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School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Kathleen Ruttenberg

Associate Professor

Department of Oceanography, 
University of Hawai`i at Manoa, 
1000 Pope Road, 
Marine Sciences Building, 
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-9371 
Fax: (808) 956-9225

E-mail: kcr@soest.hawaii.edu

Education

  • B.A., Chemistry (with specialization in Earth Sciences) and Anthropology. (Double-Major), University of California San Diego, Revelle College.
  • Ph.D, Geology. Yale

Research Interests

  • 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.

 

Department of Oceanography
Last modified: October 2010 
ocean@soest.hawaii.edu