Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Surface Processes
	Dr. Nina Maria Huittinen
	Phone:	+49 351 260 2148
	Email:	n.huittinenhzdr.de
	Link:	ORCID: 0000-0002-9930-2329
	Address	Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden
	Building/Office:	801/P218

Scientific career

Since 2013:
Research associate, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology
2008-2013:
Ph.D. in radiochemistry at the University of Helsinki, Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Finland - "Sorption of trivalent actinides onto gibbsite, γ-alumina, and kaolinite - A spectroscopic study of An(III) interactions at the mineral-water interfaces"
2002-2007:
M.Sc. in chemistry at the University of Helsinki, Finland

Research fields

luminescence spectroscopy (TRLFS)
actinide-bearing solid phases and solid solution formation
actinide interactions at the solid/water interface
actinide complexation reactions in aqueous environments

Projects

since 01/2021: Project coordinator in the project "AcE" (Fundamental investigations of Actinide immobilization by incorporation into solid phases relevant for final disposal), funded by BMBF
2016-2019: Project leader in the project "ThermAc" (Aufklärung von Thermodynamik und Speziation von Actiniden bei höheren Temperaturen in Kombination von Schätzmethoden, spektroskopischen und quantenchemischen Methoden), funded by BMBF
2014-2016: Postdoctoral scientist in the project "Conditioning" (Fundamental studies on immobilization of long-lived radionuclides after incorporation into repository relevant ceramics), funded by BMBF

Teaching

since 2017: Radioecology, Technische Universität Dresden
2015-2016: Radiochemistry, Dresden University of Applied Sciences
2012-2013: Fundamentals of chemistry for biology students, University of Helsinki

Supervision

Ph.D. or Licentiate (L)

10/2020: Henry Lösch - Spektroskopische Untersuchungen zur Komplexierung und zum Einbau von Actiniden: Uran(VI) Komplexierung mit gelösten Silikaten und Stabilität von Europium(III) Xenotim Solid Solutions, Technische Universität Dresden
07/2020: Manuel Eibl - Actinide interactions with Zr-bearing phases: Spectroscopic investigations of An3+ adsorption and incorporation reactions with zirconia, Technische Universität Dresden
02/2020 (L): Sinikka Virtanen - Competitive sorption reactions of An(V) and An(III) at the corundum (α–Al₂O₃) surface, University of Helsinki
09/2019 (L): Outi Elo - Neptunium(V) interactions with the bentonite clay barrier constituents bentonite, montmorillonite, corundum and granitic host rock, University of Helsinki

M.Sc. theses

2019: Isabelle Jesat - Komplexierung von Eu(III) und Cm(III) mit Phosphat bei höheren Temperaturen, Technische Universität Dresden
2018: Maximilian Demnitz - Temperaturabhängige Untersuchungen von Uran-Redoxreaktionen in halidhaltigen Lösungen, Technische Universität Dresden
2016: Henry Lösch - Site-selektive Fluoreszenz-Spektroskopie Untersuchungen an LnPO4-Keramiken für endlagerrelevante Zwecke, Dresden University of Applied Sciences
2016: Manuel Eibl - Sorptions- und Inkorporationsuntersuchungen von Actiniden an Korund und Zirkonium(IV)-oxid, Technische Universität Dresden
2015: Outi Elo – Np(V) sorption onto montmorillonite, corundum and bentonite colloids, University of Helsinki
2014: Jenna Knuutinen - Neptuniumin sorptio magnetiittiin, hematiittiin ja korundiin sekä neptuniumin spesiaatio liuoksessa ja mineraalipinnalla, University of Helsinki

Publications

2021

Sorption of Europium on Diatom Biosilica as Model of a “Green” Sorbent for f-Elements

Kammerlander, K. K. K.; Köhler, L.; Huittinen, N. M.; Bok, F.; Steudtner, R.; Oschatz, C.; Vogel, M.; Stumpf, T.; Brunner, E.

