Diana Nemergut PhD

Dr. Diana Nemergut, Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems Program: Diana is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program and the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research is on microbial organisms and their role in ecosystem processes. Early in her career, her work focused on microbiology in cold regions, but she has expanded this work to include the tropics and subtropics.

Dr. Nemergut's work at INSTAAR has given her experience working in a multidisciplinary research environment, and through her lab group she has conducted field research in remote areas of the world, including Alaska. She received her bachelor's degree in biology from the University of New Orleans and her doctoral degree in ecology and environmental biology from the University of Colorado.