BMS 3121
Biomolecular Sciences Building
8314 Paint Branch Drive
College Park, MD 20742

cmagen [at] umd [dot] edu

I was trained as a biologist/ecologist, and have drifted towards marine biogeochemistry over the years. I am now a sediment biogeochemist, and am interested in investigating chemical reactions in sediments that involve the degradation of organic matter. I have always used stable isotopes in my work, which eventually led me to be the lab manager in James Farquhar’s lab. My research interests focus on understanding what controls the production and consumption of methane in and out of sediments, wetlands, or various water bodies. My research has recently taken me to the Arctic Ocean, to add to the dearth of knowledge on methane dynamics. I am also interested in monitoring other greenhouse gases and have started to work more locally in the Chesapeake Bay monitoring ocean acidification.