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Varekamp, Johan C.

Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
2248

Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
2248









EMAIL:

jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu

PERSONAL HOME PAGE:

 http://www.wesleyan.edu/ees/JCV/varekamp.html

COURSES TAUGHT:

E&ES591 - 05

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Environmental Chemistry
Volcanology
Climate Change

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Volcanic Lakes (acid and hot lakes on active volcanoes, volcano monitoring, environmental impacts, relations with ore deposition)
Environmental Geochemistry (Mercury pollution and dispersal, links with biosphere)
Environmental History from sediment cores (Sea level rise records from salt marshes, water quality records from LIS, climate records from LIS)
Modelling (energy budget models for lakes, lake mixing models, climate models, stable isotope models)

OFFICE HOURS

open door policy

PUBLICATIONS:

http://www.wesleyan.edu/ees/JCV/publications.html

GRANTS:

LIS research $128K, $123K
Hg research $57K
Metal pollution research $22K
Public Science writing $2K