Who I work with
Focused support for consultancies, mining teams, laboratories, research groups, carbon-removal organisations and environmental programmes.
Specialist capacity for your project team
You need a specialist to examine a difficult geochemical question without expanding the whole project scope.
Independent review, modelling support and technical interpretation delivered within an agreed subcontract or work package.
Start with the technical question, current study and the decision or deadline it supports.
Chemistry behind long-term decisions
Waste, groundwater and closure decisions depend on the behaviour of a chemically complex system.
Geochemical input on mine waste, drainage, contaminant mobility and the assumptions behind water-quality interpretations.
Start with the site context, available data and the options or assumptions that need examining.
From analytical results to interpretation
You have measurements or an engineering study that needs a clearer geochemical explanation.
Interpretation, conceptual-model development and scoped calculations to complement your laboratory or engineering capability.
Start with the analytical dataset, supporting context and the interpretation your client needs.
Focused input at the difficult stage
A field trial, experiment or model would benefit from an independent scientific perspective or specialist support.
Short technical assignments, research collaboration, reactive-transport interpretation and mentoring.
Start with the research question, current methods and the specific contribution you are seeking.
A defensible link between process and evidence
You need to understand mineral reactivity, interpret a weathering signal or test the basis of a removal estimate.
Scientific review, hydrogeochemical modelling, sampling-design input and uncertainty analysis for ERW and related CDR work.
Start with the process, feedstock, measurements and the claim or decision the evidence must support.
Independent interpretation for complex systems
An environmental programme or industrial-water question needs a transparent scientific explanation.
Scoped aqueous-chemistry and model review, including industrial waters and mineral-residue carbonation where the evidence and requirements fit Peter’s scientific remit. Published research provides relevant context; it is not a substitute for process design or regulatory sign-off.
Describe the material or water stream, the chemical question, available analyses and the decision to be supported. Agree whether the task is a scientific review, model interpretation or a work package within a wider engineering team.
Industrial waters & mineral residues
Aqueous speciation, reaction assumptions and model interpretation can be scoped alongside the wider project team. Peter’s selected work now includes industrial-speciation evidence and 2026 mineralisation research.
Read the industrial research contextPlant design, accredited laboratory certification and regulatory approval require the appropriately appointed specialists.
Tell Peter what you need to decide, what evidence you have and when you need an answer.
Recruiting a geochemist or looking for longer-term scientific support? Enquiries about employment, fixed-term research and paid scientific contracts are also welcome.
Scientific roles & contracts