Dept. of
Geological Sciences
College of Natural Science
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824 U.S.A..
Phone: 517-355-4626
FAX: 517-353-8787
Welcome to the Applied Geochemistry Programs at Michigan State University. Applied Geochemistry is the application of chemical and geochemical principles to address environmental, ecological, energy, and resource issues and includes basic research. Our program leads to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Geosciences or M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geological Sciences (with an Environmental Geosciences specialization). Topics of research and education include:
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inorganic/organic/isotopic geochemistry of water (precipitation, groundwater, rivers, lakes, oceans, hypersaline, brine), sediments (freshwater, marine, and hypersaline environments), soils, minerals, and micro-macro biota; |
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environmental geochemistry; |
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trophic transfer of nutrients and environmental contaminants; |
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dissolved organic-trace metal interactions; |
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applications of GIS to geochemistry of watersheds; |
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geochemical cycles; |
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environmental geochemistry and health; |
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mineral weathering; and |
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applications of microbiology to solve environmental problems such as bioremediation and redox zonation. |
Our faculty is listed below. Please see individual web sites (click on name) for information on research and education.
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Sheridan K. Haack skhaack@wrdmail.er.usgs.gov (Michigan State University) Microbiology, microbial ecology, bioremediation, water quality. Dr. Haack is an adjuct professor from the U.S. Geological Survey. |
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Steve Hamilton hamilton@kbs.msu.edu (University of California, Santa Barbara) Biogeochemical cycles, nutrients, stable isotopes, carbon cycling. Dr. Hamilton is an andjuct professor from MSU's Kellogg Biological Station. |
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David T. Long long@msu.edu (Kansas University) Aqueous geochemistry and environmental geochemistry of groundwater, wetland, river, lake, sediment, soil systems; trace metal cycling; and environmental isotopes. |
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Lina C. Patino patinol@msu.edu (Rutgers University) Analytical geochemistry. |
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Nathaniel E. Ostrom ostromn@msu.edu (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimatology, biogeochemistry of streams, lakes, and oceans, fate of pollutants. |
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Peggy, H. Ostrom ostrom@msu.edu (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Stable isotope and organic geochemistry, bioremediation, biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen, molecular paleontology, paleoenvironemntal analysis. |
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Duncan F. Sibley sibley@msu.edu (University of Oklahoma) Sedimentary petrology, diagenesis, mineral precipitation kinetics. |
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Michael A. Velbel velbel@msu.edu (Yale University) Mineral-water interactions, chemical weathering of rocks and minerals, watershed studies, continental weathering and global cycles, clay mineralogy, sandstone provenance and diagenesis. |
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About Applied Geochemistry |
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Degrees and Admission |
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Resources for Applied Geochemistry |
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Geochemical Resources on the Internet |
Web guy: David T. Long
E-Mail: long@msu.edu
Revised: Fall 2000
URL: http://www.cevl.msu.edu/~long/