I study photochemical reactions of particulate organic matter suspended in the marine water column. I'm especially interested in the roles played by these reactions in near-coastal organic carbon diagenesis and abiotic mobilization of hydrophobic organic pollutants in the marine environment.

Education

BA 2001, Chemistry, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Employment

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maine, 2005-present
Assistant Scientist, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, 2001-2005

Publications

Estapa, M., E. Boss, L. M. Mayer, and C. S. Roesler, 2012. Role of iron and organic carbon in mass-specific light absorption by particulate matter from Louisiana coastal waters, Limnol. Oceanogr., 57(1), 2012, 97-112, doi:10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0097. PDF

Estapa, M., L. M. Mayer, and E. Boss, 2012. Rate and apparent quantum yield of photodissolution of sedimentary organic matter, Limnol. Oceanogr., 57(6), 2012, 1743–1756. PDF

Estapa, M.L., Mayer, L.M., and Hardy, K.H., 2008. "Photoremineralization" of Particulate Organic Carbon. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL. Abstract | Poster

Estapa, M.L., and Mayer, L.M., 2008. The Role of Organic Carbon in Absorption Properties of Louisiana Shelf Suspended Particulate Matter. 2008 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Abstract | Poster

Estapa, M.L., Mayer, L.M., and Schick, L.L., 2007. Oxygen and the Photodissolution of Shallow Coastal Suspended Sediments and Phytoplankton Detritus. 2007 Gordon Research Conference in Chemical Oceanography, Tilton, NH. Abstract | Poster

Estapa, M., Boss, E., and Mayer, L., 2006. Absorption Changes Associated with CDOM Repartitioning in a Sediment-River Water Suspension. Ocean Optics Conference 2006, Montreal, Quebec. Abstract | Poster