Applied Geochemistry 126(2021), 104823
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104823

2020

Temperature-dependent luminescence spectroscopic investigations of U(VI) complexation with the halides F- and Cl-

Demnitz, M.; Hilpmann, S.; Lösch, H.; Bok, F.; Steudtner, R.; Patzschke, M.; Stumpf, T.; Huittinen, N. M.

Dalton Transactions 49(2020), 7109-7122
DOI: 10.1039/D0DT00646G

Understanding the local structure of Eu3+ and Y3+ stabilized zirconia – Insights from luminescence and X–ray absorption spectroscopic investigations

Eibl, M.; Shaw, S.; Prieur, D.; Roßberg, A.; Wilding, M. C.; Hennig, C.; Morris, K.; Rothe, J.; Stumpf, T.; Huittinen, N. M.

Journal of Materials Science 55(2020), 10095-10120
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-020-04768-3

Temperature‒dependent luminescence spectroscopic and mass spectrometric investigations of U(VI) complexation with aqueous silicates in the acidic pH‒range

Lösch, H.; Raiwa, M.; Jordan, N.; Steppert, M.; Steudtner, R.; Stumpf, T.; Huittinen, N. M.

Environment International 135(2020), 105425
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105425

2019

Coordination chemistry of f-block metal ions with ligands bearing bio-relevant functional groups

Götzke, L.; Schaper, G.; März, J.; Kaden, P.; Huittinen, N.; Stumpf, T.; Kammerlander, K. K. K.; Brunner, E.; Hahn, P.; Mehnert, A.; Kersting, B.; Henle, T.; Lindoy, L. F.; Zanoni, G.; Weigand, J. J.

Coordination Chemistry Reviews 386(2019), 267-309
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.01.006

U(VI) sorption on Ca-bentonite at (hyper)alkaline conditions – Spectroscopic investigations of retention mechanisms

Philipp, T.; Shams Aldin Azzam, S.; Rossberg, A.; Huittinen, N.; Schmeide, K.; Stumpf, T.

Science of the Total Environment 676(2019), 469-481
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.274

Cm(III) retention by calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel and secondary alteration phases in carbonate solutions with high ionic strength: A site-selective TRLFS study

Wolter, J.-M.; Schmeide, K.; Huittinen, N. M.; Stumpf, T.

Scientific Reports 9(2019), 14255
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50402-x

A spectroscopic study of trivalent cation (Cm³⁺ and Eu³⁺) sorption on monoclinic zirconia (ZrO₂)

Eibl, M.; Virtanen, S.; Pischel, F.; Bok, F.; Lönnrot, S.; Shaw, S.; Huittinen, N.

Applied Surface Science 487(2019), 1316-1328
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.05.012

Rare-Earth orthophosphates from atomistic simulations

Ji, Y.; Kowalski, P. M.; Kegler, P.; Huittinen, N.; Marks, N.; Vinograd, V.; Arinicheva, Y.; Neumeier, S.; Bosbach, D.

Frontiers in Chemistry 7(2019), 197
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00197

A spectroscopic investigation of Eu3+ incorporation in LnPO4 (Ln = Tb, Gd1–xLux, x = 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1) ceramics

Lösch, H.; Hirsch, A.; Holthausen, J.; Peters, L.; Xiao, B.; Neumeier, S.; Schmidt, M.; Huittinen, N.

Frontiers in Chemistry 7(2019), 94
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00094

Neptunium(V) transport in granitic rock: A laboratory scale study on the influence of bentonite colloids

Elo, O.; Hölttä, P.; Kekäläinen, P.; Voutilainen, M.; Huittinen, N.

Applied Geochemistry 10331(2019), 31-39
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.01.015

2018

Local structural effects of Eu3+ incorporation into xenotime-type solid solutions with different host cations

Xiao, B.; Lösch, H.; Huittinen, N.; Schmidt, M.

Chemistry - A European Journal 24(2018)50, 13368-13377
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802841

Complexation of trivalent lanthanides (Eu) and actinides (Cm) with aqueous phosphates at elevated temperatures

Jordan, N.; Demnitz, M.; Lösch, H.; Starke, S.; Brendler, V.; Huittinen, N.

