David Kirchman

Research Interests

Microbial oceanography and microbial ecology; understanding links between function and structure in the carbon cycle; role of photoheterotrophic bacteria in the carbon cycle

My complete CV can be found here.

Here is a list of some publications from the Kirchman lab.

See also Processes in Microbial Ecology, second edition, a textbook published in 2018 by Oxford University Press

Books edited by Kirchman

• Kirchman, D. L. 2000. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans. John Wiley & Sons.
• Kirchman, D. L. 2008. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, Second edition. Wiley-Liss.
• Gasol, J. M. and Kirchman, D. L. (eds.) 2018. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, pp. 507. Wiley Blackwell. New York.

Selected Service Activities

• Chair, Division N, American Society of Microbiology (1990)
• Editor of Limnology and Oceanography (1993-1998)
• Chair of Gordon Conference on Marine Microbes (2010)
• Program Director, Marine Biology/Biochemistry, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware (1994-1998)
• Associate Dean, College of Marine Studies (now College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment), University of Delaware (2001-2006)

Contact Information

Kirchman@udel.edu
1044 College Drive
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
Lewes, DE 19958
302-645-4375
302-645-4007 (fax)