Faculty
Biological Sciences has more than 60 full-time faculty members, as well as more than 20 faculty with joint appointments and 15 visiting or adjunct professors. Among its many distinctions and honors, the Ph.D. program faculty includes two members of the National Academy of Sciences, four members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 18 holders of endowed chairs and professorships.
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James MoffettProfessor of Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences and Civil and Environmental EngineeringContact Information E-mail: jmoffett@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-5626 Office: AHF 204 LINKS Curriculum Vitae Personal Website |
Education
- B.S. Chemistry, University of Otago, 1981
- Ph.D. Chemical Oceanography, University of Miami, 1986
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Speciation and redox chemistry of trace elements in natural waters, with emphasis on transport processes and catalytic processes.
Metal -phytoplankton interactions; characterization of biologically produced chelators
Effects of protozoans on chemical fate
Bacterially mediated metal precipitation reactions
Publications
Journal Article
- Wisniewski Jakuba, R., Moffett, J. W., Dyhrman, S. (2008). Evidence for the linked biogeochemical cycling of of zinc, cobalt, and phosphorus in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles.
- Wisniewski Jakuba, R., Moffett, J. W., Saito, M. A. (2008). Use of a modified, high-sensitivity, anodic stripping voltammetry method for determination of zinc. Analytica Chimica Acta. Vol. 614, pp. 143-152.
- Ward, B. B., Tuit, C., Moffett, J. W., Jayakumar, A., Rich, J. J., Naqvi, S. W. (2008). Control of Denitrification in Oxygen Minimum Zones of the Ocean. Deep Sea Research.
- Webb, E. A., Rachel, J., Moffett, J. W., Dyhrman, S. T. (2007). Molecular Assessment of Phosphorus and Iron Physiology in Trichodesmium Populations from the Western Central and Western South Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography/ASLO. Vol. 52(5), pp. 2221–2232.
- Moffett, J. W. (2007). Reduced iron associated with secondary nitrite maxima in the Arabian Sea. Deep Sea Research Part I/ Elsevier. Vol. 54, pp. 1341-1349.
- Moffett, J. W. (2007). Cu Complexation by organic ligands in the sub arctic NW Pacific and Bering Sea. Deep Sea Research Part I/ Elsevier. Vol. 54, pp. 586-595.
Service to the Profession
Editorships and Editorial Boards
- Associate Editor, Marine Chemistry, 2007-2008