Rate My Professor Mark Baskaran

Professor Baskaran's research focuses on the applications of short-lived radionuclides as tracers and chronometers in Earth subsystems, encompassing geochronology of sediments and carbonates, particle cycling, export, and remineralization in marine environments, Arctic sea ice and ice-rafted sediments, and submarine groundwater discharge using radium and radon isotopes. He has authored over 165 peer-reviewed articles, garnering more than 10,594 citations with an h-index of 61. Notable publications include the edited two-volume Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry (Springer, 2011) and the monograph Radon: A Tracer for Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Studies (Springer, 2016). His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Department of Energy, including participation in U.S. GEOTRACES cruises as chief scientist on six expeditions in the Gulf of Mexico and Arctic Ocean. Awards and honors include Senior Fulbright Scholar at Ege University, Turkey (2015), election to Wayne State University's Academy of Scholars (2021, lifetime), Distinguished Graduate Faculty award (2023), and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2024). He has delivered over 60 invited and plenary talks worldwide, served as associate editor for Journal of Environmental Radioactivity and Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, chaired the American Geophysical Union's Devendra Lal Memorial Medal Selection Committee (2017-2021), and currently serves on AGU's Honors and Recognition Committee.