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
Estimation of dissolved organic carbon contribution from hillslope soils to a headwater stream
Mei, Y., G.M. Hornberger, L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, and A.K. Aufdenkampe. 2012. Water Resources Research 48(9):W09514.
An initial investigation into the organic matter biogeochemistry of the Congo River
Spencer, R.G.M., P.J. Hernes, A.K. Aufdenkampe, A. Baker, P. Gulliver, A. Stubbins, G.R. Aiken, R.Y. Dyda, K.D. Butler, V.L. Mwamba, A.M. Mangangu, J.N. Wabakanghanzi, and J. Six. 2012. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 84:614–627.
Factors controlling water-column respiration in rivers of the central and southwestern Amazon Basin
Ellis, E.E.E., J.E. Richey, A.K. Aufdenkampe, A.V. Krusche, P.D. Quay, C. Salimon, and H.B. da Cunha. 2012. Limnology and Oceanography 57(2):527–540.
The initial design of data sharing infrastructure for the Critical Zone Observatory
Zaslavsky, I., T. Whitenack, M. Williams, D. Tarboton, K. Schreuders, and A.K. Aufdenkampe. 2011. Pages 145–150 in M. B. Jones and C. Gries (editors). Proceedings of the Environmental Information Management Conference 2011. University of California, Santa Barbara, California.
Resner, K., K. Yoo, C. Hale, A.K. Aufdenkampe, A. Blum, and S. Sebestyen. 2011. Applied Geochemistry 26:S127–S131.
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