About
Pia Moisander’s research is on marine microbial community ecology and microbial activities in marine biogeochemical cycles; specifically, the nitrogen cycle. Her research combines molecular, microbiological, genomic, and biogeochemical approaches in studies from the open ocean to coastal and estuarine systems. Recently her laboratory has studied marine nitrogen fixation, zooplankton microbiomes, and biofilms, and has collaborated with engineers in projects developing new antifouling solutions. Dr. Moisander got her M.S. at the University of Helsinki, Finland; and received her Ph.D. in Marine Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, supported with an ASLA-Fulbright fellowship. She held a National Research Council Research Associateship at the NASA Ames Research Center, followed by a Postdoc and Assistant Researcher positions at the University of California Santa Cruz until 2010. Her research been funded by NSF, DoD, DOE, and USGS, State of Massachusetts, and private and non-profit foundations. She’s participated in ~20 oceanographic research expeditions.