Joel Blum Ph.D.

Expertise: Geochemistry, ecology, environmental science

Academic Discipline: Geology

Appointments: John D. MacArthur Professor of Geological Sciences, Geological Sciences, Professor of Ecology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts

Phone: (734) 615-3242

E-mail: jdblum@umich.edu

· Involved in a long-term experiment investigating the effects of acid rain on a New England forest.
· Uses isotopic fingerprinting methods to study foodweb structure and songbird and fish migration patterns.
· Has studied "rock-eating" fungi that help trees obtain calcium.
· Studies biogeochemistry of mercury lakes, forests and tundra.
· Investigates effects of climate change on arctic systems.