Aaron Goodman

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

Dr. Goodman received his PhD in geochemistry from Mines in 2024. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Montreal, and then returned to Mines in 2025 as a Research Assistant Professor. His research focuses on developing new analytical methods in geochemistry and environmental chemistry, with an emphasis on nanoscale particles. His PhD and postdoctoral work focused on single particle ICP-MS methods to detect, quantify, and characterize nanoparticles for several geochemical applications, ranging from mineral exploration to airborne contamination from copper smelting. Another aspect of his work relates to the presence of critical minerals in mining waste and mining impacted water, and the feasibility of recovery. His goal as a Mines faculty member is to strengthen the geochemistry program through interdisciplinary research across the chemistry, geology, and environmental engineering departments.

Education

• B.S. Chemistry and Environmental Geology – Northeastern University
• PhD – Geochemistry – Colorado School of Mines
• Postdoctoral Fellowship – University of Montreal

Publications

• Goodman, A.J., Ahabchane, H.E., Hayes, P., & Wilkinson, K.J. Characterizing atmospheric emissions of particulate matter from copper smelting through Coriolis air sampling and single particle ICP-MS analysis. ACS ES&T Air (2025)
• Goodman, A.J, Warix, S.R., Hadioui, M., Ahabchane, H.E., & Wilkinson, K.J. Advancing exploration       hydrogeochemistry using single particle ICP-MS; a case study at the bear lodge alkaline complex. Geochem. Explor. Environ. Anal. (2025)
• Goodman, A.J., Benner, B., & Montaño, M.D. Out of the lab and into the environment: the evolution of single particle ICP-MS over the past decade. Environ. Sci. Nano (2025)
• Goodman, A. J., Karkee, H., Huang, S., Pfaff, K., Kuiper, Y. D., Chang, Z., Gundlach-Graham, A., & Ranville, J. F. Analysis of nano-mineral chemistry with single particle ICP-Time-of-Flight-MS; a novel approach to discriminate between geological environments. Chem. Geol (2025).
• Goodman, A. J., Bednar, A. J. & Ranville, J. F. Rare earth element recovery in hard-rock acid mine drainage and mine waste : A case study in Idaho Springs , Colorado. Appl. Geochemistry (2023).