Postdoc | University of Southern California | emilyzakem@gmail.com
Bio
I am a Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbial Ecology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. I completed a Ph.D. in Climate Physics and Chemistry in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. I use theory and mathematical models to improve our understanding of the connections between microbial ecosystems, global biogeochemistry, and the climate system.
Selected Publications:
Zakem, E. J., B. B. Cael, and N. M. Levine. A unified theory for organic matter accumulation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (2021) doi:10.1073/pnas.2016896118
Zakem, E. J. and N. M. Levine. Systematic variation in marine dissolved organic matter stoichiometry and remineralization ratios as a function of lability. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 33 (11): 1389-1407 (2019) doi:10.1029/2019GB006375
Research Interests
ecology, microecology, biogeochemistry, climate
