Faculty: Kathleen Ruttenberg

• Associate Professor
• Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Division
• Office: Marine Sciences Building
• 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: (808) 956-9371  • Fax: (808) 956-9225
• E-mail: kcr@soest.hawaii.edu
• Website: Personal Website

Reseach Topics

• Biogeochemisty and cycling of phosphorus (organic and inorganic) and associated bioactive elements (C, N, S) in marine, lacustrine, and riverine systems.
• Nutrient limitation of biological productivity in the ocean.
• Sediment diagenesis: organic matter reactivity and mineral authigenesis.
• Geochemistry of redox sensitive elements: the effect of redox chemistry on element cycling.
• Use of geochemistry of modern environments to interpret the sedimentary record.