Associate Professor

Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University

E-mail: sneubauer@vcu.edu     Phone: 804-827-2794

Research interests: wetlands, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, climate change, microbial ecology

Check out my curriculum vitæ.

Postdoctoral researcher, Nov 2014 to present

Primary project: Climate change effects on coastal wetlands - Does microbial community composition influence ecosystem responses?

Biogeochemistry technician, Aug 2016 to present

Primary project: Impact of salt water intrusion on C storage in temperate tidal freshwater wetlands: Assessing the amount, age, and fate of mobilized C

Research assistant, May 2015 to present

Student volunteer, Jan 2015 to May 2015

Primary project: Climate change effects on coastal wetlands - Does microbial community composition influence ecosystem responses?

(left to right)

Scott Neubauer

Dennis Schirmer (summer employee)

Eric Byers (high school science teacher; summer HERO-T fellow)

George Giannopoulos (postdoc, Rima Franklin's lab)

Daniel Lee

Colin McKenney (summer employee, Rima Franklin's lab)

Anne Irby (summer employee)

not shown: Candida Dale (summer employee)

M.S. in Biology program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 2014 to present

Co-advised with Dr. Rima Franklin

Thesis project: Saltwater intrusion effects on the composition and functional ability of methanogen communities from wetland soils

Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 2015 to present

Co-advised with Dr. Chris Gough

Dissertation project: Does wetland restoration restore ecosystem function?: Greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon stocks of restored and old-growth forested wetlands

Masters of Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 2016

Project title: The effects of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus on herbaceous species growth of Kimages Creek wetland (VA)

M.S. in Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 2013

co-advised with Dr. Rima Franklin

Thesis: The effects of saltwater intrusion on methanogen community abundance, structure, and activity

Also, summer intern @ Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, summer 2011

Institution (then): Virginia Commonwealth University, VA

Research topic: Effects of salinity on methanogenesis and methane oxidation in tidal wetlands

Biogeochemistry technician, Jun 2012 to Apr 2016

Primary project: Impact of salt water intrusion on C storage in temperate tidal freshwater wetlands: Assessing the amount, age, and fate of mobilized C

Biogeochemistry technician, Sep 2010 to Dec 2011

Primary project: Exploration of the mechanistic basis and biogeochemical implications of differential nutrient limitation among trophic levels

Biogeochemistry technician, Nov 2010 to Dec 2011

Primary project: Salt-water intrusion into coastal freshwater wetlands: Effects on ecosystem metabolism and soil carbon and nutrient storage

Biogeochemistry technician, Jan 2009 to Aug 2010

Primary project: Exploration of the mechanistic basis and biogeochemical implications of differential nutrient limitation among trophic levels