Environmental and Geochemistry

ASU provides truly unique research opportunities in the fundamentally interdisciplinary research areas of environmental & geochemistry. ASU researchers are studying mineralogy at the atomic scale, pre-biotic organic synthesis, deep-earth processes, the chemistry of lunar samples, and the fate and distribution of pollutants in the environment. Of particular interest are the interactions between biotic and abiotic chemical transformations that govern the recycling of energy throughout the environment. In addition to the extensive equipment and instrumentation expected in a large research university, ASU is home to unique in-house constructed deep-sea hydrothermal vent simulator, a new Keck Center for environmental analyses, high resolution microscopy facilities, and a peerless meteorite collection. Students' research experience is enhanced through collaborations with colleagues in analytical, physical and biochemistry, microbiology, oceanography, and engineering.


Ariel Anbar
Associate Professor
Earth Surface Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Isotopic Composition Studies, Biogeochemistry

Peter Buseck
Regents' Professor
Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, Meteorites, Solid-State geochemistry, Cosmochemistry, Electron Microscopy

Hilairy Hartnett
Assistant Professor
Aqueous Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Oceanography, Carbon Cycle Research, Environmental Chemistry

Pierre Herckes
Assistant Professor
Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Environmental Pollution, Analytical Chemistry
George Wolf
Associate Professor
High pressure chemistry, phase transitions, spectroscopy, materials chemistry, geochemistry

Everett Shock
Professor
Biogeochemistry, Thermodynamic Modelling, Microbial Processes, Analytical Methods