I am at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK Canada. My position is classified as "environmental soil chemistry" and I mostly study how transition metals and oxyanions react with minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms in soils and sediments. The job has taken a strange turn in the last few years where I am investigating the uniqueness of the surface chemistry of microorganisms that grow in extreme environments (Arctic and NZ thermal pools). I share a lot of research tools and techniques with the Material Science people but everything I do is on hydrated surfaces and my surfaces are a lot more messy.
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