Staff profile

2016 – Present — Professor in Geochemistry, Durham University

2014 – 2016 — Reader in Geoenergy, Durham University

2012 – 2014 — Senior Lecturer in Geoenergy, Durham University

2010 – 2012 — Lecturer in Geoenergy, Durham University

2007 – 2010 — Addison Wheeler Fellow, Durham University and Affiliate Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University.

2005 – present — Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Computational Science, Department of Chemistry. University College London (UCL)

2010 — Invited Associate Professor at CNRS Nancy, France

2005 – 2007 — Centre for Applied Marine Sciences (CAMS), School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales Bangor – Senior Research Officer

2003 – 2005 — University College London. EPSRC funded post-doctoral research assistant

2000 – 2003 — University of Cambridge, PhD

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Career Research Highlights

Chris Greenwell is an internationally leading researcher into the surface chemistry, structure and properties of layered minerals. This research spans catalysis, oil and gas exploration and production, composite materials and early Earth chemistry. In particular, the Greenwell group bridges across the computer simulation and experimental study of layered mineral systems. Areas where significant advances have been made include understanding the reatcivity and folding dynamics of biomarcomolecules at mineral surfaces, fossil and bio-fuel forming reactions at mineral catalysts, the material properties of nano-composites and the crystal growth and modification of layered double hydroxide minerals.

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Committee and Society Service

2010 – present — Clay Minerals Group Committee; Mineralogical Society

2003 – present — K Astrobiology Society – founding member

1997 – present — Royal Society of Chemistry, Member

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Conferences and Workshops

2013 — UK Mineralogical Society Clay Minerals Special Interest group, Annual Research in Progress day - Organiser.

2012 — US Clay Mineral Society Conference on Multi-scale Modelling of Clays and Shales - Session convenor

2012 — Biofuels, Science & Society – Organiser.

2010 — Durham University Prebiotic Chemistry Symposium - Organiser.

Invited Talks (selected, since 2008)

2013 — “TBC”, invited speaker at the US Clay Minerals Society meeting in Illinois, USA

2012 — “Life on the edge? Studying biomolecules at layered mineral interfaces” Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA

2012 — “Mineral catalysed deoxygenation reactions - learning new tricks from a very old process”, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA

2012 — “Chemistry Between the Sheets: Probing Structure and Reactivity in Layered Minerals”, Leeds University, Leeds, UK

2012 — “Shale Gas in the UK – Evaluation of the gas potential of the Holywell Shale, North East Wales”, European Gas Research Group Academic Network Event, Brussels

2011 — “Layered Minerals: Current Challenges and Applications” Imerys Minerals, Parr, Cornwall, UK

2011 — “Mineral catalysed deoxygenation reactions - learning new tricks from a very old process”, Newcastle University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Newcastle, UK

2010 — “Decarboxylation of fatty acids using mineral catalysts”, Bioenergy: Chances & Limits, Leopoldina, Germany

2010 — “Decarboxylation of fatty acids using mineral catalysts: from microalgae to road transport fuels and chemical feedstocks”, Royal Society Frontiers in Science, Fortaleza, Brazil

2010 — “Layered Minerals: Current Challenges”, Lafarge Research Centre Lyon, Lyon, France

2010 — “Investigating Layered Mineral-Organic Interactions”, CNRS Nancy (LCPME), Nancy, France

2010 — “Using computer simulation to elucidate structure and reactivity in layered minerals”, Johnson Matthey, Billingham, Teeside, UK

2010 — “Optimising oil recovery from microalgae”, Exxon-Mobil, New Jersey USA

2009 — “Microalgal Production Using Tubular Photobioreactors: Facing a changing market”, F.O. Lichts Next Generation Biofuels Conference, Munich

2008 — “Greening the oil-industry: e-Science and oil & gas well drilling chemistry”, UK e-Science All Hands Meeting, Edinburgh, UK

2008 — “The New Improved Muds from Environmental Sources (NIMES) Project”, EPSRC/TSB e-Science programme Meeting, Edinburgh, UK

2008 — “Marine Biofuels and Biodiscovery from Marine Organisms” New Technologies to develop the Potential of Ocean Resources, UK Foreign Office, Trade and Industry Seminar, Lisbon Portugal

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Membership of Organizations and Societies

Member, Royal Society of Chemistry

Corresponding Member, European Association of Geochemists

Founding Member, UK Astrobiology Society

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Prizes and Awards

2013 — Mineralogical Society – Nominated for Max Heyes medal

Bangor University - Evans-Morris Prize; Peboc Prize & Medal; John Morris Jones Prize

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Recent and Current Grants (Selected)

2013 – 2017 — Royal Society Industry Fellowship to study “Mineral Interface Determination During Shale Hydration” with M-I SWACO (Schlumberger).

