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 / organic geochemist. My research evolves around reconstructing climates of the past, in particular the tropics. I am also interested in soil and plant organic matter studies.
I am the Director and founder of the Leicester Environmental Stable Isotope Laboratory.
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1299-691X
Link to my publications:
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=AP1en2gAAAAJ&hl=en
Research
I have an interest in stable isotopes, organic geochemistry and climate change.
Analytical services
Upon request, I offer the following analyses services 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 £5 per sample
- d2H, d18O on water samples £5 per sample
- GC/MS analysis of lipid extract analyses £25 per sample
- Pyrolysis GC/MS analysis £50 per sample
- compound specific 13C and Deuterium analysis of lipid extracts
- ATR, transmission and reflection FTIR, including microscopic imaging £25 for a signle ATR spectrum and £80 for an image
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.
