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Overview

Christopher T. Reinhard is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a particular focus on the intersection of geological processes and life's impact on the planet's history.

The scientist's work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Paleontology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Environmental Engineering

Reinhard's research topics demonstrate a strong emphasis on geological and environmental dynamics, with notable interests in:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, reflecting the diverse scope of their research. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Geoscientific Model Development

They have co-authored extensively with several researchers including:

  • Noah J. Planavsky
  • Mojtaba Fakhraee
  • Shuang Zhang
  • Yoshiki Kanzaki
  • Timothy W. Lyons

Among the recent scholarly papers, notable publications include:

  • "Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview" (2021) published in Astrobiology
  • "On the co-evolution of surface oxygen levels and animals" (2020) published in Geobiology
  • "Evolution of the structure and impact of Earth's biosphere" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Enhanced weathering in the US Corn Belt delivers carbon removal with agronomic benefits" (2024) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Phosphorus availability on the early Earth and the impacts of life" (2023) published in Nature Geoscience

In addition to articles, Reinhard has contributed to book publications, including a volume titled The Chromium Isotope System as a Tracer of Ocean and Atmosphere Redox, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The rise of oxygen in Earth’s early ocean and atmosphere

    Timothy W. Lyons;Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky

  • Low Mid-Proterozoic atmospheric oxygen levels and the delayed rise of animals

    Noah J. Planavsky;Christopher T. Reinhard;Xiangli Wang;Danielle Thomson

  • Evidence for oxygenic photosynthesis half a billion years before the Great Oxidation Event

    Noah J. Planavsky;Dan Asael;Axel Hofmann;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Evolution of the global phosphorus cycle

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Benjamin C. Gill;Kazumi Ozaki;Kazumi Ozaki

  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life.

    Edward W. Schwieterman;Nancy Y. Kiang;Mary N. Parenteau;Mary N. Parenteau;Chester E. Harman;Chester E. Harman;Chester E. Harman

  • Proterozoic ocean redox and biogeochemical stasis

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Leslie J. Robbins;Camille A. Partin

  • The evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir

    Noah J. Planavsky;Noah J. Planavsky;Olivier J. Rouxel;Olivier J. Rouxel;Andrey Bekker;Stefan V. Lalonde

  • Widespread iron-rich conditions in the mid-Proterozoic ocean

    Noah J. Planavsky;Peter McGoldrick;Clinton T. Scott;Chao Li;Chao Li

  • New estimates of the storage permanence and ocean co-benefits of enhanced rock weathering

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  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: Understanding Oxygen as a Biosignature in the Context of Its Environment.

    Victoria S. Meadows;Victoria S. Meadows;Christopher T. Reinhard;Christopher T. Reinhard;Giada N. Arney;Giada N. Arney;Mary N. Parenteau;Mary N. Parenteau

  • Pervasive oxygenation along late Archaean ocean margins

    Brian Kendall;Christopher T. Reinhard;Timothy W. Lyons;Alan J. Kaufman

  • A shale-hosted Cr isotope record of low atmospheric oxygen during the Proterozoic

    Devon B. Cole;Christopher T. Reinhard;Xiangli Wang;Bleuenn Gueguen

  • A late Archean sulfidic sea stimulated by early oxidative weathering of the continents.

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Rob Raiswell;Clint Scott;Ariel D. Anbar

  • The iron paleoredox proxies: A guide to the pitfalls, problems and proper practice

    Rob Raiswell;Dalton S. Hardisty;Timothy W. Lyons;Donald E. Canfield

  • Earth's oxygen cycle and the evolution of animal life.

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Stephanie L. Olson;Timothy W. Lyons

  • Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution

    Leslie J. Robbins;Stefan V. Lalonde;Noah J. Planavsky;Camille A. Partin

  • Does pyrite act as an important host for molybdenum in modern and ancient euxinic sediments

    Anthony Chappaz;Timothy W. Lyons;Daniel D. Gregory;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: Understanding Oxygen as a Biosignature in the Context of Its Environment

    Victoria S. Meadows;Christopher T. Reinhard;Giada N. Arney;Mary N. Parenteau

  • Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview.

    Timothy W. Lyons;Charles W. Diamond;Noah J. Planavsky;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Coupled molybdenum, iron and uranium stable isotopes as oceanic paleoredox proxies during the Paleoproterozoic Shunga Event

    Dan Asael;François L. H. Tissot;Christopher T. Reinhard;Christopher T. Reinhard;Olivier Rouxel

  • The isotopic composition of authigenic chromium in anoxic marine sediments: A case study from the Cariaco Basin

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Xiangli Wang;Xiangli Wang;Woodward W. Fischer

  • On the co-evolution of surface oxygen levels and animals.

    Devon B. Cole;Daniel B. Mills;Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin;Erik A. Sperling

Frequent Co-Authors

Noah J. Planavsky
Noah J. Planavsky Yale University
Timothy W. Lyons
Timothy W. Lyons University of California, Riverside
Ariel D. Anbar
Ariel D. Anbar Arizona State University
Andy Ridgwell
Andy Ridgwell University of California, Riverside
Kurt O. Konhauser
Kurt O. Konhauser University of Alberta
Gordon D. Love
Gordon D. Love University of California, Riverside
Stephen R. Kane
Stephen R. Kane University of California, Riverside
Jeremy D. Owens
Jeremy D. Owens Florida State University
Shiladitya DasSarma
Shiladitya DasSarma University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stefan V. Lalonde
Stefan V. Lalonde European Institute

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