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Dr. Molly MoynihanAssistant Professor Phone:
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About: Ph.D. Marine Biogeochemistry (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) 2021 M.S. Oceanography & Marine Environments (Sorbonne University, France) 2014 Research Interests: Coral reefs, biomineralization, mechanics of coral skeletons, microbial ecology, endolithic microbes, sulfur and nitrogen biogeochemistry, green sulfur bacteria, microbial 'omics
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Teaching:
Oceanography and Marine Geology
Geomicrobiology
PhD Students:
Actively recruiting, please contact Dr. Moynihan if interested.
Peer-reviewed Publications:
- Hinkle, J. E., Chanton, J. P., Moynihan, M. A., Ruff, S. E., & Teske, A. (2025). Complex bacterial diversity of Guaymas Basin hydrothermal sediments revealed by synthetic long-read sequencing (LoopSeq). Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1491488.
- Nichols, R. S., Moynihan, M. A., & Martin, P. (2023). Alkaline phosphatase activity in an equatorial coral reef ecosystem unrelated to seasonal nutrient dynamics. Coral Reefs, 42(4), 827-843.
- Martin, P., Moynihan, M. A., Chen, S., Woo, O. Y., Zhou, Y., Nichols, R. S., Chang, Y.W., Tan, A.S., Chen, Y.H., Ren, H. & Chen, M. (2022). Monsoon-driven biogeochemical dynamics in an equatorial shelf sea: Time-series observations in the Singapore Strait. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 270, 107855.
- Moynihan, M. A., Amini, S., Oalmann, J., Chua, J. I., Tanzil, J. T., Fan, T. Y., Miserez, A. & Goodkin, N. F. (2022). Crystal orientation mapping and microindentation reveal anisotropy in Porites skeletons. Acta Biomaterialia, 151, 446-456.
- Moynihan, M. A., Goodkin, N. F., Morgan, K. M., Kho, P. Y., Lopes dos Santos, A., Lauro, F. M., Baker, D.M., & Martin, P. (2022). Coral-associated nitrogen fixation rates and diazotrophic diversity on a nutrient-replete equatorial reef. The ISME journal, 16(1), 233-246.
- Moynihan, M. A., Amini, S., Goodkin, N. F., Tanzil, J. T., Chua, J. I., Fabbro, G. N., Fan, T.Y., Schmidt, D.N. & Miserez, A. (2021). Environmental impact on the mechanical properties of Porites spp. corals. Coral Reefs, 40(3), 701-717.
- Conti-Jerpe, I. E., Thompson, P. D., Wong, C. W. M., Oliveira, N. L., Duprey, N. N., Moynihan, M. A., & Baker, D. M. (2020). Trophic strategy and bleaching resistance in reef-building corals. Science Advances, 6(15), eaaz5443.
- Morgan, K. M., Moynihan, M. A., Sanwlani, N., & Switzer, A. D. (2020). Light limitation and depth-variable sedimentation drives vertical reef compression on turbid coral reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 571256.
- Moynihan, M. A., Barbier, P., Olivier, F., Toupoint, N., & Meziane, T. (2016). Spatial and temporal dynamics of nano‐and pico‐size particulate organic matter (POM) in a coastal megatidal marine system. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(3), 1087-1100.
- Gronewold, A. D., Stow, C. A., Vijayavel, K., Moynihan, M. A., & Kashian, D. R. (2013). Differentiating Enterococcus concentration spatial, temporal, and analytical variability in recreational waters. water research, 47(7), 2141-2152.
- Moynihan, M. A., Baker, D. M., & Mmochi, A. J. (2012). Isotopic and microbial indicators of sewage pollution from Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Marine pollution bulletin, 64(7), 1348-1355.