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Analytical Chemist; Mining; Oil & Gas; Critical Minerals; Brines; Potash; Lithium; Produced Water; Experimental Design

Profile Summary

J. T. Mayo received his PhD in Chemistry from Rice University with a focus on water treatment, toxic element remediation, analytical chemistry, and nanomaterials. During his time at Rice, he published in prestigious scientific journals such as Science and Nature Materials, which led to recognition such as ‘‘Six ideas that will change the world’’ by Esquire magazine in 2007, and “Top Five Nanotech Breakthroughs of 2006” by Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report. In 2011, he began his career with Schlumberger developing products and processes for well stimulation (fracturing) and served as the leader of Schlumberger’s global Stimulation Applications Special Interest Group for 5 consecutive years. Here he published his work with professional societies such as Society of Petroleum Engineers and Society of Exploration Geophysicists. He joined Intrepid Potash in 2020 and served as the Research & Development Manager. He spent much of his time learning about the fine details of how Intrepid’s operations function and sought technical improvements that were suitable and advantageous for their resource and processes. Some of his notable projects at Intrepid were Lithium extraction, improved reagents for froth flotation of potash, valorization of magnesium from bitterns stockpiles, improved laboratory analytical techniques, selective solution mining, and geothermal prospecting. He also managed University and National Laboratory technical relationships. During this time, he continued to publish work with the Society of Petroleum Engineers on the prevention of clay swelling in oilfield operations and presented this work at geological association meetings.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemical Reagent Development
• ☆ Trace Elements
• ☆ Dispersion Chemistry
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Petrochemistry
• ☆ Petroleum Engineering
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Chemistry
• ☆ Oil & Petroleum
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC)
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Product Evaluation, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Concept Development, Product Launch Support, Prototyping

Work Experience

Principal

Mayo Scientific

April 2026 - Present

Research & Development Manager

Intrepid Potash

January 2022 - April 2026

Technical Manager of Oil & Gas Sales

Intrepid Potash

November 2020 - January 2022

Well Stimulation Advisor

Scout Surface Solutions

July 2020 - November 2020

Customer Engagement Coordinator

Schlumberger (United States)

October 2017 - May 2020

Senior Chemical Engineer

Schlumberger (United States)

March 2017 - October 2017

Senior Chemical Engineer

Schlumberger (United States)

July 2014 - May 2017

Development Engineer

Schlumberger (United States)

November 2011 - July 2014

Education

PhD (Chemistry)

Rice University

May 2007 - August 2011

MA (Chemistry)

Rice University

May 2005 - May 2007

BA (Mathematics)

University of St. Thomas - Texas

August 2001 - May 2005

BS (Chemistry)

University of St. Thomas - Texas

August 2001 - May 2005

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

J. T. Mayo, Bradley Abell, Roberto Suarez-Rivera (2021). Mitigating the Effect of Ash Layers on Hydraulic Fracture Connectivity . Proceedings of the 9th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.

Konstantin Vidma, Patrice Abivin, Anna Dunaeva, Mohan Panga, Max Nikolaev, Dmitriy Usoltsev, JT Mayo (2018). Far-Field Diversion Technology to Prevent Fracture Hits in Tightly Spaced Horizontal Wells . SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

J. T. Mayo, Yuri Rodionov, Cyrille Defeu, Kush Gakhar, Kevin Mullen, Dan Shan, Dmitri Oussoltsev, Efe Ejofodomi (2017). Optimization of Infill Well Development Using a Novel Far-Field Diversion Technique in the Eagle Ford Shale . Proceedings of the 5th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Wenlu Li, John T. Mayo, Denise N. Benoit, Lyndsay D. Troyer, Zuzanna A. Lewicka, Brandon J. Lafferty, Jeffrey G. Catalano, Seung Soo Lee, Vicki L. Colvin, John D. Fortner (2016). Engineered superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for ultra-enhanced uranium separation and sensing . Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

J. T. Mayo, Christopher J. Jones, Soma Chattopadhyay, Natalia I. Gonzalez-Pech, Carolina Avendano, Nina Hwang, Seung Soo Lee, Minjung Cho, Andrew Ozarowski, Arjun Prakash, et al. (2015). A Novel, Reactive Green Iron Sulfide (Sulfide Green Rust) Formed on Iron Oxide Nanocrystals . Chemistry of Materials.

