Graduate students
I am looking for graduate students (MSc or PhD), preferably with a background in natural sciences (biogeochemistry, hydrology, chemistry, physics etc.) and an interest in numerical modeling.

Current interests include the following research areas:

Land-Ocean interface: We are investigating nutrient dynamics at the land-ocean interface, working on the implementation of reactive transport simulations for study sites at the GA coast, as well as the export of DOC from marsh environments to the coastal ocean.
Funding: Georgia Sea Grant, NSF

LTER: Several modeling projects are part of the Long-Term Ecological Research project studying the role of water transport in the ecological linkages between upland areas and the coastal zone in central Georgia.
Funding: NSF

Sediment & soil metabolism: We are studying metabolism in a variety of porous media. Current projects include (1) how changes in temperature influence the rate and efficiency of organic carbon mineralization, (2) and assessment of the potential for methane escape from thawing Arctic permafrost, (3) iron dynamics in soils subject to oscillating redox conditions.
Funding: NSF, USDA

Bioirrigation: We integrate ecological and biogeochemical components to quantify benthic-pelagic nutrient exchange and the role of benthic biodiversity on ecosystem function.
Funding: NSF

Cell modeling: We are interested in improving on the description of microbial metabolism in reactive transport models and work on novel descriptions applicable at the macroscale that make use of the vast amount of information on cellular metabolism available as a result of the *omic revolution.

For further information please see the research pages and contact Dr. Christof Meile
(Department of Marine Sciences, The University of Georgia) to inquire about open positions.