Tom Jilbert

Tom Jilbert is Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki, leading research in aquatic biogeochemistry and marine environmental change.

Research Focus

His work examines hypoxia, trace metal cycling, and anthropogenic impacts in Baltic Sea ecosystems using sedimentary records. Current projects include digitizing carbon sink potential in boreal lakes and analyzing coastal environmental resilience.

Publications

His recent articles establish long-term environmental baselines for Baltic Sea ecosystems, documenting unprecedented 20th-century deoxygenation and anthropogenic impacts over millennium timescales.

Honors

• Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 National Champion of Finland

Research Leadership

Jilbert directs projects on sedimentary trace metals as hypoxia archives and leads the Marine Ecosystems Research Group at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science.