Berkeley Nanogeoscience Center







Dino Spagnoli


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 Position:

Dino Spagnoli, PhD,
Postdoctoral scholar,
Dept. Earth & Planetary Science
University of California - Berkeley
 Address:

Dino Spagnoli
307 McCone Hall
UC-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA 94720
 Contacts:

Email: dspagnoli@berkeley.edu

Office:  (510) 643 9120
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Curriculum Vitae

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Research Interests

Computer simulations of mineral nanoparticles
  • The structure and reactivity of nanoparticles in aqueous solution
  • Nanoparticle aggregation and transport in water
  • Adsorption of molecules on hematite surfaces
  • High pressure nanoparticle phase transition
Figure (left): Snapshot from molecular dynamics simulation of the pressure induced amphorization of a 3 nm TiO2 (anatase) nanoparticles encased in a pressure medium at 25 GPa. Inset shows change of coordination of titanium with oxygen from six to seven fold.

Selected Publications

P. Martin, D. Spagnoli, A. Marmier, S.C. Parker, D.C. Sayle, G. Watson.
Application of molecular dynamics DL_POLY codes to interfaces of inorganic materials
Molecular Simulation, 32, 1079-1093 (2006)

D. Spagnoli, D.J Cooke, S. Kerisit, S.C. Parker
Molecular dynamics simulations of the interactions between the surfaces of polar solids and aqueous solutions
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 16, 1997-2006 (2006)

D. Spagnoli, S. Kerisit, S.C. Parker
Atomistic simulations of the free energy of dissolution of ions from flat and stepped calcite surfaces
Journal of Crystal Growth, 294, 103-110 (2006)

S. Kerisit, D.J Cooke, D. Spagnoli, S.C. Parker
Molecular dynamics simulations of the interactions between water and inorganic solids
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15, 1454-1462 (2005)