Alan Seltzer

Alan Seltzer is a geochemist who studies the chemistry of gases in nature to trace physical and biogeochemical interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and solid Earth. His research is primarily focused on climate-relevant questions, including how atmospheric gases are taken up by the deep ocean and how hydroclimate on land has evolved since the last ice age. As an Assistant Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA), Alan runs a lab that specializes in measuring small signals of inert gas isotopes dissolved in seawater and groundwater and interpreting these signals with physical models.