How do microbial communities control the flow of energy and matter through ecosystems?
The Bier Lab works on this question by combining microbial ecology and biogeochemistry research. We study the microbial role in terrestrial-aquatic connections, aquatic and wetland ecosystem function, and the effects of disturbance on microbial community processes and composition.
We are located at Savannah River Ecology Laboratory which is a research unit of the University of Georgia and is located near Aiken, SC, USA.
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NewsMay 2025:
Emma Kelsick was awarded a Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research for her work on nitrogen cycling microbes in water-stressed agricultural fields - congrats!! December 2024: Congratulations Emma Kelsick on being selected for a National Science Policy Network Science Diplomacy Fellowship! Emma will work on a project called 'Fostering Regional Collaboration Among Latin American and Caribbean Research Organizations.' Kudos to lab alumna Fabiola Lopez Avila who will be starting as a CDC Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch Surveillance Team Fellow! November 2024: Kudos to lab alumna Viviana Bravo Ortiz for her acceptance to the NASA DEVELOP Program! September 2024: Congratulations to Andrea Rivera for being awarded UGA's Gwinn Henry Nixon Scholarship! |
