Marta Torres

Marta E. Torres is a marine geologist known for her work on the geochemistry of cold seeps and methane hydrates. She is a professor at Oregon State University, and an elected fellow of the Geochemical Society and the Geological Society of America.

Education and career

Torres has a B.S. from the Universidad de Costa Rica (1976), and an M.S. (1983) and a Ph.D. (1988) from Oregon State University. As of 2022 she is a professor at Oregon State University.^[1]

Research

Torres is known for her work at cold seeps and gas hydrates, geochemical tracers used to track fluid flow in seep environments, and the chemistry of sediments and porewaters. Her early research examined the minerals associated with cold seeps near Peru,^[2] with a focus on barium-containing minerals.^[3] Her subsequent research has examined minerals in methane hydrates,^[4]^[5] methane venting from the seafloor,^[6] and barite formed at cold seeps.^[7] She has also examined the methane found in gas hydrates in the Arctic,^[8] and silicate weathering in anoxic sediments.^[9]

Selected publications

Bohrmann, Gerhard; Greinert, Jens; Suess, Erwin; Torres, Marta (1 July 1998). "Authigenic carbonates from the Cascadia subduction zone and their relation to gas hydrate stability". Geology. 26 (7): 647–650. Bibcode:1998Geo....26..647B. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0647:ACFTCS>2.3.CO;2. ISSN 0091-7613.
Torres, M. E.; Brumsack, H. J.; Bohrmann, G.; Emeis, K. C. (10 January 1996). "Barite fronts in continental margin sediments: a new look at barium remobilization in the zone of sulfate reduction and formation of heavy barites in diagenetic fronts". Chemical Geology. 127 (1): 125–139. Bibcode:1996ChGeo.127..125T. doi:10.1016/0009-2541(95)00090-9. ISSN 0009-2541.
Torres, M. E.; Wallmann, K.; Tréhu, A. M.; Bohrmann, G.; Borowski, W. S.; Tomaru, H. (30 September 2004). "Gas hydrate growth, methane transport, and chloride enrichment at the southern summit of Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia margin off Oregon". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 226 (1): 225–241. Bibcode:2004E&PSL.226..225T. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.07.029. ISSN 0012-821X.
Torres, M. E.; McManus, J.; Hammond, D. E.; de Angelis, M. A.; Heeschen, K. U.; Colbert, S. L.; Tryon, M. D.; Brown, K. M.; Suess, E. (15 August 2002). "Fluid and chemical fluxes in and out of sediments hosting methane hydrate deposits on Hydrate Ridge, OR, I: Hydrological provinces". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 201 (3): 525–540. Bibcode:2002E&PSL.201..525T. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00733-1. ISSN 0012-821X.

Awards and honors

In 2013 Torres was named a fellow of the Geological Society of America^[10] and a fellow of Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg.^[11]^{[better source needed]} In 2021 Torres was named a fellow of the Geochemical Society.^[12]

References

^ "Marta Torres". College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ Torres, Marta E.; Bohrmann, Gerhard; Suess, Erwin (1996-11-01). "Authigenic barites and fluxes of barium associated with fluid seeps in the Peru subduction zone". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 144 (3): 469–481. Bibcode:1996E&PSL.144..469T. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(96)00163-X. ISSN 0012-821X.
^ Torres, M. E.; Brumsack, H. J.; Bohrmann, G.; Emeis, K. C. (1996-01-10). "Barite fronts in continental margin sediments: a new look at barium remobilization in the zone of sulfate reduction and formation of heavy barites in diagenetic fronts". Chemical Geology. 127 (1): 125–139. Bibcode:1996ChGeo.127..125T. doi:10.1016/0009-2541(95)00090-9. ISSN 0009-2541.
^ Torres, M. E.; McManus, J.; Hammond, D. E.; de Angelis, M. A.; Heeschen, K. U.; Colbert, S. L.; Tryon, M. D.; Brown, K. M.; Suess, E. (2002-08-15). "Fluid and chemical fluxes in and out of sediments hosting methane hydrate deposits on Hydrate Ridge, OR, I: Hydrological provinces". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 201 (3): 525–540. Bibcode:2002E&PSL.201..525T. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00733-1. ISSN 0012-821X.
^ Torres, M. E.; Wallmann, K.; Tréhu, A. M.; Bohrmann, G.; Borowski, W. S.; Tomaru, H. (2004-09-30). "Gas hydrate growth, methane transport, and chloride enrichment at the southern summit of Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia margin off Oregon". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 226 (1): 225–241. Bibcode:2004E&PSL.226..225T. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.07.029. ISSN 0012-821X.
^ Torres, M. E.; Mix, A. C.; Kinports, K.; Haley, B.; Klinkhammer, G. P.; McManus, J.; de Angelis, M. A. (2003-07-24). "Is methane venting at the seafloor recorded by δ13C of benthic foraminifera shells?". Paleoceanography. 18 (3): n/a. Bibcode:2003PalOc..18.1062T. doi:10.1029/2002pa000824. ISSN 0883-8305.
^ Torres, Marta E.; Bohrmann, Gerhard; Dubé, Thomas E.; Poole, Forrest G. (2003-10-01). "Formation of modern and Paleozoic stratiform barite at cold methane seeps on continental margins". Geology. 31 (10): 897–900. Bibcode:2003Geo....31..897T. doi:10.1130/G19652.1. ISSN 0091-7613.
^ Klasek, Scott A.; Hong, Wei-Li; Torres, Marta E.; Ross, Stella; Hostetler, Katelyn; Portnov, Alexey; Gründger, Friederike; Colwell, Frederick S. (2021). "Distinct methane-dependent biogeochemical states in Arctic seafloor gas hydrate mounds". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 6296. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.6296K. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26549-5. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 8563959. PMID 34728618.
^ Torres, Marta E.; Hong, Wei-Li; Solomon, Evan A.; Milliken, Kitty; Kim, Ji-Hoon; Sample, James C.; Teichert, Barbara M. A.; Wallmann, Klaus (2020-01-01). "Silicate weathering in anoxic marine sediment as a requirement for authigenic carbonate burial". Earth-Science Reviews. 200: 102960. Bibcode:2020ESRv..20002960T. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102960. ISSN 0012-8252. OSTI 1799759. S2CID 214021672.
^ "Fellowship - Current Fellows". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ "Faculty Professional Awards". College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ "Geochemistry Fellows | Geochemical Society". www.geochemsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

