MIKE MANZELLA
Post-Doctoral
Dr. Mike Manzella is a post-doctoral researcher in NREL working with Dr. Ed Hall. Mike completed his doctorate work at Michigan State University with Dr. Reguera and Dr. Kashefi on an interdisciplinary project focusing on iron-respiring anaerobic hyperthermophiles. Since this time, Mike has applied his expertise to a microbial ecology project focused on C:N:P stoichiometry in freshwater systems. Determining the C:N:P ratio of individual, untreated, bacterial cells while simultaneously relating this signal to phylogeny is novel, and will open new avenues in ecological modeling. Upon completion of this project, Mike plans on teaching (micro)biology at a small, primarily undergraduate, institution where he can focus on teaching while mentoring undergraduates in the lab.
BRIAN WOLFF
Graduate Student
I am a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University, working with Dr. William Clements and Dr. Edward Hall. I am primarily focusing on a project evaluating the effects of historical mining activities on aquatic macroinvertebrate and microbial communities of the Upper Arkansas River, near Leadville, Colorado. Specifically, I am interested how contaminates influence the structure of microbial communities, and subsequent effects on processes in stream ecosystems.
JEMMA FADUM
Graduate Student
Jemma graduated from CSU in 2016 with a degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability. She worked in Dr. Hall’s lab as an undergraduate and after a brief stint in outdoor education has returned to Fort Collins to pursue a Ph.D. in Ecology. She is interested in the uses of stable isotopes and microbial consortia selection within the field of applied ecology. Jemma has a particular interest in tropical ecosystems.
SASHA STAUFFER
Former Lab Member
Jemma graduated from CSU in 2016 with a degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability. She worked in Dr. Hall’s lab as an undergraduate and after a brief stint in outdoor education has returned to Fort Collins to pursue a Ph.D. in Ecology. She is interested in the uses of stable isotopes and microbial consortia selection within the field of applied ecology. Jemma has a particular interest in tropical ecosystems.