Kimberly A. Warner, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Center for Freshwater Studies,
University of Alabama Department of Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL

Professional Experience

• Specialty: Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry
• Current position (Oct. 1999-Present): Research Scientist, Center for Freshwater Studies, The University of Alabama, Department of Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0206. Coordinating an interdisciplinary project on watershed and hydrological controls on mercury transformation and accumulation in predatory fish in Alabama rivers. Emphasis on microbial and biogeochemical aspects and explanation of science to stakeholders.
• Previous position (Feb.-Sept. 1999): Assistant Research Scientist, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD. Completed project on environmental controls on microbial transformation and degradation of chlorinated organic pollutants in Chesapeake Bay.

Education
Ph.D., Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences, February 1999. University of Maryland, College Park. Dissertation title: "Reductive dechlorination of the model compound 2,4-dichlorophenol in Chesapeake Bay sediments: Effects of sulfur biogeochemistry."
B.S., Environmental Science, Summa cum laude, December 1988. University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
A.A.S., Marine Science, December 1986. University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Research Interests
Anaerobic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry; sulfur cycling; microbial-pollutant interactions; mercury transformation and behavior on watershed scales; estuarine and watershed ecology, health and integrity.