Research
Helen’s work involves both commercial and research projects, focusing on X-Ray Diffraction techniques.
Publications
Journals
- Hillier, S.; Brydson, R.; Delbos, E.; Fraser, T.; Gray, N.; Pendlowski, H.; Phillips, I.; Robertson, J.; Wilson, I. (2016) Correlations among the mineralogical and physical properties of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs)., Clay Minerals, 51, 325-350.
- Ceci, A.; Rhee, Y.J.; Kierans, M.; Hillier, S.; Pendlowski, H.; Gray, N.; Persiani, A.M.; Gadd, G.M. (2015) Transformation of vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl) by fungi., Environmental Microbiology, 17, 2018-2034.
- L.iang, X.J.; Hillier, S.; Pendlowski, H.; Gray, N.; Ceci, A.; Gadd, G.M. (2015) Uranium phosphate biomineralization by fungi., Environmental Microbiology, 17, 2064-2075.
- Rhee, Y.J.; Hillier, S.; Pendlowski, H.; Gadd, G.M. (2014) Fungal transformation of metallic lead to pyromorphite in liquid medium., Chemosphere, 113, 17-21.
- Rhee, Y.J.; Hillier, S.; Pendlowski, H.; Gadd, G.M. (2014) Pyromorphite formation in a fungal biofilm community growing on lead metal., Environmental Microbiology, 16, 1441-1451.
- Brennan, F.P.; Moynihan, E.; Griffiths, B.S.; Hillier, S.; Owen, J.; Pendlowski, H.; Avery, L.M. (2014) Clay mineral type effect on bacterial enteropathogen survival in soil., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 302-305.
- Weil, Z.; Liang, X.; Pendlowski, H.; Hillier, S.; Suntornvongasul, K.; Sihanonth, P.; Gadd, G.M. (2013) Fungal biotransformation of zinc silicate and sulfide mineral ores., Environmental Microbiology 15, 2173-2186.
Conference papers
- Hillier, S.; Pendlowski, H.; Fraser, T.; Robertson, J.; Delbos, E.; Phillips, I.; Gray, N.; Wilson, I. (2013) Tubular halloysite., Minerals for Life, Appleton Tower, Edinburgh, 17-19 June 2013.
Conference posters
- Pendlowski, H.A. (2017) Applied mineralogy : Clay mineralogy and its application to the oil industry: a practical course., The James Hutton Institute Annual Research Symposium, Dundee, 22 November 2017. (Poster)
- Hillier, S.; Pendlowski, H.; Fraser, T.; Robertson, J.; Delbos, E.; Phillips, I.; Gray, N.; Wilson, I. (2015) Correlations among mineralogical and physical properties of halloysite nano-tubes (HNTs)., Euroclay 2015 Conference, Edinburgh University, 5-10 July 2015.
- Brennan, F.P.; Moynihan, E.; Griffiths, B.; Hillier, S.; Owen, J.; Pendlowski, H.; Avery, L. (2013) The impact of clay mineral composition on enteropathogen survival in soil., FEMS, 5th Congress of Microbiologists 2013, Leipzig, Germany, 21-25 July 2013. Abstract.
