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Brian Phillips is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University. He holds a B.S. from Bowling Green State University (1984) and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1990). His research focuses on atomic-scale mineral structure analysis, particularly using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study geochemical processes such as contaminant sequestration in soils and mineral-fluid interactions. He has pioneered techniques to investigate defects in minerals like calcite and apatite, as well as surface adsorption mechanisms of phosphates and other ions.
Key research areas include solid solution relationships in minerals, trace element incorporation, and the application of NMR to poorly crystalline or amorphous materials. His lab houses advanced NMR spectrometers (400 MHz and 500 MHz) for solid-state analysis. Notable projects include studies on F/Cl apatite solid solutions, phosphate defects in calcite speleothems, and the structural behavior of aluminum oxyhydroxides.
Phillips has been funded by the National Science Foundation and has published extensively in journals like Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Journal of Physical Chemistry C. His work bridges geochemistry, mineralogy, and environmental science, with implications for understanding Earth materials and contaminant remediation.
