Dr Will Gates - Researcher Profile

Biography

Will works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as a Senior Research Officer. He brings expertice in physical chemistry and clay mineralogy to the Geomechanics group.

Keywords

bentonite, mineralogy, acid-activation, bentonites; lining systems; mineral ore tailings; nanocomposites; polymerization; contaminants;, engineered barrier, fluid, waste, radiocative waste, bentonite, smectite, clay, geotextiles; geomembranes; geosynthetic clay liners; mining; chemical interaction

Qualifications

CLAY MINEROLOGY

Institution: University of Illinois

Year awarded: 1994

HORTICULTURE (SOIL CHEMISTRY)

Institution: New Mexico State University

Year awarded: 1987

SOILS

Institution: Montana State University

Year awarded: 1985

Publications

Book Chapters

Likos, W., Bowders, J., Gates, W., 2010, Mineralogy and engineering properties of bentonite, in Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Waste Containment Facilities, eds A. Bouazza and JJ Bowders, CRC Press, The Netherlands, pp. 31-53.

Churchman, G.J., Gates, W., Theng, B.G., Yuan, G., 2006, Clays and clay minerals for pollution control, in Handbook of Clay Science, eds Faiza Bergaya, Benny K.G. Theng and Gerhard Lagaly, Elsevier, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 625-676.

Gates, W., 2006, X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy, in Handbook of Clay Science, eds F. Bergaya, B.K.G. Theng and G. Lagaly, Elsevier, UK, pp. 789-864.

Gates, W., 2005, Infrared Spectroscopy and the Chemistry of Dioctahedral Smectites, in Vibrational Spectroscopy of Layer Silicates and Hydroxides, eds T. Kloprogge, Clay Minerals Society, Aurora Colorado USA, pp. 126-168.

Journal Articles

Buckley, J., Gates, W., Gibbs, D.T., 2012, Forensic examination of field GCL performance in landfill capping and mining containment applications, Geotextiles and Geomembranes [P], vol 33, issue SI, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 7-14.

Gates, W., Bordallo, H.N., Aldridge, L.P., Seydel, T., Jacobsen, H., Marry, V., Churchman, G.J., 2012, Neutron time-of-flight quantification of water desorption isotherms of montmorillonite, Journal of Physical Chemistry C [P], vol 116, issue 9, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 5558-5570.

Mendes, A., Sanjayan, J.G., Gates, W., Collins, F.G., 2012, The influence of water absorption and porosity on the deterioration of cement paste and concrete exposed to elevated temperatures, as in a fire event, Cement and Concrete Composites [P], vol 34, issue 9, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 1067-1074.

Wallis, P., Gates, W., Patti, A., Scott, J., 2011, Catalytic activity of choline modified Fe(III) montmorillonite, Applied Clay Science [P], vol 53, issue 2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 336-340.

Mendes, A., Gates, W., Sanjayan, J., Collins, F., 2011, NMR, XRD, IR and synchrotron NEXAFS spectroscopic studies of OPC and OPC/slag cement paste hydrates, Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions [P], vol 44, issue 10, Springer, Dordrecht Netherlands, pp. 1773-1791.

Bishop, J., Gates, W., Makarewicz, H., McKeown, N., Hiroi, T., 2011, Reflectance spectroscopy of beidellites and their importance for mars, Clay and Clay Minerals [P], vol 59, issue 4, Clay Minerals Society, Virginia USA, pp. 378-399.

Gates, W., Bouazza, A., 2010, Bentonite transformations in strongly alkaline solutions, Geotextiles and Geomembranes [P], vol 28, issue 2, Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 219-225.

Benson, C., Oren, A., Gates, W., 2010, Hydraulic conductivity of two geosynthetic clay liners permeated with a hyperalkaline solution, Geotextiles and Geomembranes [P], vol 28, issue 2, Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 206-218.

Wallis, P.J., Chaffee, A.L., Gates, W., Patti, A.F., Scott, J., 2010, Partial exchange of Fe(III) montmorillonite with hexadecyltrimethylammonium cation increases catalytic activity for hydrophobic substrates, Langmuir [P], vol 26, issue 6, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4258-4265.

Arhatari, B., Gates, W., Eshtiaghi, N., Peele, A., 2010, Phase retrieval tomography in the presence of noise, Journal Of Applied Physics [P], vol 107, issue 3, American Inst. Physics, USA, pp. 1-7.

Hornsey, W., Scheirs, J., Gates, W., Bouazza, A., 2010, The impact of mining solutions/liquors on geosynthetics, Geotextiles and Geomembranes [P], vol 28, issue 2, Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 191-198.

