Jeremy Rich
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department of Geosciences
159 Guyot Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544

Ward Lab Page

Phone: (609) 258-2612
Fax: (609) 258-0796
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Education

2003, Ph.D. Soil Science, Oregon State University
1998, M. S. Microbiology, University of Maine
1996, B. S. Natural Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Research Interests

My research focuses on how microbial communities are structured and function in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Trained as a microbial ecologist, I use molecular and biogeochemical approaches -- from functional gene analysis to isotope ratio mass spectrometry -- to understand the role of microorganisms in biogeochemical processes. I have experience with a variety of molecular-genetic and multivariate statistical techniques to quantify microbial community structure. My current research utilizes 15N isotope techniques to examine anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), a newly discovered pathway in the nitrogen cycle. Ultimately, I am interested in understanding how microbial diversity, metabolisms, and processes influence environmental change, from the molecular to global scales.

Publications

Rich, J. J., and B. B. Ward. In prep. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) activity in the anoxic water column of the Peru upwelling system.

Rich, J. J., B. Chang, A. H. Devol, and B. B. Ward. In prep. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) activity in Peru margin sediments.

Rich, J. J., O. R. Dale, B. Song, and B. B. Ward. In review. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in Chesapeake Bay sediments. Microbial Ecology.

Boyle, S. A., J. J. Rich, P. J. Bottomley, K. Cromack, and D. D. Myrold. 2006. Reciprocal transfer effects on denitrifying community composition and activity at forest and meadow sites in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 870-878.

Bottomley, P. J., A. E. Taylor, S. A. Boyle, S. K. McMahon, J. J. Rich, K. Cromack, and D. D. Myrold. 2004. Response of nitrification and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria to reciprocal transfers of soil between adjacent coniferous forest and meadow vegetation in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Microbial Ecology 48: 500-508.

Rich, J. J., and D. D. Myrold. 2004. Community composition and activities of denitrifying bacteria from adjacent agricultural soil, riparian soil, and creek sediment in Oregon, USA. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36: 1431-1441.

Rich, J. J., R. S. Heichen, P. J. Bottomley, K. Cromack, and D. D. Myrold. 2003. Community composition and functioning of denitrifying bacteria from adjacent meadow and forest soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69: 5974-5982.

Rich, J. J., and G. M. King. 1999. Carbon monoxide consumption and production by wetland peats. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 28: 215-224.

Rich, J. J., and G. M. King. 1998. Carbon monoxide oxidation by bacteria associated with the roots of freshwater macrophytes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 64: 4939-4943.