About

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Earth System Science at Stanford University, advised by Kevin Arrigo. My research focuses on polar marine biogeochemistry — how physical and chemical processes in the Arctic and Southern Oceans shape primary production and the export of organic carbon.

Much of my current work centers on sediment trap deployments and water-mass dynamics in the Chukchi Sea, and on iron limitation in the surface waters of the Australian-Antarctic Ridge. I’ve spent time at sea on the R/V Sikuliaq in the Chukchi Sea and on the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean and northwest Ross Sea, working with trace-metal clean sampling, CTD surveys, particle interceptor traps, and image-based taxonomy.

Before Stanford, I earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and Environment (with a specialization in Microbial Ecology) at the University of Michigan, where I studied algal-bacterial interactions and harmful algal blooms in the Denef Lab, and amyloidogenic protein biochemistry in the Jakob Lab.

I’m expected to graduate in Summer 2027.

Elsewhere on this site

• Publications — peer-reviewed papers, manuscripts in preparation, and conference presentations.
• CV — full academic CV, with a downloadable PDF.
• Teaching — courses, pedagogical training, and mentoring.

Contact

The best way to reach me is by email: lauerja [at] stanford.edu.