Lab members - Orphan Lab

Principal Investigator

James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions

vorphan [at] gps.caltech.edu

Laboratory Manager

Stephanie A. Connon

Senior Research Scientist

Research Scientists

John S. Magyar

Research Scientist

Graduate Students

Janina Boesche

Graduate Student MARUM, University of Bremen

Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry, Isotope Biogeochemistry

Madison Dunitz

Graduate Student in GPS Division

Microbial Ecology, Microbial Evolution, Community Selection, Scalable Carbon Dioxide Removal

Yurina Hashimoto

Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbial Ecology, Physiology, Methane and Sulfur Metabolism

Alex Johnson

Graduate Student in BBE division (Microbiology)

Carbon Cycling, Protein Engineering

James Mullahoo

Graduate Student in ESE division (Environmental Sciences and Engineering)

Microbial Ecology, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry

Aditi Narayanan

Graduate Student in BBE division (Microbiology)

Microbial Ecology, Phage Ecology, Geochemistry, Microbiology

Calvin Rusley

Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Astrobiology, Microbial Ecology

Shaelyn Silverman

Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)
Co-advised: Prof. Sessions

Microbial Ecology, Stable Isotopes, Marine Particles

Rebecca Wipfler

Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Astrobiology, Microbiology

Philip Woods

Graduate Student in GPS division (Geobiology)

Microbial Ecology, Evolution

Undergraduate Students

Ama Obeng

Research interests: mechanical engineering, environmental science, sustainability, materials science, manufacturing

Idil Turasi

Major: Computer Science Research Interests: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Design, Robotics

Sophie Elam

Emma Isella

Postdoctoral Scholars and Visitors

Justus W. Fink

Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Geobiology

Microbial Ecology, Physiology, Evolution

Yongzhao Guo

Scientific Researcher

Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Bioenergetics, Microbiology

Magdalena J. Mayr

Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering

Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Methane Metabolism, Geochemistry

Jeremy Schreier

Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geobiology

Daniel Utter

Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering

Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Microbial Evolution