2013 – 2016 — Saudi Aramco “Designing High Pressure & Temperature Drilling Fluids”. A joint project with Prof Andy Whiting (Chemistry) to develop new technologies to inhibit shale swelling.

2013 – 2018 — EPSRC £1.6M “MacroBioCrude”. A sustainable chemistry grant looking at gasification of preserved macroalgae (with PI Phil Dyer).

2012 – 2015 — Leverhulme Trust: Archean Peptide Formation. This is to fund 2 postdoctoral researchers, working with Prof Fraser at Oxford University to investigate the geochemical constrains on early Earth peptide formation.

2011 – 2014 — NERC CASE PhD Studentship. This project works with M-I SWACO to study the early stage hydration of clays using neutron scattering and XRD methods. 

2012 – 2015 — I-Gas PhD Studentship investgating geochemical variability across the Holywell Shale.

2012 – 2013 — Durham University Infrastructure Bid. A grant of £1.1M was received to build an integrated high pressure/flow chemistry facility refurbishing the existing high-pressure lab. Joint bid with Andy Whiting (Chemistry)

2012 – 2015 and 2013-2016 — Kurdistan Regional Government and BP. 2 PhD studentships investigating low salinity enhanced oil rcovery.

2011 – 2014: Centre for Process Innovation PhD CASE studentship to study macroalgae conversion chemistries.

2010 – 2013 — EU FP7 Research for SMEA (PI). A grant of €525K as part of the AlgaeBIoSorb consortium to look at heterogeneous catalysis for marine and freshwater microalgae biofuel upgrading (2010).

2008 – 2010 — Knowledge Transfer Partnership. A grant (£135k) has been awarded to study enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods using novel reactor vessels in partnership with an industry sponsor. With Dr Andy Whiting.

2008 – 2011 — Doctoral Training Account, Durham University. A CASE-PhD studentship was granted to study mineral induced decarboxylation of fatty acids for biofuel applications (2008). With Dr Andy Whiting.

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• Climate and Environmental Change
• Geochemistry Research Group
• Geoenergy, Resources and Waste
• Sedimentology Research Group

• 2016: Fundamental Understanding of Oil Adhesion Under Reservoir Conditions(£156509.60 from NERC - Natural Environment Research Council)
• 2015: Quantifying Controls of Pore Systems in Carbonate-rich Shales(£20000.00 from Shell)
• 2015: Scanning probe microscope - stable isotope mass spectrometer (SPM-SIMS) for establishing mineral chemistry equilibria(£322296.00 from NERC - Natural Environment Research Council)
• 2014: Unconventional Offshore Petroleum - extracting oil from active source rocks of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of the North Sea(£90000.00 from Jersey Oil & Gas PLC)
• 2013: Jurassic shale analogue study: from resource to reserve (JARR)(£65738.00 from NERC - Natural Environment Research Council)
• 2010: Evaluation of the gas potential of Holwell Shale, North Wales(£30960.00 from Island Gas Ltd)

