
MacArthur Fellows Program
Victoria Orphan
Geobiologist | Class of 2016
Shedding new light on the biogeochemical processes underlying the cycling of nutrients and energy that shape the Earth’s climate through studies of microbial communities in extreme environments.
Select News Coverage of Victoria Orphan
September 27, 2018
"Methane-Eating Ocean Microbes Could Play a Major Role in Climate Change"
April 26, 2017
"In Conversation"
November 24, 2016
"What Scientists Are Thankful For This Thanksgiving"
PBS NewsHour
Victoria Orphan, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
William Dichtel, John Novembre, Christopher Ré, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
Victoria Orphan, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
William Dichtel, John Novembre, Christopher Ré, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
October 20, 2016
"Gaucho Granted 600 Grand to Continue Research"
September 29, 2016
"She Studies Underwater Methane-Eating Microbes That Keep Our Planet in Balance. Genius!"
September 29, 2016
"Ask a MacArthur ‘Genius’: Could Elusive Deep-Sea Microbes Help Fight Climate Change?"
September 22, 2016
"2016 MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’ Given to Three Scientists Doing Pioneering Chemistry-Related Research"
September 22, 2016
"Biologists Receive 2016 MacArthur 'Genius Grants'"
September 22, 2016
"Deep-Sea Microbes, Simple Medical Diagnostic Tools and Complex Computing Win 2016 MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’"
Nature
Daryl Baldwin, Subhash Khot, Dianne Newman, Victoria Orphan, Manu Prakash, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Bill Thies, Jin-Quan Yu, 2016 MacArthur Fellows
Daryl Baldwin, Subhash Khot, Dianne Newman, Victoria Orphan, Manu Prakash, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Bill Thies, Jin-Quan Yu, 2016 MacArthur Fellows
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