Grants and Awards

  1. Celestian, A. J. (pending submission in October) Mechanisms of ion selectivity in porous frameworks.  American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund.  60,000 USD.
  2. Celestian, A. J. Acquisition of a new X-ray diffractometer for research and education.  Gatton Academy. 76,744USD.
  3. Celestian, A. J. (2008) Acquisition of a new Raman microscope for environmental and materials science research and education. National Science Foundation Kentucky EPSCoR with WKU cost share. 90,646 USD (Awarded).
  4. Celestian, A. J. (2008) Synthesis and characterization of zeolites for geologic disposal of high level radioactive waste. Western Kentucky University New Faculty Scholarship. 4,000 USD (Awarded).
  5. Celestian, A. J. (2008) Comprehensive research experience and mentoring for middle school science teachers.  Western Kentucky University Science Alliance. 2,555 USD (Awarded).
  6. Celestian, A. J. and Kramer, S. (2007) Proposed research for the Materials Characterization Center for titanium silicate characterization. Western Kentucky University Materials Characterization Center Graduate Student Scholarship. 5,000 USD. (Awarded)
  7. Zheng, Y., Hemming, N. G., Brock, P., Brueckner, H., Celestian, A. J., Eaton, T., McHugh, C., Pekar, S., Stewart, G., Plummer, T. (2006) Expanding Capacity in Rapid Elemental Analysis at Queens College for Environmental and Geological Science Student: Innov-X Systems Environmental Analyzers. Awarded through CUNY Graduate Investment Initiative. 30,946 USD (Awarded)
  8. Celestian, A. J. (2006) Goldschmidt Conference Student Travel Grant to Melbourne, Australia. Awarded through the Geochemical Society. 1,000 USD (Awarded).

 

