John Dore

John Dore serves as an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences at Montana State University's College of Agriculture, with affiliations spanning the Institute on Ecosystems, Priscu Research Group, Boyd Geobiology Lab, and the SALSA project.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1995)
• B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley (1987)

Dr. Dore's research integrates biogeochemistry and microbial ecology to investigate nutrient cycling, ecological stoichiometry, and greenhouse gas dynamics in terrestrial/aquatic ecosystems. His methodologies emphasize stable isotope biogeochemistry and applied microbiology, addressing climate change impacts through field and laboratory approaches.

Analysis of his 2014-2018 publications reveals consistent focus on microbial drivers of biogeochemical cycles across Antarctic subglacial lakes, freshwater systems, and oceanic environments, with recurring themes in methane/nitrogen dynamics and interdisciplinary field-experimental modeling.

His accolades feature:

• Cozzarelli Prize (2010) from the National Academy of Sciences
• Editors' Citation for Outstanding Article (2018) from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

Dr. Dore mentors students through committee service and field/laboratory training while directing grants including NSF-funded SALSA project research on subglacial carbon cycling and USC-supported studies of microbial anabolism in North Atlantic sediments.

He actively contributes to the Priscu Research Group and Boyd Geobiology Lab, leading SALSA project initiatives on hydrologically-active subglacial environments in Antarctica.