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Earth and Environmental Sciences · Syracuse University

Wen Research Group

We study how water moves through landscapes and how natural processes and human activity change its chemistry. Our work combines field measurements, geochemical tracers, and environmental data analysis.

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Illustration of the group's research on urban water chemistry, elemental cycles, energy development, and noble gases.

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Recent work

Radium in groundwater

Matrix-derived radium mobilization in shallow aquifers near oil and gas operations.

Fenske et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2026

Helium and tectonics

Tectonic control on mantle-source helium migration at the southeastern Tibetan Plateau margin.

Wang et al. · GSA Bulletin · 2026

Geochemical end-members

Inferring end-members from geoscience data using archetypal analysis.

Wang and Wen · JGR: Machine Learning and Computation · 2025

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We are based in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Syracuse University.

 

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