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Lab summer kickoff
Posted on June 14, 2017We had a beautiful day for an Annex potluck / firepit out at UW Madison’s scenic Picnic Point!
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Recruiting undergraduate researcher for academic credit
Posted on May 30, 2017The Whitman lab is seeking an undergraduate researcher to assist in a DOE funded project investigating microbial cycling of carbon in post-fire systems. The student […]
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David Montgomery at UW-Madison for Soil Microbiology symposium May 11th
Posted on May 2, 2017The UW-Madison Department of Soil Science is pleased to welcome David Montgomery, professor at U Washington, and author of Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations, The Hidden Half […]
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Recruiting PhD Student in Soil Microbiology
Posted on March 27, 2017Recruiting: Ph.D. student Project: Systems biology enabled research on the roles of microbial communities in carbon cycle processes – Determination of the roles of pyrophilous microbes in […]
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DOE grant project meeting 2017
Posted onWe had a great full-team DOE project meeting in Berkeley last week, after the JGI user meeting. We discussed our results so far, got to […]
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How I stopped worrying and learned to run the lab
Posted on February 28, 2017Ok, just kidding – of course I haven’t stopped worrying – but it’s been just over a year since I started here, and things are starting to […]
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Job Announcement: Recruiting PhD student and 3 postdocs
Posted on August 19, 2016***UPDATE: We have made offers on the UW-Madison positions and are no longer soliciting applications*** Recruiting: Three postdoctoral researchers and one Ph.D. student Project: Systems […]
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O.N. Allen Professorship
Posted on July 20, 2016I am humbled and honoured to have been selected by my department to be appointed to the O.N. Allen Professorship in Soil Microbiology. The five-year professorship began officially […]
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Second update from Wood Buffalo National Park
Posted on June 25, 2016Sampling has continued apace up in Wood Buffalo National Park this past week. We keep expanding the number of different ecosites we have visited, with […]
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Update from Wood Buffalo National Park
Posted on June 19, 2016I’m up in Wood Buffalo National Park for a few weeks with collaborators from the Canadian Forest Service and the University of Alberta. We are […]