Chad Hammerschmidt, PhD, appointed Department Chair of Earth & Environmental Sciences

The College of Science and Mathematics is pleased to announce that Chad Hammerschmidt, PhD, has been appointed Department Chair of Earth and Environmental Sciences on January 1, 2019.

Dr. Hammerschmidt's research is focused on developing a quantitative understanding of the biological, chemical, and physical mechanisms and processes that affect the transport, transformation, and fate of mercury and other trace metals in watersheds, coastal and pelagic marine systems, and the atmosphere. He earned his PhD in Oceanography (chemical) in 2005 from the University of Connecticut. And was a