Organic geochemistry
MS Geology University of Massachusetts (in Progress)
BS Environmental Science Westfield State College
My current research interests involve elucidating the temporal and geographical distribution of disinfection by-product precursors and their dependance on forest type, aquatic productivity and the character of natural organic matter in temperate forested watersheds. I am also interested in the paleoclimate biomarkers known as GDGT's (glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers) and their application as indicators of soil temperature and soil pH.
Current graduate appointments:
Research Assistantship: Laboratory analysis of hydrogen isotope signatures of fatty-acids from extracted sediments of the Siberian impact crater Lake Elgygytgyn
Office: Biogeochemical Laboratory
Department of Geosciences
165 Morrill Science Center 4 South
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
e-mail: naughton@geo.umass.edu
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