Dr Liene Spruzeniece

Microanalysis Experimental Officer (School Geographical & Earth Sciences Administration)

telephone: 0141 330 5466
email: Liene.Spruzeniece@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

Import to contacts

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024

Biography

2021 - now
Manager of the Electron Microscopy facility GEMS, University of Glasgow, UK

2018-2020
Postdoc, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Project "Microstructural evolution of hydrothermal crack-seal veins". Advisor prof. Janos Urai.

2018 – 2018
Postdoc, Camborne School of Mines, UK. Project “Flexible and Mobile Economic (FAME) processing technologies of critical metals”. Advisor: prof. Jens Andersen.

2012-2016
PhD in geosciences, Macquarie University, Australia. Project “Fluid-rock interaction: From simple single crystals to complex natural systems”. Supervisor prof. Sandra Piazolo.

2010-2012
MSc in geosciences, Norwegian centre of excellence "Physics of Geological Processes", University of Oslo, Norway.

2008-2010
MSc in geology, University of Latvia, Latvia

2004-2008
BSc in geography, University of Latvia, Latvia

Research interests

SEM-based microanalytical techniques (EDS, EBSD, CL)
Raman microscopy
Fluid-rock interaction
Deformation microstructures

Publications

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Jump to: 2025 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015

Number of items: 15.

2025

Comadran-Casas, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0728-4395, Unluer, Cise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-5993, Bass, Adrian M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3982-6582, Macdonald, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Khaksar Najafi, Elmira, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 and Gauchotte-Lindsay, Caroline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-5031 (2025) Bioremediation of multiple heavy metals through biostimulation of Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation at varying calcium-to-urea concentrations. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 491, 137691. (doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137691) (PMID:40088671)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Taylor, George, Lewis, Euan R., Wilson, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Slaymark, Charlotte, Brown, David J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-7382 and Owen, Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-0186 (2025) Formation of an anthropogenic rock: mechanisms and microstructures of lithification of a legacy deposit of cementitious material. Earth Science, Systems and Society, (doi: 10.1144/esss2024-010)

2023

Khudhur, Faisal W.K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-1180, MacDonald, John M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Daly, Luke ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7150-4092, Macente, Alice ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-4559, Spruženiece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Griffin, Sammy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-3813 and Wilson, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 (2023) Microstructural analysis of slag properties associated with calcite precipitation due to passive CO2 mineralization. Micron, 174, 103532. (doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2023.103532) (PMID:37683551)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Brolly, Connor V., Slaymark, Charlotte, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Wilson, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 and Hilderman, Robin (2023) The mechanisms and drivers of lithification in slag-dominated artificial ground. Depositional Record, 9(4), pp. 810-819. (doi: 10.1002/dep2.230)

2022

Pearson, Paul N., Botticelli, Michela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0629-5826, Ericsson, Jesper, Olender, Jacek and Spruženiece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 (2022) Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ Sponsian. PLoS ONE, 17(11), e0274285. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274285) (PMID:36417346) (PMCID:PMC9683583)

2021

Späth, Michael, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Urai, Janos L., Selzer, Michael, Arndt, Max and Nestler, Britta (2021) Kinematics of crystal growth in single‐seal syntaxial veins in limestone ‐ a phase‐field study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(10), e2021JB022. (doi: 10.1029/2021JB022106)

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Späth, Michael, Urai, Janos L., Ukar, Estibalitz, Selzer, Michael and Nestler, Britta (2021) Wide-blocky veins explained by dependency of crystal growth rate on fracture surface type: Insights from phase-field modeling. Geology, 49(6), pp. 641-646. (doi: 10.1130/G48472.1)

Spruženiece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 (2021) Supplemental Material: Wide-blocky veins explained by dependency of crystal growth rate on fracture surface type: Insights from phase-field modeling. GSA Publications, (doi: 10.1130/GEOL.S.13584911)

Koehn, Daniel, Piazolo, Sandra, Beaudoin, Nicolas E., Kelka, Ulrich, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Putnis, Christine V. and Toussaint, Renaud (2021) Relative rates of fluid advection, elemental diffusion and replacement govern reaction front patterns. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 565, 116950. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116950)

Spath, M., Spruzeniece, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Selzer, M., Nestler, B. and Urai, J.L. (2021) Self-sealing Mechanisms of Fractured Rock. In: Biot-Baant Conference, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1-3 June 2021,

2020

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Späth, Michael, Urai, Janos L., Ukar, Estibalitz, Selzer, Michael, Nestler, Britta and Schwedt, Alexander (2020) Formation of wide-blocky calcite veins by extreme growth competition. Journal of the Geological Society, 178(2), jgs2020-10. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2020-104)

2019

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 and Urai, Janos (2019) The role of fracture wall cementation on the vein spacing in microporous carbonates in the Lilstock area, UK. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21,

2017

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Piazolo, Sandra and Maynard-Casely, Helen E. (2017) Deformation-resembling microstructure created by fluid-mediated dissolution–precipitation reactions. Nature Communications, 8, 14032. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms14032) (PMID:28128202) (PMCID:PMC5290167)

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Piazolo, S., Daczko, N.R., Kilburn, M.R. and Putnis, A. (2017) Symplectite formation in the presence of a reactive fluid: insights from hydrothermal experiments. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 35(3), pp. 281-299. (doi: 10.1111/jmg.12231)

2015

Spruzeniece, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 and Piazolo, S. (2015) Strain localization in brittle–ductile shear zones: fluid-abundant vs. fluid-limited conditions (an example from Wyangala area, Australia). Solid Earth, 6(3), pp. 881-901. (doi: 10.5194/se-6-881-2015)

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Jump to: Articles | Conference Proceedings

Number of items: 15.

