Current opportunities for researches
We are looking for motivated students and postdoctoral researchers to join our research on the processes shaping coastal aquifers, seafloor sediments, and their interactions with the ocean. Our work combines field sampling, laboratory analysis, modeling, and isotope geochemistry to answer key questions about water, chemistry, and life beneath the sea.
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Microbial Life in Coastal Aquifers
How does the transition from the open ocean to the dark, isolated aquifer—across steep redox, salinity, and light gradients—shape microbial communities and the evolution of their metabolic pathways? How do microbes adapt and interact at the interface of submarine groundwater discharge and the ocean, and how does this affect the balance between heterotrophic and autotrophic life?
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Sediment–Water Interactions on the Mediterranean Shelf
Investigating porewater and groundwater exchanges with sediments to understand the fluxes of solutes and trace elements along the continental shelf, and their implications for coastal ecosystems.
- Mg and Sr Isotopes in Offshore Groundwater
Using magnesium and strontium isotope geochemistry to study water–rock interactions in offshore groundwater and porewaters beneath the continental shelf off Martha’s Vineyard (U.S. East Coast).
- REEs and Nd Isotopes in Coastal Aquifers
Assessing the behavior of rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes in coastal aquifers to quantify their fluxes to the ocean and their role in shaping marine geochemical budgets.