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Professor Tom Bibby

Professor Tom Bibby

Professor of Biological Oceanography

Research interests

  • (1) The role of photosynthetic microbes in global biogeochemical cycles(2) The use of photosynthetic microbes for sustainable products

More research

Accepting applications from PhD students.

Connect with Tom

Email: tsb@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6446

Research Publications Teaching
Research Publications Teaching

Research

Research groups

Research interests

  • (1) The role of photosynthetic microbes in global biogeochemical cycles(2) The use of photosynthetic microbes for sustainable products

Current research

Key questions in my research are:

1. What is the role of photosynthetic microbes in dictating past, present and future earth climate?

2. What is the capacity of photosynthetic microbes to evolve to future ocean scenarios?

3. What dictates the efficiency of the flow of energy from light to biomass through the marine ecosystem?

4. Can the physiological state of photosynthetic microbes be detected from satellite?

5. How can ‘omic’ datasets from environmental samples be integrated with Earth System models to improve predictions of the Earth’s future climate?

6.How can novel we harness the metabolic potential of photosynthetic microbes for sustainable products and services.

Research projects

Active projects

New Perspectives On Ocean Photosynthesis (N-POP)
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In Situ Incubation And Filtration System For The Pelagic Ocean (InSIncFS)
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Completed projects

Rewiring photosynthesis with synthetic biology
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Sponsor: Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
Structural and molecular characterisation of photosynthetic complexes
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Sponsor: Royal Society
T Bibby - BBSRC - Plug and Play
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Sponsor: Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
14-PSIL: Plug and Play Photosynthesis for RuBisCO Independent Fuels
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Sponsor: Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
Unlocking the potential of Dunaliella through development of transformation-based strategies for gene manipulation (PHYCONET) - Bibby - OES
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Sponsor: Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
Alternative photosynthetic pathways in marine microbes - Bibby - Royal Society
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Sponsor: Royal Society
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Deep ocean sensors for microbiology - NERC - Bibby
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The impact of iron availability
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Quantification of the metabolic proteins that drive biogeochemical cycles in marine systems
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Single Turnover Active Fluorometry of Encolsed Samples for Autonomous Phytoplankton Productivity (STAFES-APP)
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Sponsor: National Oceanography Centre
Shortcuts in the Oceanic Nitrogen Cycle: Fluxes & Microbial Pathways of Nitrogen Remineralisation in the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
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Carbon Uptake and Seasonal Traits of Antarctic Remineralisation Depth (CUSTARD)
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The Ecophysiological Basis for Co-Variability in Light-Limited and Saturated Rates Of Phytoplankton Photosynthesis
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GEOTRACES: Physical and Chemical Forcing of Diazotrophy in the (sub) - tropical Atlantic Ocean
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