Overview
Brandi Revels is a biogeochemist whose research explores the intimate link between the geosphere and biosphere, focusing on how the bioavailability of elements regulates life and how biogeochemical feedback loops evolve under changing planetary conditions. She earned her Ph.D. in isotope geochemistry from ETH Zürich, where she investigated trace metal cycling in Arctic and Amazonian river systems. With over 30 Antarctic expeditions and extensive remote field experience, she previously served as Chief Scientist for Viking Expeditions, leading vessel-based research that integrated atmospheric, benthic, biological, and physico-chemical monitoring using advanced technologies. At Cornell, she supports polar and oceanographic science operations within the Planetary Habitability and Technology group, with interests in how technology can be used to inform the redox evolution, elemental cycling, and the geochemical signatures of planetary habitability.