Donald E. Martocello III
About Me
I received my PhD from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Chemical Oceanography in March 2024 and was a member of the Wankel Stable Isotope Geochemistry Lab. I study the role of trace metal micronutrients (Fe and Cu) on the physiology and stable isotope dynamics of ammonia oxidizing organisms. My broader research interests range from cellular physiology and enzymology to bioremediation and climate change applications. Outside of science, I am an avid outdoorsman and try to experience as much of nature as life permits, whether it's hiking, swimming, cycling, or camping - to name a few!
Prospective Postdoctoral Researcher
I am currently seeking postdoctoral research opportunities, particularly work related to nitrification, microbial metal acquisition and utilization, stable isotope geochemistry, bioremediation, and/or climate change solutions. My talents and past research experience include trace metal clean cell culturing,* stable isotope analyses (GC-IRMS), laboratory-based analyses of N-species, field-based (cruise work) incubations and chemical analyses, and modeling (isotope mass balance approaches). I have always been and remain eager to learn new techniques to address whatever exciting research question I am pursuing.
*Have conducted trace metal limitation culturing studies with the following organism classes: phytoplankton, heterotrophic bacteria (from oligotrophic SAR11 to copiotrophic Vibrios), nitrifying bacteria and archaea, and denitrifying bacteria.
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