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Degrees:
1980 B.A. Chemistry, Princeton University, Magna cum Laude
1983 M.A. Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University
1987 Ph.D. Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University

Professional Experience:
8/80 - 8/81 - Fulbright Scholar in Peru
9/81 - 9/86 - Teaching and Research Assistant in Dept. of Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University
9/86 - 6/91 - Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
6/91 - 7/97 - Associate Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
7/97-present - Full Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
1/95 - 7/95 - Visiting Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Center
1/95 - 7/95 - Visiting Scientist, Stanford University
7/98-4/03 - Director, Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry, Penn State
8/99-1/03 - Director, Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education, Penn State
1/03-7/03 - Visiting Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Center
1/04-1/06 - Vice-President, Geochemical Society
9/04 - present - Director, Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis, Penn State
1/0 - 12/07 - President, Geochemical Society
11/07 - Member, Task Force on Interdisciplinary Strategies in Graduate Education, Penn State

Appointments:
4/1/2003 - Appointed Director, EMS Environment Institute (now Earth and Environmental Systems Institute), Pennsylvania State University

Honors and Awards:
1982-1985 - NSF Graduate Student Fellowship
1981-1982 - IBM Fellowship, Princeton University
1987-1992 - NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award
1988-1993 - David and Lucille Packard Fellowship
1996 - Wilson Research Award, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State University
2001 - Pardee Lecturer, Geol. Society of America National Meeting
2002 - Ingerson Lecturer of the Geochemical Society, Geol. Society of America National Meeting
2003 - Wilson Faculty Mentoring Award, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State
2006 - Pardee Lecturer, Geological Society of America National Meeting
2007 - Elected AGU Fellow
2007 - Wilson Award for Outstanding Service, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State

Selected Publications:
Brantley, S.L., N. Mellott. 2000 Surface area and porosity of primary silicate minerals, American Mineralogist. 85, 1767-1783.

Hamilton , J., Brantley, S.L., Pantano, C.G., Criscenti, L., Kubicki, J. 2001 Dissolution of nepheline, jadeite and albite glasses: Toward better models for aluminosilicate dissolution. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 65, 3683-3702.

Tsomaia, N., Brantley, S.L., Hamilton, J.P., Pantano, C.G., Mueller, K.T., 2003 NMR evidence for formation of octahedral and tetrahedral Al and repolymerization of the Si network during dissolution of aluminosilicate glass and crystal, American Mineralogist 88, 54-67.

Other Significant Publications:
White, A.F., S.L. Brantley, 1995 (eds.) Chemical Weathering Rates of Silicate
Minerals, Mineralogical Society of America Shortcourse, v. 31.

Nugent, M.A., S.L. Brantley, C.G. Pantano, P.A. Maurice. 1998 The influence of natural mineral coatings on feldspar weathering. Nature 396, 527-622.

Liermann, L., B. Kalinowski, S.L. Brantley, J.G. Ferry. 2000 Effect of siderophores on hornblende dissolution. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 64, 587-602.

Kump, L., S.L. Brantley, M.A. Arthur. 2000 Chemical weathering, atmospheric CO 2 and climate, Earth and Planetary Science Reviews 28, 611-667.

Kalinowski, B.E., L. J. Liermann, S.Givens, S.L. Brantley. 2000 Rates of bacteria-promoted solubilization of Fe from minerals: A review of problems and approaches. Chemical Geology, 169, 357-370.

Synergistic Activities:
Director, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, an interdisciplinary research center, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences; Advisor (ex-Director), Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry, Penn State, an interdisciplinary research center operating across four Colleges; Advisor (ex-Director), Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education, Penn State, an interdisciplinary graduate program funded by NSF/IGERT and Penn State; program funds graduate education in the field of Microbial Biogeochemistry; Secretary General Water Rock Interaction 11, meeting held in June 2004 Saratoga Springs, NY for aqueous geochemists worldwide; Member, NSF Advisory Committee for Directorate of Geosciences; Member, Weathering System Science Consortium, a working group organizing Weathering Scientists nationally (http://www.wssc.psu.edu/index.html); Vice-president elect, Geochemical Society

Results From Prior NSF Support:
Brantley is PI of an NSF-IGERT program (DGE-9972759), The Penn State Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education (BRIE)(PIs: S.L. Brantley; Geosciences; coPI: K. Freeman - Geosciences, J. Brenchley - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Award period: 8/01/99;7/31/07. Award amount: $2.8 million. This award funds an interdisciplinary program for graduate education in biogeochemistry at Penn State. Sixteen professors participate in the program from 5 departments on campus, and up to 31 grad students (20 funded now) will be funded. BRIE has supported 2 graduate and 10 undergraduate students from under-represented groups. At present about half the BRIE graduate students are women. Three of the fully funded students have received their Ph.D.s. Brantley has published 19 papers from IGERT support, many with graduate students. Publications from BRIE can be seen at http://www.ems.psu.edu/BRIE/papers.html.