Caroline Slomp

Caroline Slomp is a Professor in Marine Biogeochemistry at Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Earth Sciences. She leads research in geochemical processes within marine environments and holds the Chair of Marine Biogeochemistry.

Her research expertise spans Marine Biogeochemistry, Reactive Transport Modelling, and Geochemistry of Groundwater. Professor Slomp's work focuses on improving quantitative understanding of element cycling important to life in marine environments, integrating field and laboratory work with modeling. Her research has taken her to significant marine locations including the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea, North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Californian Margin, with particular emphasis on low oxygen marine environments in both present and past oceans.

• Associate Editor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2021 - present)
• Former Associate Editor Biogeosciences (2007 – 2024)
• Former Associate Editor Marine Chemistry (2017 - 2023)
• Former Associate Editor Limnology and Oceanography (2015 - 2018)

Professor Slomp has received numerous prestigious awards including an ERC Synergy Grant (2019), ASLO Fellowship (2023), and membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2024). She is scheduled to receive an Honorary Doctorate from Lund University in May 2025.

She teaches across multiple programs including Earth Sciences, Earth Surface and Water, Earth Life and Climate, and Marine Sciences. Her research contributes significantly to the university's Pathways to Sustainability initiative.