Clare Reimers
American chemical oceanographer
Clare Reimers is a Distinguished Professor of Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry at Oregon State University 's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.[ 1]
Education and career
Reimers earned a B.A. in Environmental Science from University of Virginia in 1976 and an M.S. in Oceanography from Oregon State University in 1978.[ 2]
Reimers holds a Ph.D. from Oregon State University from 1982.[ 3] Subsequently, Reimers worked at Scripps Institution of Oceanography [ 4] and Rutgers University [ 4] before returning to Oregon State in 2000.
Research and advances
Reimers' early research used a combination of methods to quantify the flux of organic carbon to the seafloor[ 5] [ 6] and the efficiency of its conversion to carbon dioxide.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Reimers has developed benthic microbial fuel cells that generate power based on the redox gradient between reduced seafloor sediments and the oxidized seawater above the seafloor[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Reimers serves as Project Support Office Scientist for construction of up to three new Regional Class Research Vessels . The National Science Board awarded the project almost $472 million, which includes the initial 199 foot, R/V Taani. [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] She holds U.S. Patent 6,913,854 for methane-powered microbial fuel cells ,[ 16] which have been used to power long-term underwater sensors.[ 17] [ 18]
Awards
References
^ "Clare Reimers" . oregonstate.edu . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ Reimers, Clare E. "The flow mechanics and resulting erosional and depositional features of explosive volcanic density currents on earth and Mars" . ir.library.oregonstate.edu . Retrieved April 27, 2021 .
^ Reimers, Clare E. "Sedimentary organic matter : distribution and alteration processes in the coastal upwelling region off Peru" . ir.library.oregonstate.edu . Retrieved April 27, 2021 .
^ a b "Chemistry Tree - Clare E. Reimers" . academictree.org .
^ Reimers, Clare E. (December 1, 1987). "An in situ microprofiling instrument for measuring interfacial pore water gradients: methods and oxygen profiles from the North Pacific Ocean" . Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers . 34 (12): 2019–2035. Bibcode :1987DSRA...34.2019R . doi :10.1016/0198-0149(87)90096-3 . ISSN 0198-0149 .
^ Reimers, Clare E.; Fischer, Kathleen M.; Merewether, Ray; Smith, K. L.; Jahnke, Richard A. (April 1986). "Oxygen microprofiles measured in situ in deep ocean sediments" . Nature . 320 (6064): 741–744. Bibcode :1986Natur.320..741R . doi :10.1038/320741a0 . ISSN 1476-4687 . S2CID 4263559 .
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^ Reimers, Clare E.; Jahnke, Richard A.; McCorkle, Daniel C. (1992). "Carbon fluxes and burial rates over the continental slope and rise off central California with implications for the global carbon cycle" . Global Biogeochemical Cycles . 6 (2): 199–224. Bibcode :1992GBioC...6..199R . doi :10.1029/92GB00105 . ISSN 1944-9224 .
^ Jahnke, Richard A.; Reimers, Clare E.; Craven, Deborah B. (November 1990). "Intensification of recycling of organic matter at the sea floor near ocean margins" . Nature . 348 (6296): 50–54. Bibcode :1990Natur.348...50J . doi :10.1038/348050a0 . ISSN 1476-4687 . S2CID 4302926 .
^ Reimers, Clare E.; Tender, Leonard M.; Fertig, Stephanie; Wang, Wei (January 1, 2001). "Harvesting Energy from the Marine Sediment−Water Interface" . Environmental Science & Technology . 35 (1): 192–195. Bibcode :2001EnST...35..192R . doi :10.1021/es001223s . ISSN 0013-936X . PMID 11352010 .
^ Reimers, C. E.; Girguis, P. ; Stecher, H. A.; Tender, L. M.; Ryckelynck, N.; Whaling, P. (2006). "Microbial fuel cell energy from an ocean cold seep" . Geobiology . 4 (2): 123–136. doi :10.1111/j.1472-4669.2006.00071.x . ISSN 1472-4669 . S2CID 131102544 .
^ "OSU Scientists Able To Harness "Plankton Power" " . ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ "OSU Moves Forward with New Class of Research Vessels" . The Maritime Executive . Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ "Past Workshop Webpages – 2019 NSF-UNOLS Biological and Chemical Oceanography Chief Scientist Training Cruise" . Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ Floyd, Mark (April 17, 2019). "National Science Foundation authorizes Oregon State to lead construction of third research vessel" . oregonstate.edu . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ Reimers, Clare (November 23, 1999). "Method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces" . patents.google.com . Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
^ Reimers, Wolf, Schrader (June 19, 2017). "Autonomous sensors powered by a benthic microbial fuel cell" . IEEE : 1–4. doi :10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084602 . S2CID 26179218 . Retrieved August 14, 2021 . {{cite journal }}
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^ Carter, Troy (February 13, 2022). "Microbial Fuel Cells on Seafloor Are Ready To Power Environmental Sensors" . techlinkcenter.org . Retrieved February 13, 2022 .
^ "Fellows Winner Search" . Honors Program . Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ "OSU Oceanographer, Forest Hydrologist Named AGU Fellows" . Life at OSU . May 12, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "About Leadership" . agu.org . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ Register-Guard, The. "OSU names three professors of distinction" . The Register-Guard . Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ "Clare E. Reimers selected as Fellow of The Oceanography Society" . EurekAlert! . Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
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