Hannah E. Holland-Moritz
Research Scientist, Ernakovich Lab
Center of Soil Biogeochemistry and Microbial Ecology
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
University of New Hampshire
EMERGE Biology Integration Institute
I am a research scientist at the University of New Hampshire. I use molecular and computational tools to study plant-associated and soil microbial communities. My research focuses on the environmental conditions which influence community assembly and the molecular mechanisms that underpin community functional traits. I am particularly interested in using microbial functional traits in conjunction with community assembly theory to develop more accurate predictive models of carbon release in terrestrial ecosystems.
In addition to my research interests, I’m passionate about science communication, diversity and inclusion in STEM, and lowering barriers to acquisition of computational skills for budding scientists.
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| Dec 13, 2023 | Come see my upcomping invited talk “ Functional Ecology and Community Assembly Buffer Climate Feedbacks Across a Permafrost Thaw Gradient: A Genome-Resolved, Seven Year Study” (B31D-02) at the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA. |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Come see my upcomping talk “How Systems Thinking Can Help Narrow Uncertainty in Priming Outcomes in Permafrost Soils” as a panelist in the Permafrost Soil Biogeochemistry Symposium at the tri-societies conference in St. Louis, MO. Let’s bring more permafrost work to this conference! |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Paper led by Katya Jay about the effects of hillslope hydrology on modeled distributions of alpine vegetation is out! This paper built on work I did as a summer intern at NCAR during my final year of graduate school. Find it here. |
| May 9, 2023 | The Ernakovich lab dada2 tutorial for NovaSeq data has been updated and now includes some major fixes, such as dealing with PolyG’s from NovaSeq data, explanations about how to run ITS samples, and more!! |
| Jan 6, 2023 | I have been promoted to a new research scientist position! The promotion means I get to spend more time mentoring students, writing grants, and building tools to support students’ computational and scientific education. |