Adjunct Research Scientist
Senior Research Scientist, LimnoTech
Interests and Expertise
- Investigating the processes of organic matter cycling throughout watersheds — from soils to rivers to estuaries.
- Elucidating the interplay between degradation and sorption processes in determining the composition and ultimate fate of organic matter within river systems.
- Employing diverse analytical and experimental techniques to answer hypothesis-driven questions.
- Synthesizing observation and theory into quantitative models of various types in order to guide new experiments and theory.
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography, University of Washington.
- M.S., Chemical Oceanography, University of Washington.
- B.A., Chemistry, Dartmouth College.
Professional Experience
- Senior Research Scientist, LimnoTech, Oakdale, Minnesota.
- Associate Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2003–2016.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF International Research Fellowship Program, 2002.
Publications
The processing of bioactive elements by the Amazon River system
Mayorga, E., and A.K. Aufdenkampe. 2002. Pages 1–24 in M.E. McClain (editor). The ecohydrology of South American rivers and wetlands. International Association of Hydrological Sciences Special Publication No. 6. IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK.
Aufdenkampe, A.K., J.I. Hedges, A.V. Krusche, C. Llerena, and J.E. Richey. 2001. Limnology and Oceanography 46(8):1921–1935.
Estimation of new production in the tropical Pacific
Aufdenkampe, A.K., J.J. McCarthy, M. Rodier, C. Navarette, J.P. Dunne, and J.W. Murray. 2001. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 15(1):101–113.
Organic matter in Bolivian tributaries of the Amazon River: a comparison to the lower mainstem
Hedges, J.I., E. Mayorga, E. Tsamakis, M.E. McClain, A.K. Aufdenkampe, P. Quay, J.E. Richey, R. Benner, S. Opsahl, et al. 2000. Limnology and Oceanography 45(7):1449–1466.
Silicon-nitrogen coupling in the equatorial Pacific upwelling zone
Dunne, J.P., J.W. Murray, A.K. Aufdenkampe, S. Blain, and M. Rodier. 1999. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 13(3):715–726.
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