Microbes are tiny powerhouses that can be harnessed to produce renewable fuels and bioplastics.
I am a fermentation scientist, leveraging microbes to create a more sustainable future.

Research Projects
Microbial Monomers.
Bioprocess development for the conversion of lignocellulose into bioplastic precursors, such as muconic acid and β-ketoadipic acid, by Pseudomonas putida.
Commercializing CDR.
Bioprospecting, bioprocess optimization, and scale-up of carbon dioxide removal bioprocess (CDR) at biotechnology startup, Cemvita.
Surface Scavengers.
Rates and drivers of microbial anabolic activity in deep-sea sediments and implications for deep time. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16183
Early Existence.
Tracking sulfur cycling in a 2.65 billion-year-old fossilized microbial mat. doi: 10.1111/gbi.12227
Bacterial Biofuels.
Characterizing the solubilization potential of different Caldicellulosiruptor strains on raw corn stover and delignified poplar for the production of biofuel ethanol.
Hydrothermal Carbon Fixation.
Single-cell analyses of inorganic carbon uptake by microorganism at (in)active hydrothermal vents. doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01599-9
Fire and Famine.
Characterizing single-cell carbon uptake in the deep hydrothermal subsurface of the Guaymas Basin, Mexico. doi: 10.1101/2023.11.06.565840
Advances in Activity Analyses.
Quantifying the decrease in isotope enrichments due to sample preparation for nanoSIMS. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15264
Contact
Nicolette Meyer, PhD
Fermentation scientist
nrmeyer (at) alumni (dot) stanford (dot) edu
Location
San Francisco, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolette-meyer/