Karl Turekian
Karl Turekian (PhD, Columbia University, 1955), Silliman Professor of Geology and Geophysics, is currently researching the earth's environmental history using radioactive and radiogenic nuclides.

Recent Publications:

Turekian, K.K., 2001, "Origin of the oceans". In Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Academic Press. In press.

Thomas, E., Turekian, K.K. and Wei, K.Y., 2000, "Productivity control of fine particle transport to equatorial Pacific sediment". In press, Global Biogeochem. Cycles.

Lamborg, C.H., Fitzgerald, W.F., Graustein, W.C. and Turekian, K.K. 2000, "An examination of the atmospheric chemistry of mercury using 210Pb and 7Be." J. Atmos. Chem., v36 , 325-338.

Craig, H., Somayajulu, B.L.K. and Turekian, K.K., 2000, "Paradox lost: Silicon 32 and the global ocean silica cycle". Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, v175 , 297-308.

Email: karl.turekian@yale.edu