OceanExpert ID : 179

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Ing. Wim W. BOER

Research co-worker, analytical inorganic analist

Marine Chemistry and Geology

Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee

Location

PO Box 59
1790 AB Den Burg
Netherlands

Nationality

Netherlands

Email(s)

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Telephone

+31 222 369 386

Profile URL

https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/wboer

Highest Degree

BSc

Job Type

Research

Subject Area

Chemical Oceanography
Marine Geology, Geophysics

Activities

Natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and stable lead in the marine environment. Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca in tropical and deep sea corals as indicators for paleao temperatures.

Sea regions of study

North Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean

Skills

Responsible for lab and instruments like HR-ICP-MS (ThermoFinnegan), alpha and gamma spectrometry, particle characterisation techniques (size and specific surface area). • Specialist in analyzing short living low radio-active isotopes like lead-210 (alpha spectrometry), radium-226 and cesium-137 (gamma spectrometry). • Dating of sediment via modelling isotope profiles (CIC, CRS, CF/CS models). • Analyzing marine sediment/corals with HR-ICP-MS. • The acquisition of comparison of instruments like HR-ICP-MS, particle size apparatus. • Guiding students, analysts, PhDs and postdocs. • Quality control of routine analyses and method development of new applications.

Working language(s)

English

Website(s)

http://www.nioz.nl/nioz_nl/549226035d61b3e2f36d769186a8c1b7.php

Created: 1997-03-21 | Last Updated: 2017-10-23 by Mark VAN CROMBRUGGE


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