Jemma Fadum, PhD

I'm a Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Science in Stanford, CA.  As an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist, I study the interaction of local and global stressors on aquatic ecosystems. 

I've always loved lakes and rivers. As a kid, I traveled with my family across much of the US and Canada as my parents followed the art show season. Along the way, Dad (an avid fly fisherman) introduced me to new waters everywhere we went. I loved it all, from the Florida Keys to the Manistee River. And I guess I never really grew out of it. 

I did my PhD with Dr. Ed Hall at Colorado State University in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. Most of my research was based in Lake Yojoa, Honduras where I worked with Asociación de Municipios del Lago de Yojoa y su Área de Influencia (AMUPROLAGO). It has left me with an undeniable appreciation and fascination for the diverse and cryptic ways anthropogenic disturbance shapes natural ecosystems. 

 Since defending my PhD in 2022, I have been in the Department of Biosphere Sciences and Engineering at Carnegie Science in Stanford, CA. With the support of the Simons Postdoctoral Fellowship in Marine Microbial Ecology, I am developing a numerical model to better understanding competition between nitrate reduction pathways in anoxic, aquatic ecosystems. 

Outside of the office I enjoy hiking, boxing, and riding my gravel bike. I'm a mediocre fly fisherman but always enjoy getting out on the water. I love travel (and travel novels between trips) and coaching volleyball at a local High School.