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Nicolas Cassar

Professor of Biogeochemistry
Earth and Climate Sciences
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708
Grainger Hall, 9 Circuit Drive (GH5119), Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Nicolas Cassar's research focuses on environmental biogeochemistry and physiology, with the objective of constraining the mechanisms governing carbon cycling and climate. Current research interests include ocean carbon cycles and productivity; carbon acquisition mechanisms in marine phytoplankton and implications for climate change and paleo-CO2 reconstruction; and global carbon cycle and ocean-atmosphere fluxes. His scientific approach is interdisciplinary, integrating field observations, laboratory experiments, modeling and theory.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Biogeochemistry · 2019 - Present Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment

Education, Training & Certifications


University of Hawaii, Manoa · 2003 Ph.D.
McGill University (Canada) · 1997 B.S.