Name:	Dr Georgina Spyres
	Institution:	Rutgers University, New Jersey
	Address:	71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8521 USA
	Telephone:	+1-732-932-1815 ext. 338
	Fax:	+1-732-932-1792
	E-Mail:	spyres@imcs.rutgers.edu

I studied Ocean Science at the University of Plymouth and got my PhD in "The Biogeochemistry of DOM at the Iberian Ocean Margin" at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK. I am now doing a post-doc looking at the geochemical characterisation and bioavailability of DOM in different aquatic environments at the Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University. I am proficient in using HTCO techniques for the measurement of DOC and TDN and I have created and manage a website dedicated to "troubleshooting" for analysts using HTCO instruments (www.imcs.rutgers.edu/~spyres/HTCO.asp).