Clare Reimers

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Clare E. Reimers
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography, Benthic Biogeochemistry
InstitutionsOregon State University
Thesis Sedimentary organic matter : distribution and alteration processes in the coastal upwelling region off Peru  (1981)
Doctoral advisor Erwin Suess

Clare Reimers is a Distinguished Professor of Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. [1]

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Education and career

Reimers earned a B.A. in Environmental Science from University of Virginia in 1976 and an M.S. in Oceanography from Oregon State University in 1978. [2] Reimers holds a Ph.D. from Oregon State University from 1982. [3] Subsequently, Reimers worked at Scripps Institution of Oceanography [4] and Rutgers University [4] before returning to Oregon State in 2000.

Research and advances

Reimers' early research used a combination of methods to quantify the flux of organic carbon to the seafloor [5] [6] and the efficiency of its conversion to carbon dioxide. [7] [8] [9] Reimers has developed benthic microbial fuel cells that generate power based on the redox gradient between reduced seafloor sediments and the oxidized seawater above the seafloor [10] [11] [12] Reimers serves as Project Support Office Scientist for construction of up to three new Regional Class Research Vessels. The National Science Board awarded the project almost $472 million, which includes the initial 199 foot, R/V Taani. [13] [14] [15] She holds U.S. Patent 6,913,854 for methane-powered microbial fuel cells, [16] which have been used to power long-term underwater sensors. [17] [18]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Clare Reimers". oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ Reimers, Clare E. "The flow mechanics and resulting erosional and depositional features of explosive volcanic density currents on earth and Mars". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ Reimers, Clare E. "Sedimentary organic matter : distribution and alteration processes in the coastal upwelling region off Peru". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Chemistry Tree - Clare E. Reimers". academictree.org.
  5. ↑ Reimers, Clare E. (December 1, 1987). "An in situ microprofiling instrument for measuring interfacial pore water gradients: methods and oxygen profiles from the North Pacific Ocean". Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers. 34 (12): 2019–2035. Bibcode:1987DSRA...34.2019R. doi:10.1016/0198-0149(87)90096-3. ISSN   0198-0149.
  6. ↑ Reimers, Clare E.; Fischer, Kathleen M.; Merewether, Ray; Smith, K. L.; Jahnke, Richard A. (April 1986). "Oxygen microprofiles measured in situ in deep ocean sediments". Nature . 320 (6064): 741–744. Bibcode:1986Natur.320..741R. doi:10.1038/320741a0. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4263559.
  7. ↑ Reimers, Clare E; Suess, Erwin (July 1, 1983). "The partitioning of organic carbon fluxes and sedimentary organic matter decomposition rates in the ocean". Marine Chemistry . 13 (2): 141–168. Bibcode:1983MarCh..13..141R. doi:10.1016/0304-4203(83)90022-1. ISSN   0304-4203.
  8. ↑ Reimers, Clare E.; Jahnke, Richard A.; McCorkle, Daniel C. (1992). "Carbon fluxes and burial rates over the continental slope and rise off central California with implications for the global carbon cycle". Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 6 (2): 199–224. Bibcode:1992GBioC...6..199R. doi:10.1029/92GB00105. ISSN   1944-9224.
  9. ↑ Jahnke, Richard A.; Reimers, Clare E.; Craven, Deborah B. (November 1990). "Intensification of recycling of organic matter at the sea floor near ocean margins". Nature. 348 (6296): 50–54. Bibcode:1990Natur.348...50J. doi:10.1038/348050a0. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4302926.
  10. ↑ Reimers, Clare E.; Tender, Leonard M.; Fertig, Stephanie; Wang, Wei (January 1, 2001). "Harvesting Energy from the Marine Sediment−Water Interface". Environmental Science & Technology . 35 (1): 192–195. Bibcode:2001EnST...35..192R. doi:10.1021/es001223s. ISSN   0013-936X. PMID   11352010.
  11. ↑ Reimers, C. E.; Girguis, P.; Stecher, H. A.; Tender, L. M.; Ryckelynck, N.; Whaling, P. (2006). "Microbial fuel cell energy from an ocean cold seep". Geobiology . 4 (2): 123–136. Bibcode:2006Gbio....4..123R. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2006.00071.x. ISSN   1472-4669. S2CID   131102544.
  12. ↑ "OSU Scientists Able To Harness "Plankton Power"". ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ "OSU Moves Forward with New Class of Research Vessels". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Past Workshop Webpages – 2019 NSF-UNOLS Biological and Chemical Oceanography Chief Scientist Training Cruise" . Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  15. ↑ Floyd, Mark (April 17, 2019). "National Science Foundation authorizes Oregon State to lead construction of third research vessel". oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ Reimers, Clare (November 23, 1999). "Method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces". patents.google.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ Reimers, Wolf, Schrader (June 19, 2017). "Autonomous sensors powered by a benthic microbial fuel cell". IEEE : 1–4. doi:10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084602. S2CID   26179218 . Retrieved August 14, 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ Carter, Troy (February 13, 2022). "Microbial Fuel Cells on Seafloor Are Ready To Power Environmental Sensors". techlinkcenter.org. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Fellows Winner Search". Honors Program. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  20. ↑ "OSU Oceanographer, Forest Hydrologist Named AGU Fellows". Life at OSU. May 12, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  21. ↑ "About Leadership". agu.org. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  22. ↑ Register-Guard, The. "OSU names three professors of distinction". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Clare E. Reimers selected as Fellow of The Oceanography Society". EurekAlert!. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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