Journal Article

• Xue, Haitao, Dong, Zhentao, Tian, Shansi, Lu, Shuangfang, Greenwell, Hugh Christopher, Luo, Peng, Zhang, Wenhua, Lu, Shudong, Wang, Min, Ma, Wei & Wang, Yifeng (2022). Calculation and controlled factors of hydrocarbon expulsion efficiency using corrected pyrolysis parameters: A Songliao case study. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 208: 109026.
• Badizad, Mohammad Hasan, Koleini, Mohammad Mehdi, Greenwell, Hugh Christopher, Ayatollahi, Shahab & Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein (2021). Atomistic Insight into the Behavior of Ions at an Oil-Bearing Hydrated Calcite Surface: Implication to Ion-Engineered Waterflooding. Energy & Fuels 35(16): 13039-13054.
• Tian, Shansi, Bowen, Leon, Liu, Bo, Zeng, Fang, Xue, Haitao, Erastova, Valentina, Greenwell, H. Chris, Dong, Zhentao, Zhao, Rixin & Liu, Jinzhong (2021). A method for automatic shale porosity quantification using an Edge-Threshold Automatic Processing (ETAP) technique. Fuel 304: 121319.
• Liang, Mingliang, Wang, Zongxiu, Zheng, Guodong, Zhang, Xiaobao, Greenwell, Hugh Christopher, Zhang, Kaixun, Feng, Xingqiang, Zhang, Linyan & Li, Huijun (2021). Preliminary Experimental Study of Methane Adsorption Capacity in Shale After Brittle Deformation Under Uniaxial Compression. Frontiers in Earth Science 9: 542912.
• Liang, Mingliang, Wang, Zongxiu, Zhang, Yu, Greenwell, Christopher H., Li, Huijun, Yu, Yuxi & Liu, Shengxin (2021). Experimental investigation on gas permeability in bedding shale with brittle and semi-brittle deformations under triaxial compression. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 196: 108049.
• Bocanegra, Nathalia Ramírez, Rivera De la Rosa, Javier, Lucio Ortiz, Carlos J., González, Pablo Cubillas, Greenwell, Chris, Badillo Almaráz, Verónica E., Sandoval Rangel, Ladislao, Alcántar-Vázquez, Brenda, Rodríguez-González, Vicente & de Haro del Río, David Alejandro (2021). Catalytic conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) over Pd-Ru/FAU zeolite catalysts. Catalysis Today 360: 2-11.
• Badizad, Mohammad Hasan, Koleini, Mehdi Mehdi, Greenwell, Chris, Ayatollahi, Shahab, Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein & Mohammadi, Mohsen (2020). Ion-specific Interactions at Calcite-Brine Interfaces: A Nano-Scale Study of the Surface Charge Development and Preferential Binding of Polar Hydrocarbons. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22(48): 27999-28011.
• Zhitova,E.S., Greenwell, H.C. Krzhizhanovskaya, M.G., Apperley, D.C. Pekov, I.V. & Yakovenchuk, V.N. (2020). Thermal Evolution of Natural Layered Double Hydroxides: Insight from Quintinite, Hydrotalcite, Stichtite, and Iowaite as Reference Samples for CO3- and Cl-Members of the Hydrotalcite Supergroup. Minerals 10(11): 961.
• Gray-Wannell, N., Holliman, P. J., Greenwell, H. C., Delbos, E. & Hillier, S. (2020). Adsorption of phosphate by halloysite (7Å) nanotubes (HNTs). Clay Minerals - Journal of Fine Particle Science 55(2): 184-193.
• Badizad, Mohammad Hasan, Koleini, Mohammad Mehdi, Greenwell, Hugh Christopher, Ayatollahi, Shahab & Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein (2020). A Deep Look into Dynamics of Saltwater Imbibition in a Calcite Nano-Channel: Temperature Impacts Capillarity Regimes. Langmuir 36(31): 9035-9046.
• Rezaei Gomari, Sina Amrouche, Farida Santos, Ronaldo G. Greenwell, Hugh Christopher & Cubillas, Pablo (2020). A New Framework to Quantifying the Wetting Behaviour of Carbonate Rock Surfaces Based on the Relationship between Zeta Potential and Contact Angle. Energies 13(4): 993.
• Liang, Ming-liang, Wang, Zong-xiu, Zheng, Guo-dong, Christopher Greenwell, Hugh, Li, Hui-jun, Zhang, Lin-yan, Feng, Xing-qiang & Zhang, Kai-xun (2020). Occurrence and influence of residual gas released by crush methods on pore structure in Longmaxi shale in Yangtze Plate, Southern China. China Geology 3(4): 545.
• Manohara, Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa, Whiting, Andrew & Greenwell, Chris (2019). Reduced to hierarchy: carbon filament supported mixed metal oxide nanoparticles. ACS Omega 4(23): 20230-20236.
