Adrienn Maria Szucs
Ph.D, M.Sc.

Geochemist / Mineralogist

Book Chapters

Szucs, A. M., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2025). Dolomite formation processes: Insights from laboratory and field investigations. In P. Meister, C. Fischer, & N. Preto (Eds.), Nucleation and growth of sedimentary minerals (IAS Special Publication). SEPM.

Szucs, A. M., Maddin, M., Drakou, F., Stavropoulou, A., Faulkner, N., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2025). Neoproterozoic stromatolite mineralogy in Murchisonfjorden (Svalbard, Norway) reflecting variable depositional environments. In P. Meister, C. Fischer, & N. Preto (Eds.), Nucleation and growth of sedimentary minerals (IAS Special Publication). SEPM.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Rateau, R., Maddin, M., Szucs, A. M., Terribili, L., Guyett, P. C., Zubovic, K. P., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2026). Sustainable rare earth capture using seashell carbonates: Mineralogical pathways and comparative uptake behaviour of mussel, cockle, and oyster shells. Science of The Total Environment, 1027, 181698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181698

Sharma, V., Gautam, G., Raza, A., Wang, C.-W., Szucs, A. M., Misture, S., Siegrist, T., & Sharma, S. (2026). Ba-induced structural modulation and complex magnetic ordering in Ba₁.₂Mn₈O₁₆ and Ba₁.₂FeMn₇O₁₆. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1062, 187536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.187536

Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D.*, Maddin, M.*, Rateau, R.*, Szucs, A. M.*, Terribili, L.*, Vallina, B.*, & Zubovic, L. (2026). Crystallization, replacement, and redox pathways governing rare earth carbonate and phosphate formation. CrystEngComm, 28. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CE01083G
*These authors contributed equally to this work.

Elattar, A., Al Noman, A., Dyson, A., Winfred, J. R. V., Szucs, A. M., Guzelturk, B., Kearney, L. & Dickens, T. (2026). 3D Printed Water-stable Cd-doped Cs₄MnBi₂Cl₁₂/Polylactic Acid Perovskite/Polymer Composites for High-Flux X-ray Scintillation. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00667H

Szucs, A. M., Rateau, R., Maddin, M., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2025). Transient epitaxial growth of rare earth carbonates during low-temperature replacement of calcite, aragonite, and dolomite. Crystal Growth & Design, 25(21), 9275–9287. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5c01096

Pierozzi, A., Faulkner, N., Szucs, A. M., Terribili, L., Maddin, M., Meloni, F., Devkota, K., Zubovic, K. P., Guyett, P. C., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2025). Natural carbonation in alkali basalts: Geochemical evolution of Ca–Mg–Fe carbonates at Sverrefjellet, Svalbard. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 100510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100510

Sharma, S., Jain, P., Schundelmier, B., Wang, C.-W., Yadav, P., Szucs, A. M., Wei, K., Lalla, N. P., & Siegrist, T. (2025). Structural inhomogeneities and suppressed magnetostructural coupling in Mn-substituted GeCo₂O₄. Chemistry of Materials, 37(15). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01331

Sullivan, C. M., Szucs, A. M., Cantrell, A. P., Shulenberger, K. E., Siegrist, T., & Nienhaus, L. (2024). Which flavor of 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene is best for perovskite-sensitized triplet–triplet annihilation? Advanced Energy Materials, 2404130. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404130

Terribili, L., Szucs, A. M., Maddin, M., Zubovic, K. P., Rateau, R., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2025). Mechanistic insights into the early-stage crystallization and nanophase formation of metastable light rare-earth carbonates. Crystal Growth & Design, 25(4), 945–962. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01168

Maddin, M., Terribili, L., Rateau, R., Szucs, A. M., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2025). Nanophase REE phosphate crystallization induced by vivianite oxidation: Mechanistic insights and mineralogical implications. RSC Advances, 14. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA08110B

Kumar, B. K., Elattar, A., Al Noman, A., Williams, A., Szucs, A. M., & Dickens, T. (2024). Additive manufacturable polyimide vitrimer sensors for soft structural materials. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844251347872

Sullivan, C. M., Szucs, A. M., Siegrist, T., & Nienhaus, L. (2024). Naphtho[2,3-a]pyrene thin films—H, I, or J? Aggregate alphabet soup served over triplet pair states. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(45), 19248–19259. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c05675

Samatham, S. S., Casey, J., Szucs, A. M., Yenugonda, V., Burgio, C., Siegrist, T., & Pathak, A. K. (2024). Perturbation-tuned triple spiral metamagnetism and tricritical point in kagome metal ErMn₆Sn₆. Communications Materials. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00552-x

Maddin, M., Rateau, R., Szucs, A. M., Terribili, L., Hoare, B., Guyett, P. C., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2024). Chemical textures on rare earth carbonates: An experimental approach to mimic the formation of bastnäsite. Global Challenges. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202400074; News Release (examples): Phys.org (Link)

Rateau, R., Maddin, M., Szucs, A. M., Terribili, L., Drost, K., Guyett, P. C., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2024). Utilization of eggshell waste calcite as a sorbent for rare earth element recovery. ACS Omega. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c00931; News Release (examples): Phys.org (Link), SciTechDaily (Link), Tech Explorist (Link)

Maddin, M., Rateau, R., Szucs, A. M., Terribili, L., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2024). Transient crystallisation of rare earth carbonates during the hydrothermal oxidation of siderite. RSC Advances, 14(48), 35305–35322. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05212A

Terribili, L., Rateau, R., Szucs, A. M., Maddin, M., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2023). Impact of rare earth elements on CaCO₃ crystallization: Insights into kinetics, mechanisms, and crystal morphology. Crystal Growth & Design, 24 (2), 632-645. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00858

Szucs, A. M., Maddin, M., Brien, D., Rateau, R., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2022). The role of nanocerianite (CeO₂) in the stability of Ce carbonates at low-hydrothermal conditions. RSC Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA00519D; News Release (examples): ScienceDaily (Link), Phys.org (Link)

Szucs, A. M., Maddin, M., Brien, D., Guyett, P. C., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2022). Targeted crystallization of rare earth carbonate polymorphs at hydrothermal conditions via mineral replacement reactions. Global Challenges, 2200085. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202200085; News Release (examples): EurekAlert (Link), ScienceDaily (Link), Phys.org (Link)

Szucs, A. M., Stavropoulou, A., O’Donnell, C., Davis, S., & Rodriguez-Blanco, J. D. (2021). Reaction pathways toward the formation of bastnäsite: Replacement of calcite by rare earth carbonates. Crystal Growth & Design, 21(1), 512–527. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.0c01313; News Release (examples): Irish Times (Link), EurekAlert (Link), Phys.org (Link)