External links

Marta Torres publications indexed by Google Scholar

[1] "Marta Torres". College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[2] Torres, Marta E.; Bohrmann, Gerhard; Suess, Erwin (1996-11-01). "Authigenic barites and fluxes of barium associated with fluid seeps in the Peru subduction zone". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 144 (3): 469–481. Bibcode:1996E&PSL.144..469T. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(96)00163-X. ISSN 0012-821X.

[3] Torres, M. E.; Brumsack, H. J.; Bohrmann, G.; Emeis, K. C. (1996-01-10). "Barite fronts in continental margin sediments: a new look at barium remobilization in the zone of sulfate reduction and formation of heavy barites in diagenetic fronts". Chemical Geology. 127 (1): 125–139. Bibcode:1996ChGeo.127..125T. doi:10.1016/0009-2541(95)00090-9. ISSN 0009-2541.

[4] Torres, M. E.; McManus, J.; Hammond, D. E.; de Angelis, M. A.; Heeschen, K. U.; Colbert, S. L.; Tryon, M. D.; Brown, K. M.; Suess, E. (2002-08-15). "Fluid and chemical fluxes in and out of sediments hosting methane hydrate deposits on Hydrate Ridge, OR, I: Hydrological provinces". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 201 (3): 525–540. Bibcode:2002E&PSL.201..525T. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00733-1. ISSN 0012-821X.

[5] Torres, M. E.; Wallmann, K.; Tréhu, A. M.; Bohrmann, G.; Borowski, W. S.; Tomaru, H. (2004-09-30). "Gas hydrate growth, methane transport, and chloride enrichment at the southern summit of Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia margin off Oregon". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 226 (1): 225–241. Bibcode:2004E&PSL.226..225T. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.07.029. ISSN 0012-821X.

[6] Torres, M. E.; Mix, A. C.; Kinports, K.; Haley, B.; Klinkhammer, G. P.; McManus, J.; de Angelis, M. A. (2003-07-24). "Is methane venting at the seafloor recorded by δ13C of benthic foraminifera shells?". Paleoceanography. 18 (3): n/a. Bibcode:2003PalOc..18.1062T. doi:10.1029/2002pa000824. ISSN 0883-8305.

[7] Torres, Marta E.; Bohrmann, Gerhard; Dubé, Thomas E.; Poole, Forrest G. (2003-10-01). "Formation of modern and Paleozoic stratiform barite at cold methane seeps on continental margins". Geology. 31 (10): 897–900. Bibcode:2003Geo....31..897T. doi:10.1130/G19652.1. ISSN 0091-7613.

[8] Klasek, Scott A.; Hong, Wei-Li; Torres, Marta E.; Ross, Stella; Hostetler, Katelyn; Portnov, Alexey; Gründger, Friederike; Colwell, Frederick S. (2021). "Distinct methane-dependent biogeochemical states in Arctic seafloor gas hydrate mounds". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 6296. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.6296K. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26549-5. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 8563959. PMID 34728618.

[9] Torres, Marta E.; Hong, Wei-Li; Solomon, Evan A.; Milliken, Kitty; Kim, Ji-Hoon; Sample, James C.; Teichert, Barbara M. A.; Wallmann, Klaus (2020-01-01). "Silicate weathering in anoxic marine sediment as a requirement for authigenic carbonate burial". Earth-Science Reviews. 200: 102960. Bibcode:2020ESRv..20002960T. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102960. ISSN 0012-8252. OSTI 1799759. S2CID 214021672.

[10] "Fellowship - Current Fellows". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[11] "Faculty Professional Awards". College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[12] "Geochemistry Fellows | Geochemical Society". www.geochemsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

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