Noah Fierer
Born
Pennsylvania, US
Academic background
EducationBA, 1995, Oberlin College
PhD, 2003, University of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisStress ecology and the dynamics of microbial communities and processes in soil (2003)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Websitefiererlab.org

Noah Fierer is an American microbial ecologist. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Early life and education

Fierer was raised in Pennsylvania, US.[1] He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Oberlin College in 1995 and his PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2003.[2]

Career

Following his PhD, Fierer conducted his post-doctoral at Duke University before joining the faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder. In 2006, he collaborated with biologist Robert Jackson and published a study showing acidic soils of topical forests contained fewer bacterial species than the neutral soils of deserts.[3] As an assistant professor, he also led a study indicating women had a significantly greater diversity of microbes on their palms than men.[4] In 2010, Fierer helped develop a tool to identify individuals DNA using the bacterial communities living on their fingers and palms left behind on objects.[5] As a result of his research, Fierer also received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study the effects of nutrient addition on soil microbial communities.[6]

As a fellow at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) in 2014, Fierer co-authored a paper displaying the sequenced internal bacterial makeup of the three major life stages of a butterfly species.[7] Following this, he also collaborated with researchers from North Carolina State University to produce the first atlas of airborne microbes across the continental United States.[8] By 2017, he had co-authored three academic papers in addition to laboratory sequencing and authoring, to show that molecular approaches can be used to understand the makeup and sheer abundance of organisms. As a result, he was the recipient of the 2017 Provost Faculty Achievement Award.[9]

In 2018, Fierer partook in compiling the first global atlas of soil bacterial communities and identifying a group of around 500 key species worldwide.[10] In both 2018 and 2019, Fierer was recognized as a highly cited scholar by the Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics.[11][12]

Personal life

Fierer is married and has one daughter. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, biking, trail running, and skiing.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. Noah Fierer: Mysterious Microbes in Our Guts, the Ground, the Air, and Everywhere!". peoplebehindthescience.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Noah Fierer". colorado.edu. 28 September 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "IN BACTERIAL DIVERSITY, AMAZON IS A 'DESERT'; DESERT IS AN 'AMAZON'". today.duke.edu. January 9, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women Have More Diverse Hand Bacteria Than Men, According to CU-Boulder Study". colorado.edu. November 3, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ "New CU-Boulder Hand Bacteria Study Holds Promise for Forensics Identification". colorado.edu. March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Two CU-Boulder Faculty Members Receive National Science Foundation Career Awards". colorado.edu. June 23, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "CU-Boulder researchers sequence world's first butterfly bacteria, find surprises". colorado.edu. January 30, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "EBIO Professor Noah Fierer produces first atlas of airborne microbes". colorado.edu. April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Noah Fierer receives Provost Award". colorado.edu. August 1, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Researchers Create First Global Atlas of the Bacteria Living in Your Dirt". newswise.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "11 researchers earn prestigious 2018 Highly Cited designation". colorado.edu. November 28, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Four CIRES scientists make "Highly Cited Researchers"". cires.colorado.edu. 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
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