NESB B258
Fort Collins , CO 80524 United States

Phone: (970) 491-1623
Fax:
Email: mawallen@nrel.colostate.edu

Areas of Interest:

• Soil Microbial Ecology
• Biogeochemistry
• Global Change
• Arctic Science
• Soil Proteomics
• Microbial Physiology
• metabolomics

Current Projects and Links:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Wallenstein lab website

Biography: My research addresses the role of soil microbial communities in controlling ecosystem response to global change. Many ecosystem processes are known to be affected by environmental changes such as changing climate, increasing CO2, and increasing nitrogen deposition. However, very little is known about the ability of microbial communities to adapt to new conditions, and whether different microbial communities may function in different ways. I examine the role of microbial community structure in ecosystem processes using a variety of molecular, microbiological and biogeochemical techniques. I am particularly interested in addressing questions that will help to better predict and manage ecosystem responses to global change.