Research Interests
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Chemical Oceanography and Limnology.
Trace element speciation and cycling. Tracer applications in natural
water systems using stable and radioactive isotopes. Sediment-water
and particle-water interactions, with emphasis on colloids. Natural
organic matter geochemistry. Metal-organic matter binding. Mobility of
radioactive and toxic trace contaminants in surface waters, sediments
and ground water. Applications of atomic force microscopy, accelerator
and thermal ionization mass spectrometry in marine chemistry.
Academic
Background
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B.S., Gymnasium Berne, Switzerland,
Matura, 1963
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M.S., University of Berne, 1971
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Ph.D., University of Berne, 1975
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Privatdozent, Switzerland Federal
Institute of Technology, 1984.
Teaching
Selected Publications
Santschi, P.H., Roberts, K., and Guo, L. 2002 The organic nature of
colloidal actinides transported in surface waters at the Rocky Flats
Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, USA. Environ. Sci. Technol., in
revision.
Hung, C.-C., Guo, L., Santschi, P.H., Alvarado-Quiroz, N.J., Haye, J.,
Pinckney, J., and Lumsden, B.2002. Distributions of total carbohydrates
and acid polysaccharides in the Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.,
submitted.
Yeager, K.M., Santschi, P.H., Phillips, J.D., and Herbert, B.E. 2002.
Sources of alluvium in a coastal plain stream based on radionuclide
signatures from the 238U and 232Th decay series. Wat. Res. Res.,
submitted.
Santschi, P.H., and Roberts, K. 2002. Actinide Migration from
Contaminated Soil to Surface Water at the Rocky Flats Environmental
Technology Site. J. Nuclear Sci. and Technol., accepted.
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Peter Hans Santschi
Marine Sciences
Texas A&M University at
Galveston
santschip@tamug.edu
Phone:
(409)740-4476
Fax: (409)740-4786
http://loer.tamug.tamu.edu |
