Dr. Erin Field Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, East Carolina University Email: fielde14@ecu.edu Interests: Metal-microbe interactions, biocorrosion, water treatment, contaminant mobility, microbial community interactions, and microbial genomics.
Chequita Brooks PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences (IDPBS) Email: brooksch16@students.ecu.edu
Interests: Iron-oxidizing bacteria and the environmental factors that impact their role in biogeochemical cycling as part of microbial communities.
Cody Garrison PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences (IDPBS) Email: garrisonc16@students.ecu.edu
Interests: Integrating traditional bench-top microbiology with genomics to study microbial influenced corrosion.
Michelle Chamberlain MS Student, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT) Email: chamberlainmi20@students.ecu.edu
Interests: Microbial interactions in early Earth systems
Anna Koirala Undergraduate, BS Biology Email: koiralaa19@students.ecu.edu
Interests: Microbial adaptation and stress response to emerging environmental conditions