Carla M. Koretsky

Professor
Aqueous Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry

1121 Rood Hall
(269) 387-5337
FAX (269) 387-5513

Education

Ph.D. 1998, The Johns Hopkins University
M.Sc. 1995, The Johns Hopkins University
B.A. 1992, Washington University in St. Louis

Courses Taught

ENVS 2150 - Environmental Systems and Cycles
GEOS 3350 - Mineralogy
GEOS 4600 - Geological Communications
GEOS 5500 - Environmental Field Geochemistry
GEOS 5550 - Introduction to Geochemistry

Research

Interested in aqueous geochemistry and biogeochemistry? I often have open positions. If you'd like to know more, please feel free to contact me. My research is primarily focused on aqueous geochemistry and biogeochemistry; I seek to integrate field, laboratory and modeling studies of mineral-water-biological interactions near the earth's surface.

Ongoing Projects

2008-2011 Development and evaluation of a problem-based field and laboratory environmental geochemistry course", National Science Foundation Geoscience Education Program, $134,000 (co-PI: Heather Petcovic).
2011-2012 "Impact of road salt on the geochemistry of an urban kettle lake" Western Michigan Faculty Research and Creative Activites Fund, $10000, 2011-2012
2010-2012 "Development of surface complexation models for Cr(VI) adsorption on soils, sediments, and model mixtures of kaolinite, montmorillonite, y-alumina, hydrous manganese and ferric oxides and goethite", Department of Energy Environmental Remediation Science Program, $149,358, sole PI

Recent Publications

Reich T. and Koretsky C.M. (2011) Cr(VI) adsorption on y-alumina in the presence and absence of CO2:comparison of surface complexation models. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75, 7006-7017.

Koretsky C.M., MacLeod A., Sibert R., and Snyder C. (2011) Redox stratification and salinization of three kettle lakes in southwest Michigan, USA. Water Air and Soil Pollution, in press.

Barnes N.A., Kehew A.E., Krishnamurthy R.V., and Koretsky C.M. (2011) Redox evolution in glacial drift aquifers: role of diamicton units in reduction of Fe(III). Environmental Earth Sciences, 62, 1027-1038.

Reich T.**, Das S.*, Koretsky C.M., Lund T.** and Landry C.**(2010) Pb adsorption on mixtures of hydrous ferric oxide, quartz and kaolinite: a test of the component additivity surface complexation model. Chemical Geology, 275,262-271.

Schaller M.**, Koretsky C.M., Lund T.**and Landry C.**(2009) Cd adsorption on mixtures of HFO, silica and kaolinite: a test of the component additivity surface complexation model. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 338,302-309.

Landry C.J.**, Koretsky C.M., Lund T.J.** and Das. S.* (2009) Surface complexation modeling of Co(II) adsorption on mixtures of hydrous ferric oxide, quartz and kaolinite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta73, 3723-3737.

Lund T., Koretsky C.M., Das. S, and Landry C. (2008) Surface complexation modeling of Cu(II) adsorption on mixtures of hydrous ferric oxide and kaolinite. Geochemical Transactions 9:9.

Koretsky C.M., Beuving L,*, Cuellar A.**. Haveman M.*, Shattuck T.* and Wagner M.** (2008) Influence of Spartina and Juncus on saltmarsh sediments. I. Pore water geochemistry. Chemical Geology, 255, 87-99.

Koretsky C .M., Beuving L,*, Cuellar A.**. Haveman M.*, Shattuck T.* and Wagner M.** (2008) Influence of Spartina and Juncus on saltmarsh sediments. II. Solid phase geochemistry. Chemical Geology, 255, 100-113.

Gebrehiwet T.*, Koretsky C.M. and Krishnamurthy R.V. (2008) Influence of Spartina and Juncus on saltmarsh sediments. III. Solid phase organic geochemistry. Chemical Geology, 255, 114-119.

Koretsky C.M. and Miller D.** (2008) Seasonal influence of the needle rush Juncus roemarianus on saltmarsh pore water geochemistry. Estuaries and Coasts, 31, 70-84.

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