Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell's bio
Mike holds a doctoral degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Ghent, Belgium and a Master of Philosophy degree from Southampton University UK. He has been a pioneer of ICP-MS, working with the technique since its commercial launch in 1985. His research interests centre on trace metals analysis and include source apportionment of lead in clinical and environmental samples; use of isotope dilution for characterisation of reference materials; determination of depleted uranium in post-conflict environments (the Balkans and Kuwait); interlaboratory studies and marine environmental pollution monitoring.
Mike has given invited and plenary lectures at major scientific conferences and is the author of twenty peer reviewed scientific publications and innumerable reports. He has run training courses in trace analysis in Monaco, Durban, Vienna and Tehran and mentored fellows from all over the world. He has worked for the Universities of Southampton and Ghent, the CNRS and the International Atomic Energy Agency. He is currently working as a freelance writer and editor.
US researchers detect radioactivity from Fukushima in US air
Posted Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:54:00 GMT by Mike CampbellFatal accident at Marcoule nuclear facility
Posted Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:52:01 GMT by Mike CampbellUS seeks to implement lessons learned from Fukushima quickly
Posted Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:27:00 GMT by Mike CampbellNuclear Regulatory Commission's Japan Task Force Makes Its Report
Posted Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:01:17 GMT by Mike CampbellCradle to grave stance urged for nuclear industry
Posted Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:02:01 GMT by Mike CampbellThe role of marine plankton in sequestration of carbon
Posted Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:07:00 GMT by Mike CampbellNano Technology shows promise for new way of winning electricity from coal
Posted Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:21:00 GMT by Mike CampbellThe Battery Powered Grid
Posted Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:50:01 GMT by Mike CampbellScientists cast doubt on claims microbes consumed much of the Deepwater Horizon methane plume
Posted Fri, 27 May 2011 12:47:01 GMT by Mike CampbellIsotopic studies reveal a shift in the importance of nitrogen pollution sources in the Caribbean
Posted Wed, 18 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT by Mike CampbellCalls for Independent Monitoring of Deep Sea Oil Exploitation
Posted Fri, 13 May 2011 22:33:00 GMT by Mike CampbellHot Jupiters - Flipped or Otherwise
Posted Thu, 12 May 2011 17:12:00 GMT by Mike CampbellEvolving more efficient wind farms
Posted Thu, 05 May 2011 19:04:00 GMT by Mike CampbellMapping Subtle Changes in Gravity
Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:30:01 GMT by Mike CampbellGreen Energy From Estuaries
Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:22:01 GMT by Mike CampbellReport Calls For Improved Earthquake Resilience in USA
Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:46:01 GMT by Mike CampbellOzone Hole Over the Arctic is of Record Proportions
Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:31:00 GMT by Mike CampbellFukushima: A Rush to Nuclear Energy Judgment?
Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:10:00 GMT by Mike CampbellThe Value of Science
Posted Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:35:00 GMT by Mike CampbellTilting at Windmills
Posted Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:31:00 GMT by Mike CampbellLet Me Model That For You...
Posted Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:15:00 GMT by Mike CampbellIcelandic eruption causes Alpine air pollution
Posted Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:45:00 GMT by Mike CampbellNuclear Power: It's all in the mind
Posted Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:15:16 GMT by Mike CampbellSponsors
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