Ecological Chemistry of Ocean Health
Research
Our research probes the interactions between marine organisms and their geochemical environment by integrating geological, chemical, and biological perspectives. In doing so, our research encompasses several domains of life spanning bacteria to corals, explores elements both essential (e.g., oxygen) and detrimental (e.g., chromium) to life, and spans diverse geochemical niches (from coral reefs and the deep-sea on Earth to rock varnish on Mars).
Organismal Health
Chemical controls on and signatures of marine life health
Chemistry of Ecosystem Function
Biogeochemical processes in ecosystem health
Sensor Development
Novel sensors for measuring key chemicals for ocean health and function
The Hansel Lab
We are a team of ocean stewards with diverse training and backgrounds in Earth sciences. In our lab we believe in respect, kindness, and working together as a team with the unifying goal of understanding our ocean to help preserve its resources and habitants.
Select Recent Publications
Hansel, C.M., J.M. Diaz. 2021. Reactive oxygen species production by marine biota. Annual Review of Marine Science 13, 177-200. doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-041320-102550
Sutherland, K., S.D. Wankel, C.M. Hansel. 2020. Dark biological superoxide production as a significant flux and sink of marine dissolved oxygen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 117, 3433-3439 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1912313117
Oldham, V.E., C. Lamborg, C.M. Hansel. 2020 The spatial and temporal variability of Mn speciation in the coastal Northwest Atlantic Ocean. JGR Ocean Science 125, e2019JC015167 doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015167
Grabb, K.C., J. Kapit, S.D. Wankel, K. Manganini, A. Apprill, M. Armenteros, and C.M. Hansel. 2019. Development of a handheld submersible chemiluminescent sensor: Quantification of superoxide at coral surfaces. Environmental Science & Technology 53, 13850-13858 doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b04022
Estes, E.R., R. Pockalny, S. D’Hondt, F. Inagaki, Y. Morono, R.W. Murray, D. Nordlund, A.J. Spivack, S.D. Wankel, N. Xiao, and C.M. Hansel. 2019. Persistent organic matter in oxic subseafloor sediment. Nature Geoscience 12, 126-131 doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0291-5
