IMS Affiliated Faculty
- Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Professor
- Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
- Department
- Ocean Sciences Department
- Phone 831-459-2908
- Website
- Office Location
- Earth & Marine Sciences, A442
- Lab, E&MS C558
- Mail Stop Ocean Sciences
- Mailing Address
- Ocean Sciences, 1156 High St
- Santa Cruz CA 95064
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Oceanography, Marine Sciences, Pollution, Geochemistry
- Courses OS 01, OS 120, OS 150, OS 213, OS 250
- Advisees, Grad Students, Researchers Xinyun Cui, , Marissa Despins
Summary of Expertise
Aquatic and atmospheric chemistry, trace metal (esp. mercury) biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography.
Research Interests
The biogeochemistry of mercury in the ocean, land and cryosphere...at a variety of time and space scales.
Biography, Education and Training
Education
Oberlin College. Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry, 1986
University of Michigan. Master of Science - Environmental Chemistry, 1992
University of Connecticut. Doctor of Philosophy – Oceanography (Chemical), 2003
Professional Experience
1986-1990: Research Assistant II, Harvard University, Harvard Sch. of Public Health, Depart. of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment.
1990-1992: Graduate Research Assistant, The Univ. of Michigan, Sch. of Public Health, Depart. of Environmental Health Sciences.
1992-1996: Research Assistant II, The Univ. of Connecticut, Depart. of Marine Sciences.
1996-2003: Graduate Research Assistant, The Univ. of Connecticut, Dept. of Marine Sciences.
2003-2006: Post-doctoral Scholar/Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Dept. of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry.
2006-2010: Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Dept. of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry.
2010-2014: Associate Scientist w/o Tenure, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Dept. of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry.
2014-current: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, Dept. of Ocean Sciences.
Teaching Interests
The Oceans (OS 01)
Aquatic Chemistry (OS 120)
Field and Lab Methods in Aquatic Science (OS 150/250)
Topics in Marine Geochemistry (OS 290C) - Metallomics/Low Oxygen