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SCIENCE CENTER

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CONFERENCES

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USGS ALASKA DATA RESOURCES

• Alaska Geospatial Data
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SCIENCE OFFICES

• • U.S. Volcanoes and Current Activity Alerts
  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	1991	University of California at Davis	Environmental Chemistry
M.S.	1988	San Diego State University	Chemistry
B.S.	1983	University of California at Davis	Chemistry

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Biogeochemistry, trace element cycling , weathering

Professional Experience

2000 - Present	Research Geologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
1995 - 2000	Water Quality Specialist, USGS Alaska District office
1991 - 1994	Hydrologist, USGS California District office, Sacramento, CA

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Associate editor, Applied Geochemistry
Member, International Association of Geochemistry
Member, Geological Society of America

Significant Recent Publications

Wang, B., Wanty, R.B., and Vohden, J., 2005, Geochemistry of surface-waters in mineralized and non-mineralized areas of the Yukon-Tanana uplands: Proceedings of the World Water Congress, May 2004, Anchorage AK [in press].

Wang, B., Wanty, R.B., Vohden, J., 2004, Geochemical processes and geochemical framework influencing surface-water and sediment chemistry in the Fortymile River watershed, east-central Alaska, in Gough, L.P., ed, Selected geochemical and biogeochemical studies of the Fortymile River watershed, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1685, p. 3-19.