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Dr. Laodong Guo

Professor in Aquatic Biogeochemistry

School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM)

600 East Greenfield Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA

Tel: (414)-382-1742

E-mail: guol@uwm.edu

Education

Working Experience

2023-present: Executive Committee Chair, School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM).
2012-present: Professor, School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM), WI 53204
2005-2012: Professor/Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Marine Science (DMS), University of Southern Mississippi (USM), MS 39529
2000-2005: Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Frontier Research System for Global Change/JAMSTEC, International Arctic Research Center (IARC), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Fairbanks, AK 99775
1997-2000: Assistant Research Scientist, Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
1995-1997: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research (LOER), Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG), Galveston, TX 77551
1990-1995: Teaching and Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843

Research Interests

Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nutrients and trace elements in aquatic systems.
Fate and transport of microplastics/nanoplastics and PFAS
Role of natural organic matter (NOM) in regulating the chemical/phase speciation and biogeochemical cycling of toxic metals and contaminants.
Physicochemical processes at soil-water, river-lake, and land-ocean interfaces
Biogeochemical response of Arctic rivers to climate and environmental change

Editorship (current)

Editor, Journal of Oceanography (Springer Nature, 2019-present)
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Science — Biogeochemical Dynamics (Frontiers, 2018-present).
Guest Editor: PNAS (2024-)
Editorial Board member, Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics (OAE Publishing Inc., 2024-).
Editorial Board member, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group, 2014-present).
Editorial Board member, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, an open journal published by MDPI Publishing Institute (2015-present).
Editorial Board member, Water, an open journal published by MDPI Publishing Institute (2017-present.
Topic Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science (2018-2022)
Co-Guest Editor, Deep-Sea Research II on CHAIARE-36.

Teaching at UWM-School of Freshwater Sciences

FRSHWTR-342: Water Pollution (UG, 3 Cr.)
FRSHWTR-513: Field Experimentation and Analysis (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
FRSHWTR-514: Analytical Techniques in Freshwater Sciences (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
FRSHWTR-522: Aquatic Biogeochemistry of Natural Organic Matter (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
FRSHWTR-524: Introduction to Stable and Radioactive Isotopes (UG/G, 3 Cr.)
FRSHWTR-695/999: Independent Study on Laboratory Techniques and/or Aquatic Nanoparticles (1-3 Cr.)