Dr. Thomas Kroc is an Applications physicist for Technology Development with the Illinois Accelerator Research Center (IARC). This position draws on his accumulated experience in fundamental high-energy physics research, nuclear power, medical physics, and accelerator physics. Since 2016 he has been...

http://www.wiu.edu/cas/biological_sciences/faculty/porrasalfaro.php My laboratory focuses studies fungal symbiotic associations, their emergent properties, and the effect of global climate change on fungal diversity and community structure. We are interested in ecological roles of fungi, their...

Biography Dr. Fifield is an experienced materials scientist and research leader interested in material synthesis, formulation, processing, characterization, application, simulation, and lifetime prediction. He leads nuclear cable aging research at PNNL for the Light Water Reactor Sustainability...

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University https://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/profiles/pharr-matt.html

Materials Scientist and Bioengineer with extensive experience in Microfabrication, Biofilm engineering, Microfluidics and Microbiology assay development. Primary areas of interest include photolithography, microfluidics, Biological imaging and Biomaterials.

Education: University of California-Berkeley, PhD Plant Biology University of California-Davis, BS Plant Biology Publications: 2020 Naylor D.T., S.J. Fansler, C.J. Brislawn, W.C. Nelson, K.S. Hofmockel, J.K. Jansson, and R.S. McClure. 2020. "Deconstructing the Soil Microbiome into Reduced-Complexity...

Biography Dr. Mary Lipton is currently a Staff Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Adjunct Professor at Washington State University-Tri-Cities in Richland and Adjunct Professor in the Institute for Biological Chemistry and Washington State University Pullman. She is nationally...

Michelle Davison is a microbiologist with a love of challenging, creative, and multidisciplinary projects. She is interested in the role phage play in environmental systems, as well as the myriad ways they can be harnessed as tools. She has experience isolating, developing and working with non-model...

Publications: 2018 Khan NE, Y Maezato, RS McClure, CJ Brislawn, JM Mobberley, NG Isern, WB Chrisler, LM Markillie, BM Barney, HS Song, WC Nelson, and HC Bernstein. 2018. "Phenotypic responses to interspecies competition and commensalism in a naturally-derived microbial co-culture." Scientific...

Chris received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2005. He attained his PhD in chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2011, under Mary L. Kraft, where his graduate work focused on using secondary ion mass...

PNNL Publications 2020 Ogden A.J., T.W. Wietsma, T.E. Winkler, Y. Farris, G.L. Myers, and A. Ahkami. 2020. "Dynamics of Global Gene Expression and Regulatory Elements in Growing Brachypodium Root System." Scientific Reports 10. PNNL-SA-145907. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-63224-z 2019 Boiteau R.M., S.J...

PNNL Publications 2020 Smith J.N., K.J. Tyrrell, J.P. Smith, J.P. Smith, K.K. Weitz, and W.D. Faber. 2020. "Linking Internal Dosimetries of the Propyl Metabolic Series in Rats and Humans Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling." Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 110. PNNL...

Publications: 2018 Stegen JC, TC Johnson, JK Fredrickson, MJ Wilkins, AE Konopka, WC Nelson, EV Arntzen, WB Chrisler, RK Chu, SJ Fansler, EB Graham, DW Kennedy, CT Resch, MM Tfaily, and JM Zachara. 2018. "Influences of organic carbon speciation on hyporheic corridor biogeochemistry and microbial...

Education Ph.D. 1998, Oregon State University. Forest Science. Area(s) of Specialization Mycology; fungal ecology; fungus-plant interactions. Research Focus My laboratory studies the environmental selection processes that dictate the extant community structures. Towards these goals, we have adopted...

Earth Scientist at PNNL Disciplines and Skills: Biogeochemical Cycles Carbon Cycle Isotopes Microbial Communities Microbial Ecology Microbiology Microbiome Science Nitrogen Education: Morningside College: Bachelor of Science, Biology