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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Philip A. Meyers is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering, with significant work concentrated in ocean and mechanical engineering as well as atmospheric science and ecology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, their subfields cover:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Meyers' research topics address a range of environmental and geological issues, including:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics

Their recent publications reflect a focus on geochemical signatures, molecular distributions in aquatic plants, soil molecular characteristics, and peat dynamics, published in notable venues such as:

  • Yang Pu, "Organic matter geochemical signatures of sediments of Lake Ngoring (Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau): A record of environmental and climatic changes in the source area of the Yellow River for the last 1500 years", 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Xiaofang Yu, "Comparison of molecular distributions and carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of n-alkanes from aquatic plants in shallow freshwater lakes along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China", 2021, Organic Geochemistry
  • Jiayi Lu, "Surface soil n-alkane molecular and δD distributions along a precipitation transect in northeastern China", 2020, Organic Geochemistry
  • Yan Zhang, "Peat Properties and Holocene Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation Rates in a Peatland in the Xinjiang Altai Mountains, Northwestern China", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Chaoyang Yan, "Effects of redox conditions and temperature on the degradation of Sphagnum n-alkanes", 2020, Chemical Geology

Frequent publication venues where Meyers has contributed include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Organic Geochemistry

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • William G. Siesser
  • Roy H Wilkens
  • M. C. Comas
  • Adam Klaus
  • Kathleen M. Marsaglia

Recognition of Meyers' work includes fellowships from prominent scientific organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2002
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1998
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Preservation of elemental and isotopic source identification of sedimentary organic matter

    Philip A. Meyers

  • Organic geochemical proxies of paleoceanographic, paleolimnologic, and paleoclimatic processes

    Philip A. Meyers

  • Lacustrine organic geochemistry—an overview of indicators of organic matter sources and diagenesis in lake sediments

    Philip A. Meyers;Ryoshi Ishiwatari

  • Applications of organic geochemistry to paleolimnological reconstructions: a summary of examples from the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Philip A Meyers

  • Lacustrine sedimentary organic matter records of Late Quaternary paleoclimates

    Philip A. Meyers;Elisabeth Lallier-vergés

  • Sediment Organic Matter

    Philip A. Meyers;Jane L. Teranes

  • Sedimentary geolipid records of historical changes in the watersheds and productivities of Lakes Ontario and Erie

    Richard A. Bourbonniere;Philip A. Meyers

  • A multiple proxy and model study of Cretaceous upper ocean temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentrations

    Karen L. Bice;Daniel Birgel;Philip A. Meyers;Kristina A. Dahl;Kristina A. Dahl

  • Sources, degradation and recycling of organic matter associated with sinking particles in Lake Michigan

    Philip A. Meyers;Brian J. Eadie

  • Reconstruction of late glacial and Holocene climate evolution in southern China from geolipids and pollen in the Dingnan peat sequence

    Weijian Zhou;Weijian Zhou;Shucheng Xie;Philip A. Meyers;Yanhong Zheng

  • Lipid biomarkers in the Zoigê-Hongyuan peat deposit: Indicators of Holocene climate changes in West China

    Yanhong Zheng;Weijian Zhou;Philip A. Meyers;Shucheng Xie

  • Concordant monsoon-driven postglacial hydrological changes in peat and stalagmite records and their impacts on prehistoric cultures in central China

    Shucheng Xie;Richard P. Evershed;Xianyu Huang;Zongmin Zhu

  • Organic Matter Accumulation Records in Lake Sediments

    P. A. Meyers;R. Ishiwatari

  • Postglacial climate-change record in biomarker lipid compositions of the Hani peat sequence, Northeastern China

    Weijian Zhou;Yanhong Zheng;Yanhong Zheng;Philip A. Meyers;A.J. Timothy Jull

  • Record of postglacial organic matter delivery and burial in sediments of Lake Ontario

    James E. Silliman;Philip A. Meyers;Richard A. Bourbonniere

  • The geochemical behavior and isotopic composition of Hg in a mid-Pleistocene western Mediterranean sapropel

    Gretchen E. Gehrke;Joel D. Blum;Philip A. Meyers

  • The Early Diagenesis of Organic Matter in Lacustrine Sediments

    Philip A. Meyers;Ryoshi Ishiwatari

  • Organic geochemistry of suspended and settling particulate matter in Lake Michigan

    Philip A. Meyers;Mary J. Leenheer;B. J. Eaoie;S. J. Maule

  • Perylene: an indicator of alteration processes or precursor materials?

    James E. Silliman;Philip A. Meyers;Brian J. Eadie

  • Icehouse–greenhouse variations in marine denitrification

    T. J. Algeo;P. A. Meyers;R. S. Robinson;Harold D Rowe

  • Reinterpretation of Late Quaternary Sediment Chronology of Lake Biwa, Japan, from Correlation with Marine Glacial-Interglacial Cycles

    Philip A. Meyers;Keiji Takemura;Shoji Horie

Frequent Co-Authors

Torsten Bickert
Torsten Bickert University of Bremen
Shucheng Xie
Shucheng Xie China University of Geosciences
Brian J. Eadie
Brian J. Eadie Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Weijian Zhou
Weijian Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lloyd R. Snowdon
Lloyd R. Snowdon University of Calgary
Simon C. Brassell
Simon C. Brassell Indiana University
Robert C. Thunell
Robert C. Thunell University of South Carolina
Sherwood W. Wise
Sherwood W. Wise Florida State University
Richard D. Norris
Richard D. Norris University of California, San Diego

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