Most of the research group in December 2024
About
The Alessi Group is curious, engaged, and active in furthering our understanding of the surface chemistry of materials including pyrolytic carbon, microbes, minerals, and sediments, the water cycle in unconventional energy recovery, and the extraction of critical minerals from brines.
Between 2025 and 2026, the Alessi Group will have members at the University of Alberta and the University of Texas at Austin, as the group makes a move to Austin.
Driving Questions
What are the underlying mechanisms by which environmental surfaces, including minerals and bacteria, control the mobility of nutrients and contaminants in the subsurface and water bodies?
What is the role of natural pyrogenic carbon in metal(loid) and nutrient transport now and in the geologic past?
How can the water cycle of unconventional energy be improved to minimize environmental impacts, responsibly manage development, and promote efforts to extract valuable metals such as lithium?
Recent News
September 25, 2024 - Research partnerships are key to Canada’s net-zero economic future. - The Hill Times
March 22, 2024 - What lies beneath: unraveling the secrets of the North Saskatchewan River. - Making Waves