Gary Fones

Professor Gary Fones is a faculty member at the University of Portsmouth, holding the position of Professor of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry within the School of the Environment and Life Sciences, part of the Faculty of Science and Health. He joined the university in 2006 as a Senior Lecturer, progressing to Reader in 2013 and his current professorship in 2017. His research focuses on water and sediment quality monitoring using passive samplers, trace metal interactions, and contaminant flux analysis. He has collaborated with institutions like the University of Southampton and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Education: BSc and MSc in Oceanography, PhD in Environmental Analytical Chemistry.

Research interests emphasize innovative sampling techniques (e.g., Chemcatcher, DGT) for pollutants in aquatic systems. He leads projects on nutrient dynamics, sediment resuspension, and benthic-pelagic coupling, supported by NERC grants and industry partnerships with UK water companies.

Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Editor-in-Chief of 'Continental Shelf Research', and member of the NERC Peer Review College.

Advising: Supervises PhD students in environmental aquatic chemistry, with six completed theses listed. Active in grant-funded initiatives such as the Shelf-Sea Biogeochemistry project.

Labs/Teams: Core member of the Institute of the Earth and Environment and the Centre for Blue Governance. Collaborates internationally on projects like MONITOOL and passive sampling guidelines.