Victoria J. Orphan
James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994; Ph.D., 2002. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2004-2010; Associate Professor, 2010; Professor, 2010-16; Irvine Professor, 2016-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2020-; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions, 2020-.
Research Overview
Professor Orphan focuses on molecular 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.
Research Summary:
molecular microbial ecology of anaerobic communities involved in carbon and sulfur cycling, application and development of combined molecular and isotopic methods