Lecture: Using synchrotron light to find solutions to our energy problems 

Lecture by Dr. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, 2021 EAG Distinguished Lecturer
A synchrotron is a circular particle accelerator that produces very powerful electromagnetic radiation which is emitted when charged particles move at close to the speed of light. In this talk I will review some applications of synchrotron radiation in the fields of mineralogy and crystallisation and how these can be used to meet our energy demands and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Dr. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco is based in the Department of Geology (School of Natural Sciences), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. His fields of research are environmental mineralogy and crystallisation. His research focuses on mineral genesis and the interaction of aqueous species with mineral surfaces. In particular, he studies the mechanisms of mineral nucleation and growth and the interaction of common seawater ions, pollutants and organics with mineral surfaces and their relevance to global-scale processes like biomineralisation, biogeochemical element cycling and the evolution of the global chemistry of the oceans.

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