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Werner G. Deuser papers

 Record Group
Identifier: MC-82

Scope and Content Note

The Werner G. Deuser papers consist of logbooks, project proposals, reports and publications related to Deuser's work as a geochemist in WHOI's Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry.

Dates

  • 1966-2016

Language of Materials

The records are in

English.

Access

Open: materials are available for research.

Use

Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.

Biographical Information

Werner G. Deuser, a Scientist Emeritus in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, was born October 31, 1935 in Dusseldorf, Germany. He received his Vordiplom in Geology from the University of Bonn (1957), and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Geochemistry from Pennsylvania State University (1961; 1963). He worked as a Consulting Geochemist and Senior Research Scientist at Nuclide Corporation from 1961-1966, and as a Research Scientist for the Geological Survey of West Germany from 1963-1964 before coming to WHOI in 1966. His research interests include stable-isotope geochemistry, rates and mechanisms of deep-sea sedimentation, temporal variability in the deep sea, paleoclimatology, and chemistry of oxygen-deficient marine and limnic environments.

Extent

4 boxes (4.5 lin. ft.)

Overview

The Werner G. Deuser papers consist of logbooks, project proposals, reports and publications related to Deuser's work at WHOI.

Arrangement

Arranged in five series:

Custodial History

The papers were kept by Werner Deuser at his home prior to their donation to the Archives. Material from acc2013-08 was in Deuser's office in the Clark building prior to their donation to the archives.

Acquisitions Information

Received in two accessions (acc.2009-13 and 2009-17) from Werner Deuser in March 2009, and a third accession (acc.2013-08) in 2013.

Processing Information

Processed by Werner Deuser and David Sherman in September 2010.

Title
A Guide to the Werner G. Deuser papers, 1966-2011
Author
David Sherman
Date
2010
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written inEnglish

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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