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Personal profile
Biography
Professional Experience:
- Lecturer. School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. June 2015-Present
- National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Feb. 2014-May 2015
- Postdoctoral Research Scholar. Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Aug. 2012-Jan. 2014
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, May 2012
- Master of Science in Environmental Science in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana, IL, May 2008
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Highest Distinction in the Curriculum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, May 2006
Research interests
Minerals, microbes and solutions: isotope geochemistry, environmental geochemistry, ore processing, synchrotron geosciences
Related Links:
- Research Group Website: Monash Environmental Geochemistry and Geochemical Analysis (MEGGA) Group
- Google Scholar Profile: Current publication list and citation details
Supervision interests
Positions for highly motivated Honours and PhD students with an interest in geochemistry or environmental science are currently available. Students are encouraged to contact me to discuss potential projects.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Tracking the mobilisation and speciation of cobalt (Co) during enhanced leaching of mine tailings: Implications for metal enrichment and extraction from artificial laterites
Wang, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Frierdich, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hamilton, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Developing methods to enhance the detection and quantification of cobalt in iron rich geological samples using X-ray fluorescence
Mann, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Frierdich, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hamilton, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)
1/10/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Artificial nickel laterites for CO2 removal and critical metal recovery
Wilson, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Frierdich, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hamilton, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Renforth, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/03/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Carbon-neutral copper: unlocking metal value through carbon sequestration
Brugger, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Frierdich, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vollert, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seaman, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & O'Callaghan, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/01/21 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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EX SITU TAILINGS LEACHING AND LATERITIZATION WITH ELECTROLYTIC ACID RECYCLING FOR CRITICAL METAL CONCENTRATION AND MINERAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Lammers, L. N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wilson, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Frierdich, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hamilton, J. (Partner Investigator (PI))
20/03/23 → 19/09/24
Project: Research
Research output
- 34 Article
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Mechanisms of Arsenic and Antimony Co-sorption onto Jarosite: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study
Karimian, N., Johnston, S. G., Tavakkoli, E., Frierdich, A. J. & Burton, E. D., 17 Mar 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 12, p. 4813–4820 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
24 Citations (Scopus) -
The occurrence of monoclinic jarosite in natural environments
Whitworth, A. J., Brand, H. E. A., Wilson, S. A., Grey, I. E., Stephen, N. R., Gozukara, Y. & Frierdich, A. J., 1 Mar 2023, In: American Mineralogist. 108, 3, p. 584-594 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Copper (Cu) speciation in organic-waste (OW) amended soil: Instability of OW-borne Cu(I) sulfide and role of clay and iron oxide minerals
Formentini, T. A., Basile-Doelsch, I., Legros, S., Frierdich, A. J., Pinheiro, A., Fernandes, C. V. S., Mallmann, F. J. K., Borschneck, D., da Veiga, M. & Doelsch, E., 20 Nov 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 848, 10 p., 157779.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of Zn substitution on Fe(II)-induced ferrihydrite transformation pathways
Yan, J., Frierdich, A. J. & Catalano, J. G., 1 Mar 2022, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 320, p. 143-160 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
27 Citations (Scopus) -
Iron Isotopes in Acid Mine Drainage: Extreme and Divergent Fractionation between Solid (Schwertmannite, Jarosite, and Ferric Arsenate) and Aqueous Species
Burton, E. D., Karimian, N., Hamilton, J. L. & Frierdich, A. J., 28 Nov 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 24, p. 18060–18068 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus)