Hemond Lab at MIT

The goal of the Hemond lab is to generate knowledge of Earth’s biochemical cycles, and the development of novel in-situ observational systems to study those cycles in heterogeneous, time-varying, or hazardous environments. The group also studies methods to interact sustainably with the natural environment, to promote both human and environmental health.

Research topics of particular interest include:
(1) Biogeochemistry of inland and coastal waters and wetlands
(2) Natural sources of radiatively active trace gases, particularly methane
(3) Natural and anthropogenic cycling of trace metals, including those of increasing industrial importance such as indium and platinum group metals
(4) Development of in-situ chemical instrumentation, including the first cycloidal underwater mass spectrometer (NEREUS) for measurement of gases and hydrocarbons in the water column, various optical chemical sensors, and electrochemical sensors
(5) Practical renewable energy, including solar organic Rankine cycle engines