Dual successes for Hammerschmidt for E.S. Ph.D. faculty member

Dr. Chad Hammerschmidt, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has received word that a proposal, entitled "Mercury Biogeochemistry on the Continental Shelf and Slope." will be funded by the National Science Foundation-Chemical Oceanography program.

Little is known about the sources and cycling of toxic methylmercury in marine systems. Methylmercury is the form of mercury that bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in marine food webs, especially piscivorous fish, and represents the primary human health concern related to mercury in the environment. Benthic