Adam Kustka Assistant Research Professor Phytoplankton physiology, mechanisms of nutrient acquisition

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Phone: 732-932-6555 x. 236

Education: Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Research Interests:
I am working towards understanding the factors that govern the relative success of various phytoplankton in the ocean. I am most interested in differences in nutrient physiology among phytoplankton taxa, how these differences translate into niche differentiation, and the impact of these differences on biogeochemical cycling of macro- and micronutrients. Most of my work to date has involved various aspects of the micronutrient iron – how phytoplankton acquire iron and how much they need to fuel Fe-intensive processes such as N2 fixation (see my CV). A hallmark of my work has been the use of interdisciplinary approaches rooted in phytoplankton ecology, physiology, field-based oceanography, aquatic and analytical chemistry and modern molecular techniques. 

 

Research Lab:
Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology

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