Clare Reimers

Clare E. Reimers
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography, Benthic Biogeochemistry
WorkplacesOregon State University
ThesisSedimentary organic matter : distribution and alteration processes in the coastal upwelling region off Peru (1981)
Erwin Suess

Clare Reimers is a Distinguished Professor of Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.

Education and career

Reimers earned a B.A. in Environmental Science from University of Virginia in 1976 and an M.S. in Oceanography from Oregon State University in 1978. Reimers holds a Ph.D. from Oregon State University from 1982. Subsequently, Reimers worked at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Rutgers University before returning to Oregon State in 2000.

Research and advances

In the 1970s, Reimers interned at NASA analyzing data from the Mars Viking project. Reimers' early oceanography research used a combination of methods to quantify the flux of organic carbon to the seafloor and the efficiency of its conversion to carbon dioxide. Reimers has developed benthic microbial fuel cells that generate power based on the redox gradient between reduced seafloor sediments and the oxidized seawater above the seafloor Reimers serves as Project Support Office Scientist for construction of up to three new Regional Class Research Vessels. The National Science Board awarded the project almost $472 million, which includes the initial 199 foot, R/V Taani. She holds U.S. Patent 6,913,854 for methane-powered microbial fuel cells, which have been used to power long-term underwater sensors.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Clare Reimers". oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ Reimers, Clare E. "The flow mechanics and resulting erosional and depositional features of explosive volcanic density currents on earth and Mars". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ Reimers, Clare E. "Sedimentary organic matter : distribution and alteration processes in the coastal upwelling region off Peru". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Chemistry Tree - Clare E. Reimers". academictree.org.
  5. ↑ Reimers, Clare (1979). "Evidence for explosive volcanic density currents on certain Martian volcanoes". Science Direct. Retrieved September 21, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Reimers, Clare E. (December 1, 1987). "An in situ microprofiling instrument for measuring interfacial pore water gradients: methods and oxygen profiles from the North Pacific Ocean". Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers. 34 (12): 2019–2035. Bibcode:1987DSRA...34.2019R. doi:10.1016/0198-0149(87)90096-3. ISSN 0198-0149.
  7. ↑ Reimers, Clare E.; Fischer, Kathleen M.; Merewether, Ray; Smith, K. L.; Jahnke, Richard A. (April 1986). "Oxygen microprofiles measured in situ in deep ocean sediments". Nature. 320 (6064): 741–744. Bibcode:1986Natur.320..741R. doi:10.1038/320741a0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4263559.
  8. ↑ Reimers, Clare E; Suess, Erwin (July 1, 1983). "The partitioning of organic carbon fluxes and sedimentary organic matter decomposition rates in the ocean". Marine Chemistry. 13 (2): 141–168. Bibcode:1983MarCh..13..141R. doi:10.1016/0304-4203(83)90022-1. ISSN 0304-4203.
  9. ↑ Reimers, Clare E.; Jahnke, Richard A.; McCorkle, Daniel C. (1992). "Carbon fluxes and burial rates over the continental slope and rise off central California with implications for the global carbon cycle". Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 6 (2): 199–224. Bibcode:1992GBioC...6..199R. doi:10.1029/92GB00105. ISSN 1944-9224.
  10. ↑ Jahnke, Richard A.; Reimers, Clare E.; Craven, Deborah B. (November 1990). "Intensification of recycling of organic matter at the sea floor near ocean margins". Nature. 348 (6296): 50–54. Bibcode:1990Natur.348...50J. doi:10.1038/348050a0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4302926.
  11. ↑ Reimers, Clare E.; Tender, Leonard M.; Fertig, Stephanie; Wang, Wei (January 1, 2001). "Harvesting Energy from the Marine Sediment−Water Interface". Environmental Science & Technology. 35 (1): 192–195. Bibcode:2001EnST...35..192R. doi:10.1021/es001223s. ISSN 0013-936X. PMID 11352010.
  12. ↑ Reimers, C. E.; Girguis, P.; Stecher, H. A.; Tender, L. M.; Ryckelynck, N.; Whaling, P. (2006). "Microbial fuel cell energy from an ocean cold seep". Geobiology. 4 (2): 123–136. Bibcode:2006Gbio....4..123R. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4669.2006.00071.x. ISSN 1472-4669. S2CID 131102544.
  13. ↑ "OSU Scientists Able To Harness "Plankton Power"". ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ "OSU Moves Forward with New Class of Research Vessels". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Past Workshop Webpages – 2019 NSF-UNOLS Biological and Chemical Oceanography Chief Scientist Training Cruise". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  16. ↑ Floyd, Mark (April 17, 2019). "National Science Foundation authorizes Oregon State to lead construction of third research vessel". oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  17. ↑ Reimers, Clare (November 23, 1999). "Method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces". patents.google.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  18. ↑ Reimers, Wolf, Schrader (June 19, 2017). "Autonomous sensors powered by a benthic microbial fuel cell": 1–4. doi:10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084602. S2CID 26179218. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ Carter, Troy (February 13, 2022). "Microbial Fuel Cells on Seafloor Are Ready To Power Environmental Sensors". techlinkcenter.org. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Fellows Winner Search". Honors Program. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  21. ↑ "OSU Oceanographer, Forest Hydrologist Named AGU Fellows". Life at OSU. May 12, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  22. ↑ "About Leadership". agu.org. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  23. ↑ Register-Guard, The. "OSU names three professors of distinction". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Clare E. Reimers selected as Fellow of The Oceanography Society". EurekAlert!. Retrieved June 15, 2021.