• Al Jaberi, Muayad, Mallet, Martine, Greenwell, H. Chris, Abdelmoula, Mustapha & Ruby, Christian (2019). Using Ca-Fe layered double hydroxide transformation to optimise phosphate removal from waste waters. Applied Clay Science 182: 105281.
• Abedi, Sepideh, Astaraei, Fatemeh Razi, Ghobadian, Barat, Tavakoli, Omid, Jalili, Hassan, Chivasa, Stephen & Greenwell H. Chris (2019). Bioenergy Production Using Trichormus variabilis - A review. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 13(5): 1365-1382.
• Zhitova, E.S., Krivovichev, S.V., Pekov, I.V. & Greenwell, H.C. (2019). Crystal chemistry of natural layered double hydroxides. 5. Single-crystal structure refinement of hydrotalcite, [Mg6Al2(OH)16](CO3)(H2O)4. Mineralogical Magazine 83(2): 269-280.
• Perera-Solis, Diego D., Pimlott, Matilda, Fidment, Ella, Whiting, Andrew & Greenwell, Hugh Christopher (2019). Adding Value to Waste Minerals in a Circular Economy Framework: Ochre-Derived Layered Double Hydroxide Catalysts in Fatty Acid Ketonisation. Minerals 9(11): 681.
• Preiner, Martina, Xavier, Joana C., Sousa, Filipa L., Zimorski, Verena, Neubeck, Anna, Lang, Susan Q., Greenwell, Chris, Kleinermanns, Karl, Tüysüz, Harun, McCollom, Tom M., Holm, Nils G. & Martin, William F. (2018). Serpentinization: Connecting geochemistry, ancient metabolism and industrial hydrogenation. Life 8(4): 41.
• Gregoire, Brian, Greenwell, Hugh Christopher & Fraser, Donald G. (2018). Peptide Formation on Layered Mineral Surfaces: The Key Role of Brucite-like Minerals on the Enhanced Formation of Alanine Dipeptides. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2(8): 852-862.
• Li, Li, Dyer, Philip W. & Greenwell, H. Christopher (2018). Biodiesel production via trans-esterification using Pseudomonas cepacia immobilized on cellulosic polyurethane. ACS Omega 3(6): 6804-6811.
• Jacquet, Alain, Geatches, Dawn L., Clark, Stewart J. & Greenwell, H. Chris (2018). Understanding cationic polymer adsorption on mineral surfaces: kaolinite in cement aggregates. Minerals 8(4): 130.
• Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa, Manohara, Li, Li, Whiting, Andrew & Greenwell, H. Chris (2018). Ultra-high aspect ratio hybrid materials: The role of organic guest and synthesis method. Dalton Transactions 47(9): 2933-2938.
• Underwood, Thomas R. & Greenwell, H. Chris (2018). The Water-Alkane Interface at Various NaCl Salt Concentrations: A Molecular Dynamics Study of the Readily Available Force Fields. Scientific Reports 8: 352.
• Tian, Shansi, Erastova, Valentina, Lu, Shuangfang, Greenwell, Hugh Christopher, Underwood, Thomas, Xue, Haitao, Zeng, Fang, Chen, Guohui, Wu, Chunzheng & Zhao, Rixin (2018). Understanding model crude oil component interactions on kaolinite silicate and aluminol surfaces: towards improved understanding of shale oil recovery. Energy & Fuels 32(2): 1155-1165.
• Santha, Nipada, Cubillas, Pablo, Saw, Adrian Brooksbank, Harry & Greenwell, Hugh Christopher (2017). Chemical Force Microscopy Study on the Interactions of COOH Functional Groups with Kaolinite Surfaces: Implications for Enhanced Oil Recovery. Minerals 7(12): 250.
• Erastova, Valentina, Degiacomi, Matteo T., Fraser, Donald & Greenwell, H. Chris (2017). Mineral Surface Chemistry Control for Origin of Prebiotic Peptides. Nature Communications 8(1): 2033.
• Mathias, S.A., Greenwell, H.C., Withers, C., Erdogan, A., McElwaine, J. & MacMinn, C. (2017). Analytical solution for clay plug swelling experiments. Applied Clay Science 149: 75-78.
• Gröcke, D.R., Racionero-Gómez, B., Marschalek, J.W. & Greenwell, H.C. (2017). Translocation of isotopically distinct macroalgae: a route to low-cost biomonitoring? Chemosphere 184: 1175-1185.
• Schiener, P., Zhao, S., Theodoridou, K., Carey, M., Mooney-McAuley, K. & Greenwell, H.C. (2017). The nutritional aspects of biorefined Saccharina latissima, Ascophyllum nodosum and Palmaria palmata. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 7(2): 221-235.
