麻豆传媒

My work is broadly focused on characterizing the fate and behavior of metals and contaminants in the environment in order to inform risk assessments, and treatment or remediation options. To do so, I couple laboratory and field experiments using a variety of advanced instrumental techniques, such as ICP-MS/MS, SEM, and TEM, to identify biotic and abiotic reaction pathways and mechanisms.

Education and Experience

Post-Doc

2014-2017 University of Alberta

Focus: Characterization of flowback and produced waters from hydraulically fractured wells in the Duvernay Formation, Alberta Canada

Supervised by

Graduate

2010-2015 PhD, University of Notre Dame

Dissertation: Environmental behavior of metals and radionuclides  

Supervised by

Undergraduate

2005-2009 BSc, Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University

2005-2010 BSc, Liberal Arts, Northland College

Area of Expertise

Geosciences

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Current areas of ongoing work:

-Release of Li from primary Li minerals through weathering reactions under surface or near-surface conditions

-Nutrient release during enhanced rock weathering and their impact on plant growth

-Reactivity and stability of forest fire pyrogenic carbon and its role in nutrient and carbon transport and sequestration

Research Interests

-Low-temperature geochemistry

-Reactions at the mineral interface

- Biogeochemistry

-Hydraulic fracturing water cycle

-Environmental degradation of organic contaminants

NES2209 Research Methods in Environmental Pollution 

CEG8624 Environmental Analytical Geochemistry (Inorganic)

CEG8641 Environmental Inorganic Analysis

• Articles

  • Stewart CB, Lowes HM, Mehler WT, Snihur KN, Flynn SL, Alessi DS, Blewett TA. . Journal of Hazardous Materials 2023, 460, 132490.
  • Snihur KN, Swaren LR, von Gunten K, Harris NB, Wilson SA, Gingras MK, Konhauser KO, Flynn SL, Alessi DS. . Chemical Geology 2022, 591, 120718.
  • Folkerts EJ, Blewett TA, Delompre P, Mehler WT, Flynn SL, Sun C, Zhang Y, Martin JW, Alessi DS, Goss GG. . Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2019, 180, 600-609.
  • Delompre PLM, Blewett TA, Snihur KN, Flynn SL, Alessi DS, Glover CN, Goss GG. . Aquatic Toxicology 2019, 211, 1-10.
  • Hao W, Flynn SL, Kashiwabara T, Alam MdS, Brandara S, Swaren L, Robbins LJ, Alessi DS, Konhauser KO. . Chemical Geology 2019, 529, 119294.
  • Zhong C, Li J, Flynn SL, Nesbo CL, Sun C, vonGunten K, Lanoil BD, Goss GG, Martin JW, Alessi DS. . ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2019, 3(6), 1047-1057.
  • Robbins LJ, Funk SP, Flynn SL, Warchola TJ, Li Z, Lalonde SV, Rostron BJ, Smith AJB, Beukes NJ, de Kock OM, Heaman LM, Alessi DS, Konhauser DS. . Nature Geoscience 2019, 12, 558-563.
  • Flynn SL, von Gunten K, Warchola T, Snihur K, Forbes TZ, Goss GG, Gingras MK, Konhauser KO, Alessi DS. . Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 2019, 21(2), 242-255.
  • Bishop BA, Flynn SL, Warchola TJ, Alam S, Robbins LJ, Liu Y, Owttrim GW, Alessi DS, Konhauser KO. . Chemical Geology 2019, 525, 28-36.
  • Alam MDS, Gorman-Lewis D, Chen N, Flynn SL, Ok Y, Konhauser K, Alessi DS. . Environmental Science & Technology 2018, 52(11), 6246-6255.
  • Hao W, Flynn SL, Alessi DS, Konhauser KO. . Chemical Geology 2018, 493, 458-467.
  • von Gunten K, Warchola T, Donner M, Cossio M, Hao W, Boothman C, Lloyd J, Siddique T, Partin CA, Flynn SL, Rosaasen A, Konhauser KO, Alessi DS. . Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 2018, 55(5), 463-474.
  • Alam MS, Swaren L, von Gunten K, Cossio M, Bishop B, Robbins LJ, Hou D, Flynn SL, Ok YS, Konhauser KO, Alessi DS. . Applied Geochemistry 2018, 88(Part A), 103-112.
  • Liu Y, Alessi DS, Flynn SL, Alam MS, Hao W, Gingras M, Zhao H, Konhauser KO. . Chemical Geology 2018, 483, 191-200.
  • Blewett TA, Delompre PLM, He Y, Folkerts EJ, Flynn SL, Alessi DS, Goss GG. . Environmental Science and Technology 2017, 51(5), 3032-3039.
  • Konhauser KO, Robbins LJ, Alessi DS, Flynn SL, Gringras MK, Martinez RE, Kappler A, Swanner ED, Li YL, Crowe SA, Planavsky NJ, Reinhard CT, Lalonde SV. . Geologic Society of America Bulletin 2017, 130(5-6), 941-951.
  • Flynn SL, Gao Q, Robbins LJ, Warchola TJ, Weston JNJ, Alam MS, Liu Y, Konhauser KO, Alessi DS. . Chemical Geology 2017, 451, 17-24.
  • Warchola TJ, Flynn SL, Robbins LJ, Liu Y, Gauger T, Kovalchuk O, Alam MS, Wei S, Myers R, Bishop B, Lalonde SV, Gingras MK, Kappler A, Alessi DS, Konhauser KO. . Geomicrobiology Journal 2017, 34(10), 851-863.
  • He Y, Flynn SL, Folkerts EJ, Zhang Y, Ruan D, Alessi DS, Martin JW, Goss GG. . Water Research 2017, 114, 78-87.
  • Blewett TA, Newton D, Flynn SL, Alessi DS, Goss GG, Hamilton TJ. . Conservation Physiology 2017, 5(1).
  • Flynn SL, Szymanowski JES, Dembowski M, Burns PC, Fein JB. . Radiochimica Acta 2016, 104(12), 853-864.
  • Flynn SL, Szymanowski JES, Gao Y, Liu L, Burns PC, Fein JB. . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 2015, 156, 94-105.
  • Flynn SF, Szymanowski JES, Fein JB. . Chemical Geology 2014, 374-375, 110-116.

• Book Chapter

  • Alessi DS, Flynn SL, Alam S, Robbins LJ, Konhauser KO. . In: Analytical Geochemistry: A Handbook of Instrumentation. Cambridge University Press, 2019.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Schwartz-Narbonne R, Brown MR, Flynn S. . In: Environmental Biotechnology Network Early Career Researcher Conference. Poster Presentation. 2020, Virtual Conference.