Inorganic Chemistry 57(2018)12, 7915-7024
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00647

A spectroscopic and computational study of Cm3+ incorporation in lanthanide phosphate rhabdophane (LnPO4·0.67H2O) and monazite (LnPO4)

Huittinen, N.; Scheinost, A. C.; Ji, Y.; Kowalski, P. M.; Arinicheva, Y.; Wilden, A.; Neumeier, S.; Stumpf, T.

Inorganic Chemistry 57(2018), 6252-6265
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00095

Sorption competition and kinetics of trivalent cations (Eu, Y and Cm) on corundum (α-Al2O3): a batch sorption and TRLFS study

Virtanen, S.; Meriläinen, S.; Eibl, M.; Rabung, T.; Huittinen, N.

Applied Geochemistry 92(2018), 71-81
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.02.011

2017

Probing structural homogeneity of La1-xGdxPO4 monazite-type solid solutions by combined spectroscopic and computational studies

Huittinen, N.; Arinicheva, Y.; Kowalski, P. M.; Vinograd, V. L.; Neumeier, S.; Bosbach, D.

Journal of Nuclear Materials 486(2017), 148-157
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.01.024

Batch sorption and spectroscopic speciation studies of neptunium uptake by montmorillonite and corundum

Elo, O.; Müller, K.; Ikeda-Ohno, A.; Bok, F.; Scheinost, A.; Hölttä, P.; Huittinen, N.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 198(2017), 168-181
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.10.040

2016

Using Eu3+ as an atomic probe to investigate the local environment in LaPO4–GdPO4 monazite end-members

Huittinen, N.; Arinicheva, Y.; Schmidt, M.; Neumeier, S.; Stumpf, T.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 483(2016), 139-145
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.08.027

The specific sorption of Np(V) on the corundum (α-Al2O3) surface in the presence of trivalent lanthanides Eu(III) and Gd(III): a batch sorption and XAS study

Virtanen, S.; Bok, F.; Ikeda-Ohno, A.; Rossberg, A.; Lützenkirchen, J.; Rabung, T.; Lehto, J.; Huittinen, N.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 483(2016), 334-342
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.08.035

2013

Cycloisomerization of 2-alkynylanilines to indoles catalyzed by carbon-supported gold nanoparticles and subsequent homocoupling to 3,3′-biindoles

Perea-Buceta, J. E.; Wirtanen, T.; Laukkanen, O.-V.; Mäkelä, M. K.; Nieger, M.; Melchionna, M.; Huittinen, N.; Lopez-Sanchez, J. A.; Helaja, J.

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 52(2013)45, 11835-11839
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305579

A ¹H and ²⁷Al NMR investigation of Y(III) and Eu(III) interaction with kaolinite.
Huittinen, N.; Sarv, P:;Lehto, J.

Appl. Clay Sci. 80-81(2013), 182-188
DOI-Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2013.04.005

2012

New insight into Cm(III) interaction with kaolinite - influence of mineral dissolution.
Huittinen, N.; Rabung, Th.; Schnurr, A.; Hakanen, M.; Lehto, J.; Geckeis, H.

Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 99(2012), 100-109
DOI-Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.032

2011

A proton NMR study on the specific sorption of yttrium(III) and europium(III) on γ-alumina [γ-Al₂O₃].
Huittinen, N.; Sarv, P.; Lehto, J.

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 361(2011), 252-258
DOI-Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2011.05.055

2010

A comparative batch sorption and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy study on the sorption of Eu(III) and Cm(III) on synthetic and natural kaolinite.
Huittinen, N.; Rabung, Th.; Andrieux, P.; Lehto, J.; Geckeis, H.

Radiochim. Acta 98(2010), 613-620
DOI-Link: https://doi.org/10.1524/ract.2010.1761

2009

Sorption of Cm(III) and Gd(III) onto gibbsite, α-Al(OH)₃: A batch and TRLFS study.
Huittinen, N.; Rabung, Th.; Lützenkirchen, J.; Mitchell, S.C.; Bickmore, B.R.; Lehto, J.; Geckeis, H.

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 332(2009), 158-164
DOI-Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2008.12.017

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