Wil Leavitt
Associate Professor of Earth Science
Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemistry
Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. Geology & Geophysics, Univ. Utah
Microbes are central players in cycling of matter and energy on Earth and have been since the origin of life. Microbial cells, enzymes and reactive intermediates drive the biogeochemical cycles on our planet by supporting the establishment and persistence of chemical gradients, reaction networks and ecosystems. My group works to understand the fundamental microbiological and environmental controls that drive Earths' biogeochemical cycles. Using observations from stable isotope geochemistry, biochemistry and microbial physiology we work to constrain fluxes and transformation rates within a subset of elemental cycles central to life on Earth (C, H, O, N, S, P).
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Department(s)
Earth Sciences
Education
- Ph.D. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 2014
- A.M. Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 2009
- B.A. Natural Science, Hampshire College, 2006
- Fossett Fellow, Washington University St. Louis 2014-2016
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Microbial Diversity, 2008
Selected Publications
see Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9ofiRiYAAAAJ&hl=en