Refereed Publications

  1. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B. Clearfield, A. (in press) In-Situ structural studies of crystal growth in titanium silicates. Chapter in Handbook of Crystal Growth, published by Springer.
  2. Fewox, C. S., Clearfield, A., Celestian, A. J. (in review) In situ x-ray diffraction study of Cs+ exchange in protonated zirconium trisilicate. Chemistry of Materials.
  3. Celestian, A. J., Kubicki, J. D., Hanson, J., Clearfield, A., Parise, J. B. (2008) The mechanism responsible for extraordinary Cs-ion selectivity in crystalline silicotitinates. Journal of the American Chemical Society 130(35), 11689-11694.
  4. Celestian, A. J. and Clearfield, A. (2007) Science Highlight Article: The origin of ion exchange selectivity in a porous framework titanium silicate. Journal of Materials Chemistry (46), 4839-4842.
  5. Lee, Yongjae, Kim S. J., Bull, I, Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Kao, C., Vogt, T. (2007) Dehydration-induced water disordering and symmetry increase in synthetic potassium gallosilicate natrolite. Journal of the American Chemical Society 129(44), 13744-1374.
  6. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Smith, R., B. H. Toby, Clearfield, A. (2007) Role of the hydroxyl-water hydrogen-bond network in structural transitions and selectivity toward cesium in Cs0.38(D1.08H0.54)SiTi2O7 ∙ (D0.86H0.14)2O crystalline silicotitanate. Inorganic Chemistry 46(4), 1081-1089.
  7. Northrup, P., Lanzirotti, A., Celestian A. (2007) Growth of Environmental Science at the NSLS. Synchrotron Radiation News 20(3), 6-13.
  8. Michel, F. M., Ehm, L., Celestian, A. J., Schoonen, M. A. A., Parise, J. B., Liu, G., Strongin, D., Kim, J., Grey, C. P, Knorr, K., Eulert, H., Han, W., Gillow, J., Antao, S. M., Chupas, P. J., Lee, P. L. (2007). Similarities in 2- and 6-line ferrihydrite based on pair distribution function analysis of X-ray total scattering. Chemistry of Materials 9(6), 1489-1496.
  9. Clearfield, A., Tripathi, A., Medvedev, D., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B. (2006) In situ type study of hydrothermally prepared titanates and silicotitanates. Journal of Materials Science 41(5), 1325-1333.
  10. Nyman, M., Celestian, A. J., Holland, G. P., Alam, T. M., Parise, J. B. (2006) Solid-state structural characterization of a rigid framework of lacunary heteropolyniobates. Inorganic Chemistry 45(3), 1043-1052.
  11. Celestian, A. J., Medvedev, D. G., Tripathi, A., Parise, J. B., Clearfield, A. (2005) Optimizing synthesis of Na2Ti2SiO7∙2H2O (Na-CST) and ion exchange pathways for Cs0.4H1.6Ti2SiO7∙H2 O (Cs-CST) determined from in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms: Section B of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research 238, 61-69.
  12. Bonhomme, F., Alam, T. M., Celestian, A. J., Tallant D., Boyle, T. J., Cherry, B. R., Tissot, R. G., Rodriquez, M. A., Parise, J. B., Nyman, M. (2005) Tribasic lead maleate and lead maleate: synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterizations. Inorganic Chemistry 44(21), 7394-7402.
  13. Colligan, M., Lee, Y., Vogt, T., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Marshall, W., Hriljac, J. A. (2005) High-pessure neutron powder diffraction study of superhydrated natrolite. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109, 18223-18225.
  14. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Goodell, C., Tripathi, A., Hanson, J. (2004) Time resolved diffraction studies of ion exchange: K + and Na+ exchange into (Al, Ge) gismondine (GIS) Na24Al 24Ge24O96∙40H2O and K8Al8Ge8O32∙8H2O. Chemistry of Materials 16(11), 2244-2254.
  15. Medvedev, D. G., Tripathi, A., Clearfield, A., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J., Hanson, J. (2004) Crystallization of sodium titanium silicate with sitinakite topology: evolution from sodium nonatitanate phase. Chemistry of Materials 16(19), 3659-3666.
  16. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Tripathi, A., Kvick, A., Vaughan, G. M. B. (2003) (K4Li4)Al8Ge8O8∙8H2O: an Li+ -exchanged potassium aluminogermanate with the zeolite gismondine (GIS) topology. Acta Crystallographica C59, i74-i76.
  17. Cole, J. M., Nienstedt, J., Spataro, G., Rasbury, E. T., Lanzirotti, A., Celestian, A. J., Nilsson, M., Hanson, G. N. (2003) Use of phosphor imaging to map ppm levels of uranium and thorium in rocks and minerals. Chemical Geology 193, 127-136.
  18. Zhang, H., Celestian, A., Parise, J. B., Xu, H., Heaney, P. J. (2002) A new polymorph of Eucryptite (LiAlSiO4), ε-eucryptite, and thermal expansion of α- and ε-eucryptite at high pressure. American Mineralogist 87, 566-571.

 

Online: Media and Publications

  1. Celestian, A. J. (2007 – Present) Crystal Kinetics Laboratory Research Page.  www.wku.edu/~aaron.celestian/.  Web site for interactive dissemination of scientific results.  Hosted by Western Kentucky University.
  2. Celestian, A. J. and Parise, J. B. (submitted) Graphical user interface for iterative targeted transformation analysis using MATLAB. Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR.
  3. Celestian, A. J. (in prep) Crystallographic computing software for the TI-89 calculator.  Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR.
  4. Celestian, A. J. (in prep.) Crystal structure of an orthorhombic potassium gallosilicate with natrolite topology.  Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR.
  5. Celestian, A. J. (in prep.) Sorption experiments of the uranyl ion onto zeolites: evidence for the difficulty of UO22+ ion exchange. Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR.

 

Manuscripts in Preparation (asterisk denotes student presentation)

Invited Talks

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, National Synchrotron Light Source II, July 2009.
  2. Western Kentucky University, Dept. of Astronomy and Physics, February 2008.
  3. Western Kentucky University, Dept. of Geography and Geology, October 2007.
  4. Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, September 2007.
  5. Savannah River Site, May 2007.
  6. City University of New York Queens College, School of Earth and Environmental Science, April 2007.
  7. Western Kentucky University, Dept. of Geography and Geology, April 2007.
  8. City University of New York Queens College, School of Earth and Environmental Science, May 2006.
  9. Center for Environmental and Molecular Sciences, Dept. of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, May 2006.
  10. Center for Environmental and Molecular Sciences, Stony Brook University, May 2005.
  11. National Synchrotron Light Source, March 2003.

