Image credit: Jeremy Gasowski, University of New Hampshire

Current Projects

  1. Characterizing pathways and potential of CH4 oxidation in thawing permafrost peatlands using metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
  2. Effect of woody encroachment on belowground CH4 cycling in northern peatlands
  3. Constraining environmental controls and seasonal variation in the effect of methanotrophy on stable isotope signatures of CH4

Past Projects

  1. Master’s project: Assessing geochemical controls on methane oxidation in thawing permafrost; Perryman et al., 2020; JGR Biogeosciences
  2. Undergrad project: Impact of historical agriculture on calcite precipitation and pedogenesis in desert soils; read more here
  3. Heavy metals in Arctic soils: Synthesized publicly availble data on heavy metals in soils above 60°N, identified key data gaps in public record of these data and priorities for future work on heavy metal storage in permafrost-affected soils Perryman et al., 2020; PLOS ONE