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Science
Congratulations to Dr. Glendon B. Hunsinger, the first Mitra Organic Geochemistry PhD student
Glendon Brian Hunsinger succesfully defended his PhD dissertation on April 16th, 2009. Glendon did most of his work in the Hudson River. Throughout his graduate career, he has been awarded not one, but two prestigious graduate fellowships: a National Estuarine Research Reserve Fellowship as well as a US EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship.
His work highlited the importance of river riparian zones in changing the composition of organic matter that is delivered to the main body of the river. Stay tuned for the publications resulting from his work.
Recent Paper Gets Featured by Discovery Channel
Check out our recent article on the Discovery Channel Network.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/25/wildfire-drought-warming.html
Current Professional and Scholarly Interests
My expertise lies in the field of Organic Geochemistry. One goal of our research group is to address questions about the composition of organic matter in coastal systems. Throughout geologic time, the transfer of carbon from the atmosphere to the geosphere by organic matter fixation has played a significant role in atmospheric carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, and hence, has affected the Earth’s climate. A main route of transfer of carbon from the atmosphere to the geosphere is by river discharge of terrestrial organic matter to coastal systems. So, we try to better understand the composition, flux, and fate of the types of organic molecules transported by rivers and buried in coastal environments.
Keil Lab at the University of Washington in Seattle USA
The AOG unit at UW is composed of three labs. This is the web site for Rick Keil’s lab. You can also visit Anitra Ingalls’ web zone and Julian Sachs’ web site. The broadly defined goal of the Rick Keil’s AOG group is to understand the factors that control organic matter preservation in marine and freshwater systems. We are interested in mechanisms that control the extent to which bacteria degrade different forms of organic matter.
University of Bristol Organic Geochemistry
The Organic Geochemistry Unit (OGU) is based in the School of Chemistry of the University of Bristol. The research we conduct aims to develop our understanding of the biogeochemistry of modern-day and ancient environments and the way that it is affected by natural processes and the actions of mankind. This is achieved principally through the application of cutting-edge analytical chemistry and instrumental techniques.
Wikipedia's Organic Geochemistry Page
Organic geochemistry is the study of the impacts and processes that organisms and once-living organisms have had on the Earth. Organic geochemistry includes studies of recent sediments to understand the carbon cycle, climate change and ocean processes. Studies of ancient sediments and rock help to understand the origins and sources of oil petroleum geochemistry and the biochemical antecedents of life.