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Earth and Oceanographic Science

Roux Center for the Environment Directory

Trang Nguyen

Affiliation: Earth and Oceanographic Science
Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Oceanographic Science

I am a soil scientist and a biogeochemist. My research seeks to understand the biogeochemical functions of microorganisms at multiple biological organization levels from micro- to global scale in both terrestrial and marine environments. I use a combination of research approaches including biochemical, molecular, and modeling techniques to define the mechanisms under which microbial communities respond to and mediate biogeochemical cycling and quantify the functional shifts of microbial communities in a changing environment and the potential feedback of the microbial community dynamics on the environment. I am also extending my research to (1) carbon cycling in the Arctic Ocean, (2) arsenic biogeochemical dynamics in tropical paddy soils, and (3) integrating AI into studying hidden biodiversity in Vietnam.

This summer (2025), I'll be surveying and collecting soil samples across the state of Maine. We'll be digging soil pits and creating soil monoliths (intact soil cores) for wall display. If you're interested in joining the fun fieldwork, please reach out!

Background: I got my PhD in Soil Science at Oregon State University and postdoctoral research in Marine Microbial Ecology at University of Southern California. Before Bowdoin, I have taught for two years at Fulbright University Vietnam. More in my website.

Trang Nguyen headshot

Education

  • PhD, Oregon State University
  • BA, Vietnam National University of Science
255 Maine Street
Brunswick, Maine 04011
(207) 725-3000

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Brunswick, Maine 04011