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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Refreshed 2026-08-15

James N. Beck

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Researcher

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Suncor Energy (Canada) (2020–2021); McNeese State University (1987–1997); Physical Sciences (United States) (2000–2004); Nicholls State University (1997–2005); Lakehead University (2025); Southwestern University (1996); Texas A&M University (1973); Louisiana Tech University (1988)

Faculty Researcher

21 h-index 100 pubs 1,301 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Louisiana
  • Animals
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic
  • Air Pollution, Radioactive
  • Arkansas
  • Radioisotopes
  • Fresh Water
  • Water
  • Air Pollutants
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Fishes
  • Metals
  • Mollusca
  • Water Pollutants

OverviewAI-generated summary

James N. Beck's research interests include environmental monitoring and the study of emissions from industrial sites. His work has involved quantifying fugitive gas emissions from oil sands tailings ponds, utilizing methods such as open-path Fourier transform infrared measurements. Beck has also investigated methane emissions from these ponds, comparing fluxes derived from different methodologies.

His publications also touch upon historical ecological and community studies, including an examination of fish and fishing in the Upper Severn River Watershed and radionuclide sequential sampling of thunderstorms. Beck has an h-index of 21, with over 100 publications and more than 1,200 citations. He has collaborated with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Neal Sumerlin, P. K. Kuroda, Muralidhara Gavini, and Robert W. Holloway.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 100
  • Citations: 1,301

Selected Publications

  • Radionuclide sequential sampling of Spring 1974 and 1977 thunderstorms (2026)
    Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

8 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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