Andrew Margolin

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Email: [[armargolin]]
Phone: (804) 684-7475
Office: CBH N312
Department: Physical Sciences
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/arctic_andy}}
Website: {{http://margolab.com/armargolin.html}}

About Me

In November 2017, I began as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), where I am working with Prof. Elizabeth Shadwick to study marine chemistry and the carbonate system in seawater. My work focuses on understanding how the carbonate chemistry in the Chesapeake Bay has changed over recent decades, as well as preparing for an Arctic research expedition to the North Pole aboard the Swedish research vessel icebreaker (RVIB) Oden, which I will embark on in July 2018. In addition to conducting my scientific research, I am interested in exploring unique ways to communicate science to the general public. In that effort, I have led multiple web logs (blogs) from sea, have given talks at the K-12 and undergraduate levels, provide educational multimedia online (including YouTube videos), and maintain a presence on social media with Twitter (@arctic_andy), Snapchat and Instagram (@armargolin).

Prior to beginning at VIMS, I earned my doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) at the University of Miami. While at RSMAS, I was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship for my work in the Hansell Labstudying carbon biogeochemistry in marginal seas. I received my bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), earning the degree designation magna cum laude. In addition to my bachelor's degree, I received minors in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) and Geology, as well as the Graduate Certificate in Oceanography. I grew up in Iowa City, Iowa and served in AmeriCorps for two terms.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Gerringa, L.J.A., Rijkenberg, M.J.A., Bown, J., Margolin, A.R., Laan, P., de Baar, H.J.W. 2016. Fe-binding dissolved organic ligands in the oxic and suboxic waters of the Black Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(84): 1-16, doi:10.3389/fmars.2016.00084.
Margolin, A.R., Gerringa, L.J.A., Hansell, D.A., Rijkenberg, M.J.A. 2016. Net removal of dissolved organic carbon in the anoxic waters of the Black Sea. Marine Chemistry, 183: 13-24, doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2016.05.003.
Margolin, A.R., Robinson, L.F., Burke, A., Waller, R.G., Scanlon, K.M., Roberts, M.L., Auro, M.E., van de Flierdt, T. 2014. Temporal and spatial distributions of cold-water corals in the Drake Passage: Insights from the last 35,000 years. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 99: 237-248, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.06.008.

Guides and Reports

Millero, F.J., Woosley, R.J, Margolin, A.R., Huang, F. 2016. Global Ocean Repeat Hydrography Study: pH, Total Alkalinity, and Total CO₂ Measurements in the Arctic Ocean During the R/V Healy Cruise ARC01 (9 August - 12 October, 2015): Technical Report. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, pp. 63, doi:10.3334/CDIAC/OTG.CLIVAR_ARC01_33HQ20150809_TECH_REPORT.
Margolin, A.R., Chen, W., Custals, L., Hansell, D.A. 2015. Sampling guide for determination of dissolved organic carbon and total dissolved nitrogen in seawater. Hansell Lab, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, pp. 10.

Thesis and Dissertation

Margolin, A.R. 2017. Environmental Impacts on Carbon Biogeochemistry in Marginal Seas. Dissertation, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Miami, 137 pp. Advisor: Hansell, D.A.
Margolin, A.R. 2012. Measured and Estimated pH Change and Trends Throughout the Southern Ocean, 1972-2011. Honors Thesis, Bachelor of Arts, University of Colorado at Boulder, 57 pp. Advisor: Lovenduski, N.S.