ohmoto, “Experimental Evidence for non-redox transformations between magnetite and hematite under H2-rich Hydrothermal Conditions”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 257, 60-70 (2007).
11. Predota, M., P. T. Cummings, and D. J. Wesolowski, “Electrical double layer at the rutile (110) surface. 3. Inhomogeneous viscosity measurements by computer simulations”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111, 3071-3079 (2007).
12. Vlcek, L., Z. Zhang, M. L. Machesky, P. Fenter, J. Rosenqvist, D. J. Wesolowski, L. M. Anovitz, M. Predota, and P. T. Cummings, “Electrical double layer at metal oxide surfaces: Static properties of the cassiterite-water interface”, Langmuir, 23, 4925-4937 (2007).
13. Zhang, Z., P. Fenter, N. C. Sturchio, M. J. Bedzyk, M. L. Machesky, and D. J. Wesolowski, “Structure of rutile TiO2 (110) in water and 1 molal Rb+ at pH 12: Inter-relationship among surface charge, interfacial hydration structure and substrate structural displacements”, Surface Science, 601, 1129-1143 (2007).
14. Machesky, M. L., D. J. Wesolowski, D. A. Palmer, M. K. Ridley, P. Bénézeth, S. N. Lvov, and M. V. Fedkin, “Ion adsorption into the hydrothermal regime: Experimental and modeling approaches”, In (J. Lutzenkirchen, Ed.) Surface Complexation Modeling, 11, Elsevier Academic Press, 324-358 (2006).
15. Wesolowski, D. J., E. Ziemniak, L. M. Anovitz, M. L. Machesky, P. Bénézeth, and D. A. Palmer, “Solubility and surface adsorption characteristics of metal oxides”. Chapter 14 in (D.A. Palmer, R. Fernández-Prini and A.H. Harvey, Eds.) The Physical and Chemical Properties of Aqueous Systems at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures: Water, Steam and Hydrothermal Solutions, Academic Press, 493-595 (2004).

Geochemistry and Interfacial Sciences Group Staff

 Provided by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Chemical Sciences Division 
Rev: August 2009