Dr Sasha Wilson - Researcher Profile

Biography

Sasha works in the Faculty of Science at Monash University as a Lecturer.

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Research & Supervision Interests

Environmental mineralogy and geochemistry

Low-temperature weathering systems

Using minerals as tracers of nutrient cycling in arid and contaminated environments

CO2 sequestration/geoengineering

Planetary materials and astrobiology

Keywords

Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Geoscience, Geochemistry, Mineralogy

Qualifications

PHD IN GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Institution: University of British Columbia, Canada

Year awarded: 2010

MASTER OF SCIENCE (GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

Institution: University of British Columbia, Canada

Year awarded: 2006

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) IN PHYSICS

Institution: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA

Year awarded: 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

Mills, S., Whitfield, P., Kampf, A., Wilson, S., Dipple, G., Raudsepp, M., Favreau, G., 2012, Contribution to the crystallography of hydrotalcites: the crystal structures of woodallite and takovite, Journal of Geosciences [P], vol 57, issue 4, Ceska Geologicka Spolecnost, Prague, pp. 273-279.

Bea, S., Wilson, S., Mayer, K., Dipple, G., Power, I., Gamazo, P., 2012, Reactive transport modeling of natural carbon sequestration in ultramafic mine tailings, Vadose Zone Journal [P], vol 11, issue 2, Soil Science Society of America, Madison USA, pp. 1-17.

Wilson, S., Bish, D., 2012, Stability of Mg-sulfate minerals in the presence of smectites: possible mineralogical controls on H2O cycling and biomarker preservation on Mars, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta [P], vol 96, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 120-133.

Schuiling, R., Wilson, S., Power, I., 2011, Enhanced silicate weathering is not limited by silicic acid saturation, Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America [P], vol 108, issue 12, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, USA, p. E41.

Wilson, S., Bish, D., 2011, Formation of gypsum and bassanite by cation exchange reactions in the absence of free-liquid H(2)O: Implications for Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research [P], vol 116, American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, USA, pp. 1-16.

Power, I., Wilson, S., Small, D., Dipple, G., Wan, W., Southam, G., 2011, Microbially mediated mineral carbonation: Roles of phototrophy and heterotrophy, Environmental Science & Technology [P], vol 45, issue 20, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, pp. 9061-9068.

Power, I., Wilson, S., Dipple, G., Southam, G., 2011, Modern carbonate microbialites from an asbestos open pit pond, Yukon, Canada, Geobiology [P], vol 9, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Malden, USA, pp. 180-195.

Whitfield, P., Davidson, I., Mitchell, L., Wilson, S., Mills, S., 2011, Problem Solving with the TOPAS Macro Language: Corrections and constraints in simulated annealing and Rietveld refinement, Materials Science Forum [P], vol 651, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 11-25.

Wilson, S., Dipple, G., Power, I., Fallon, S., Southam, G., Barker, S., 2011, Subarctic weathering of mineral wastes provides a sink for atmospheric CO(2), Environmental Science & Technology [P], vol 45, issue 18, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, pp. 7727-7736.

Mills, S., Whitfield, P., Wilson, S., Woodhouse, J., Dipple, G., Raudsepp, M., Francis, C., 2011, The crystal structure of stichtite, re-examination of barbertonite, and the nature of polytypism in MgCr hydrotalcites, American Mineralogist [P], vol 96, issue 1, Mineralogical Society, Chantilly, USA, pp. 179-187.

Wilson, S., Barker, S., Dipple, G., Atudorel, V., 2010, Isotopic disequilibrium during uptake of atmospheric CO(2) into mine process waters: Implications for CO(2) sequestration, Environmental Science & Technology [P], vol 44, issue 24, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 9522-9529.

Mills, S., Wilson, S., Dipple, G., Raudsepp, M., 2010, The decomposition of konyaite: Importance in CO(2) fixation in mine tailings, Mineralogical Magazine [P], vol 74, issue 5, Mineralogical Society, UK, pp. 903-917.

Wilson, S.A., Dipple, G.M., Power, I.M., Thom, J.M., Anderson, R.G., Raudsepp, M., Gabites, J.E., Southam, G., 2009, Carbon dioxide fixation within mine wastes of ultramafic-hosted ore deposits: examples from the Clinton Creek and Cassiar Chrysotile Deposits, Canada, Economic Geology [P], vol 104, issue 1, Society of Economic Geologists, Littleton, USA, pp. 95-112.

Wilson, S., Raudsepp, M., Dipple, G., 2009, Quantifying carbon fixation in trace minerals from processed kimberlite: A comparative study of quantitative methods using x-ray powder diffraction data with applications to the Diavik Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada, Applied Geochemistry [P], vol 24, issue 12, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 2312-2331.

Power, I., Wilson, S., Thom, J., Dipple, G., Gabites, J., Southam, G., 2009, The hydromagnesite playas of Atlin, British Columbia, Canada: A biogeochemical model for CO(2) sequestration, Chemical Geology [P], vol 260, issue 3-4, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 286-300.

Mills, S., Groat, L., Wilson, S., Birch, W., Whitfield, P., Raudsepp, M., 2008, Angastonite, CaMgAl(2)(PO(4))(2)(OH)(4)-7H(2)O: a new phosphate mineral from Angaston, South Australia, Mineralogical Magazine [P], vol 72, issue 5, Mineralogical Society, Middlesex, UK, pp. 1011-1020.

Power, I., Wilson, S., Thorn, J., Dipple, G., Southam, G., 2007, Biologically induced mineralization of dypingite by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin, British Columbia, Canada, Geochemical Transactions [P], vol 8, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-16.

Wilson, S., Raudsepp, M., Dipple, G., 2006, Verifying and quantifying carbon fixation in minerals from serpentine-rich mine tailings using the Rietveld method with X-ray powder diffraction data, American Mineralogist [P], vol 91, issue 8-9, Mineralogical Society, Chantilly, USA, pp. 1331-1341.

Conference Proceedings

Wilson, S., Bish, D., 2012, Stability of Mg-sulphate minerals in the presence of smectites: possible mineralogical controls on H2O and nutrient cycling on Mars, Combined Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association and Australian Clay Minerals Society Conference - Proceedings, 07 February to 10 February 2012, Australian Clay Minerals Society, Australia, pp. 43-45.

Wilson, S., Dipple, G., Mills, S., Raudsepp, M., Whitfield, P., 2009, A mineralogical protocol for verifying and quantifying carbon capture and storage in ultramafic mine tailings, Proceedings of the 10th Biennial SGA meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, 17-20 Aug 2009, Economis Geology Research Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, pp. 697-699.

Dipple, G., Thom, J., Wilson, S., 2009, Carbon mineralization in mine tailings and implications for carbon storage in ultramatic-hosted aquifers, Proceedings of the 24th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium, 1-4 June 2009, The Association of Applied Geochemists, Nepean, Canada, pp. 691-693.

Dipple, G., Wilson, S., Barker, S., Thom, J., Raudsepp, M., Power, I., Southam, G., Fallon, S., 2009, Carbon sequestration in ultramafic mine tailings, Proceedings of the 10th Biennial SGA meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, 17-20 Aug 2009, Economis Geology Research Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, pp. 762-764.

Grants

Title:

Accelerating carbon mineralization in mine waste.

Investigators:

Wilson, S, Dipple, G, Hitch, M, Mayer, U, Southam, G, Wen, J, Thomson, M

Funding:

(2013 - 2016). Carbon Management Canada via University of British Columbia.