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Full-time professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Geology at Wayne State University
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Mark Mahalingam Baskaran (born 1956) is a professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Geology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.[3] He is known for his contributions to low-temperature isotope geochemistry, particularly for developing and refining the use of short-lived radionuclides as biogeochemical tracers and chronometers.[3]
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- Madurai Kamaraj University (M.Sc)
- Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars’ Senthikumara Nadar College (B.Sc)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2024)[1]
- Senior Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2015)[2]
Mark M. Baskaran | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) Watrap, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Known for | Use of short-lived radionuclides as biogeochemical tracers and chronometers |
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| Fields | Isotope geochemistry Environmental science |
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| Doctoral advisor | Bhamidipati Lakshmidhara Kanakadri Somayajulu |
Biography
Mark Baskaran was born in Watrap (Wathirairrupu), Tamil Nadu, India, in 1956.[3] He received his Bachelor of Science in physics in 1977 from Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars’ Senthikumara Nadar College, where he was the class valedictorian and received a Gold Medal.[3] In 1979, he earned his Master of Science in physics from Madurai-Kamaraj University, receiving the First Rank Prize Medal.[3]
Baskaran pursued his doctoral work at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, beginning in 1979.[3] He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1985 under the supervision of Bhamidipati Lakshmidhara Kanakadri Somayajulu.[3] He remained at PRL for two years as a postdoctoral fellow before joining the University of Alaska Fairbanks as a postdoc.[3]
In 1988, Baskaran joined Texas A&M University at Galveston as a non-tenure track faculty member, where he worked for ten years as a Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist.[3] He moved to Wayne State University's Department of Geology in 1999 as a Senior Lecturer.[3] He was promoted to a tenure-track Associate Professor position in 2000, granted tenure in 2004, and became a Full Professor in 2007.[3] He served as Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Geology at Wayne State University for 6 years (2018-2024).[3]
He has delivered plenary and keynote seminars at international conferences in eight countries and has given invited seminars at over 38 universities and research institutions globally.[3] As of March 2026, his work has been cited over 12,137 times, and he has an h-index of 64.[4] He has published 161 peer-reviewed research articles.[3]
Awards and honors
- 2024: Elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The citation noted his "distinguished contributions to the field of low-temperature isotope geochemistry, particularly for developing and refining short-lived radionuclides as biogeochemical tracers and chronometers".[1]
- 2023: Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award, Wayne State University.[5]
- 2021: Elected to the Wayne Academy of Scholars (Lifetime membership), Wayne State University.[6]
- 2015: Senior Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award (USA / Turkey).[2]
- 2014–2016: Distinguished Visiting Professorship, East China Normal University, Shanghai.[7]
- 2013: Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award, Wayne State University.[8]
- 2010–2012: Board of Governors Distinguished Faculty Fellow Research Award, Wayne State University.[3]
Books
- M. Baskaran (August 2016). Radon: A Tracer for Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Studies. Springer. Bibcode:2016rtgg.book.....B. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21329-3. ISBN 978-3-319-21328-6.
- Mark Baskaran, ed. (2012). Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry (2-volume set). Springer. Bibcode:2012heig.book.....B.
Selected publications
- Baskaran, M.; Saperstein, L.; Denny, M. (2026). "Mechanism of incorporation of fallout 7Be, 210Pb and 210Po in sediment-laden ice from Lake St. Clair, SE Michigan, during snowstorms: Analogy to that in the Arctic Ocean". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 673 119728.
- Planaj, D.; Baskaran, M. (2024). "Inventory-based evaluation of 210Po-210Pb-226Ra disequilibria in deep oceans and new insights on their utility as biogeochemical tracers: A global data synthesis of research over six decades". Earth-Science Reviews. 252 104759. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104759.
- Baskaran, M.; Krupp, K. (2021). "Novel application of 210Po-210Pb disequilibria to date snow, melt pond, ice core, and ice-rafted sediments in the Arctic Ocean". Frontiers in Marine Science. 8 692631. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.692631.
- Wang, J.; Baskaran, M.; Niedermiller, J. (2017). "Mobility of 137Cs in freshwater lakes: A mass balance and diffusion study of Lake St. Clair, Southeast Michigan, USA". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 218: 323–342. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.09.017.
- Baskaran, M. (2010). "Po-210 and Pb-210 as atmospheric tracers and global atmospheric Pb-210 fallout: a Review". Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 102 (5): 500–513. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.10.007.
- Trimble, S.M.; Baskaran, M.; Porcelli, D. (2004). "Scavenging of thorium isotopes in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 222 (3–4): 915–932. Bibcode:2004E&PSL.222..915T. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.03.027.
- Baskaran, M.; Shaw, G. E. (2001). "Residence time of arctic haze aerosols using the concentrations and activity ratios of 210Po, 210Pb, and 7Be". J. Aerosol Sci. 32 (4): 17–26. doi:10.1016/S0021-8502(00)00093-8.
- Baskaran, M.; Naidu, A. S. (1995). "210Pb-derived chronology, and the fluxes of 210Pb and 137Cs isotopes into continental shelf sediments, East Chukchi Sea, Alaskan Arctic". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 59 (21): 4435–4448. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(95)00248-X.
- Baskaran, M. (1995). "A search for the seasonal variability on the depositional fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb". Journal of Geophysical Research. 100: 2833–2840. doi:10.1029/94JD02824.
- Baskaran, M.; Iliffe, T. M. (1993). "Age determination of recent cave deposits using excess 210Pb- A new technique". Geophysical Research Letters. 20 (7): 603–606. doi:10.1029/93GL00531.
- Baskaran, M.; Coleman, C. H.; Santschi, P. H. (1993). "Atmospheric depositional fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb at Galveston and College Station, Texas". Journal of Geophysical Research. 98: 20, 555–20, 571. doi:10.1029/93JD02182.
- Baskaran, M.; Santschi, P. H.; Benoit, G.; Honeyman, B. D. (1992). "Scavenging of thorium isotopes by colloids in seawater of the Gulf of Mexico". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56 (9): 3375–3388. Bibcode:1992GeCoA..56.3375B. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(92)90385-V.
- Baskaran, M.; Marathe, A. R.; Rajaguru, S. N.; Somayajulu, B. L. K. (1986). "Geochronology of Paleolithic cultures in the Hiran Valley, Saurashtra, India". J. Arch. Sci. 13 (6): 505–514. Bibcode:1986JArSc..13..505B. doi:10.1016/0305-4403(86)90037-3.
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