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Biogeochemistry is a
broad
field that encompasses many of the concepts common to environmental
chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, inorganic and organic geochemistry,
oceanography and microbial ecology.
Biogeochemistry is
the
study of the cycling of elements on the Earth's surface as mediated by
the synthesis, death, decomposition of organic matter produced by
living organisms. Understanding these processes requires knowledge of
how the surrounding environment affects organisms and their metabolic
processes. Much of the work in biogeochemistry is focused on studies of
biologically critical elements expecially C, N, P, S, Si, and trace
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Our
research is done both in our
own backyard
(including Chesapeake Bay and the Elizabeth River) and places
as far-flung as the Antarctic and the Arctic Ocean, the Bahamas,
the equatorial Pacific Ocean,
Brazil and China.
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Opportunities graduate
study
in biogeochemistry
at ODU are available through M.S. programs in Chemistry, Biology,
and Oceanography
and Ph.D. progr ams
in Oceanography
and Ecological
Sciences.
A Ph.D. program
in Chemistry,
with biogeochemistry
as one of its focus areas,
is also currently being developed.
Regardless of which program
you choose to study in, classes and
research opportunities in
all of the
areas described here are
available to all students.
For general information about ODU click
here.
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For
further general information on careers in biogeochemsitry (and click here
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Dr. Patrick G. Hatcher
Environmental emphasizing the origin and
chemical
transformations of plant-der
ived biopolymers in natural
systems such as soils, peats, marine sediments, and |
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Dr. Kenneth Mopper (Professor,
Chemistry and Biochemistry) - Carbon cycling and photochemistry in
estuaries and the ocean; development of trace organic analytical
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Dr.
Nora Noffke (Assistant Professor, OEAS) - Biosedimentology;
geobiology |
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Dr. Gary
(Professor, Civil Engineering) - Aquatic chemistry; |
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