Research

Biogeochemistry and Geomicrobiology

Below are descriptions of the research projects being conducted by members of the Kostka lab. Click on the pictures or the links below for more information about our research.
A fjord with a glacier on the Acrtic island of Svalbard

Arctic Biogeochemistry

The benthic nitrogen cycle and denitrifying bacteria in arctic fjords.
Laboratory photo of Stable Isotope Probing

Bioremediation

Linking microbial diversity to bioremediation potential at U.S. DOE sites.
Photo of a bucket and sampling jars on a Gulf Coast beach

Permeable Sediments

The characterization of microbial communities that catalyze carbon and nitrogen cycling in permeable shelf sediments.
Bioenergy research pic of an algae under the microscope

Bioenergy

Systems Approach to Bioenergy Research (SABER) - From algae to biofuels.
Photo of a salt marsh channel through the spartina

Salt Marsh Nutrient Cycling

Nitrogen cycling in marsh sediments of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR) in Florida.
Photo of a microbe eating oil

Deep-C Consortium

Investigating the deep Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf Oil Spill

We are studying the degradation of oil from the Deepwater horizon spill by Gulf sands' natural microbial communities
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SPRUCE

How peatlands contribute to global climate change
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Professor Joel Kostka
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Biology and Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
310 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0230

Ph: 404-385-3325
Fax: 404-894-0519


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