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  • Rob Spencer, FSU – Permafrost

    Rob Spencer, FSU – Permafrost

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    Thawing carbon in the arctic is presenting some potential problems. Rob Spencer, an oceanographer at FSU, is studying permafrost. Rob Spencer is an  assistant professor of oceanography at Florida State. Research in his laboratory is focused on understanding the chemical composition of Earth’s major carbon reservoirs (soils, sediments and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in marine…