Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Surface Processes
Dr. Katharina Müller
Head Surface Processes
Photo: André Wirsig
Phone
+49 351 260 2439
k.muellerhzdr.de
Link
ORCID: 0000-0002-0038-1638
Address
Building/Office
Bautzner Landstraße 400 - 01328 Dresden
801/P248
Scientific career
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Since 10/2016:Head of the division Surface Processes at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology.
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Since 11/2010:Research associate at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology.
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06/2010-10/2010:Research associate at the Kyoto University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Japan.
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03/2010-05/2010:Research associate at the École Nationale Supérieur de Chimie de Paris, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie, Chimie des Interfaces et Modélisation pour l’Energie, France.
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2010:PhD at the Dresden University of Technology (TUD), Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry: "Sorption processes of neptunium on alumosilicates. Vibrational spectroscopic investigations".
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06/2006-02/2010:Research associate at the Forschungszentrum Dresden Rossendorf (FZD), Institute of Radiochemistry, Germany.
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2006:Diploma in Waste Management and Contaminated Site Treatment at the TUD, Faculty of Forestry, Geo- and Hydro Science, Germany.
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09/2004-07/2005:Student research assistant at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Millenium Institute: “Water - a mineral approach”, Brazil.
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09/2002-07/2003:Student and research training at the New University of Lisbon (UNL), “GUECKO”, Portugal.
Research interests
- Aqueous environmental geochemistry of contaminants, in particular of the actinides and fission products
- Mineral-water interfaces and interfacial reactions with (radioactive) contaminants
- Application of spectroscopy, in particular ATR FT-IR spectroscopy for in-situ probing the molecular environment of aqueous solutions, surfaces and interfaces
- Safety of nuclear waste repositories
Selected projects (Managaement)
- since 02/2020: iCross: Integrity of nuclear waste repository systems - Cross-scale system understanding and analysis (BMBF, 02NUK053B and HGF, SO-093)
- since 09/2017: VESPA II: Behavior of long-lived fission and activation products in the near-field of a repository for nuclear waste and possibilities of their retention (BMWi, 02 E 11607B)
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04/2011-03/2014: Surface processes of Np on selected mineral oxides. Vibrational spectroscopic investigations. (German Research Foundation: MU-3207/1-1)
Teaching
- Supervision of PhD students, Bachelor and Diploma thesis, and internships for students of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Food Chemistry from different universities
- Lab Courses for students of Chemistry and Food Chemistry at TU Dresden
Grants
- German Research Foundation (DFG) MU-3207/1-1 (04/2011-03/2014)
- Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship (06/2010-10/2010)
- German Academic Exchange Service Graduate Fellowship (09/2004-03/2005)
- SOCRATES programme Graduate Fellowship (09/2002-07/2003)
Leading organization of scientific events
- International Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Actinide Spectroscopy ATAS 2014, (03-07.11.2014)
- International Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Actinide Spectroscopy ATAS 2012, (05-07.11.2012)
Committees & other activities
- Society of German Chemists, Nuclear Chemistry Division, Board (since 01/2023)
- Science Advisory Board of Joint Workshop ATAS-AnXAS
- Second deputy of the Equal Opportunity Officer of the HZDR (§20 Abs.5 BGleiG)
Publications
2023
Uranium(VI) interactions with Pseudomonas sp. PS-0-L, V4-5-SB and T5-6-I
Kasko, J.; Li, X.; Müller, K.; Ge, Y.; Vettese, G. F.; Law, G. T. W.; Siitari-Kauppi, M.; Huittinen, N. M.; Raff, J.; Bomberg, M.; Herzig, M.
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Applied Geochemistry 159(2023), 105829
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105829
Cited 1 times in Scopus
2022
Exploring the Reduction Mechanism of ⁹⁹Tc(VII) in NaClO₄: A Spectro-Electrochimical Approach
Rodriguez Hernandez, D. M.; Mayordomo, N.; Parra-Puerto, A.; Schild, D.; Brendler, V.; Stumpf, T.; Müller, K.
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Inorganic Chemistry 61(2022)26, 10159-10166
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01278
Cited 1 times in Scopus
Mechanistic understanding of Curium(III) sorption on natural K feldspar surfaces
Demnitz, M.; Schymura, S.; Neumann, J.; Schmidt, M.; Schäfer, T.; Stumpf, T.; Müller, K.
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Science of the Total Environment 843(2022), 156920
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156920
Cited 3 times in Scopus
Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
Hilpmann, S.; Bader, M.; Steudtner, R.; Müller, K.; Stumpf, T.; Cherkouk, A.
