Microbial Hydrocarbon Oxidation: The affects of anthropogenic perturbations on oil biodegradation in the ocean
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Microbial Hydrocarbon Oxidation: The affects of anthropogenic perturbations on oil biodegradation in the ocean
Thu, 22/09/2016 - 12:45 to 14:15
Location:
Speaker:
Prof. Samantha Joye
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, USA
Biography:
Dr. Samantha Joye is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences in the Department of Marine Sciences in the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. She is an expert in microbiology and geochemistry and microbial ecology and works in open ocean and coastal ecosystems. Her work is interdisciplinary, bridging the fields of chemistry, microbiology, and geology.
Dr. Joye has been studying natural seepage of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico for over fifteen years. Her research related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill zone has examined the distribution of deepwater plumes of oil and gas, and her group continues to measure the activities of the microorganisms that break down oil and gas and assess the impacts of the spill on blue water benthic and pelagic ecosystems.
Dr. Joye earned her Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1993 and joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1997, having served briefly as a research associate at San Francisco State University and an assistant professor of oceanography at Texas A&M.