Seung Soo Lee, Chenguang Zhang, Zuzanna A. Lewicka, Minjung Cho, John T. Mayo, William W. Yu, Robert H. Hauge, Vicki L. Colvin (2012). Control over the Diameter, Length, and Structure of Carbon Nanotube Carpets Using Aluminum Ferrite and Iron Oxide Nanocrystals as Catalyst Precursors . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Noe T. Alvarez, Feng Li, Cary L. Pint, John T. Mayo, Ezekial Z. Fisher, James M. Tour, Vicki L. Colvin, Robert H. Hauge (2011). Uniform Large Diameter Carbon Nanotubes in Vertical Arrays from Premade Near-Monodisperse Nanoparticles . Chemistry of Materials.

John T. Mayo, Seung Soo Lee, Cafer T. Yavuz, William W. Yu, Arjun Prakash, Joshua C. Falkner, Vicki L. Colvin (2011). A multiplexed separation of iron oxide nanocrystals using variable magnetic fields . Nanoscale.

J. T. Mayo, Cafer T. Yavuz, Carmen Suchecki, Jennifer Wang, Adam Z. Ellsworth, Helen D’Couto, Elizabeth Quevedo, Arjun Prakash, Laura Gonzalez, Christina Nguyen, et al. (2010). Pollution magnet: nano-magnetite for arsenic removal from drinking water . Environmental Geochemistry and Health.

Jennifer A Jamison, Karl M Krueger, J T Mayo, Cafer T Yavuz, Jacina J Redden, Vicki L Colvin (2009). Applying analytical ultracentrifugation to nanocrystal suspensions . Nanotechnology.

Cafer T. Yavuz, Arjun Prakash, J.T. Mayo, Vicki L. Colvin (2009). Magnetic separations: From steel plants to biotechnology . Chemical Engineering Science.

J. T. Mayo, Alexei Tcherniak, Arjun Prakash, Vicki L. Colvin, Stephan Link (2009). Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy of Magnetite Nanocrystal Diffusion . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

J. T. Mayo, Jennifer A. Jamison, Karl M. Krueger, Cafer T. Yavuz, Denise LeCrone, Jacina J. Redden, Vicki L. Colvin (2008). Size-Dependent Sedimentation Properties of Nanocrystals . ACS Nano.

Sungbae Lee, Alexandra Fursina, John T. Mayo, Cafer T. Yavuz, Vicki L. Colvin, R. G. Sumesh Sofin, Igor V. Shvets, Douglas Natelson (2008). Electrically driven phase transition in magnetite nanostructures . Nature Materials.

J.T. Mayo, C. Yavuz, S. Yean, L. Cong, H. Shiple, W. Yu, J. Falkner, A. Kan, M. Tomson, V.L. Colvin (2007). The effect of nanocrystalline magnetite size on arsenic removal . Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

J. T. Mayo, Cafer T. Yavuz, William W. Yu, Arjun Prakash, Joshua C. Falkner, Sujin Yean, Lili Cong, Heather J. Shipley, Amy Kan, Mason Tomson, et al. (2006). Low-Field Magnetic Separation of Monodisperse Fe ₃ O ₄ Nanocrystals . Science.

S. Yean, L. Cong, C.T. Yavuz, J.T. Mayo, W.W. Yu, A.T. Kan, V.L. Colvin, M.B. Tomson (2005). Effect of magnetite particle size on adsorption and desorption of arsenite and arsenate . Journal of Materials Research.