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Robert Letscher is an Associate Professor of Chemical Oceanography and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. He serves as Assistant Director of the Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory. His research focuses on marine biogeochemistry, particularly the interplay of chemical, biological, and physical processes governing nutrient cycling (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen) in low-nutrient subtropical ocean ecosystems. He employs observational, modeling, and experimental approaches, including Earth System Models and autonomous platforms like BGC-Argo.
Education: Ph.D. and B.S. in Oceanography from the University of Miami.
Research emphasizes large-scale biogeochemical processes, including dissolved organic matter dynamics, ocean carbon sequestration, and nutrient transport mechanisms. His work explores how lateral nutrient flows sustain productivity in oligotrophic regions covering 60% of Earth’s surface. Recent studies include DOC storage in Arctic deep waters and lateral dissolved organic nutrient contributions to subtropical new production.
Teaching includes courses on oceanography, geochemistry, and biogeochemical modeling. No student advisees or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory, contributing to interdisciplinary ocean modeling and biogeochemical data integration efforts.
