François Lucien Léon Muller, Associate Professor

(Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, USA)

Office: MA3011

E-mail: fmuller@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Telephone: 886-7-5252000 ext. 5104

Expertise: Electroanalytical Chemistry of Seawater, Inorganic Trace Analysis of Seawater, Isolation and Analysis of Aquatic Colloids

Research interests: The main thrust of my recent work has been on land-ocean interactions, specifically the fate of land-derived carbon and trace metals as organic-rich plumes travel away from river mouths and mix with surrounding ocean waters. I am also interested in the development of analytical methods required to study processes taking place along the land-ocean aquatic continuum.

Selected recent publications:

1.   Muller, F. L. L. (2025) Trace metal concentrations in the bulk and non-sinking suspended particulate matter of the Gaoping River plume after heavy rainfall events. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 322, 109370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109370

2.   Muller, F. L. L., Tankéré-Muller, S. P. C., Tang, C.-H. (2024) Terrigenous humic substances regulate the concentrations of dissolved Fe and Cu (but not Al, Mn, Ni or Zn) in the Gaoping River plume. Science of the Total Environment 906, 167374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167374

3.   Muller, F. L. L., Chang, K.-C., Wang, Y.-C., Lee, C.-L. (2023) A study of peatland-derived dissolved organic matter from headstream to sea using multiple analytical tools. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, 23386-23397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23795-y

4.   Hsieh, H.-H., Weerathunga, V., Weerakkody, W. S., Huang, W.-J., Muller, F. L. L., Benfield, M. C., Hung, C.-C. (2021) The effects of low pH on the taste and amino acid composition of tiger shrimp. Scientific Reports 11:21180. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00612-z

5.   Hsieh, H.-H., Chuang, M.-H., Shih, Y.-Y., Weerakkody, W. S., Huang, W.-J., Hung, C.-C., Muller, F. L. L., Ranatunga, R. R. M. K. P., Wijethunga, D. S. (2021) Eutrophication and hypoxia in tropical Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:678832.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.678832

6.   Shih, Y.-Y., Hung, C.-C., Huang, S.-Y., Muller, F. L. L., Chen, Y.-H. (2020) Biogeochemical variability of the upper ocean response to typhoons and storms in the northern South China Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:151.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00151

7.   Shih, Y.-Y., Hung, C.-C., Tuo, S.-H., Shao, H.-J., Chow, C.-H., Muller, F. L. L., Cai, Y.-H. (2020) The impact of eddies on nutrient supply, diatom biomass and carbon export in the northern South China Sea. Frontiers in Earth Science 8:537332.  https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.537332