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Dr. Laodong Guo

Professor in

School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (51ÁÔÆæ)

600 East Greenfield Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA

Tel: (414)-382-1742

E-mail: guol@uwm.edu
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Education

  • PhD in Chemical , 1995, Texas University, College Station, Texas.

Working Experience

  • 2023-2025: Executive Committee Chair, School of Freshwater Sciences/51ÁÔÆæ
  • 2013-2015: Executive Committee Chair, School of Freshwater Sciences/51ÁÔÆæ
  • 2012-Present: Professor, School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (51ÁÔÆæ), WI 53204
  • 2005-2012: Professor/Associate Professor, Department of Marine Science (), University of Southern Mississippi (), MS 39529
  • 2000-2005: Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Frontier Research System for Global Change/,Ìý International Arctic Research Center (I), University of Alaska Fairbanks (), Fairbanks, AK 99775
  • 1997-2000: Assistant Research Scientist, Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas 77551
  • 1995-1997:Ìý Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research (), Texas A&M University at Galveston (), Galveston, TX 77551

Research Interests

  • Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, dissolved organic matter (DOM), nutrients and trace elements in aquatic systems.
  • Fate and transport of microplastics/nanoplastics, chemical additives, and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
  • Role of natural organic matter in regulating the chemical speciation, phase partitioning, and biogeochemical cycling of toxic metals and organic contaminants.
  • Physicochemical processes at soil-water, sediment-water, river-lake, & land-ocean interfaces
  • Biogeochemical response of permafrost and Arctic rivers to climate and environmental change

Editorship

  • Editor, , Springer Nature (2019-present)
  • Subject Editor, , Wiley (2026-present)
  • Associate Editor, , Frontiers (2018-present).
  • Guest Editor: Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS, 2024-)
  • member, (OAE Publishing Inc., 2024-).
  • member,Ìý , Nature Publishing Group (2014-present).
  • member, (Publishing Institute, 2015-present).
  • Editorial Board member,Ìý (Publishing Institute, 2017-present).
  • Topic Editor, (2018-2022)
  • Co-Guest Editor, .

Teaching at 51ÁÔÆæ-School of Freshwater Sciences

  • FRSHWTR-342: Water Pollution, Technology and Management (U/G, 3 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-513: Field Experimentation and Analysis (U/G, 3 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-514: Analytical Techniques in Freshwater Sciences (U/G, 3 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-522: Aquatic Biogeochemistry of Natural Organic Matter (U/G, 3 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-524: Introduction to Stable and Radioactive Isotopes (U/G, 3 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-662: Thesis Research Planning and Proposal Development (UG, 1 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-663: Undergraduate Thesis Research (UG, 3Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-900: Colloquium in Freshwater Sciences (G, 1 Cr)
  • FRSHWTR-999 or 695: Independent Study on Laboratory Techniques and/or Aquatic Nanoparticles (U/G, 3 Cr)
University Services
  • 51ÁÔÆæ Division of Natural Sciences Executive Committee (2025-present)
  • SFS Executive Committee Chair (2023-2025)
  • 51ÁÔÆæ Division of Natural Sciences Executive Committee (2022-2023)
  • SFS Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee (2020-present)
  • SFS Policy, Governance and Research (PGR) Committee (2017-2020)
  • SFS Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee (2015-2017)
  • 51ÁÔÆæ Review committee member for the UG program in Atmospheric Science (2015)
  • SFS Executive Committee Chair (2013-2015)
  • 51ÁÔÆæ Searching Committee for Graduate School Dean (2013)
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