Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Earth and Atmospheric Science
INFORMATION ABOUT

Dr. Martial Taillefert

Associate Professor

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
311 Ferst Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0340

Office: ES&T, Room 1238
Phone: 404-894-6043
Fax: 404-894-5638
E-mail: mtaillef@eas.gatech.edu

Website: http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~mtaillef/

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1997
  • M.S., Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1993
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1991

Awards

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Research mentor, Georgia Tech, 2007
  • Petroleum Research Fund, Young Investigator Award, 2004
  • CAREER Award from NSF, 2003

Research Interests

  • Geochemistry of freshwater and marine environments
  • In situ measurements in sediments
  • Analytical speciation of trace metals
  • Interactions between chemical and biological processes at redox interfaces
  • Dynamic biogeochemical modeling (reactive transport)