R. K. Chu

Meta-metabolome ecology reveals that geochemistry and microbial functional potential are linked to organic matter development across seven rivers

The paper links geochemistry and microbial functional potential to organic matter development across seven rivers using DOM characterization, geochemical analyses, and shotgun metagenomics.

One thousand soils for molecular understanding of belowground carbon cycling

This paper introduces the 1000 Soils Pilot to study belowground carbon cycling using molecular and microstructural analyses, finding that frequent wildfires reduce soil respiration and alter SOM oxidation states and soil structure.

A streamlined tandem tip-based workflow for sensitive nanoscale phosphoproteomics

This paper introduces a streamlined phosphoproteomics workflow that reduces sample loss and processing time, enabling sensitive detection of phosphopeptides from nanoscale samples.

Implications of sample treatment on characterization of the riverine environmental metabolome

The paper evaluates how sample treatment and ionization mode affect the characterization of riverine environmental metabolomes using high-resolution mass spectrometry.

Playing with FiRE: A genome resolved view of the soil microbiome responses to high severity forest wildfire

The paper analyzes soil microbiome responses to high severity wildfires using genome-resolved data, finding Actinobacteria dominance and microbial traits enhancing post-fire survival.

Using Community Science to Reveal the Global Chemogeography of River Metabolomes

This study uses community science to analyze global river metabolomes, revealing differences between surface water and sediment and significant spatial variation in sediment metabolites.

Disturbance Triggers Non-Linear Microbe-Environment Feedbacks

The paper tests a conceptual framework linking microbial communities with environmental factors and processes, finding non-linear feedbacks triggered by disturbance.

Ecological theory applied to environmental metabolomes reveals compositional divergence despite conserved molecular properties

The paper applies ecological theory to environmental metabolomes, revealing compositional divergence despite conserved molecular properties through the concept of thermodynamic redundancy.

Unification of Environmental Metabolomics with Metacommunity Ecology

The paper unifies environmental metabolomics with metacommunity ecology to analyze NOM composition using ecological metrics and dendrograms.

Dispersal limitation and thermodynamic constraints govern spatial structure of permafrost microbial communities

This study identifies dispersal limitation and thermodynamic constraints as key factors shaping permafrost microbial community structure, distinct from non-permafrost soils.