 

Press Releases

  1. June 17, 2008 – WKU New Release - WKU faculty member Aaron Celestian named to editorial board of prestigious geology journal.  Online at: http://blog.wku.edu/wkunews/?p=85
  2. April 30, 2008 – WKU News Release - WKU students honored at 38th annual research conference.  Online at: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/studentresearch.html.
  3. August 25, 2004 – NSLS Science Highlight - Time-resolved diffraction studies of ion exchange: K+ and Na+ exchange into synthetic aluminogermanate molecular sieve with the gismondine topology. Online and in the December 2004 newsletter.

 

Interviews with Public Media

  1. Television – WBKO, Bowling Green, KY – April 18, 2008
  2. Newspaper – News Enterprise, Elizabethtown, KY – April 18, 2008

 

Conferences, Presentations, and Workshops (asterisk denotes student presentation)

  1. 1.  Kramer, S.* and Celestian, A. J. (2009) Best Graduate Oral Presentation Award All Disciplines Time Resolved Studies of a Niobium Substituted Titanosilicate for the Determination of the Strontium Ion Exchange Mechanism. Sigma Xi Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY
  2. Dame, H.* and Celestian, A. J. (2009) Modifying the Sitinakite Structure for Enhanced Cs and Sr Sequestration. Sigma Xi Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY
  3. Kramer, S.*, Rader, S.*, and Celestian, A. J. (2009) Invited Kinetics and mechanisms for strontium removal using niobium doped silicotitanates. Selected as one of the four WKU graduate students for Graduate Posters at the Capitol. Frankfort, KY.
  4. Leftwich, K.* and Celestian, A. J. (2009) Nanoporous natrolite and sequestration of radioactive waste.  Posters at the Capitol.  Frankfort, KY.
  5. Kramer, S.*, Rader, S.*, and Celestian, A. J. (2009) Engineering materials for radioactive waste sequestration.  Posters at the Capitol.  Frankfort, KY.
  6. Kramer, S.* and Celestian, A. J. (2008) Strontium ion exchange mechanism in synthetic sitinakite from time resolved studies.  Eos Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V13A-2107.
  7. Kramer, S.* and Celestian, A. J. (2008) Time resolved X-ray diffraction of a niobium substituted titanosilicate for the determination of the strontium ion exchange mechanism.  Regional ACS Conference. Nashville, TN.
  8. Kramer, S.* and Celestian, A. J. (2008) Honorable Mention Award Synthesis of pure hydrogen titanosilicate for the determination of the strontium ion exchange mechanism. Sigma Xi Student Research Conference.  Bowling Green, KY.
  9. Clearfield, A., Celestian, A. J., Tripathi, A., Medvedev, D., Parise, J. B. (2007) An in-situ crystallographic study of crystal growth and ion exchange in titanium silicates. Keynote address. Annual Meeting of the American Crystallography Association. Salt Lake City, UT. Abstract# 07.01.07.
  10. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Narayan, J. Kubicki, J. D., Clearfield, A. (2006) Influence of hydroxyl-water interaction on structural transformations during Cs+ exchange in microporous H-CST. 16th Annual Goldschmidt Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70(18), A91.
  11. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Clearfield, A. (2006) In situ time resolved diffraction of cesium exchange in crystalline silicotitanates. Joint National Synchrotron Light Source and Center for Functional Nanomaterials Users' Meeting. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.
  12. Parise, J. B., Celestian, A. J., Smith, R. I., Toby, B. H. (2006) A double-lever mechanism driving structural transitions in crystalline silicotitinates revealed by combined time-resolved X-ray diffraction and neutron powder diffraction. 64th Annual Pittsburg Diffraction Conference. Pittsburg, PA.
  13. Michel, F. M., Antao, S. M. , Celestian, A. J., Schoonen, M. A. A., Parise, J. B., Liu, G., Strongin, D. R., Lee, P. L., Chupas, P. J. (2006) Size and structure of ferrihydrite from PDF analysis, Proceedings from the 232nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA.
  14. Windslow, F.D. III, Abbott, D., Celestian, A. J., Hemming, S. R., Olsen, P. Phillips, B. L., Rasbury, E. T., Smirnov, A., Whiteside, J. H. (2006) Extra-basinal source for the Tr-J boundary clay layer in the Newark basin. Geological Society of America National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, October 22-25.
  15. Galloway, M. M., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Clearfield, A. (2006) Temperature stability of a molecular sieve crystalline silicotitanate with the mineral sitinakite topology. Abstracts of the American Chemical Society 231, Meeting Abstract 860-CHED.
  16. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B. (2005) Ion Exchange Mechanisms of Cs+ Absorption into Silicotitanate CST. Chemistry Research Day, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook, NY.
  17. Park, H., Celestian, A. J., Nyman, M., Parise, J. B. (2005) Crystal Chemistry of Polyoxometalate Clusters. Chemistry Research Day, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook, NY.
  18. Parise, J. B., Celestian, A. J. (2005) Synchrotron X-ray and neutron scattering techniques: Aids to understanding structure, mechanism and functionality in nano-materials of interest to environmental scientists. Synchrotron Environmental Science III, Brookhaven National Laboratory, September 19-21.
