Peir K Pufahl
Sedimentary Geology
Acadia University
Canada
Biography
Peir Pufahl (Ph.D) leads an international, multidisciplinary research program focused on the sedimentology and economic geology of bioelemental sediments. Bioelemental sediments include phosphorite, iron formation, and chert, which are precipitates of the nutrient elements P, Fe, and Si. These rocks are economically important because they are used in the manufacture of fertilizer and steel, and are important hydrocarbon reservoirs. Since bioelemental sediments actively participate in Earth system evolution they record the interplay between climate, meteorology, and ocean circulation on nutrient cycling and environmental change.
Research Interest
sedimentology and economic geology of bioelemental sediments. Bioelemental sediments
