Prof. Dr. Jerome Nriagu

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeochemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Biological),Analytical Chemistry
KeywordsThallium isotopes, Bogs, Climate change, Cesium/Thallium ratio

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAnn Arbor
InstitutionUniversity of Michigan
InstituteDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. William ShotykInstitut für Umweltgeochemie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2009

Programme(s)

2008Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Jerome Nriagu is widely regarded as the foremost expert on the geochemistry of trace metals in the environment. As the leading authority on global metal pollution, he has had a profound influence on our understanding of the geochemical cycles of virtually all trace metals of environmental relevance. In Germany Professor Nriagu will investigate the use of thallium isotopes as novel tracers of global climate change.