Related publications
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Data publication: Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of …
ROBIS: 33002 HZDR-primary research data are used by this (Id 33000) publication
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PLOS ONE 17(2022)1, e0262275
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262275
Cited 4 times in Scopus
New insights into U(VI) sorption onto montmorillonite from batch sorption and spectroscopic studies at increased ionic strength
Stockmann, M.; Fritsch, K.; Bok, F.; Marques Fernandes, M.; Baeyens, B.; Steudtner, R.; Müller, K.; Nebelung, C.; Brendler, V.; Stumpf, T.; Schmeide, K.
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Science of the Total Environment 806(2022), 150653
Online First (2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150653
Cited 19 times in Scopus
2021
Complexation of Np(V) with the dicarboxylates malonate and succinate: complex stoichiometry, thermodynamic data and structural information
Maiwald, M. M.; Müller, K.; Heim, K.; Rothe, J.; Dardenne, K.; Roßberg, A.; Koke, C.; Trumm, M.; Skerencak-Frech, A.; Panak, P. J.
Involved research facilities
- Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF DOI: 10.1107/S1600577520014265
Related publications
- DOI: 10.1107/S1600577520014265 is cited by this (Id 32963) publication
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Inorganic Chemistry 60(2021), 18674-18686
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01966
Cited 1 times in Scopus
Effects of surface roughness and mineralogy on the sorption of Cm(III) on crystalline rock
Demnitz, M.; Molodtsov, K.; Schymura, S.; Schierz, A.; Müller, K.; Jankovsky, F.; Havlova, V.; Stumpf, T.; Schmidt, M.
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Data publication: Effects of surface roughness and mineralogy on the sorption …
ROBIS: 33137 HZDR-primary research data are used by this (Id 32811) publication
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Journal of Hazardous Materials 423(2021)Part A, 127006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127006
Cited 6 times in Scopus
Reductive immobilization of 99Tc(VII) by FeS2: the effect of marcasite
Rodriguez Hernandez, D. M.; Mayordomo, N.; Schild, D.; Shams Aldin Azzam, S.; Brendler, V.; Müller, K.; Stumpf, T.
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Chemosphere 281(2021), 130904
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130904
Cited 8 times in Scopus
Analysis of technetium immobilization and its molecular retention mechanisms by Fe(II)-Al(III)-Cl layered double hydroxide.
Mayordomo, N.; Rodriguez Hernandez, D. M.; Roßberg, A.; Foerstendorf, H.; Heim, K.; Brendler, V.; Müller, K.
Involved research facilities
- Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF DOI: 10.1107/S1600577520014265
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- DOI: 10.1107/S1600577520014265 is cited by this (Id 31419) publication
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Chemical Engineering Journal 408(2021), 127265
Online First (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127265
Cited 29 times in Scopus
Dimeric and Trimeric Uranyl(VI)–Citrate Complexes in Aqueous Solution
Kretzschmar, J.; Tsushima, S.; Lucks, C.; Jäckel, E.; Meyer, R.; Steudtner, R.; Müller, K.; Roßberg, A.; Schmeide, K.; Brendler, V.
Involved research facilities
- Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF DOI: 10.1107/S1600577520014265
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Dimeric and Trimeric Uranyl(VI)–Citrate Complexes: ¹⁷O-, ²³Na-, and ¹³⁹La-NMR …
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Dimeric and Trimeric Uranyl(VI)–Citrate Complexes: ¹⁷O-, ²³Na-, and ¹³⁹La-NMR …
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NMR spectroscopy of selected aqueous systems investigated at HZDR–IRE
ROBIS: 35617 references this (Id 28980) publication
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Inorganic Chemistry 60(2021)11, 7998-8010
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00522
Cited 12 times in Scopus
2020
Determination of thermodynamic functions and structural parameters of NpO2+ lactate complexes
Maiwald, M. M.; Müller, K.; Heim, K.; Trumm, M.; Fröhlich, D. R.; Banik, N. L.; Rothe, J.; Dardenne, K.; Skerencak-Frech, A.; Panak, P. J.
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New Journal of Chemistry 44(2020)39, 17033-17046
DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04291a
Cited 3 times in Scopus
Technetium retention by gamma alumina nanoparticles and the effect of sorbed Fe²⁺
Mayordomo, N.; Rodriguez Hernandez, D. M.; Schild, D.; Molodtsov, K.; Johnstone, E. V.; Hübner, R.; Shams Aldin Azzam, S.; Brendler, V.; Müller, K.
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Journal of Hazardous Materials 833(2020), 122066
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122066
Cited 13 times in Scopus
New insights into 99Tc(VII) removal by pyrite: A spectroscopic approach
Rodriguez Hernandez, D. M.; Mayordomo, N.; Scheinost, A.; Schild, D.; Brendler, V.; Müller, K.; Stumpf, T.
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Environmental Science & Technology 54(2020)5, 2678-2687
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05341
Cited 23 times in Scopus