Emily Fleming-Nuester

Emily Fleming-Nuester is a Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at California State University, Chico. She holds office in Holt Hall 310 and teaches courses such as Biological University Experience (BIOL 109), Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology (BIOL 162), and Microbial Genetics (BIOL 472). Her research focuses on microbial physiology, lithotrophic bacteria, and environmental impacts of metal-cycling bacteria.

Research Interests:

• Microbial community structure at gas-gas interfaces
• Physiology of filamentous, tube-forming bacteria
• Mercury transformations in iron-rich estuarine sediments

Current projects include investigating mechanisms of metal-oxidizing bacteria, microbial communities at CO₂/H₂S:O₂ interfaces, and links between metal cycling and mercury availability in marine environments. No specific awards or grants are listed, but her work emphasizes laboratory-based studies of bacterial ecology and biogeochemical processes.