Chemical Oceanography Research at COAS, Oregon State University

Research

Atmospheric Science Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Marine Geology and Geophysics Marine Resource Management Physical Oceanography

Chemical Oceanography

Chemical Oceanography web page

Faculty

COAS Chemical Oceanographers study the chemistry of the oceans and other aquatic environments to record changes in the environment over time.

They study interactions with plants, animals and microorganisms; the Earth’s seafloor and continents; and the atmosphere. They examine chemicals in oceans, lakes and rivers to understand natural and anthropogenic changes.

Research focuses on development of analytical methods and chemical sensors, chemical hydrography, biogeochemical cycles, hydrothermal system chemistry and biomarker studies.

Preserving global resources demands an understanding of global environmental change, Earth resources and natural hazards over time scales longer than recorded by human experience.

“The Arctic plays a critical role in controlling the transport of atmospheric gases into the deep oceans, and although we know the basic mechanisms, there is much we don’t know about the details of how the machinery works.”

--Robert Collier, Professor of Chemical Oceanography

Chemical Oceanography articles in Ocean & Air magazine

Transfer of carbon and climate change	Iron in Northwest rivers feeds phytoplankton	Tracking carbon to understand dead zones

College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
104 COAS Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503

Telephone: (541) 737-3504
Fax: (541) 737-2064