Getting to Know: Dr. Jongsun Kim & Amer Charbaji

Dr. Jongsun Kim  Postdoctoral researcher with Drs. David Ullman & Lew Rothstein, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI HOWDY! I’m a coastal system modeler interested in physical and biogeochemical interactions in the coastal water ecosystem. I’m also a chemical oceanographer who works in marine and freshwater ecosystems. My work is centered around the interface of biogeochemical […]

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CB-22: Microplastic pollution: Sources, weathering, and aging

Mentor: Geoff Bothun, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island-Kingston Project Description Consumer plastics breakdown in marine environments over time to yield small microplastics, nanoplastics, and polymer molecules. At each length scale these plastics behave differently within marine ecosystems. For instance, large plastics can be identified visually, removed by hand or via […]

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IO-13: Fabricating low-cost analytical instrumentation for field-based sensor development

Geoff Bothun, University of Rhode Island Timo Küster, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island-Kingston Project Description This is a collaborative project with engineers, chemists, and biological scientists to fabricate a portable, low-cost Raman spectrometer that can be used to develop novel ultrasensitive nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental monitoring of nutrient pollutants (nitrogen […]

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