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Northeast Geobiology Symposium 2024
Several members of the NIRVANA Labs are in New Haven, Connecticut, for the 2024 edition of the Northeast Geobiology Symposium, which is being hosted by Yale University. Ichiko Sugiyama has a 09:15 oral presentation, while Margot Debyser and Iulia Streanga are both presenting in the first poster session: Debyser, M.C.F., M.A. Charette, P. Henderson, and…
Paper in press: Characterizing the controls on the cadmium isotope composition of marine sediments
I’m really pleased to report the publication of a study, led by Logan Tegler (MIT–WHOI Ph.D., 2023), in Geochimica et Cosmochimca Acta, titled “Refining the roles of productivity, redox, and remineralization on the cadmium isotope composition of marine sediments.” The study can be accessed for free until May 23rd, 2024, by clicking this link; after…
Welcome Pierre!
I’m happy to welcome Pierre Cadeau, Postdoctoral Fellow, to the NIRVANA Labs! Pierre plans to investigate how non-traditional stable isotope systems, such as cadmium and nickel, can be used to trace Earth’s biogeochemical evolution. His project is supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship and is being conducted in collaboration with Oliver Rouxel (Ifremer).…
Paper in press: Insights into iodine cycling in the Subtropics
I’m delighted to announce the publication of a study, led by Iulia Streanga, examining iodine cycling in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean. Our study aimed to uncover the dynamics of iodine redox transformations in seawater, particularly the conversion between its oxidized and reduced inorganic forms, and shed light on the rates at which these transformations…
Paper in press: Iodine incorporation into deep-sea corals
I’m excited to report publication of a new study led by Lorena Sun investigating the incorporation of iodine into deep-sea scleractinian and bamboo corals. The paper is published in a Special Issue of Frontiers in Marine Sciences titled The Marine Iodine Cycle, Past, Present and Future. Oxygen is vital for marine life, and understanding how…
Paper in press: Barium in seawater ‘solved’
We’re pleased to announce publication of a study led by Öykü Mete (SSF, 2021), published in Earth Systems Science Data. In this study we constrain the distribution of barium in the global ocean using machine learning. We developed thousands of machine learning models that could predict barium concentrations in seawater using GEOTRACES results from in…
Welcome Georgi!
I’m pleased to welcome Georgi Laukert, Postdoctoral Fellow, to NIRVANA! Georgi plans to study how changing sea ice affects macro- and micronutrient cycling in the Arctic (Project ICEotopes). He project is being conducted in collaboration with Tristan Horner and Kate Hendry (British Antarctic Survey) and is supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship. Welcome…
Congratulations Dr. Tegler!
Congratulations to Dr. Logan Tegler, who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis today! Logan’s thesis is titled: “From the atmosphere to the abyss: Tracing organic carbon deposition, cadmium isotopes, and iron cycling using marine sediments.” It will eventually post to DSpace@MIT, at which point I’ll update this post with a link here. Well done Logan, incredible…
AT50-10 ‘CliOMZ’ wrapped!
After 37 days at sea, AT50-10 ‘CliOMZ’ is complete, arriving in San Diego this morning. We sailed over 5,500 nautical miles, crossed the Equator twice, occupied 17 stations, and collected over 1,500 samples, which should keep us busy for a while! Below are a selection of photos from the expedition. …
AT50-10 ‘CliOMZ’ Underway!
NIRVANA Lab members Peter Crockford, Ichiko Sugiyama, and Tristan Horner are in Golfito, Costa Rica, for the start of AT50-10 ‘CliOMZ,’ which sets sail on WHOI’s very own R/V Atlantis today. We will be studying connections between macro- (nitrate, phosphate) and micronutrients, such as iron, copper, iodine, and barium, in the low-oxygen waters of the…