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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Penrose Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

James G. Moore is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spans key areas within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable focus on pollution, organic chemistry, parasitology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include microplastics and plastic pollution, antimicrobial agents and applications, recycling and waste management techniques, parasitic infections and diagnostics, Toxoplasma gondii research studies, parasitic infections in both humans and animals, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research.

Recent publications by James G. Moore include:

  • Association of zoonotic protozoan parasites with microplastics in seawater and implications for human and wildlife health, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Molecular detection and viability discrimination of zoonotic protozoan pathogens in oysters and seawater, 2023, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Continuing subsidence and deformation of the Surtsey volcano, Iceland, 2025, Surtsey research
  • Association of Zoonotic Protozoan Parasites With Microplastics in Seawater: Implications for Human and Wildlife Health, 2021, Research Square (Research Square)

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Lezlie Rueda, Karen Shapiro, Emma Zhang, Min-Ji Kim, and Chelsea M. Rochman. These coauthors appear recurrently across multiple publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Their work has been published in venues such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Food Microbiology, Surtsey research, and Research Square.

Throughout their career, James G. Moore has received recognition that includes the Penrose Medal from The Geological Society of America in 2020 and was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Prodigious submarine landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge

    James G. Moore;David A. Clague;R.T. Holcomb;Peter W. Lipman

  • Concentrations and isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur in ocean-floor basalts

    H. Sakai;D.J.Des Marais;A. Ueda;J.G. Moore

  • Compositional variations of young basalts in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift valley near lat 36°49′N

    W. B. Bryan;James G. Moore

  • Petrology of deep sea basalt near Hawaii

    James G. Moore

  • Giant Hawaiian Landslides

    James G. Moore;William R. Normark;Robin T. Holcomb

  • Uranium-lead isotopic ages from the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California

    James H. Chen;James G. Moore

  • The Sierra Nevada batholith -- A synthesis of recent work across the central part

    P.C. Bateman;L.D. Clark;N.K. Huber;J.G. Moore

  • Water Content of Basalt Erupted on the ocean floor

    James G. Moore

  • Volcano growth and evolution of the island of Hawaii

    James G. Moore;David A. Clague

  • Vesicles, water, and sulfur in Reykjanes Ridge basalts

    James G. Moore;Jean Guy Schilling

  • Base surge in recent volcanic eruptions

    J. G. Moore

  • Carbon and its isotopes in mid-oceanic basaltic glasses

    David J. Des Marais;James G. Moore

  • Composition and phase chemistry of sulfide globules in basalt from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift valley near 37°N lat

    Gerald K. Czamanske;James G. Moore

  • The Giant Submarine Alika Debris Slide, Mauna Loa, Hawaii

    Peter W. Lipman;William R. Normark;James G. Moore;John B. Wilson

  • The 1965 Eruption of Taal Volcano

    James G. Moore;Kazuaki Nakamura;Arturo Alcaraz

  • Flow of Lava into the Sea, 1969–1971, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    James G. Moore;R. L. Phillips;Richard W. Grigg;Donald W. Peterson

  • Petrology of Submarine Lavas from Kilauea's Puna Ridge, Hawaii

    David A. Clague;James G. Moore;Jacqueline Eaby Dixon;Walter B. Friesen

  • Deposit from a giant wave on the island of lanai, hawaii.

    James G. Moore;George W. Moore

  • An estimate of the juvenile sulfur content of basalt

    James G. Moore;Brent P. Fabbi

  • Diverse basalt types from Loihi seamount, Hawaii

    James G. Moore;D. A. Clague;W. R. Normark

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Thomas W. Sisson
Thomas W. Sisson United States Geological Survey
Peter W. Lipman
Peter W. Lipman United States Geological Survey
Jody M. Webster
Jody M. Webster University of Sydney
William R. Normark
William R. Normark United States Geological Survey
William W. Chadwick
William W. Chadwick Oregon State University
Kenneth R. Ludwig
Kenneth R. Ludwig Berkeley Geochronology Center
Christopher G. Fox
Christopher G. Fox National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael O. Garcia
Michael O. Garcia University of Hawaii at Manoa
Andri Stefánsson
Andri Stefánsson University of Iceland

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