I am a stable isotope biogeochemist, interested in the sources and fates of greenhouse gases in the environment (and how isotopes can be applied as tools to answer these questions). Currently, I am a Mendenhall Research Chemist at the USGS in Woods Hole

My research includes:

1) The distribution of methane isotopologues (12CH4, 13CH4, 12CH3D, 13CH3D ) in aquatic and marine environments to better understand the conditions in which hydrocarbons are produced and transformed. 

2) Bioavailability and transformations of sequestered carbon into the modern carbon cycle at methane seeps (13C-DOC). 

3) The storage of carbon in salt and freshwater wetland soils ( 14C, ramped pyrolysis oxidation)

I use a range of analytical chemistry methods (e.g., laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography), microbiology, and fieldwork. 

I love building things in lab! One of my goals is to look at a fitting and guess the wrench size on my first try. I think I'm close.

Outside of lab, you might find me working on pottery projects.