Rate My Professor Robert Hamersley

Hamersley earned a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a Master of Environmental Design in Environmental Science from the University of Calgary, and a BSc (Honours) in Biology from the University of Victoria. His research focuses on aquatic biogeochemistry and environmental microbiology, including denitrification, links between the carbon and nitrogen cycles, and methanogenesis. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, such as “Heterogeneity of nitrogen fixation in the mesopelagic zone of the South China Sea” (2024), “Global oceanic diazotroph database version 2 and elevated estimate of global oceanic N2 fixation” (2023), “Nitrogen fixation associated with the decomposition of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera” (2015), and earlier works on anammox, denitrification in oxygen minimum zones, and salt marsh nitrogen cycling dating back to 2001. His teaching includes courses on climate change, sustainable agriculture, water resources, and modes of inquiry, often incorporating field trips, team-based problem solving, and student research opportunities in his laboratory.