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François M. M. Morel

François M. M. Morel

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Chemistry

D-Index
118
Citations
53289
World Ranking
539
National Ranking
231

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2001 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1980 - Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences for his work on the physiology of the kidney.

Overview

François M. M. Morel is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. The scientist's work covers key subfields such as Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, General Health Professions, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics of Morel's research include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Recent publications that include Morel as an author or have close relevance to their research interests are:

  • Trace Metal Substitution in Marine Phytoplankton, 2020, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Nitrite oxidation exceeds reduction and fixed nitrogen loss in anoxic Pacific waters, 2020, Marine Chemistry
  • Nitrogen and Iron Availability Drive Metabolic Remodeling and Natural Selection of Diverse Phytoplankton during Experimental Upwelling, 2022, mSystems
  • Eukaryotic phytoplankton drive a decrease in primary production in response to elevated CO 2 in the tropical and subtropical oceans, 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Champion for Chemistry: Elements of Jim Morgan's Intellectual Legacy, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Morel collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Bess B. Ward
  • Dalin Shi
  • Bethany C. Kolody
  • Sarah R. Smith
  • Lisa Zeigler Allen

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Marine Chemistry
  • mSystems
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their career, François M. M. Morel has received several honors, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2005
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2001
  • Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences, 1980, for work on the physiology of the kidney

Best Publications

  • Surface Complexation Modeling: Hydrous Ferric Oxide

    David A. Dzombak;François M M Morel

  • Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry

    Francois Morel;Janet G. Hering

  • THE CHEMICAL CYCLE AND BIOACCUMULATION OF MERCURY

    François M. M. Morel;Anne M. L. Kraepiel;Marc Amyot

  • The biogeochemical cycling of elemental mercury: Anthropogenic influences☆

    Robert P. Mason;W.F. Fitzgerald;François M M Morel

  • The Biogeochemical Cycles of Trace Metals in the Oceans

    Francois M. M. Morel;N. M. Price

  • Principles of Aquatic Chemistry

    François M M Morel

  • A biological function for cadmium in marine diatoms

    Todd W. Lane;François M. M. Morel

  • Uptake, Toxicity, and Trophic Transfer of Mercury in a Coastal Diatom

    Robert P. Mason;John R. Reinfelder;François M M Morel

  • The elemental composition of some marine phytoplankton

    Tung Yuan Ho;Antonietta Quigg;Zoe V. Finkel;Allen J. Milligan

  • Bioaccumulation of mercury and methylmercury

    R. P. Mason;J. R. Reinfelder;F. M. M. Morel

  • A surface precipitation model for the sorption of cations on metal oxides

    Kevin J Farley;David A Dzombak;François M.M Morel

  • Copper sensitivity of Gonyaulax tamarensis 1

    D. M. Anderson;Francois M. M. Morel

  • Structure and metal exchange in the cadmium carbonic anhydrase of marine diatoms

    Yan Xu;Liang Feng;Philip D. Jeffrey;Yigong Shi

  • Preparation and chemistry of the artificial algal culture medium aquil

    Neil M. Price;Gail I. Harrison;Janet G. Hering;Robert J. Hudson

  • Cadmium and cobalt substitution for zinc in a marine diatom

    N. M. Price;François M M Morel

  • The influence of aqueous iron chemistry on the uptake of iron by the coastal diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii1

    Michael A. Anderson;Francois M. M. Morel

  • Biochemistry: a cadmium enzyme from a marine diatom.

    Todd W. Lane;Mak A. Saito;Graham N. George;Ingrid J. Pickering

  • Zinc and carbon co-limitation of marine phytoplankton

    François M M Morel;J. R. Reinfelder;S. B. Roberts;C. P. Chamberlain

  • Iron Redox Cycling in Surface Waters: Effects of Humic Substances and Light

    Bettina M. Voelker;François M. M. Morel;Barbara Sulzberger

  • lron transport in marine phytoplankton: Kinetics of cellular and medium coordination reactions

    Robert J.M. Hudson;François M M Morel

  • The biogeochemical cycling of elemental mercury: Anthropogenic influences

    Robert P. Mason;W.F. Fitzgerald;François M M Morel;Haewon Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil M. Price
Neil M. Price McGill University
Philippe D. Tortell
Philippe D. Tortell University of British Columbia
Brian Palenik
Brian Palenik University of California, San Diego
Klaus Keller
Klaus Keller Dartmouth College
John R. Reinfelder
John R. Reinfelder Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert P. Mason
Robert P. Mason University of Connecticut
David A. Dzombak
David A. Dzombak Carnegie Mellon University
Marc Amyot
Marc Amyot University of Montreal
Donald M. Anderson
Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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