Research Interests

• Lipids in plankton and the role of lipids in processes ranging from biochemical pathways to biogeochemical cycles.
• Biogeochemical cycling of carbon and phosphorus in the upper ocean by heterotrophic bacteria, phytoplankton, and zooplankton.
• Microbial interactions on sinking particles and their effects on carbon export.
• Lipidomics method development
• The North Pacific subtropical gyre, the Sargasso Sea, and the coastal waters of the West Antarctic Peninsula.
• Development of low-cost, flexible, ocean observing equipment and instrumentation