short courses in geochemistry
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Petroleum in the Environment
presenters
- Dr Martin Jones
- Analytical Facilities Manager
- Martin's background is in analytical environmental and organic geochemistry. BSc Pure and Applied Chemistry with Environmental Science, MSc Organic Geochemistry, PhD on biodegradation of geochemical markers in crude oil. Post doctoral research on heavy oils and on lipids in recent sediments. Contract research and consultancy for oil companies and oil and environmental service companies. He is the analytical facilities manager and academic coordinator of chemical and biological technical group within the School, and Deputy degree progamme director for Environmental Biogeochemistry. His expertise and research interests include organic analytical geochemistry, petroleum geochemistry, hydrocarbon biodegradation and bioremediation, environmental biogeochemistry, analysis of trace organic pollutants in surface sediments and waters and analytical method development (especially chromatographic techniques), and the analysis of naphthenic acids and acid metabolites from oil degradation.
