research

RV Oceanus, New York Bight

John Reinfelder
Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

14 College Farm Road New Brunswick NJ
(848) 932-5737 (phone)
(732) 932-8644 (fax)
reinfelder@envsci.rutgers.edu

Raritan River estuary

Research Interests:

aquatic biogeochemistry
phytoplankton physiology and ecology
mercury stable isotopes
sulfur geochemistry
acid mine drainage
trace element accumulation in rice

Current Projects:

Regulation of diatom physiology and stoichiometry by temperature

Microbially catalyzed cycling of iron and other trace elements in soil with Yundang Wu (Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou, China)

Mercury cycling and bioaccumulation in the West Antarctic Peninsula's coastal marine ecosystem with Phil Sontag (Rutgers), Debbie Steinberg (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences), Rob Sherrell (Rutgers), and Bill Fraser (Polar Oceans Research Group)

Accumulation of cadmium and other trace elements in rice with Weilin Huang (Rutgers) and Fangbi Li (Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou, China)

Past Projects:

Regulation of diatom physiology and stoichiometry by CO₂

Carbon fixation in marine diatoms

Biogeochemistry of arsenic in the Newark Basin

Geomicrobiology of acid-mine drainage-contaminated soils with Chuling Guo (South China University of Technology) and Zhi Dang (South China University of Technology)

Estuarine phytoplankton and organic carbon dynamics with Bob Chant (Rutgers) and Yoeri Dijkstra (Delft)

Mercury stable isotopes in marine food webs with Chun-Mao Tseng (National Taiwan University)

New Jersey Atmospheric Deposition Network