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Nate Lanning, Ph.D.

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Assistant Teaching Professor
School of Molecular and Physical Sciences

Location

Morgane 007
Biddeford Campus

Professor Lanning is a chemical oceanographer who is excited to bring his knowledge of environmental chemistry to UNE! During his graduate and postdoctoral work, Dr. Lanning researched the biogeochemical cycling of trace elements and their isotopes in seawater through the international program. Specifically, his research analyzed the distribution of Fe, Mn, and Pb throughout the central Pacific Ocean water column employing Fe & Pb isotope techniques to further describe elemental dynamics. At UNE, Dr. Lanning primarily teaches General Chemistry & Environmental Chemistry. Passionate about introducing active learning elements to his courses, Dr. Lanning is dedicated to implementing innovative inquiry-based learning strategies to help his student get excited about chemistry!

Credentials

Education

Ph.D. Oceanography
Texas A&M University
2023
B.S. Environmental Science
University of New Haven
2018
B.S. Marine Biology
University of New Haven
2018

Expertise

  • Analytical chemistry
  • Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Oceanography

Research

Selected publications

  1. Jiang S, Lanning NT, Boyle EA, Fitzsimmons JN, Ramezani J, Wang AG, Zhang J. (2025) Meridional central Pacific Ocean depth section for Pb and Pb isotopes (GEOTRACES GP15, 152°W, 56°N to 20°S) including shipboard aerosols. 
  2. Zhang J and Lanning NT. (2024) Sedimentary phosphorus sequential extraction method offers new insight into soil development. 
  3. Lanning NT, Jiang S, Amaral V, Mateos K, Steffen JM, Lam P, Boyle EA, Fitzsimmons JN. (2023) Isotopes illustrate vertical transport of anthropogenic Pb by reversible scavenging within Pacific Ocean particle veils. 
  4. Sieber M, Lanning NT, Bian X, Yang SC, Takano S, Sohrin Y, Weber TS, Fitzsimmons JN, John SG, Conway TM. (2023) The importance of reversible scavenging for the marine Zn cycle evidenced by the distribution of zinc and its isotopes in the Pacific Ocean. 
  5. Jensen LT, Lanning NT, Marsay C, Buck CS, Aguilar-Islas A, Rember R, Sherrell RM, Fitzsimmons JN. (2021) Biogeochemical cycling of colloidal trace metals in the Arctic cryosphere.  

Research interests

Trace Element Biogeochemistry
Heavy Metal Contamination
Hydrothermal Vents
Mass Spectrometry & X-Ray Fluorescence