Jody W. Deming’s Ecosystem

University of Washington, School of Oceanography

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Former Graduate Students

  • Llyd E. Wells, Ph.D., 2006, studied cold-active bacteriophage and their hosts (currently teaching at St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM, chimera.llyr@gmail.com)
  • Adrienne Huston, Ph.D., 2003, studied thermal characteristics of enzymes (currently at Verenium Corporation, adriennehuston@gmail.com)
  • Karen Junge, Ph.D., 2002, studied bacterial activity and diversity at subzero temperatures in Arctic sea ice (currently at the UW Applied Physics Lab Polar Science Center)
  • Yves-Alain Vetter, Ph.D. 1998, studied extracellular enzymes as an optimal foraging strategy for bacteria (currently running his own business in Seattle - Evergreen Construction)
  • Patricia L. Yager, Ph.D. 1996, studied the role of bacteria in Arctic carbon cycling (currently Associate Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, pyager@arches.uga.edu)
  • Jill L. Schmidt Murray, MS 1996, studied new ways of evaluating bacterial abundance in marine sediments (Ph.D. 2001, with P. Jumars; currently Project Coordinator with the City of Santa Barbara’s Clean Creeks/Water Quality Improvement Program, JMurray@SantaBarbaraCA.gov)
  • Will Ritzrau, German Fullbright Fellow at UW, 1991-1992, studied bacterial activity on resuspended sediments (Ph.D. 1994, University of Kiel; currently employed in Germany as a computer specialist, will.ritzrau@sap.com)
  • Michelle Bieniek, MS, 1995, studied protist grazing effects on bacterial PAH degradation (currently in the private sector in San Diego)

Former UW Astrobiology Rotation Students

  • Zach Adam
     Design and construction of a “cold-finger” experimental apparatus allowing the investigation of the partitioning of inorganic salts between ice and brine phases and the partitioning of proteins between these phases as ground-truthing exercises for astrobiological investigatin of extra-terrestrial ices. (currently at the Office of Commercial Space Trasportation with the Federal Aviation Administration, zach.adam@faa.gov)
  • Steve Vance
    Collection and filtration of microbial life in perennial sea ice in Franklin Bay with assistance from other shipboard researchers during Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Expedition Leg 3 (Nov-Dec 2003), Franklin Bay, Northwest Territories. (currently at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, steven.d.vance@jpl.nasa.gov)
  • John Armstrong
    Growth characteristics of cold-adapted bacteria at low temperatures. (currently teaching at Weber State University, UT, jcarmstrong@weber.edu)

Former Undergraduate and High School Students

  • Pierre Monnat, summer high school intern, 2004, studied carbon requirements for Arctic bacterial isolates
  • Mike Cordray, summer undergraduate, 2003 and 2004, work study analyzing Arctic samples by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
  • Sarah Bowerman, winter-spring quarter undergraduate, 2002, work study analyzing Arctic samples by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
  • Chris Powell, 2002, work study on the Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos (DGoMB) project estimating sediment bacterial biovolumes
  • Nichole Mogen, summer undergraduate, 2002, work study on the Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos (DGoMB) project estimating sediment bacterial biovolumes
  • Georgia Lemen, summer high school intern, 1999, studied growth characteristics of cellulose degrading mesophilic bacterial isolates
  • Wendy Smith, summer undergraduate, 1996, studied bacterial densities and rates of phenanthrene degradation in Puget Sound sediments
  • Lesa Sutton, undergraduate helper, 1997-1998, studied extracellular enzyme activities by bacteria in pure culture
  • Lisa Hodges, undergraduate helper, 1997-1998, studied bacterial activities in Arctic samples (currently employed at CDC in Altanta)
  • JoHanna Brickle, undergraduate work study, 1997-1999, worked on bacterial abundance and culturability in sea ice
  • John Murray, undergraduate helper, summer undergraduate helper, 1994, worked on bacterial biovolume at low temperature