Professional Title: Associate ProfessorEmail: mbeman@ucmerced.eduLab Website(s): Microbial Biogeochemistry LabPublicationsUnit: Life and Environmental SciencesResearch Program: Microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycling in the oceansQSB Emphasis Areas: Microbial Systems BiologySystems EcologyDisciplinary Strength: Community EcologyMicrobial Evolution, Ecology and GenomicsMicrobiologyMolecular Ecology and Metagenomics