Gates, W.P., Bouazza, A., Churchman, G.J., 2009, Bentonite clay keeps pollutants at bay, Elements [P], vol 5, issue 2, Mineralogical Society of America, USA, pp. 105-110.

Bouazza, A., Gates, W.P., Ranjith, P.G., 2009, Hydraulic conductivity of biopolymer-treated silty sand, Geotechnique [P], vol 59, issue 1, Thomas Telford Ltd., UK, pp. 71-72.

Gates, W.P., 2008, Cation mass-valence sum (CM-VS) approach to assigning OH-bending bands in dioctahedral smectites, Clays and Clay Minerals, vol 56, issue 1, The Clay Minerals Society, Aurora CO USA, pp. 10-22.

Cashion, J.D., Gates, W., Thomson, A., 2008, Mossbauer and IR analysis of iron sites in four ferruginous smectites, Clay Minerals, vol 43, Mineralogical Society, UK, pp. 83-93.

Bordallo, H.N., Aldridge, L.P., Churchman, G.J., Gates, W., Telling, M.T., Kiefer, K., Fouquet, P., Seydel, T., Kimber, S.A., 2008, Quasi-elastic neutron scattering studies on clay interlayer-space highlighting the effect of the cation in confined water dynamics, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol 112, issue 36, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 13982-13991.

Wallis, P.J., Gates, W., Patti, A.F., Scott, J., Teoh, C.M.E., 2007, Assessing and improving the catalytic activity of K-10 montmorillonite, Green Chemistry, vol 9, issue 9, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, pp. 980-986.

Slade, P.G., Gates, W.P., 2007, HDTMA in the interlayers of high-charged Llano vermiculite, Clays and Clay Minerals, vol 55, The Clay Minerals Society, Aurora CO USA, pp. 131-139.

Gates, W.P., 2004, Crystalline swelling of organo-modified clays in ethanol-water solutions, Applied Clay Science, vol 27, Elsevier B.V., Netherlands, pp. 1-12.

Gates, W., Nefiodovas, A., Peter, P., 2004, Permeability of an organo-modified bentonite to ethanol-water solutions, Clays and Clay Minerals, vol 52, issue 2, The Clay Minerals Society, USA, pp. 192-203.

Singh, N., Megharaj, M., Gates, W.P., Churchman, J., Kookana, R., Naidu, R., Sethunathan, N., 2004, Sorption-Desorption of fenamiphos in surfactant-modified clays, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 72, Springer-Verlag, USA, pp. 276-282.

Slade, P.G., Gates, W.P., 2004, The ordering of HDTMA in the interlayers of vermiculite and the influence of solvents, Clays and Clay Minerals, vol 52, issue 2`, The Clay Minerals Society, USA, pp. 204-211.

Slade, P.G., Gates, W.P., 2004, The swelling of HDTMA smectites as influenced by their preparation and layer charges, Applied Clay Science, vol 25, Elsevier B.V., Netherlands, pp. 93-101.

Singh, N., Megharaj, M., Gates, W.P., Churchman, J., Anderson, J., Kookana, R., Naidu, R., Chen, Z., Slade, P.G., Sethunathan, N., 2003, Bioavailability of an organophosphorus pesticide, fenamiphos, sorbed on an organo clay, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol 51, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2653-2658.

Favre, F., Tessier, D., Abdelmoula, M., Genin, J., Gates, W., Boivin, P., 2002, Iron reduction and changes in cation exchange capacity in intermittently waterlogged soil, European Journal of Soil Science, vol 53, Blackwell Science, UK, pp. 175-183.

Gates, W., Anderson, J.S., Raven, M.D., Churchman, G.J., 2002, Mineralogy of a bentonite from Miles, Queensland, Australia and characterisation of its acid activation products, Applied Clay Science, vol 20, Elsevier Science B.V., Netherlands, pp. 189-197.

Gates, W.P., Slade, P.G., Manceau, A., Lanson, B., 2002, Site occupancies by iron in nontronites, Clay and Clay Minerals, vol 50, issue 2, The Clay Minerals Society, USA, pp. 223-239.

Krull, E.S., Beastland, E.A., Gates, W.P., 2002, Soil organic matter decomposition and turnover in a tropical ultisol: evidence from d13 C, d15 N and Geochemistry, Radiocarbon, vol 44, issue 1, University of Arizona, USA, pp. 93-112.

Conference Proceedings

Liu, Y., Gates, W., Bouazza, A., 2012, Effectiveness of polymers on attenuating the influence of sulfuric acid solutions on engineering properties of bentonite, ANZ 2012 Conference Proceedings, 15 July 2012 to 18 July 2012, Australian Geomechanical Society and New Zealand Geotechnical Society, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 920-924.

