S. Leigh McCallister Assistant Professor, VCU Department of Biology Affiliate Instructor, Center for Environmental Studies

Office: Life Sciences Building, Room 028
Office phone:  (804) 827-0234

slmccalliste@vcu.edu

Dr. S. Leigh McCallister earned her Ph.D. in marine science in 2002 from the College of William and Mary (VIMS) with a concentration in biological oceanography.  She is interested in bacterial transformations of organic matter (OM) in fluvial, estuarine, coastal and open ocean ecosystems.  Her work integrates multiple aspects of microbial ecology, organic geochemistry (lipid biomarkers), and isotope geochemistry (D¹⁴C, d¹³C, d¹⁵N).  

Ph.D. College of William and Mary (VIMS), 2002

Research interests
Biogeochemistry; C cycling and characterization in aquatic systems; aquatic microbial ecology; riverine, estuarine and marine ecology.

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