Rich Phillips
@richphillipslab.bsky.social
Dad, wilderness wanderer, soil searcher, biogeochemical cyclist
https://phillipslab.bio.indiana.edu/
https://phillipslab.bio.indiana.edu/
Even though transience is part of lab culture, it’s still hard to say goodbye. This summer we bid adieu to long-time lab manager Elizabeth Huenupi, long-time tech Zoe Worman & (sort of) long-time post-doc Daniel Beverly. We will miss (but not forget) you. You’ll bring awesomeness to your next stops!
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Even though transience is part of lab culture, it’s still hard to say goodbye. This summer we bid adieu to long-time lab manager Elizabeth Huenupi, long-time tech Zoe Worman & (sort of) long-time post-doc Daniel Beverly. We will miss (but not forget) you. You’ll bring awesomeness to your next stops!
Does a plane 1/3 of rhizosphere scientists constitute a rhizoplane? So long Edinburgh - thanks for a great week!! #Rhizosphere6
June 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Does a plane 1/3 of rhizosphere scientists constitute a rhizoplane? So long Edinburgh - thanks for a great week!! #Rhizosphere6
We found 1) most variation in MAOM related to FeOx (60-68%), 2) bacterial diversity contributes to MAOM when low (but not high) melanin necromass is present, 3) low melanin forms MAOM more readily than high melanin necromass, & 4) necromass N forms 7x more MAOM than necromass C
May 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We found 1) most variation in MAOM related to FeOx (60-68%), 2) bacterial diversity contributes to MAOM when low (but not high) melanin necromass is present, 3) low melanin forms MAOM more readily than high melanin necromass, & 4) necromass N forms 7x more MAOM than necromass C
We added 15N and 13C labeled necromass (high and low melanin) to soils with diff. mineralogies & microbial communities in a jar incubation. The soils were sourced from across southern Indiana and had iron oxide contents that differed by two orders of magnitude.
May 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We added 15N and 13C labeled necromass (high and low melanin) to soils with diff. mineralogies & microbial communities in a jar incubation. The soils were sourced from across southern Indiana and had iron oxide contents that differed by two orders of magnitude.
Hmm, this seems prescient (in last week’s Science)
January 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hmm, this seems prescient (in last week’s Science)
Fun times in Btown celebrating three birthdays (7/29), two Kimberly Ann(e)s, three of my fav women in science and of course, friends and family @rosvall_lab @Novick_Lab @DrBioGC @JPWrightEcology
November 17, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Fun times in Btown celebrating three birthdays (7/29), two Kimberly Ann(e)s, three of my fav women in science and of course, friends and family @rosvall_lab @Novick_Lab @DrBioGC @JPWrightEcology
Pt 1 of summer tour - Germany is in the books! Delightful time & fun convos abt roots, fungi, soils, music, art, politics & bier w/ Ina Meier lab (Hamburg), #ISRR24 attendees & @Eisenhauerlab @iDiv (Leipzig - the birthplace of myco fungi!). Special thx to Ina & Nico. On to Berlin
November 17, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Pt 1 of summer tour - Germany is in the books! Delightful time & fun convos abt roots, fungi, soils, music, art, politics & bier w/ Ina Meier lab (Hamburg), #ISRR24 attendees & @Eisenhauerlab @iDiv (Leipzig - the birthplace of myco fungi!). Special thx to Ina & Nico. On to Berlin
Great leaders lead to great science. Tim Fahey was a tremendous scholar teacher, mentor & colleague, whose impact on our field was profound. Yesterday, we celebrated his career with stories, pics and hike @HubbardBrookNH. While Tim will be missed, his legacy lives on #FaheyFest
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Great leaders lead to great science. Tim Fahey was a tremendous scholar teacher, mentor & colleague, whose impact on our field was profound. Yesterday, we celebrated his career with stories, pics and hike @HubbardBrookNH. While Tim will be missed, his legacy lives on #FaheyFest
Collaborations make us smarter & lead to better science (imo). Many thanks to SERC collabs for hosting 2d of data & ideas. From 300yr-old tulips to 11yr-old BiodiversiTrees to lone handkerchief tree (& forest orchids) - we saw it all. Hard to beat science, schnitzel & crab cakes!
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Collaborations make us smarter & lead to better science (imo). Many thanks to SERC collabs for hosting 2d of data & ideas. From 300yr-old tulips to 11yr-old BiodiversiTrees to lone handkerchief tree (& forest orchids) - we saw it all. Hard to beat science, schnitzel & crab cakes!
Wow, surreal & breathtaking @ Stillwater marsh. As totality approached, temps dropped & darkness descended. Cavity-nesting swallows were silenced & bolted for the canopy; peepers & frogs chorused loudly; and then came owls and a coyote - hootin’ and howlin’. And jaws dropped!
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Wow, surreal & breathtaking @ Stillwater marsh. As totality approached, temps dropped & darkness descended. Cavity-nesting swallows were silenced & bolted for the canopy; peepers & frogs chorused loudly; and then came owls and a coyote - hootin’ and howlin’. And jaws dropped!
