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Biogeochemistry and Earth Science Department

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Welcome to the Biogeochemistry and Earth Sciences Department here at SAMS. We comprise 20 staff and 5 postgraduate students. Our research investigates a diverse range of sediment, water column and ocean-atmosphere processes, including:

palaeoceanography
deep-sea mine tailings
transport and deposition of particulates
microbial biogeochemistry and climate change
nutrient cycles and fluxes
radioisotope tracers

trace metals
climate change and the influence of ocean currents
seabed depositional processes
high latitude marine sediments
in situ benthic lander technologies
a wide range of commercial projects from around the world.

The Head of the Biogeochemistry and Earth Science Department in Dr John Howe.

Biogeochemistry News: Ageing Antarctic ooze - new paper out; Feature Story; PhD on Younger Dryas ice; New species discovered in Antarctic; Seabed mapping tools for Oceans 2025; More...

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