Andy Kurtz’s research involves applying trace element and isotope geochemistry to Earth surface processes, Earth history, and biogeochemical cycles. He is particularly interested in understanding links between terrestrial and marine processes. Among the most important of these links is silicate weathering, because of the role of this process in releasing nutrients from bedrock; its influence on the composition and magnitude of riverine dissolved and particulate loads; and its importance in the global cycles of C, Si, P, and other elements.
Apart from his role as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Earth & Environment, he is a faculty affiliate of the Boston University Marine Program.
To learn more about his research and activities, visit his profile page on the website of Earth & Environment.