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Aron Stubbins

Aron Stubbins

Associate Professor

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center; College of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering

a.stubbins@northeastern.edu

617.373.5872

Mailing Address:

102 HT (Hurtig Hall), Boston, MA 02115

Expertise:

Carbon Cycle, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, Glaciers, Microplastics, oceanography, Permafrost, Rivers

Google Scholar

Associate Editor: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Fellow: Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography

Aron Stubbins in the news

Photo courtesy of Aron Stubbins

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences

The Deep Ocean Is Not on Fire. So What’s All That Soot Doing in There?

Aron Stubbins, an associate professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern, teamed up with a group of researchers who tested the long-established idea that rivers eventually transport black carbon into the ocean.

07/31/19 - BOSTON, MA. - Aron Stubbins, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, uses a solar simulator to inspect microplastics from the open ocean in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on July 31, 2019. Stubbins received a grant from the National Sciences Foundation to study the effect of sunlight on microplastics. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Aron Stubbins, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, uses a solar simulator to inspect microplastics from the open ocean in the Mugar Life Sciences Building. Stubbins received a grant from the National Sciences Foundation to study the effect of sunlight on microplastics. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences

Nearly Eight Million Tons of Plastic Is Missing from Our Oceans. Where Did It Go?

Professor Aron Stubbins's research into microplastics provides important insight into the whereabouts of almost eight million metric tons of missing plastic.

Aron Stubbins. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences

New interdisciplinary faculty brings expertise and accolades

A new appointee in Northeastern’s Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) department, Aron Stubbins studies how the carbon cycle plays out in natural aquatic environments – from rivers to lakes to oceans.