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Member Since 1985
Dennis A. Hansell
Professor, University of Miami
Professional Experience
University of Miami
Professor
2001 - Present
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Research Scientist
2022 - 2022
Education
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Doctorate
1989
Auburn University
Masters
1980
Humboldt State University
Bachelors
1978
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Honors & Awards
William S. and Carelyn Y. Reeburgh Lecture
Received December 2020
Lecture Title Oceanic Dissolved Organic Carbon: The World Tour
Lecture Title Oceanic Dissolved Organic Carbon: The World Tour
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Union Fellow
Received December 2019
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For transformative insights into the biogeochemistry of marine dissolved organic matter and assessment of ocean carbon cycling.
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Harald Sverdrup Lecture
Received February 2014
Current Roles
Member
Jerome Paros Scholarships in Geophysical Instrumentation
Publications
Spatial Complexity in Dissolved Organic Matter and Trace Elements Driven by Hydrography and Freshwat...

This study traces dissolved organic matter (DOM) in different water masses of the Arctic Ocean and its effect on the distributions of trace element...

November 04, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Contribution of dissolved organic carbon removal to apparent oxygen utilization and revised remineralization rates using comprehensive observational data in the North Atlantic Ocean
OCEAN SCIENCES 2024
climate and ocean change | 23 february 2024
Brandon Stephens, Dennis A. Hansell, Craig A. Carl...
The different fractions of marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) cycle over a large range of timescales (seconds to centuries), from a relatively rapi...
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Tracking the Sources of Nitrate in Southeastern Alaskan Fjords
OCEAN SCIENCES 2024
ocean biology and biogeochemistry | 21 february 2024
Andrea Emmanuelli, Dennis A. Hansell, Chelsie N. B...
The Gulf of Alaska receives considerable freshwater discharge from rivers and streams along the mountainous coastlines of Southeast Alaska. On the she...
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The Possibility of Bathypelagic Dissolved Organic Carbon Signatures as a Proxy for Modern Carbon Export
TOWARD A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ESTIMATING CARBON EXPORT AND ATTENUATION IN THE OCEANS II POSTER
ocean sciences | 16 december 2022
Chelsea Lopez, Dennis A. Hansell
Previously, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in the open ocean were thought to be largely uniform at bathypelagic depths. However, anomal...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Member
Jerome Paros Scholarships in Geophysical Instrumentation
2018 - 2018
Member
Fall Meeting Program Committee
2017 - 2017
Member
Ewing Medal Committee
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