I am a (biogeo)-chemical oceanographer and I was a W. O. Crosby postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT (2013-2015).
***I am now an assistant professor in the Department of Marine Science at the University of Southern Mississippi (Stennis Space Center, MS). Prospective graduate students interested in oceanography, chemistry, and/or climate are encouraged to contact me.***
Research Interests:
- Rate tracers for ocean chemistry and biology
- Paleoceanography, paleoclimate, proxy development
Current projects in both the modern and paleo- ocean:
- Mineral dust as a source of micronutrient trace metals
- Variability in marine biological productivity
- Rates of deep ocean ventilation
Here are some teaching samples I made while taking the Kaufman certificate teaching program at MIT's Teaching and Learning Laboratory:
Primer on the pH scale and ocean acidification (5 mins.)
Plastic pollution in the ocean and its impact (10 mins.)
© 2016, Christopher T. Hayes