Sona completed her education at the University of Minnesota in 2015. Her current research includes projects related to biogeochemistry of mercury, co-cycling of mercury and sulfur in North American peatlands, and phosphorus speciation in agricultural soils. She has experience with a number of analytical techniques including trace metal analyses and synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near edge (XANES) spectroscopy.
Education
M. S. in Land and Atmospheric Science with focus on biogeochemistry of mercury (University of Minnesota 2015)
B. S. in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management with emphasis in conservation and resource management (University of Minnesota 2012)
Photo
SPRUCE site, Marcel Experimental Forest, Minnesota
photo by Stacy Nordstrom
