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)

Articles by Kirchman for a general scientific audience

• Microbial proteins for organic material degradation in the deep ocean. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 115: 445-447. (2018)
• Life after volcanic destruction. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1: 0157. (2017)
• Killers of the winners. Nature 494: 320-321. (2013)
• Marine archaea take a short cut in the nitrogen cycle. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109: 17732-17733.  (2012)
• New light on an important microbe in the ocean. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105: 8487-8488. (2008)
• Phytoplankton death in the sea. Nature 398: 293-294.  (1999)
• Microbial ferrous wheel. Nature 383: 303-304. (1996)
• Microbial breathing lessons. Nature 385: 121-122.  (1997)

Reviews by Kirchman of science books targeting a general audience

• “The Universe in Zero Words”, Dana Mackenzie (2012)
• “A World in One Cubic Foot”, David Liittschwager (2013)
• “A Story of Six Rivers:  History, Culture and Ecology”, Peter Coates (2013)
• “The Attacking Ocean: The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels”, Brian Fagan (2013)
• “The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail”, W Jeffrey Bolster  (2013)
• “Telling Our Way to the Sea: A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez”, Aaron Hirsh (2014)
• “Oxygen: A Four Billion Year History”, Donald Canfield (2014)
• “Ancestors in our Genome: The New Science of Human Evolution,” Eugene E. Harris (2015)
• “Water: Nature and Culture”, Veronica Strang (2016)
• “The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters”, Sean B Carroll (2017)

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)