Chemist
Chemist

Biography

Sandra Taylor is a staff scientist in the Physical Sciences division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She broadly studies crystallization mechanisms, including crystal growth, dissolution, and sorption of dissolved ions. She leads sophisticated lines of research developing and using high-resolution mass-sensitive chemical imaging and mapping capabilities at PNNL to characterize materials. Her research is cross-cutting, spanning the fields of biogeochemistry to corrosion science to novel materials synthesis.

Taylor is always eager to collaborate, especially in regards to exploring the chemical reactivity of materials and interfaces using atom probe tomography.

Research Interest

  • Atom Probe Tomography
  • Microscopy
  • Geochemistry
  • Oxides
  • Nanoscience

Education

  • PhD in Geology, University of Michigan
  • BA in Geology, University of California, Berkeley

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Chemical Society
  • Geochemical Society of America
  • International Field Emission Society

Publications

2021

  • Kaspar T.C., S.D. Taylor, K.H. Yano, T.G. Lach, Y. Zhou, Z. Zhu, and A. Kohnert, et al. 2021. "Bulk and short-circuit anion diffusion in epitaxial Fe2O3 films quantified using buried isotopic tracer layers." Advanced Materials Interfaces 8, no. 9:2001768. PNNL-SA-155914. doi:10.1002/admi.202001768
  • Lach T.G., M.J. Olszta, S.D. Taylor, K.H. Yano, D.J. Edwards, T. Byun, and P. Chou, et al. 2021. "Correlative STEM-APT characterization of radiation-induced segregation and precipitation of in-service BWR 304 stainless steel." Journal of Nuclear Materials, 549. PNNL-SA-156621. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152894
  • Yano K.H., A. Kohnert, A. Banerjee, D.J. Edwards, E. Holby, T.C. Kaspar, and H. Kim, et al. 2021. "Radiation-Enhanced Anion Transport in Hematite." Chemistry of Materials 33, no. 7:2307-2318. PNNL-SA-157643. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04235
  • Yano K.H., A. Kohnert, T.C. Kaspar, S.D. Taylor, S.R. Spurgeon, H. Kim, and Y. Wang, et al. 2021. "Radiation Enhanced Anion Diffusion in Chromia." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. PNNL-SA-165936. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08705

2020

  • Huang X., Q. Zhao, R.P. Young, X. Zhang, E.D. Walter, Y. Chen, and E. Nakouzi, et al. 2020. "Photo-production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter by Hematite Nanoplates Functionalized by Adsorbed Oxalate." Environmental Science: Nano 7, no. 8:2278-2292. PNNL-SA-148918. doi:10.1039/D0EN00365D
  • Kizovski T.V., M.M. Izawa, K. Tait-Sena, D. Moser, J.M. Day, B.C. Hyde, and L.F. White, et al. 2020. "Petrogenesis, alteration, and shock history of intermediate shergottite Northwest Africa 7042: Evidence for hydrous magmatism on Mars?." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 283. PNNL-SA-152794. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2020.05.030
  • Yano K.H., S.D. Taylor, T.C. Kaspar, T.G. Lach, and D.K. Schreiber. 2020. "Resolving atomic transport through iron oxide under irradiation using isotopic tracers." Microscopy and Microanalysis 26, no. S2:1108-1110. PNNL-SA-151954. doi:10.1017/S1431927620016979

2019

  • Taylor S.D., L. Kovarik, J.B. Cliff, and K.M. Rosso. 2019. "Facet-selective Adsorption of Fe(II) on Hematite Visualized by Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry." Environmental Science Nano 6, no. 8:2429-2440. PNNL-SA-144858. doi:10.1039/C9EN00562E
  • Taylor S.D., J. Liu, X. Zhang, B.W. Arey, L. Kovarik, D.K. Schreiber, and D.E. Perea, et al. 2019. "Visualizing the iron atom exchange front in the Fe(II)-catalyzed recrystallization of goethite by atom probe tomography." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116, no. 8:2866-2874. PNNL-SA-138345. doi:10.1073/pnas.1816620116

2018

  • Taylor S.D., J. Liu, B.W. Arey, D.K. Schreiber, D.E. Perea, and K.M. Rosso. 2018. "Resolving Iron(II) Sorption and Oxidative Growth on Hematite (001) Using Atom Probe Tomography." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, no. 7:3903-3914. PNNL-SA-130858. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11989

2017

  • Taylor S.D., U. Becker, and K.M. Rosso. 2017. "Electron Transfer Pathways Facilitating U(VI) Reduction by Fe(II) on Al- vs. Fe-Oxides." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121, no. 36:19887-19903. PNNL-SA-128508. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b06893

2015

  • Taylor S.D., M. Marcano, K.M. Rosso, and U. Becker. 2015. "An experimental and ab initio study on the abiotic reduction of uranyl by ferrous iron." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 156. PNNL-SA-153389. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.01.021