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Dr. Laodong Guo Professor in Aquatic Biogeochemistry School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) 600 East Greenfield Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA Tel: (414)-382-1742 E-mail: guol@uwm.edu |
Education
- PhD in Chemical Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Working Experience
- 2023-present: Executive Committee Chair, School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM).
- 2012-present: Professor, School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM), WI 53204
- 2013-2015: Executive Committee Chair, School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM), WI 53204
- 2005-2012: Professor/Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Marine Science (DMS), University of Southern Mississippi (USM), MS 39529
- 2000-2005: Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Frontier Research System for Global Change/JAMSTEC, International Arctic Research Center (IARC), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Fairbanks, AK 99775
- 1997-2000: Assistant Research Scientist, Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
- 1995-1997: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research (LOER), Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG), Galveston, TX 77551
- 1990-1995: Teaching and Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Research Interests
- Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nutrients and trace elements in aquatic systems.
- Fate and transport of emerging contaminants (microplastics/nanoplastics, PFAS, etc.)
- Role of natural organic matter (NOM) in regulating the chemical/phase speciation and biogeochemical cycling of metals and contaminants.
- Physicochemical processes at soil-water, river-lake, and land-ocean interfaces
- Biogeochemical response of Arctic rivers to climate and environmental change
Editorship (current)
- Editor, Journal of Oceanography (Springer Nature)
- Guest Editor: PNAS
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Science — Biogeochemical Dynamics (Frontiers).
- Editorial Board member, Scientific Reports in Earth and Environmental Sciences, (Nature Publishing Group).
- Editorial Board member, Water, an open journal published by MDPI Publishing Institute.
- Editorial Board member, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, an open journal published by MDPI Publishing Institute.
- Topic Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science
- Co-Guest Editor, Deep-Sea Research II on CHAIARE-36.
- Co-Guest Editor, Special Issue in Water: Marine Atmospheric Chemistry (2021-2023)
Teaching at UWM-School of Freshwater Sciences
- FRSHWTR-342: Water Pollution (UG, 3 Cr.)
- FRSHWTR-513: Field Experimentation and Analysis (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
- FRSHWTR-514: Analytical Techniques in Freshwater Sciences (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
- FRSHWTR-522: Aquatic Biogeochemistry of Natural Organic Matter (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
- FRSHWTR-524: Introduction to Stable and Radioactive Isotopes (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
- FRSHWTR-695/999: Independent Study on Laboratory Techniques and/or Aquatic Nanoparticles (1-3 Cr.)
Other links
- People in Guo Lab
- Publications
- Research/Instruments (Aquatic Biogeochemistry Lab)
- Data