Articles

Comadran-Casas, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0728-4395, Unluer, Cise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-5993, Bass, Adrian M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3982-6582, Macdonald, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Khaksar Najafi, Elmira, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 and Gauchotte-Lindsay, Caroline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-5031 (2025) Bioremediation of multiple heavy metals through biostimulation of Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation at varying calcium-to-urea concentrations. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 491, 137691. (doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137691) (PMID:40088671)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Taylor, George, Lewis, Euan R., Wilson, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Slaymark, Charlotte, Brown, David J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-7382 and Owen, Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-0186 (2025) Formation of an anthropogenic rock: mechanisms and microstructures of lithification of a legacy deposit of cementitious material. Earth Science, Systems and Society, (doi: 10.1144/esss2024-010)

Khudhur, Faisal W.K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-1180, MacDonald, John M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Daly, Luke ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7150-4092, Macente, Alice ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-4559, Spruženiece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Griffin, Sammy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-3813 and Wilson, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 (2023) Microstructural analysis of slag properties associated with calcite precipitation due to passive CO2 mineralization. Micron, 174, 103532. (doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2023.103532) (PMID:37683551)

MacDonald, John M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Brolly, Connor V., Slaymark, Charlotte, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Wilson, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5374 and Hilderman, Robin (2023) The mechanisms and drivers of lithification in slag-dominated artificial ground. Depositional Record, 9(4), pp. 810-819. (doi: 10.1002/dep2.230)

Pearson, Paul N., Botticelli, Michela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0629-5826, Ericsson, Jesper, Olender, Jacek and Spruženiece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 (2022) Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ Sponsian. PLoS ONE, 17(11), e0274285. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274285) (PMID:36417346) (PMCID:PMC9683583)

Späth, Michael, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Urai, Janos L., Selzer, Michael, Arndt, Max and Nestler, Britta (2021) Kinematics of crystal growth in single‐seal syntaxial veins in limestone ‐ a phase‐field study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(10), e2021JB022. (doi: 10.1029/2021JB022106)

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Späth, Michael, Urai, Janos L., Ukar, Estibalitz, Selzer, Michael and Nestler, Britta (2021) Wide-blocky veins explained by dependency of crystal growth rate on fracture surface type: Insights from phase-field modeling. Geology, 49(6), pp. 641-646. (doi: 10.1130/G48472.1)

Spruženiece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 (2021) Supplemental Material: Wide-blocky veins explained by dependency of crystal growth rate on fracture surface type: Insights from phase-field modeling. GSA Publications, (doi: 10.1130/GEOL.S.13584911)

Koehn, Daniel, Piazolo, Sandra, Beaudoin, Nicolas E., Kelka, Ulrich, Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Putnis, Christine V. and Toussaint, Renaud (2021) Relative rates of fluid advection, elemental diffusion and replacement govern reaction front patterns. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 565, 116950. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116950)

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Späth, Michael, Urai, Janos L., Ukar, Estibalitz, Selzer, Michael, Nestler, Britta and Schwedt, Alexander (2020) Formation of wide-blocky calcite veins by extreme growth competition. Journal of the Geological Society, 178(2), jgs2020-10. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2020-104)

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 and Urai, Janos (2019) The role of fracture wall cementation on the vein spacing in microporous carbonates in the Lilstock area, UK. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21,

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Piazolo, Sandra and Maynard-Casely, Helen E. (2017) Deformation-resembling microstructure created by fluid-mediated dissolution–precipitation reactions. Nature Communications, 8, 14032. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms14032) (PMID:28128202) (PMCID:PMC5290167)

Spruzeniece, Liene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Piazolo, S., Daczko, N.R., Kilburn, M.R. and Putnis, A. (2017) Symplectite formation in the presence of a reactive fluid: insights from hydrothermal experiments. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 35(3), pp. 281-299. (doi: 10.1111/jmg.12231)

Spruzeniece, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024 and Piazolo, S. (2015) Strain localization in brittle–ductile shear zones: fluid-abundant vs. fluid-limited conditions (an example from Wyangala area, Australia). Solid Earth, 6(3), pp. 881-901. (doi: 10.5194/se-6-881-2015)

Conference Proceedings

Spath, M., Spruzeniece, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3024, Selzer, M., Nestler, B. and Urai, J.L. (2021) Self-sealing Mechanisms of Fractured Rock. In: Biot-Baant Conference, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1-3 June 2021,

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Research datasets

Jump to: 2024

Number of items: 3.

2024

Gemmell, C., Neill, I. , Wildman, M. , Spruzeniece, L. and MacRae, C. (2024) Timing and distribution of post-subduction magmatism in the Southern Uplands of Scotland: New insights from U-Pb zircon data of Caledonian igneous bodies in the Southern Uplands Terrane – Appendices B, C, D and E. [Data Collection]

MacRae, C., Neill, I. , Gemmell, C., Spruzeniece, L. and Wildman, M. (2024) The Geochronology of Plutonism Associated with the Great Glen Fault, Northern Scottish Highlands – Appendices B and D. [Data Collection]

Khudhur, F. , MacDonald, J. , Macente, A. , Daly, L. , Spruzeniece, L. , Wildman, M. , Chung, P., Wilson, C., Monoghan, A. and University of Edinburgh XRF Facility, (2024) Understanding CO2 mineralization in ironmaking and steelmaking by-products through microstructural analysis. [Data Collection]

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