Murat V. Ardelan

Murat V. Ardelan is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in marine biogeochemistry with a focus on trace metal cycling in polar environments. His research integrates field studies in the Arctic and Antarctic with controlled experiments to investigate interactions between dissolved organic matter, iron, mercury, and phytoplankton dynamics under changing climate conditions.

His research interests center on marine biogeochemical cycles, particularly iron and mercury transformations in polar oceans, impacts of CO₂ seepage on marine ecosystems, and dissolved organic matter dynamics during seasonal transitions. Key methodologies include mesocosm experiments, sediment-water interface studies, and analysis of trace metal bioavailability under ocean acidification scenarios.

The publication trends reveal consistent contributions to understanding polar biogeochemistry, with recent work emphasizing Arctic-Barents Sea systems (2022-2025), Antarctic iron cycling (2021-2023), and CO₂ leakage impacts (2019-2021). His articles frequently address interdisciplinary connections between trace metal chemistry, microbial processes, and climate change effects.

Ardelan actively supervises graduate students, with documented master's and doctoral theses on topics including organic carbon bioavailability, CO₂ seepage effects, and trace metal mobility. His group collaborates internationally on projects related to carbon capture storage safety and polar ecosystem responses to environmental change.

He leads the Ardelan Group- Marine Biogeochemistry, conducting fieldwork in Trondheimsfjorden, the Barents Sea, Weddell Gyre, and Patagonian fjords. Current research integrates IoT technologies for coastal observation and examines climate change impacts on high-latitude marine systems through multi-disciplinary approaches combining chemistry, biology, and environmental engineering.