Collaborating with Earth Systems Observations - EES-14

The group's computational, experimental, and observational approaches underpin major capabilities in geology, geochemistry, earth and planetary materials, subsurface flow and transport, and self-organizing systems. The Geochemistry and Geomaterials Research Laboratory (GGRL) is the centerpiece of the group's experimental and analytical research effort. The GGRL is used for a variety of experiments such as colloidal transport, capture of CO₂ from air, and thermal stability of minerals.

EES-14 applies cutting-edge integrated experimental, computational modeling, and observational studies to complex problems involving subsurface flow and transport, geomaterials, geochemistry, and geology.

EES-14 focuses on projects of national importance in the areas of environment, energy, and defense that integrate field observations, experimental or analytical laboratory investigations, and numerical modeling of earth processes. Key current efforts include studies of geologic carbon sequestration, the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project, environmental cleanup projects at the Nevada Test Site and at LANL.

EES-14 also has smaller-scale projects focused on efforts such as assembly of protocells, aerosols, Martian mineralogy, and colloid characterization. (See sidebars for more details.)

EES-14 also has the Geology and Geochemistry Research Laboratory, a facility dedicated to characterization of earth materials.

Please see the EES Capabilities database for information on the research interests of individual EES-14 staff members.