Welikala, S., Singh, R.R.K., Gates, W., Panter, C., 2012, Role of biofilms of sulfate reducing bacteria in electrochemical corrosion of steel, Corrosion & Prevention 2012, 11 November 2012 to 14 November 2012, Australasian Corrosion Association Inc, Kerrimuir Vic Australia, pp. 1-10.

Cashion, J., Gates, W., Greaves, T., Dorjkhaidav, O., 2011, Indentification of Fe3+ site coordinations in NAu-2 nontronite, 35th Condensed Matter Materials Meeting, 1 February 2011 to 4 February 2011, Charles Sturt University, Australia, pp. 34-37.

Liu, Y., Gates, W., Bouazza, A., 2011, Polymer modified bentonite to improve the performance of geosynthetic clay liners, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, 7 November 2011 to 9 November 2011, Curtin University, Perth Western Australia, pp. 607-613.

Gates, W., Hines, P., Bouazza, A., 2011, SEM study of mineralogical changes to GCLs following permeation by strongly alkaline leachates, Proceedings of Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, 13 March 2011 to 16 March 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers, USA, pp. 2021-2030.

Acikel, A., Singh, R., Bouazza, A., Gates, W., Rowe, R., 2011, Water retention behaviour of unsaturated geosynthetic clay liners, Computer Methods for Geomechanics: Frontiers and New Applications, 9 May 2011 to 11 May 2011, Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 626-630.

Bouazza, A., Gates, W., 2010, On the compatibility of GCLs to leachates of extreme chemistry, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geosynthetics: Geosynthetics for a Changing World, 23 May 2010 to 27 May 2010, Brazilian Chapter of International Geosynthetics Society, Sao-Paulo, Brazil, pp. 345-355.

Cashion, J., Gates, W., Riley, G., 2010, Origin of the two quadrupole doublets in NAu-1 nontronite, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 19 July 2009 to 24 July 2009, IOP Publishing Ltd, Bristol England, pp. 1-4.

Gates, W.P., Benson, C., Hines, P., 2009, Barrier performance of bentonite to hyper-alkaline conditions, Clays of the Big Sky - Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Clay Minerals Society, 5 June 2009 to 11 June 2009, The Clay Minerals Society, Chantilly Virginia USA, p. 129.

Gates, W.P., 2009, Current state of site occupancy by iron in smectites, Clays of the Big Sky - Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Clay Minerals Society, 5 June 2009 to 11 June 2009, The Clay Minerals Society, Chantilly VA USA, p. 131.

Bouazza, A., Abuel Naga, H., Gates, W., Laloui, L., 2008, Temperature effects on volume change and hydraulic properties of geosynthetic clay liners, Proceedings of the First Panamerican Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition (GeoAmericas 2008), 2/03/2008 to 5/03/2008, IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association International), Minneapolis USA, pp. 102-109.

Thomson, A., Cashion, J.D., Gates, W., 2007, Analysis of iron sites in four Na- and Ca-saturated ferruginous smectites, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, 06/02/2007 to 09/02/2007, Australian Institute of Physics, NSW, pp. 1-3.

Orlokh, D., Cashion, J.D., Gates, W.P., Raven, M., Keeling, J., 1999, Mossbauer Analysis of Port Lincoln Nontronite UGNB, 23rd ANZIP Condensed Matter Physics Meeting, Wagga Wagga 2-5 February 1999, ANSTO, Menai NSW, p. TP18.

Consulting

SmecTech Research Consulting

Activities

Professional organisation memberships

President (2010-2012)
Australian Clay Minerals Society (ACMS)

Sustaining Member
Clay Minerals Society (CMS)

Sustaining Member
Mineralogical Society of America

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Supervisors:

Bouazza, A (Main), Gates, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Compatibility of Geosynthetic Clay Liners with Low pH Solutions..

Supervisors:

Bouazza, A (Main), Gates, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Gas Diffusion and Gas Permeability through Geo-synthetic Clay Liner.

Supervisors:

Bouazza, A (Main), Gates, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Geopolymer concrete.

Supervisors:

Collins, F (Main), Gates, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Improved landfill barrier design for changing climates.

Supervisors:

Bouazza, A (Main), Gates, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Self-reinforced PLA composites.

Supervisors:

Collins, F (Main), Gates, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effect of iron and sulfate reducing bacterial consortia on the corrosion of carbon steel.

Supervisors:

Singh, R (Main), Gates, W (Associate), Panter, C (Associate).