Thomas Kulp
Associate Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Background
Thomas Kulp's research focuses primarily on the microbiological cycling of environmentally relevant trace metal(loids) including As, Sb, Se, Cr and U. His interests include novel microbial metabolisms involving metalloids that permit bacterial life at extreme conditions of salinity, temperature, and alkalinity. He also studies how microbiologically mediated reactions affect the fate and behavior of these toxic trace metals in freshwater settings.
In addition to geomicrobiological processes related to toxic trace metals and metalloids, Kulp is also interested in food web systematics of biologically sensitive elements such as As, Sb, and Se.
Education
- PhD, Indiana University
Research Interests
- Geomicrobiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Chemistry of Toxic Metals
Teaching Interests
- Geomicrobiology
- Paleobiology
- Environmental Geology
More Info
Current Research Projects :
- Microbiological cycling of antimony
- Arsenic geomicrobiology in extreme environments
- Biogeochemistry of arsenic and humic substances in the Blackfoot Disease endemic area of Taiwan
- Aquatic food web behavior of As and Sb from contaminated mine tailings