I am a Research Professional in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Since November of 2004, I have been studying aqueous geochemical interfaces, specifically the interaction of water and contaminant metal ions with metal oxide surfaces. This work is part of a project, "Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Aqueous Geochemical Interfaces — The Role of Nanoscale and Molecular Structures in Dictating Environmental Reactivity", funded by the National Science Foundation.

I currently live in Washington, DC, where I am a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology → Chemical Sciences and Technology Laboratory → Physical and Chemical Properties Division → Computational Chemistry Group.

Professional information:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Journal Articles
• PhD Thesis

Academic history:

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 2005
• MS in Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 2001
• BS in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, May 1999

Mailing address:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive Stop 8380
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8380
Tel: (301) 975-5478
Fax: (301) 869-4020
E-mail: cynthia.lo@nist.gov