Kirsten Hofmockel is an assistant professor in the Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Department at Iowa State University. She directs the Microbial Ecology Laboratory, which focuses on connecting microscale mechanism to ecosystem-scale biogeochemical processes.
khof@iastate.edu
515-294-2589
I am a Masters student in the Interdepartmental Microbiology Program. My main interest is environmental Microbiology, more specifically the terrestrial ecology of microorganisms. I am originally from Chicago and I play on the Iowa States Women's Rugby team.
I'm a PhD student in the Microbiology dept rotating through Dr. Hofmockel's lab. I have a master's studying the microbial ecology of leaf decomposition from Ole Miss (go Rebels!!) and a BS in Microbiology from Chico State in California.
Research Interest
Organizing, presenting complex data problems and implementing centralized database systems for tracking data in environmental research. Promoting understanding of complex data using principles from technology and visual arts.
Website Developer
http://kirstenhofmockel.org
http://ltse.env.duke.edu
http://calhoun.env.duke.edu
Contact Information
michael@hofmockel.org
http://hofmockel.org
I am a PhD student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program. I am most interested in how the diversity and abundance of soil microbial communities help regulate biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen. I hope to use molecular biology and genomics to better understand these questions.
Currently I assist Alescia and Sarah with their projects by either adventuring out into the field or conducting routine lab work. I am a senior in Microbiology with interests in microbial ecology and mirobes in general. My other interests include cycling, being eco-friendly, reading horror novels, Bears football, wood-working, beer brewing and baking.