Dr. Molly Moynihan         

Dr. Molly Moynihan

Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
E-mail: mmoynihan@fau.edu  

Phone: 
Office: SE-466

 

  

About:

Ph.D. Marine Biogeochemistry (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) 2021

M.S. Oceanography & Marine Environments (Sorbonne University, France) 2014
B.S. Earth Science (Cornell University) 2011

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Research Interests: Coral reefs, biomineralization, mechanics of coral skeletons, microbial ecology, endolithic microbes, sulfur and nitrogen biogeochemistry, green sulfur bacteria, microbial 'omics

 

Teaching:

Oceanography and Marine Geology
Geomicrobiology


PhD Students: 

Actively recruiting, please contact Dr. Moynihan if interested.
 

Peer-reviewed Publications:

  1. 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 Microbiology15, 1491488.
  2. Nichols, R. S., Moynihan, M. A., & Martin, P. (2023). Alkaline phosphatase activity in an equatorial coral reef ecosystem unrelated to seasonal nutrient dynamics. Coral Reefs42(4), 827-843.
  3. 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 Science270, 107855.
  4. 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 Biomaterialia151, 446-456.
  5. 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 journal16(1), 233-246.
  6. 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 Reefs40(3), 701-717.
  7. 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 Advances6(15), eaaz5443.
  8. 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.
  9. 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 Oceanography61(3), 1087-1100.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.