Mailing and Contact Information: 3173 Energy, Coast, and Environment Building Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences School of the Coast and Environment Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA -70803 Tel:225-578-6426 Fax:225-578-6423 E-mail: gambrel@lsu.edu	Robert P. Gambrell Professor

Education:

Ph.D., Soil Science, North Carolina State University, 1974.


M.S., Agronomy, Clemson University, 1970.


B.S., Agronomy, Clemson University, 1968.

Grants:

• 2007–2009 CREST -- A Laboratory and Field Study of the Applications of Biodegradable Polymers to Restoring Coastal Wetlands. (P.I. Robert Gambrell, co-P.I. Guoping Zhang)


• 2007 - 2008 LSU Graduate School -- Economic Development Assistantship for Graduate Student. (P.I. Guoping Zhang, co-P.I. Robert Gambrell.


• 2006 - 2008 Louisiana Sea Grant Program -- Evaluation of the Impact of Domestic Wastewater on the Surface and Subsurface Environments of Coastal Marshes: Refining the MUS to Achieve Net Nitrogen Losses. (P.I. Robert Gambrell, co-P.I. Kelly Rusch


• 2005 – 2006 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Phase II Marsh Upwelling System, Bayou Segnette Demonstration Project in the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary. (P.I. Kelly Rusch, co-P.I. Robert Gambrell).


• 2004 Louisiana Board of Regents. Instrumentation Grant for an Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma Emission Spectrometer. (P.I. Charles Lindau, co-P.I. Robert Gambrell)

Recent Publications:

1. R.D. DeLaune, Istvan Devai, Aixin Hou, Aroon Jugsujinda, R.P. Gambrell. (Accepted 2008 pending revision) Total Mercury, Methyl Mercury and Other Toxic Heavy Metals in a Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuary : Louisiana Pontchartrain Basin. Journal of Environmental Sciences and Health, Part A: Toxic / Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering.


2. DeLaune, R.D., A. Jugsujinda, R.P. Gambrell, and S. Miao. 2008. Metal Concentrations and Trace Metal Al and Fe Ratios in Soil of the Chenier Plain, Southwest Louisiana Coastal Zone. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 43:300-312.


3. Putnam, Lorna, Robert E. Watson, Jr., Robert P. Gambrell, and Kelly A. Rusch. 2006. Evaluation of the Marshland Upwelling System for the Removal of CBOD5 from Coastal Dwelling Wastewater. (in) Coastal Environment and Water Quality. Y Jun Xu and Vijay P. Singh(editors). pp 397-408.


4. Fleeger, J.W., G. Tita, K.R. Carman, R.N. Millward, E.B. Moser, R.J. Portier, and R.P. Gambrell. 2006. Does Bioturbation by a Benthic Fish Modify the Effects of Sediment Contamination on Saltmarsh Benthic Microalgae and Meiofauna. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 330(1) 180-194.


5. Hou, Auxin., Edward A. Laws, Robert P. Gambrell, Hee-Sung Bae, Meihuey Tan, Ronald D. DeLaune, Yan Li, and Harry Roberts. 2006. Pathogen Indicator Microbes and Heavy Metals in Lake Pontchartrain following Hurricane Katrina. Environmental Science and Technology 40: 5904-5910.


6. Catallo, W. James, Todd F. Shupe, and Robert P. Gambrell.2004. Hydrothermal Treatment of CCA- and Penta-Treated Wood. Wood and Fiber Science 36(2): 152-160.


7. Ashby, Steven L., Stephen P. Faulkner, Robert P. Gambrell, and Brenda A. Smith. 2004. Assessing Iron Dynamics in the Release from a Stratified Reservoir. Lake and Reservoir Management. 20(1):65-75.


8. Millward, R.N., K.R. Carman, J.W. Fleeger, R.P. Gambrell, and R. Portier. 2004. Mixtures of Metals and Hydrocarbons Elicit Complex Responses by a Benthic Invertebrate Community. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 310(1):115-130.


9. Woodall, Debra, R.P. Gambrell, N.N. Rabalais, and R.D. DeLaune.2003. Comparing Methods and Sediment Contamination Indicators for Determining Produced Water Fate in a Louisiana Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(6)731-740.


10. Guilbeau, Bronson P., Frederick P. Harry, Robert P. Gambrell, F. Carl Knopf, and Kerry M. Dooley. 2003. Algae Attachment on Carbonated Sediments in Fresh and Brackish Waters–Preliminary Results. Ecological Engineering. Vol. 20(4):309-319.