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Thomas M. Church
E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine Studies
University of Delaware
Graduate College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Robinson Hall
Newark, Delaware 19716
Phone: (302) 831-2558
Fax: (302) 831-4575
tchurch@udel.edu
Education
- A.B. (m.c.l.), 1964, Colgate University, Chemistry (S. Brown)
- Ph.D., 1970, University of California, San Diego, Chemistry
(E. Goldberg)
- 1971-72 University of Paris VI, IPG, CNRS-NSF Postdoctoral
Exchange Fellow (C. Allegre)
Research Interests
Atmospheric Chemistry:
- Transport of continental emissions
to the ocean
- Chemistry of marine precipitation
- Trace element deposition to natural waters
Chemical Oceanography:
- Trace metal transport and cycling in salt marsh,
estuarine, coastal and open ocean waters
Sedimentary Geochemistry:
- Redox processes of metals, sulfur, and nutrients
Marine Chemistry:
- Sea water precipitates and oceanic mineralization
Current Grants:
NSF Fe Distribution
II:
This current National Science Foundation grant is a collaborative
effort with associates at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research,
(BIOS), that continues the study of atmospheric iron inputs to the Sargasso Sea, and
the temporal variability and impact on iron distribution in the upper
ocean.
NSF
Volatile Polonium and Tellerium Species in the Marine Environment:
The basic chemical properties of polonium and tellurium
suggest that alkylation will occur via common reactions, and strong field
evidence exists for the production of volatile species of both elements
in marine enviornments. However volatile species have not yet been directly
observed in marine systems.
Former
Students (Click for list)
Current Research Group
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Joseph
Scudlark, Research Scientist (M.S., SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry)
Processes affecting trace element
speciation and distribution in natural waters and sediments; air-sea
exchange of nitrogen and trace elements; analytical methods for
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Patrick Ollivier, MPost Doctoral Researcher ( (PhD, Geochemistry, University of Marseille III, France , 2006)
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Deborah M. Shane, Staff
Assistant
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Andrew Bahrou , MS Student (B.S. Wayne State, Michigan, 2006)
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Danielle Martin: Ph.D. Student, Chemistry and Biochemistry Program, (B.S. of Chemistry, West Chester University of Pennsylvania , 2006)
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