Jonathan D. Toner
I'm an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington (UW) in the Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) department. I currently live in beautiful Northeast Seattle with my wife, Lisa, and our daughter Ellie. On weekends, I can often be found trail running, gardening, or mountaineering on one of Washington's many spectacular peaks.
Publications
Toner, J. D. and D. C. Catling (2019), A carbonate-rich lake solution to the phosphate problem of the origin of life. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1916109117
Toner, J. D. and D. C. Catling (2019), Alkaline lake settings for concentrated prebiotic cyanide and the origin of life. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 260, 124-132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.031
Toner, J. D. and D. C. Catling (2018), Chlorate brines on Mars: Implications for the occurrence of liquid water and deliquescence. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 497, 161–168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.06.039
Toner, J. D., D. C. Catling, and R. S. Sletten (2017), The geochemistry of Don Juan Pond: evidence for a deep groundwater flow system in Wright Valley, Antarctica. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 474, 190–197. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.06.039
Toner, J. D. and D. C. Catling (2017), A low-temperature thermodynamic model for the Na-K-Ca-Mg-Cl-SO4 system incorporating new experimental heat capacities in K2SO4, Na2SO4, and MgSO4 solutions. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 62(10), 3151–3168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.7b00265
Toner, J. D. and D. C. Catling (2017), A low-temperature thermodynamic model for the Na-K-Ca-Mg-Cl system incorporating new experimental heat capacities in KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2 solutions. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 62(3), 995–1010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6b00812
Toner, J. D., D. C. Catling, and B. Light (2016), Water activities of NaClO4, Ca(ClO4)2, and Mg(ClO4)2 brines from experimental heat capacities: water activity >0.6 below 200 K. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 181, 164–174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.03.005
Toner, J. D., D. C. Catling, and B. Light (2015), A revised Pitzer model for low-temperature soluble salt assemblages at the Phoenix Site, Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 166, 327–343. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2015.06.011
Toner, J. D., D. C. Catling, and B. Light (2015), Modeling salt precipitation from brines on Mars: evaporation versus freezing origin for soil salts. Icarus, 250, 451–461. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.013
Toner, J. D., D. C. Catling, and B. Light (2014), Soluble salts at the Phoenix Lander site, Mars: A reanalysis of the Wet Chemistry Laboratory data. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 136, 142–168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.03.030
Toner, J. D., D. C. Catling, and B. Light (2014), The formation of supercooled brines, viscous liquids, and low temperature perchlorate glasses in aqueous solutions relevant to Mars. Icarus, 233, 36–47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.01.018
Toner, J. D. and R. S. Sletten (2013), The formation of Ca-Cl-rich groundwaters in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica: Field measurements and modeling of reactive transport. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 110, 84–105. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.02.013
Toner, J. D., R. S. Sletten, and M. L. Prentice (2013), Soluble salt accumulations in Taylor Valley, Antarctica: Implications for paleolakes and Ross Sea Ice Sheet dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research 118(1): 198–215. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JF002467
Toner, J. D. (2012), Using Salt Accumulations and Luminescence Dating to Study the Glacial History of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Washington, Seattle. Online document.
Curriculum Vitae
Ongoing CV.pdf