{"id":5,"date":"2017-06-12T21:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T01:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/template-blue-prepop\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:06:22","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/","title":{"rendered":"front page"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>Dr. Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink<\/h2>\r\n<p>Senior Scientist<\/p>\r\n<p>Marine Chemistry &amp; Geochemistry<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><br \/>Work: 508-289-2518<br \/><a href=\"mailto:bpeucker@whoi.edu\">bpeucker@whoi.edu<\/a><br \/>Building: Clark 408A <strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong><br \/>266 Woods Hole Road,\u00a0MS #25<br \/>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br \/>Woods Hole, MA 02543<\/p>\r\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\r\n<p>My research probes the cycling of elements and their isotopes between major geochemical reservoirs (continental crust, oceanic crust, seawater, the Earth&#8217;s mantle) in order to understand the chemical evolution of Earth.\u00a0 Specifically, I am interested in how geochemical cycles have affected the (radiogenic) isotopic composition of seawater through time, and how to interpret marine isotope records.\u00a0 My group has studied the effects of continental weathering, hydrothermal alteration of oceanic crust, accretion of extraterrestrial matter and anthropogenic and volcanogenic inputs to the geochemical cycling of radiogenic isotope systems (Re-Os, Rb-Sr, U-Th-Pb).\u00a0 My group is also using digital maps of bedrock geology to reconstruct geochemical cycles in the geologic past. \u00a0In addition, we are studying variations in the isotope composition of novel stable isotope systems, specifically Re and Sr.\u00a0 Since 2008 I have been collaborating with colleagues at WHOI, the Woods Hole Research Center, and many institutions around the world to build a network of Global Rivers Observatories (www.globalrivers.org) and observe, how environmental change and societal pressures affect the biogeochemistries of river basins over the coming decades.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><em>Treat others as you expect to be treated yourself &#8211; anywhere, anytime.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><em>Leave your surroundings (field site, lab, instrumentation) at least as well as you found them.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><em>Wear appropriately safe clothing and always put safety first.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><em>Know and abide by WHOI policies relevant to you (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.whoi.edu\/institution-policy\/policies\/\"><em>https:\/\/intranet.whoi.edu\/institution-policy\/policies\/<\/em><\/a><em>).<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><em>Help reduce the lab&#8217;s carbon footprint: please turn off unused lights and equipment.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/06\/BPE-CV-Short_200024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Download CV <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\r\n<p>Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Chemistry\/Geochemistry &amp; University of Mainz, 1994, Geology<\/p>\r\n<p>M.S. University of Goettingen, 1989, Geology<\/p>\r\n<p>B.S. University of Clausthal, 1985, Geology<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\r\n<p>Back in Germany, I have studied Geology and Mineralogy, first at the Technical University of Clausthal, then at the University of G\u00f6ttingen where I completed my Geology Diploma in 1989.\u00a0 After 15 months of Civil Service at the University Medical Center in G\u00f6ttingen, I joined Al Hofmann&#8217;s Geochemistry Division at the Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz.\u00a0 During my PhD thesis, I spent three months as a guest student with Greg Ravizza in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at WHOI.\u00a0 Following the completion of my thesis in 1994, I returned to WHOI as a postdoctoral scholar. \u00a0I am still at WHOI, since 2010 as a Senior Scientist in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink Senior Scientist Marine Chemistry &amp; Geochemistry Contact Information:Work: 508-289-2518bpeucker@whoi.eduBuilding: Clark 408A Mailing Address:266 Woods Hole Road,\u00a0MS #25Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA 02543 Research Interests My research probes the cycling of elements and their isotopes between major geochemical reservoirs (continental crust, oceanic crust, seawater, the Earth&#8217;s mantle) in order to understand the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/bpeucker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}