• Racionero-Gómez, B., Sproson, A.D., Selby, D., Gannoun, A., Gröcke, D.R., Greenwell, H.C. & Burton, K.W. (2017). Osmium uptake, distribution, and 187Os/188Os and 187Re/188Os compositions in Phaeophyceae macroalgae, Fucus vesiculosus: Implications for determining the 187Os/188Os composition of seawater. Geochimica Cosmochimica et Acta 199: 48-57.
• Erastova, Valentina, Degiacomi, Matteo T., O'Hare, Dermot & Greenwell, H. Chris (2017). Understanding surface interactions in aqueous miscible organic solvent treated layered double hydroxides. RSC Advances 7(9): 5076-5083.
• Kareem, R., Cubillas, P., Gluyas, J., Bowen, L., Hillier, S. & Greenwell, H.C. (2017). Multi-technique approach to the petrophysical characterization of Berea sandstone core plugs (Cleveland Quarries, USA). Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 149: 436-455.
• Redden, Hilary, Milledge, John J., Greenwell, H. Christopher, Dyer, Philip W. & Harvey, Patricia J. (2017). Changes in higher heating value and ash content of seaweed during ensiling. Journal of Applied Phycology 29(2): 1037-1046.
• Underwood, T., Erastova, V. & Greenwell, H.C. (2016). Ion Adsorption at Clay Mineral Surfaces: The Hofmeister Series for Hydrated Smectite Minerals. Clays and Clay Minerals 64(4): 472-487.
• Racionero-Gómez, B., Sproson, A.D., Selby, D., Gröcke, D.R., Redden, H. & Greenwell, H.C. (2016). Rhenium uptake and distribution in phaeophyceae macroalgae, Fucus vesiculosus. Royal Society Open Science 3(5): 160161.
• Underwood, T., Erastova, V. & Greenwell, H. C. (2016). Wetting Effects and Molecular Adsorption at Hydrated Kaolinite Clay Mineral Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120(21): 11433-11449.
• Grégoire, Brian, Erastova, Valentina, Geatches, Dawn L., Clark, Stewart J., Greenwell, H. Christopher & Fraser, Donald G. (2016). Insights into the Behaviour of Biomolecules on the Early Earth: The Concentration of Aspartate by Layered Double Hydroxide Minerals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 176: 239-258.
• Newport, Leo P., Aplin, Andrew C., Gluyas, Jon G., Greenwell, H. Christopher & Gröcke, Darren R. (2016). Geochemical and lithological controls on a potential shale reservoir: Carboniferous Holywell Shale, Wales. Marine and Petroleum Geology 71: 198-210.
• Johnson, K.L., Purvis, G., Lopez-Capel, E., Peacock, C.L., Gray, N.D., Wagner, T., März,, C., Bowen, L., Ojeda, J., Finlay, N.C., Robertson, S.R., Worrall, F. & Greenwell, C. (2015). Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Carbon Stabilization in Manganese Oxides. Nature Communications 6: 7628.
• Raji, M., Gröcke, D.R., Greenwell, H.C., Gluyas, J.G. & Cornford, C. (2015). The effect of interbedding on shale reservoir properties. Marine and Petroleum Geology 67: 154-169.
• Underwood, Thomas, Erastova, Valentina, Cubillas, Pablo & Greenwell, H.C. (2015). Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Montmorillonite-Organic Interactions under Varying Salinity: An Insight into Enhanced Oil Recovery. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119(13): 7282-7294.
• Greathouse, Jeffery A., Geatches, Dawn l., Pike, Darin Q., Greenwell, H. Christopher, Johnston, Cliff T., Wilcox, Jennifer & Cygan, Randall T. (2015). Methylene Blue Adsorption on the Basal Surfaces of Kaolinite: Structure and Thermodynamics from Quantum and Classical Molecular Simulation. Clays and Clay Minerals 63(3): 185.
• Metz, Sebastian Anderson, Richard L. Geatches, Dawn L. Suter, James L., Lines, Robert & Greenwell, H. Christopher (2015). Understanding the Swelling Behavior of Modified Nanoclay Filler Particles in Water and Ethanol. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119(22): 12625-12642.
• Greathouse, J.A., Johnson, K.L. & Greenwell, H.C. (2014). Interaction of Natural Organic Matter with Layered Minerals: Recent Developments in Computational Methods at the Nanoscale. Minerals 4(2): 519-540.
• Swadling, JB, Suter, JL, Greenwell, HC & Coveney, PV (2013). Influence of Surface Chemistry and Charge on Mineral-RNA Interactions. Langmuir 29(5): 1573-1583.
