Victoria J. Orphan
Professor of Geobiology
Email: vorphan@gps.caltech.edu
Phone: 626-395-1786
Office: 109A NORTH MUDD
Mailing Address:
MC 100-23
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 91125 B.A., University of California (Santa Barbara), 1994; Ph.D., 2002. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2004-2010; Associate Professor, 2010; Professor, 2010-.
Research InterestsMolecular microbial ecology of anaerobic communities involved in carbon and sulfur cycling; application and development of combined molecular and isotopic methods for relating uncultured microorganisms to biogeochemical processes and understanding interspecies interactions. Specific research interests include microbial community structure and function in deep subsurface habitats, marine sediments, oil and gas seeps, and early Earth analog environments.
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