Eric Steven Saltzman
esaltzma@uci.edu
1212 Croul Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697
Earth System Science
(949) 824-5540
Professor of Earth System Science
Professor of Chemistry
https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4740
Professor Saltzman's research goal is to understand what controls the production, emissions, and atmospheric chemistry of oceanic trace gases. His lab develops trace gas detectors, collects field data from islands and ships, and uses computer models to simulate natural processes.
He is also interested in the history of trace gas/climate interactions. Air bubbles and aerosols trapped in deep polar ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica provide a sample of the ancient atmosphere. Ice core studies involve field sampling and laboratory analysis of polar ice cores and air trapped in polar snow.
Ph.D., University of Miami, 1985, Oceanography