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Pinsonneault, Andrew

SERC Affiliated Research Associate

My research interests focus on both biotic and abiotic regulators of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) cycling across a wide range of tidal and non-tidal wetland types. I have a strong background in enzymology, particularly microbial extracellular hydrolases, wetland soil characterization, spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric methods, and DOC-mineral sorption. My current research is focused on better understanding organic carbon partitioning between the tidal wetland soil mineral phase, microbial biomass, and the dissolved phase in response to changes in both redox potential and microbial priming by rhizodeposits over time.

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Background And Education

Education And Training

  • University of Georgia , Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Marine Sciences 2019 -
  • Ph.D. in Physical Geography, McGill University , Geography Department, Thesis Title: Substrate and Enzymatic Controls on Temperate Peatland Carbon Cycling 2011 - 2016
  • M.Sc. in Geography, Urban, and Environmental Studies, Concordia University , Geography Department, Thesis Title: Millennial Scale Impacts of Marine Biogenic Calcification Changes on Ocean Carbon Cycling 2009 - 2011
  • Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Biogeochemistry and Photobiology, NSF-funded postdoc 2016 - 2019

Research And Grants

Has Expertise In Technique

Keywords

  • DOC
    Enzymes
    Peatlands
    Tidal wetlands
    Hydric soils
    Microbes
    Biogeochemistry
    Adsorption
    Desorption
    Biodegradation
    Spectrophotometry
    Spectrofluorometry

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Mailing Address

  • Spivak Coastal Biogeochemistry Lab, Department of Marine Sciences
    Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
    325 Sanford Drive, Athens, GA 30602