Organic Matter Spectroscopy Lab

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We measure the amount and character of dissolved organic matter from diverse ecosystems, especially aquatic ones. We often combine our lab data with field-scale experiments and modeling to understand of the interactions between hydrologic, chemical and biological processes in controlling the dynamics of these systems.

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Diane McKnight
Director

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Lane Allen
PhD student

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Natalie Aranda
Grad student

Athena Bolin
MS student

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Jared Collins
Grad student

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Lauren Magliozzi
Researcher

 

 

 

  • Nayoung Hur, MS 2022
  • Garrett Rue, PhD 2019
  • Alia Lauren Khan, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
  • Maggie Burns, MA 2014 in Geography; now Hydrologist
  • Rachel Gabor, PhD 2013 in Environmental Studies
  • Jessica Ebert, MS 2012

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Major equipment includes:

  • Shimadzu TOC analyzer
  • Antec 9000 DON analyzer
  • Agilent 8453 spectrophotometer
  • FluroMax2 fluorometer
  • Fractionation columns
  • Ultra-filtration

In the field

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Josh Darling kneels to sample algal mats from a rocky meltwater stream in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Josh Darling kneels to sample algal mats from a rocky meltwater stream near Canada Glacier in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Researcher in shorts and a backpack stands on the grassy shore of an alpine lake within a rocky catchment

Researcher on the grassy shoreline of an alpine lake in the Rocky Mountains.

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