Helen King
Dr. rer. nat.
M.Sci. Chemistry
Fon +49 (0)251 83-33456
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email: hking_01"at"uni-muenster.de
Office: Room 227

Scientific Career
Research & Teaching
Publications
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Scientific Career
  • 2011 - present Institut für Mineralogie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany - Postdoctorate researcher
  • 2007 - 2011 Institut für Mineralogie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany - PhD student
  • 2003 - 2007 Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, England - MSci Chemistry 

    Masters Project:
    A computational study of the adsorption of organic molecules to iron (hydr)oxide surfaces.
Research & Teaching
Research
Hydrothermal experiments of mineral replacement reactions, including olivine carbonation. Mineral-fluid interface experiments using atomic force microscopy and phase shift interferometry. Computer simulations of mineral surface interactions with various molecules.
Publications
    • King, H. E., Putnis, C.V. Direct observations of the influence of solution composition on magnesite dissolution (2013) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.01.032
    • Plümper, O., King, E.H., Vollmer, C., Ramasse,Q., Jung, H. and Austrheim, H. (2011) The legacy of crystal-plastic deformation in olivine: high-diffusivity pathways during serpentinization. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 163, Issue 4, 701-724.
    • de Leeuw N.H., Catlow C.R.A., King H.E., Putnis A., Muralidharan K., Deymier P., Stimpfl M., Drake M., (2010) Where on Earth has our water come from? Chemical Communications, 46, 8923-8925. DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02312D
    • King H.E., Plümper O., Geisler T., Putnis A. (2011) Experimental investigations into the silicification of olivine: Implications for the reaction mechanism and acid neutralization, American Mineralogist, 96, 1503-1511.
    • King H.E., Pluemper O., Putnis A. (2010). The effect of secondary phase formation on the carbonation of olivine. Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 6503-6509 DOI 10.1021/es9038193
    • King H.E., Stimpfl M., Deymier P., Drake M.J., Catlow C.R.A., Putnis A. de Leeuw N.H. (2010). Computer simulations of water interaction with low-coordinated forsterite surfaces: Implications for the origin of water in the inner solar system. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 300, 11-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.019
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