  19. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Smith, R. I., Park, H. Clearfield, A. (2005) In situ neutron and X-ray scattering studies of Cs+ ion exchange sequestration into the crystalline silicotitanate (CST) molecular sieve. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 230, U1769-U1770,  Meeting Abstract 111-GEOC.
  20. Celestian, A. J. and Parise, J. B. (2005) Ion Exchange Mechanisms of Cs+ Absorption into silicotitanate CST. Chemistry Research Day, Stony Brook University.
  21. Park, H., Celestian, A. J., Nyman, M., and Parise, J. B. (2005) Crystal Chemistry of Polyoxometalate Clusters. Chemistry Research Day, Stony Brook University.
  22. Celestian, A. J., participant in the In-situ Analyses in Environmental and Chemical Systems Workshop. National Synchrotron Light Source 25th Annual User's Meeting (2005). Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY, USA.
  23. Celestian, A. J., Medvedev, D. G., Tripathi, A. Parise, J. B., Clearfield, A. (2004) In situ X-ray diffraction study of Cs ion exchange into H-TS. Geological Society of America National Meeting, November 7-10, Denver, CO, USA. Advanced Characterization of Minerals.
  24. Parise, J. B., Celestian, A. J., Medvedev, D. G., Tripathi, A., Clearfield, A. (2004) Optimised synthesis, elucidation of structures, and properties for porous materials using synchrotron radiation. Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science. August 23-25. Grenoble, France.
  25. Celestian, A. J. (2004). Participant in the ACS Petroleum Research Fund Summer School in Molecular Modeling Applied to Environmental Geochemistry. Pennsylvania State University, PA.
  26. Celestian, A. J., Parise, John B., Medvedev, Dmitri G., Tripathi, Akhilesh, Clearfield, Abraham. (2004) Synchrotron time resolved X-ray diffraction of Cs exchange into molecular sieve H-CST. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 227, U1515, Part 1, Abstract: 708-INOR.
  27. Medvedev, D., Tripathi, A., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Clearfield, A., Hanson, J. C. (2004) Time resolved diffraction studies on titanosilicate with mineral sitinakite topology: From crystallization to ion exchange. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 227, U1235, Part 1, Abstract 033-IEC.
  28. Park, H., Kim, D. K., Moureau, D., Celestian A., Bull, I., Parise, J. B. (2004) Solvothermal Synthesis of New Micro- and Mesoporous Phosphate Materials. Gordon Research Conference - Inorganic Chemistry. Salve Regina University, Newport, RI.
  29. Bull, I., Park, H., Peng, L., Celestian, A. J., Nyman, M., Bonhomme, F., Grey, C., Parise, J. B. (2004) Microcrystal diffraction studies of novel nanoporous and cluster structures with applications in areas such as ion exchange. Chemistry Research Day. State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
  30. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Medvedev, D. G., Tripathi, A., Clearfield, A. (2004) Synchrotron time resolved X-ray diffraction of Cs exchange into molecular sieve H-CST. Chemistry Research Day. State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
  31. Celestian, A. J., participant in the Frontiers in Powder Diffraction Workshop. National Synchrotron Light Source 23rd Annual User's Meeting (2003). Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY, USA.
  32. Celestian, A. J., (2003) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance workshop for environmental sciences. Organized by Brian Phillips and Clare Grey at Stony Brook University.
  33. Tripathi, A., Medvedev, D., Clearfield, A., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Nyman, M., Hanson, J. (2003) In situ synchrotron X-ray structural studies of crystal growth and ion exchange in tunnel-type titanosilicates. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 225: U93-U-94, Part 2, Abstract 543-INOR.
  34. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B. (2002) K, Na, and Li Ion Exchange Properties in (Al,Ge)-GIS Type Zeolites. North East Corridor Zeolite Association (NECZA). Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, PA.
  35. Park, S. H., Kleinsorge, M., Grey, C. P., Parise, J. B., Celestian, A. J. (2002) Lithium and Deuterium NMR Studies of Acid-Leached Layered Lithium Manganese Oxides. Chemistry Research Day. State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
  36. Park, S. H., Kleinsorge, M., Grey, C. P., Parise, J. B., Celestian, A. J. (2002) Can We Visualize Framework Li cations using IR and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy? Chemistry Research Day. State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
  37. Celestian, A. J. (2001) participant in 10th Annual ACA Crystallography Summer Course. Athens, GA.
  38. Celestian, A. J. (2001) Rietveld refinement workshop for X-ray powder diffraction. Organized by Ross Angel and John Parise at Stony Brook University.
  39. Parise, J. B., Goodell, C., Celestian, A. J., Tripathi, A. (2001) Phase transformations in the GIS structure upon ion exchange. EOS Trans., AGU, Fall Meeting Suppl., 82(47): V32A-0956. Nanoparticles in the Environment II.

