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My research addresses how unicellular eukaryotes (also known as protists) respond to changes in their chemical environment and the resulting implications for biogeochemical nutrient cycling in the ocean. Photosynthetic protists, in particular, play a key role in ocean biogeochemistry by converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic carbon, transferring energy to higher trophic levels and exporting organics to the deep ocean. Their growth is…
I am a biogeochemist interested in marine particles and especially how rare, but important! trace elements cycle through them. From a chemical perspective, marine particles are a complex mixture of living and non-living phases like organisms, bio-minerals, crust-derived rock minerals in dust and sediments, and larger aggregates, all constantly interacting with each other. Particles are important sources and repositories of…