• Geatches, Dawn L., Clark, Stewart J. & Greenwell, Hugh C. (2013). DFT+U investigation of the catalytic properties of ferruginous clay. American Mineralogist 98(1): 132-140.
• Flynn, K.J., Mitra, A., Greenwell, H.C. & Sui, J. (2013). Monster potential meets potential monster: pros and cons of deploying genetically modified microalgae for biofuels production. Interface Focus 3(1): 20120037.
• Rowbotham, JR, Dyer, PW, Greenwell, HC, Selby, D & Theodorou, MK (2012). Copper(II)-mediated thermolysis of alginates: a model kinetic study on the influence of metal ions in the thermochemical processing of macroalgae. Interface Focus 3(1): 20120046.
• Geatches, Dawn L., Jacquet, Alain, Clark, Stewart J. & Greenwell, H. Christopher (2012). Monomer Adsorption on Kaolinite: Modeling the Essential Ingredients. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 116(42): 22365-22374.
• Greenwell, HC, Lloyd-Evans, M & Wenner, C (2012). Biofuels, science and society. Interface Focus 3(1): 20120093.
• Swadling, JB, Coveney, PV & Greenwell, HC (2012). Stability of free and mineral-protected nucleic acids: Implications for the RNA world. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 83: 360-378.
• Geatches, D. L., Clark, S. J. & Greenwell, H. C. (2012). Iron reduction in nontronite-type clay minerals: Modelling a complex system. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 81: 13-27.
• Coveney, PV, Swadling, JB, Wattis, JAD & Greenwell, HC (2012). Theory, modelling and simulation in origins of life studies. Chemical Society Reviews 41(16): 5430-5446.
• Das, A, Wang, DY, Leuteritz, A, Subramnaiam, K, Greenwell, HC, Wagenknecht, U & Heinrich, G (2011). Preparation of zinc oxide free, transparent rubber nanocomposites using a layered double hydroxide filler. Journal of Materials Chemistry 21(20): 7194-7200.
• Fraser, DG, Greenwell, HC, Skipper, NT, Smalley, MV, Wilkinson, MA, Deme, B & Heenan, RK (2011). Chiral interactions of histidine in a hydrated vermiculite clay. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(3): 825-830.
• Suter, J.L., Coveney, P. V., Anderson, R. L., Greenwell, H. C. & Cliffe, S. (2011). Rule based design of clay-swelling inhibitors. Energy & Environmental Science 4(11): 4572-4586.
• Flynn, KJ, Greenwell, HC, Lovitt, RW & Shields, RJ (2010). Selection for fitness at the individual or population levels: Modelling effects of genetic modifications in microalgae on productivity and environmental safety. Journal of Theoretical Biology 263(3): 269.
• Geatches, Dawn L., Clark, Stewart J. & Greenwell, Hugh C. (2010). Role of Clay Minerals in Oil-Forming Reactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 114(10): 3569-3575.
• Swadling, J. B., Coveney, P. V. & Greenwell, H. C. (2010). Clay Minerals Mediate Folding and Regioselective Interactions of RNA: A Large-Scale Atomistic Simulation Study. Journal of the American Chemical Society 132(39): 13750-13764.
• Greenwell, H. C., Laurens, L. M. L., Shields, R. J., Lovitt, R. W. & Flynn, K. J. (2010). Placing microalgae on the biofuels priority list: a review of the technological challenges. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 7(46): 703-726.
• Thyveetil, M. A., Coveney, P. V., Greenwell, H. C. & Suter, J. L. (2008). Role of Host Layer Flexibility in DNA Guest Intercalation Revealed by Computer Simulation of Layered Nanomaterials. Journal of the American Chemical Society 130(37): 12485-12495.
• Thyveetil, M. A., Coveney, P. V., Greenwell, H. C. & Suter, J. L. (2008). Computer Simulation Study of the Structural Stability and Materials Properties of DNA-Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxides. Journal of the American Chemical Society 130(14): 4742-4756.
• H.C. Greenwell, W. Jones, P.V. Coveney & S. Stackhouse (2006). On the application of computer simulation techniques to anionic and cationic clays: a materials chemistry perspective. Journal of Materials Chemistry 16(8): 708-723.
• H.C. Greenwell & P.V. Coveney (2006). Layered double hydroxide minerals as possible prebiotic information storage and transfer compounds. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 36(1): 13-37.