Dr Arnoud Boom
Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)116 252 3832
- Email: ab269@le.ac.uk
- Office: Bennett Building F72b
Personal details
PhD
I am a bio-geochemist and teach Physical Geography at the University of Leicester. I am also Director of the Leicester Environmental Stable Isotope Laboratory.
Websites
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1299-691X
Research
I have an interest in stable isotopes, organic geochemistry and climate change.
External activities
Director Leicester Environmental Stable Isotope Laboratory:
Upon request, I offer the following commercial analyses with a turnaround time of < month (on average):
- elemental analysis of carbon and nitrogen
- d13C and d15N on organics £5 per sample
- d2H, d18O on cellulose samples £8 per sample
- d2H, d18O on water samples £7 per sample
- GC/MS analysis of lipid extract analyses
- Pyrolysis GC/MS analysis
- compound specific 13C and Deuterium analysis of lipid extracts
- ATR, transmission and reflection FTIR, including microscopic imaging
If you are interested in collaboration, feel free to contact me by email or telephone.
Supervision
Research areas for PhD supervision
Stable isotopes, Organic geochemistry, Climate change, Palaeohydrology, Amazon, Andes, Neotropics |
I am interested in supervising students on the following topics:
- Palaeoclimate Neotropical environments
- Palaeohydrology using Deuterium isotopes
- Palaeoclimate of Southern Africa
- Tropical tree ring stable isotopes
- Peat geochemistry
- Fate of organic matter in tropical forest ecosystems
Enquiries: If you are interested in studying for a PhD in one of these research areas, don't hesitate to contact me first and make informal enquiries via pgrgeog@le.ac.uk.