Full Professor(heuristic)

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Ecology

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h-index143
i10-index305
Publications499
Citations171,247

Grants

11 total · 0 active

NSF #2133684

Collaborative Research: ANT LIA Integrating Genomic and Phenotypic Analyses to understand Microbial Life in Antarctic Soils

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2022-04-01 → 2026-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #2126106

NSFDEB-BSF: Sources, controls, and significance of soil geosmin emissions in dryland ecosystems

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2021-09-01 → 2025-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1542653

Dimensions: Collaborative research: Community genomic drivers of moss microbiome assembly and function in rapidly changing Alaskan ecosystems

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2015-09-01 → 2022-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

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All Grants

11 total · 0 active

NSF #2133684

Collaborative Research: ANT LIA Integrating Genomic and Phenotypic Analyses to understand Microbial Life in Antarctic Soils

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2022-04-01 → 2026-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #2126106

NSFDEB-BSF: Sources, controls, and significance of soil geosmin emissions in dryland ecosystems

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2021-09-01 → 2025-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1542653

Dimensions: Collaborative research: Community genomic drivers of moss microbiome assembly and function in rapidly changing Alaskan ecosystems

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2015-09-01 → 2022-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1556090

Collaborative Research: Bioavailabilty of soil phosphorus in tropical forest soils: Is slowly cycling phosphorus accessible to plants and soil biota?

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2016-08-01 → 2022-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1341629

Collaborative Research: The Role of Glacial History on the Structure and Functioning of Ecological Communities in the Shackleton Glacier Region of the Transantarctic Mountains

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2016-09-01 → 2020-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1556753

Collaborative Research: Volatile organic compounds released during litter decomposition and their relevance to soil ecology

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2016-06-01 → 2019-11-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1601787

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Do gut microbiota affect caterpillar herbivory and fitness?

Amount
<$100K
Period
2016-06-01 → 2017-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #0953331

CAREER: An integrated study of the effects of nutrient additions on grassland soil microbial communities

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2010-06-01 → 2016-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #1021112

Collaborative Research: Do expected evolutionary trade-offs in enzyme activities manifest at the level of microbial community function?

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2010-09-01 → 2015-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #0610970

Starter Grant: Uncovering the Phylogenetic And Physiological Diversity of Soil Acidobacteria

Amount
<$100K
Period
2006-06-15 → 2008-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF #0301773

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Microbial Biology for FY 2003

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2003-07-01 → 2005-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Fierer, Noah G

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Sources and traits of bacteria and fungi found in the near-surface atmosphere (Applied and Environmental Microbiology)2026-07-02
  2. New preprint: Predicting optimal growth temperatures of bacteria using learned structural information from a single protein2026-06-18

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