Gary Gill
Marine Sciences Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1529 West Sequim Bay Road
Sequim, Washington 98382
gary.gill@pnl.gov
Biography
Dr. Gill joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2005 as the manager for the Marine and Environmental Chemistry Group at the Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim, Washington. Dr. Gill is recognized for his expertise in the biogeochemistry of trace elements in aquatic systems. Prior to coming to MSL, Dr. Gill was a full professor in the Department of Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University at Galveston where he mentored numerous graduate students. Dr. Gill also held a joint appointment in the Department of Oceanography at the main campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Research Interests
- The biogeochemistry of trace elements in natural waters, with particular experience and interest in environmental and analytical studies concerning mercury.
- Trace element analysis using ultra-clean laboratory and environmental sampling techniques.
- Chemical and biological interactions involving trace elements in aquatic environments.
- The chemical speciation of trace elements in natural waters.
- Understanding the role that chemical speciation plays in the interaction of trace elements with biota and particulate surfaces and the influence of this interaction on the geochemical cycling of trace elements in natural waters.
- Geochemical processes that control the temporal and spatial distribution of trace elements in estuaries, surface and deep waters of the ocean and other aquatic systems. These processes include the air/sea exchange, sediment-water exchange, scavenging of trace elements from the surface ocean by particles.
Education and Credentials
- Post-graduate, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA. 1986-1988
- Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography, University of Connecticut, 1986
- M.S., Chemical Oceanography, University of Connecticut, 1980
- B.S., Chemistry and Chemical Oceanography, University of Washington, 1976
Affiliations and Professional Service
- American Chemical Society
- American Geophysical Union
- The Geochemical Society
- Oceanographic Society
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- Estuarine Research Federation
Awards and Recognitions
- Invited Participant and Speaker, Gulf of Mexico Mercury Workshop, sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection December 2-4, 2008.
- Invited Member, Mercury-Impaired Waters Advisory Group, see: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/implementation/water/planning/mercurygroup/index.html, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, June 13, 2008.
- Invited Participant and Speaker, Cross Disciplinary Mercury Conference, Blackberry Farm – Walland, Tennessee, April 13-15, 2008
- Member, Governance Committee, Puget Sound Coordinated Monitoring Program. The Governance Committee was organized by the Washington Department of Ecology to create an organizational structure and decision making process for the development of a Puget Sound Coordinated Monitoring Program (October 2007)
- Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Puget Sound Coordinated Monitoring Program. The Technical advisory committee was organized by the Washington Department of Ecology to be a scientific advisory resource to the Department of Ecology in the development of a Puget Sound Coordinated Monitoring Program (October 2007).
- Special Session Co-chair, Mercury-Dissolved Organic Matter Interactions, 8th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Madison, WI, August, 6-11th, 2006.
- Participant, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST), April 18-20, 2006 in Denver, CO
- Texas A&M University Association of Former Students Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award September 2005.
- Invited Speaker, The Mercury Forum -- Assessing methylmercury in the Northern Gulf Environment, Mobile Alabama, May 20-21, 2002. Sponsored by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program.
- Member of the Science Advisory Panel for the Hudson River Foundation in association with the Contamination Assessment and Reduction Program (CARP) of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program (HEP), January 7, 2002.
- Invited Participant, NSF Chemical Oceanography panel, May 1998
- Fellow, Texas Academy of Sciences, March 1997