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Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area United States

Graduate Research Associate

Education

My research focuses on determining methanotrophic bacterial diversity in soils, under varying agricultural management practices. Methanotrophic bacteria serve as the only known biological sink for atmospheric methane and have been reported to oxidize atmospheric methane. Land-use practices impact the rate of methane oxidation, with a number of studies indicating that rates of oxidation differ in soils under varying tillage practices, and in soils supporting undisturbed grasslands and pristine forests. My research uses high-throughput sequencing to determine microbial diversity in soils. I am also developing a methodology to identify soil bacteria using Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization t...