Susan Brantley

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Dr. Hubert Barnes and Dr. Mary Barnes Professor, Geosciences

Research Summary

Aqueous geochemistry, geochemical kinetics and microbial biogeochemistry; coupling between weathering and erosion; chemical, biological, and physical weathering.

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Recent Publications

How temperature-dependent silicate weathering acts as Earth's geological thermostat

Brantley, S. L., Shaughnessy, A., Lebedeva, M. I. & Balashov, V. N., Jan 27 2023, In: Science. 379, 6630, p. 382-389 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Using fixed-potential electrodes to quantify iron and manganese redox cycling in upland soils

Hodges, C., Regan, J. M., Forsythe, B., Oakley, D., Kaye, J. & Brantley, S. L., Jan 2023, In: Biogeochemistry. 162, 1, p. 25-42 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Using Homogenized Models to Explore the Effect of Fracture Densities on Weathering

Lebedeva, M. I. & Brantley, S. L., Feb 7 2023, In: American Journal of Science. 323, 1.

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Low rates of rock organic carbon oxidation and anthropogenic cycling of rhenium in a slowly denuding landscape

Ogrič, M., Dellinger, M., Grant, K. E., Galy, V., Gu, X., Brantley, S. L. & Hilton, R. G., May 2023, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48, 6, p. 1202-1218 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

How do silicate weathering rates in shales respond to climate and erosion?

Shaughnessy, A. R. & Brantley, S. L., Jul 5 2023, In: Chemical Geology. 629, 121474.

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Linking Stream Chemistry to Subsurface Redox Architecture

Shaughnessy, A. R., Forgeng, M. J., Wen, T., Gu, X., Hemingway, J. D. & Brantley, S. L., May 2023, In: Water Resources Research. 59, 5, e2022WR033445.

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Measurements of Atmospheric Methane Emissions from Stray Gas Migration: A Case Study from the Marcellus Shale

Dennis, L. E., Richardson, S. J., Miles, N., Woda, J., Brantley, S. L. & Davis, K. J., Apr 21 2022, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6, 4, p. 909-919 11 p.

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How Particle Size Influences Oxidation of Ancient Organic Matter during Weathering of Black Shale

Gu, X. & Brantley, S. L., Jun 16 2022, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6, 6, p. 1443-1459 17 p.

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Lithological Control of Stream Chemistry in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico

Hynek, S. A., McDowell, W. H., Bhatt, M. P., Orlando, J. J. & Brantley, S. L., May 12 2022, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 10, 779459.

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Weathering of chlorite from grain to watershed: The role and distribution of oxidation reactions in the subsurface

Liao, R., Gu, X. & Brantley, S. L., Sep 15 2022, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 333, p. 284-307 24 p.

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Microbial chemolithotrophic oxidation of pyrite in a subsurface shale weathering environment: Geologic considerations and potential mechanisms

Napieralski, S. A., Fang, Y., Marcon, V., Forsythe, B., Brantley, S. L., Xu, H. & Roden, E. E., Mar 2022, In: Geobiology. 20, 2, p. 271-291 21 p.

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Geochemical Evidence of Potential Groundwater Contamination with Human Health Risks Where Hydraulic Fracturing Overlaps with Extensive Legacy Hydrocarbon Extraction

Shaheen, S. W., Wen, T., Herman, A. & Brantley, S. L., Jul 19 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 14, p. 10010-10019 10 p.

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Using a neural network – Physics-based hybrid model to predict soil reaction fronts

Wen, T., Chen, C., Zheng, G., Bandstra, J. & Brantley, S. L., Oct 2022, In: Computers and Geosciences. 167, 105200.

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Oxidation and associated pore structure modification during experimental alteration of granite

Anovitz, L. M., Cheshire, M. C., Hermann, R. P., Gu, X., Sheets, J. M., Brantley, S. L., Cole, D. R., Ilton, E. S., Mildner, D. F. R., Gagnon, C., Allard, L. F. & Littrell, K. C., Jan 1 2021, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 292, p. 532-556 25 p.

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Relating land surface, water table, and weathering fronts with a conceptual valve model for headwater catchments

Brantley, S. L. & Lebedeva, M. I., Feb 2021, In: Hydrological Processes. 35, 2, e14010.

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