Biogeochemistry of Carbon and Nitrogen in Aquatic Environments


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Richard L. Smith, Project Chief

 

 

Education

    B.S.  Biology, Western Michigan University,

                             Kalamazoo, MI

    M.A.  Biology, Western Michigan University,

                             Kalamazoo, MI

    Ph.D.  Microbiology, Michigan State University,

                             East Lansing, MI

 

Research Interests

  • Microbial ecology of aqueous environments

  • C and N biogeochemistry

  • Cycling and flux of trace gases

  • Bioremediation

  • Anaerobic microbiology

  • Development of in situ assessment techniques for biogeochemical processes

Photograph of R.L. Smith.

Contact Information:

U.S. Geological Survey

3215 Marine St., Suite E-127

Boulder, CO 80303

Phone: (303) 541-3032

Fax:  (303) 541-3084

Email:  rlsmith@usgs.gov

Deborah A. Repert

 

 

Education

    B.S.  Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

    M.S.  Zoology, Michigan State University, 

                              East Lansing, MI

 

Photograph of D.A. Repert.

Contact Information

U.S. Geological Survey

3215 Marine St., Suite E-127

Boulder, CO 80303

Phone (303) 541-3020

Fax  (303) 541-3084

Email  darepert@usgs.gov

 

Former Staff Members

Jenny Baeseman

Education

    B.S.  Water Chemistry, University of WI - 

             Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

    M.S.  Civil Engineering-Environmental Emphasis,

              University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Ph.D. Civil Engineering-Environmental Emphasis,

               University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 

 

Research Interests

  • Nutrient Cycling in Extreme Environments

  • Nitrogen and Iron Cycling in Acid Mine Drainage Streams

  • Microbial Ecology of Polar Streams 

  • Nitrogen Cycling in Aquatic Systems 

  • Microbial Ecology of the Hyporheic Zone of Streams 

  • Bioremediation

Rebecca Barnes, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Education

     B.S.  Geology & Environmental Studies, Oberlin

                         College, Oberlin, OH

     MPA Environmental Policy & Natural Resource

                         Management, Indiana University,

                         Bloomington, IN 

     MSES Water Resources, Indiana University,

                      Bloomington, IN

    Ph.D.  Biogeochemistry, Yale University, 

                      New Haven, CT 

 

Research Interests

  • Biogeochemistry and ecology of watersheds with an emphasis on carbon and nitrogen cycling

  • Land use change and development effects of atmospheric deposition on watersheds

 

Current Contact Information:

NSF Microbial Biology Postdoctoral Fellow
Princeton University
Department of Geosciences
M45 Guyot Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544

e-mail: baeseman@princeton.edu

Current Contact Information:

Email: becca.barnes@gmail.com 

Steve H. Harris, NRP Post-Doctoral Fellow

 

Education

  B.S. Microbiology, The University of Oklahoma,

                                      Norman OK

 Ph.D. Microbiology, The University of Oklahoma,

                                      Norman OK

 

Research Interests

  • Microbial H2 consumption/competition

  • in situ assessment of microbial activities

  • microbial N cycling

JoAnn M. Holloway

Education

    B.S. Geology,University of Utah

                            Salt Lake City, UT

    M.S. Geology, Western Washington University,

                              Bellingham, WA

    Ph.D. Hydrologic Sciences, 

                       University of California, Davis, CA

 

Research Interests

  • Geologic nitrogen in terrestrial biogeochemical cycling

  • Sources and fate of nitrogen and carbon in thermal waters

  • Soil microbial processes in impacted and pristine ecosystems

  • Watershed-scale hydrogeochemistry

 

Contact Information

U.S. Geological Survey

e-mail: shharris@usgs.gov

Current Contact Information
Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver Federal Center, MS 973
Denver, CO 80225
e-mail:jhollow@usgs.gov

 

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