 

Beamline Abstracts

  1. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B. (2003) Structural characterization of a new Rb+ lithosilicate porous framework with the RUB-23 topology. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Experiment Report. CH 1346
  2. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Tripathi, A. (2003) (K4Li4)Al 8Ge8O32∙8H2O: an Li+ -exchanged potassium aluminogermanate with the zeolite gismondine (GIS) topology. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Experiment Report. CH 1346
  3. Tripathi, A., Medvedev D., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J., Hanson, J. Nyman, M., Clearfield, A. (2002) Structural investigation of the origin of selectivity for Cs and Sr in the Nb-substituted titanosilicate with the mineral sitinakite topology . National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. trip0299
  4. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Hanson, J. (2002) Time-resolved X-ray diffraction studies of K, Na and Li sxchanged (Al,Ge)-GIS. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. cele0322
  5. Celestian, A. J., Tripathi, A., Parise, J. B., Wu, G. (2001) Investigations into a titanosilicate and lithosilicate RUB-32. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. cele502
  6. Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. B., Hanson, J. (2001) Ion exchange studies of synthetic (Al, Ge) gismondine. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. cele678
  7. Celestian, A. J., Grew, E., Parise, J. B., Wu, G. (2001) Structural investigation of the mineral welshite. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. cele711
  8. Nienstedt, J., Drayer, C., Lanzirott, A., Rasbury, T., Celestian, A. J., Forester, C. (2001) Incorporation of U and Th in phosphatized fossils. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. nien478
  9. Tripathi, A., Parise, J.B., Celestian, A. J., Wu, G. (2000) Structural characterization of molybdnumniobate clusters. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. Trip1887
  10. Tripathi, A., Lee, Y., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J., Hanson, J.C. (2000) In situ heating studies of sandia octahedral molecular sieve. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. Trip2954
  11. Zhang, J., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J., Xu, H., Heaney, P. (2000) A new polymorph of eucryptite (LiAlSiO4) and thermal expansion of alpha and epsilon eucryptite at high pressure. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. Zhan4344
  12. Twilley, J., Celestian, A. J., Parise, J. (2000) Simultaneous elemental and microdiffraction analysis of ancient Greek pigments from Chersonesos. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report. Abstract No. Twil3345
  13. Celestian, A. J., Gasparik, T., Parise, J.B., Lee, Y., Tripathi, A., Lensarati, T. (1999) Microdiffraction on majorite garnet samples produced at 13-15GPa. National Synchrotron Light Source Activity Report.