Joseph M. Smoak

Joseph M. Smoak is a Professor at the University of South Florida, specializing in wetland carbon sequestration and climate change impacts on freshwater wetlands and mangrove systems. His work spans sites in Brazil and the Florida Everglades, focusing on organic carbon burial, uranium/thorium radionuclide tracing, and sea-level change responses.

• Education: M.S. in Chemical Oceanography (North Carolina State University), Ph.D. in Geology (University of South Carolina), B.S. in Marine Science (University of South Carolina).

Research interests include biogeochemical cycles, coastal ecosystem resilience, and paleoclimate reconstructions using sedimentary records. His projects integrate geochemical tracers to assess carbon budgets and sediment dynamics in tropical and subtropical wetlands.

Selected publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to carbon cycling in urban stormwater systems, rare earth element anomalies in marine sediments, and isotopic signatures in mangrove environments. These reflect his expertise in linking geological processes to contemporary climate challenges.

Dr. Smoak’s work is associated with disciplines such as Earth Sciences, Biogeochemistry, and Environmental Sciences. No scientific awards, student advising, or lab teams are mentioned in the provided text.