I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh working with Dr. Josef P. Werne in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science
Research Interests: Organic and stable isotope biogeochemistry, global biogeochemical cycles, sulfur biogeochemistry, carbon cycling, (paleo)limnology, (paleo)oceanography, geomicrobiology, and microbial geochemistry.
Current AddressUniversity of Pittsburgh
4107 O'Hara Street 200 Space Research Coordination Center Pittsburgh, PA 15260 mdobeirne_at_pitt.edu |
Education• M.Sc. Water Resources Science - Limnology and Oceanography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 2013
• B.Sc. Chemistry - Biochemistry, Bemidji State University, Bemidji MN, 2009 |
Curriculum Vitae
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Educational Resources:
We had the opportunity to work with Science Journal for Kids to adapt the Nature Communications article on (paleo)productivity in Lake Superior into an open-access article for high-school students, including teaching resources for quick and easy incorporation into existing lesson plans. Check it out here: How does climate change affect the Great Lakes?
Publications:
[3] Kurek, M.R., Gilhooly, W.P., Druschel, G.K., O’Beirne, M.D., Werne, J.P. 2018. The use of dithiothreitol for the quantitative analysis of elemental sulfur concentrations and isotopes in environmental samples. Chemical Geology. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.01.014
[2] O’Beirne, M.D., Werne, J.P., Hecky, R.E., Johnson, T.C., Katsev, S., Reavie, E.D. 2017. Anthropogenic climate change has altered Lake Superior productivity. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15713
[1] O’Beirne, M.D., Strzok, L., Werne, J.P., Hecky, R.E., Johnson, T.C. 2015. Anthropogenic impacts on the sedimentary geochemical record of western Lake Superior (1800-present). Journal of Great Lakes Research, v. 41, p. 20-29 doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2014.11.005
[2] O’Beirne, M.D., Werne, J.P., Hecky, R.E., Johnson, T.C., Katsev, S., Reavie, E.D. 2017. Anthropogenic climate change has altered Lake Superior productivity. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15713
[1] O’Beirne, M.D., Strzok, L., Werne, J.P., Hecky, R.E., Johnson, T.C. 2015. Anthropogenic impacts on the sedimentary geochemical record of western Lake Superior (1800-present). Journal of Great Lakes Research, v. 41, p. 20-29 doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2014.11.005
