Earth Sciences Division Staff: Ian C. Bourg

Ian Bourg portrait

Ian C. Bourg

Scientist


Geochemistry Department  

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Phone: 510-486-7393

Fax: 510-643-2940

Email: icbourg@lbl.gov

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Biographical Summary

Ian Bourg is a computational geochemist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  He obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2004.  His research uses molecular- and pore-scale simulations to probe the fundamental properties of natural nanoparticles and nanofluids.

Current Research

A major focus of Ian's research is on the Nanopore and Wetting Processes within the Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2, an Energy Frontiers Research Center (EFRC).  Other research interests include the aquatic geochemistry of nanoporous media (clay barriers, hydrated silica gels) and the molecular-scale basis of kinetic isotope fractionation.  Detailed descriptions of Ian's research can be found on his group website.

    Education

    • PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Civil and Environmental Engineering (2004).
    • PhD, Univerisity of Pau, France, Environment and Materials (2004).
    • MSc, National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), Toulouse, France, Industrial Process Engineering (1999).
    • BEng, National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), Toulouse, France, Industrial Process Engineering (1999).

    Professional Experience

    • 2009 - present: Research Scientist (career-track), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • 2008 - 2009: Visiting Scholar, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
    • 2008 - 2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • 2008: Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
    • 2005 - 2008: Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Teaching Experience

    • Lecturer, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2011, Spring 2013 (Lead Instructor: B Smit)
    • Teaching Assistant, Water Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2003 (Instructor: SW Hermanowicz)
    • Teaching Assistant, Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2002 (Instructor: WW Nazaroff), Spring 2003 (Instructor: WJ Riley)

    Research Support

    • US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DOE-BES) funding for the Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2, an Energy Frontiers Research Center.
    • US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DOE-BES) funding for Interconnections Between the Dynamic Processes that Control the Formation, Evolution and Reactivity of Environmental Interfaces.
    • US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) funding for Modeling Coupled Processes and Reactive Transport in Enginnering Barrier Systems.
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program funding for Isotopic Probe of Ion Migration Processes in Li-ion Batteries.
    • US Department of Energy, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) allocation of 4.0 M CPU hours (2012).

    Professional Societies

    • American Chemical Society (ACS)
    • American Geophysical Unions (AGU)
    • Clay Minerals Society (CMS)
    • Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)

    Honors

    • Winner, US DOE "Life at the Frontiers of Energy Research" video competition, for the video Carbon in Underland (2011).