Post-Doctoral Associates

Jennifer Biddle

Research Interests:

Primary research interest is the microbiology of marine sediments and examination of microbes that exist in deep sediments in the Peru Margin, Gulf of Mexico and Guaymas Basin. Specific interest in diversity of the subsurface and will examine if rare archaeal phylotypes exist in the sediments.

• Location: 432 Chapman Hall
• Telephone: 919-962-1242
• Email: jfbiddle@email.unc.edu

Karl Castillo

Research Interests:

My broad research interest is in marine physiological ecology and conservation. Specific interest in understanding how local exposure to natural and anthropogenic stressors influences the physiological response of marine organisms, and how this links to global climate change. Much of my work is focused on physiological ecology of tropical coral reefs.

• Location: 328 Chapman Hall
• Telephone: 919-843-8752
• Email: kdcastil@email.unc.edu

  Kai Ziervogel

Research Interests:

Microbial degradation of particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON) in artificial aggregates including diatoms and mineral particles, in natural water samples and in fluffy layer material (phytodetritus aggregates in the sediment-water interface). Fluorescently-labeled macromolecules as organic substrates are used to measure microbial hydrolysis rates.

• Location: 448 Chapman Hall
• Telephone: 919-843-2464
• Email: ziervoge@email.unc.edu