Byron Crump
Professor and Program Head for Oceanography
Weniger Hall 527
103 SW Memorial Place
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States
Brief Research Interests
Aquatic microbial ecology in marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems
Website: Crump Laboratory
Specialty
Aquatic microbial ecology in marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems. Bacterial and Archaeal biogeography. Organic matter and nutrient cycling. Microbial food web structure. Composition and development of microbial communities. Influence of hydrodynamics and particle cycling on microbial activity.
Education
1999 Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle. Biological Oceanography
1996 M.S., University of Washington, Seattle. Biological Oceanography
1990 B.A., Oberlin College. Biology.
Feature Story
Keeping an eye on the Arctic (November, 2018)