Chris Osburn
Bio
Posts
Education
Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Sciences Lehigh University 2000
B.A. Geological Sciences Indiana University 1995
B.S. Public Affairs Indiana University 1991
Area(s) of Expertise
- Aquatic biogeochemistry of lakes, rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters
- Effects of extreme weather events on coastal carbon cycling and water quality
- Photochemical and microbial degradation of organic matter in natural waters
Publications
- Developing Predictive Models Using Sonde Data To Estimate Fecal Contamination in Estuarine Waters , ACS ES&T Water (2026)
- Evaluation of the linear mixing model in fluorescence spectroscopy , Next research. (2025)
- Oceans of Opportunity — Part 1 , (2025)
- Oceans of Opportunity — Part 2 , (2025)
- Optical transformation of riverine colored dissolved organic matter during salt-induced flocculation , Biogeochemistry (2025)
- See Salt: Recommendations for engaging oyster growers in community-based coastal monitoring programs , Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2025)
- Suspended particulate matter distribution, composition and size characteristics in two coastal estuaries (Gulf of Mexico): seasonal variability and influence on hyperspectral reflectance signatures , The Science of The Total Environment (2025)
- Winter-Spring dynamics of dissolved organic carbon fluxes driven by precipitation in a North Carolina tidal marsh , Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (2025)
- Carbonate-associated organic matter: A form of “dissolvable” organic matter? , (2024)
- Linear Source Apportionment Using Generalized Least Squares , Technometrics (2024)
Groups
Honors and Awards
- University Faculty Scholar