Nine yrs ago we ran a workshop in Amsterdam to consider what roots & MF do in ecosystems, and how to model this. So much amazing research since then! Sometimes you just need to plant the seed/bury the spore.. @ColleenIversen @aimeeclassen Sir David Read, Nadia Soudzilovskaia 1/2
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Nine yrs ago we ran a workshop in Amsterdam to consider what roots & MF do in ecosystems, and how to model this. So much amazing research since then! Sometimes you just need to plant the seed/bury the spore.. @ColleenIversen @aimeeclassen Sir David Read, Nadia Soudzilovskaia 1/2
Thanks @PeteHomyak for hosting me at @UCRiverside. Fun chats with/ @M_J_Spasojevic @harmstk @gdjecology, Mike & Edie Allen (& many others). Sunrise run up Rubidoux and lodging at Mission Inn were also highlights. Nice to be reminded: so much nitrogen, so little time…
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Thanks @PeteHomyak for hosting me at @UCRiverside. Fun chats with/ @M_J_Spasojevic @harmstk @gdjecology, Mike & Edie Allen (& many others). Sunrise run up Rubidoux and lodging at Mission Inn were also highlights. Nice to be reminded: so much nitrogen, so little time…
w/ Arctic air leaving central US next week, let's talk spring! A total solar eclipse (April) & two periodical cicada emergences (May). If in s. MO or IL you get both! Curious about impacts on plants & soils? @DanPBeverly is on it!
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
w/ Arctic air leaving central US next week, let's talk spring! A total solar eclipse (April) & two periodical cicada emergences (May). If in s. MO or IL you get both! Curious about impacts on plants & soils? @DanPBeverly is on it!
Lab meeting this week got a little heated, as teams shaded out each other’s trees; but, we grew a nice forest with C-rich soil in the board-game Photosynthesis @502rules @DanPBeverly @nambiar_ashish @nicole_spanier @Max_P_Scheel
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Lab meeting this week got a little heated, as teams shaded out each other’s trees; but, we grew a nice forest with C-rich soil in the board-game Photosynthesis @502rules @DanPBeverly @nambiar_ashish @nicole_spanier @Max_P_Scheel
I feel seen (and don’t worry, it’s not from today)
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I feel seen (and don’t worry, it’s not from today)
Reason #6347 to halt climate change in its tracks
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Reason #6347 to halt climate change in its tracks
UNH is a special place. Great people doing amazing research, amidst a gorgeous backdrop of mountains & water. Thx Thomas Muratore for hosting my visit & fun chats @seritafrey @sgrandysoil @ScottOllinger @nhfunguy2 Heidi Asbjornsen, Jason Demers, David Moore & Matt Vadeboncoeur
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
UNH is a special place. Great people doing amazing research, amidst a gorgeous backdrop of mountains & water. Thx Thomas Muratore for hosting my visit & fun chats @seritafrey @sgrandysoil @ScottOllinger @nhfunguy2 Heidi Asbjornsen, Jason Demers, David Moore & Matt Vadeboncoeur
Thanks @DukesJeff for a wonderful visit at Carnegie-Stanford-Jasper Ridge. Delightful convos about forests, fungi and soil C with @mykophile @PellitierPeter and so many others.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Thanks @DukesJeff for a wonderful visit at Carnegie-Stanford-Jasper Ridge. Delightful convos about forests, fungi and soil C with @mykophile @PellitierPeter and so many others.
Roots influence soil C, but which traits best predict MAOM formation? Do traits that increase MAOM also accelerate decay via priming? Are there diffs between AM-ECM absorpt-transprt roots? @BeidlerKatilyn @NextGenShovel @502rules & M. Benson have answers.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Roots influence soil C, but which traits best predict MAOM formation? Do traits that increase MAOM also accelerate decay via priming? Are there diffs between AM-ECM absorpt-transprt roots? @BeidlerKatilyn @NextGenShovel @502rules & M. Benson have answers.
Trees that host different myco fungi have distinct traits; but do they compete less for resources and grow more? In our new OA ms , we find the answer is ‘yes’, w/ a few caveats @ShanLuo6 @EisenhauerLab @iDiv @BWSchmid @FeiNrsa @insu_jo @alpenbering 1/
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Trees that host different myco fungi have distinct traits; but do they compete less for resources and grow more? In our new OA ms , we find the answer is ‘yes’, w/ a few caveats @ShanLuo6 @EisenhauerLab @iDiv @BWSchmid @FeiNrsa @insu_jo @alpenbering 1/
The year Tom Brady entered the league,
-Atmospheric CO2 was 369ppm
-Razor flip phones were all the rage
-Y2K fears were finally being put to rest
-I was still five years out from publishing my first paper.
-Atmospheric CO2 was 369ppm
-Razor flip phones were all the rage
-Y2K fears were finally being put to rest
-I was still five years out from publishing my first paper.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
The year Tom Brady entered the league,
-Atmospheric CO2 was 369ppm
-Razor flip phones were all the rage
-Y2K fears were finally being put to rest
-I was still five years out from publishing my first paper.
-Atmospheric CO2 was 369ppm
-Razor flip phones were all the rage
-Y2K fears were finally being put to rest
-I was still five years out from publishing my first paper.
Name a folder on your hard drive with a legacy name that now seems quaint or outdated. Pretty sure I set up this one ("Scientific Papers") >20 years ago when I started grad school. Anticipating many "what's a folder?" replies.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Name a folder on your hard drive with a legacy name that now seems quaint or outdated. Pretty sure I set up this one ("Scientific Papers") >20 years ago when I started grad school. Anticipating many "what's a folder?" replies.
Hamburgers or soil horizons? #RoseParade2023
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Hamburgers or soil horizons? #RoseParade2023
wonderful day talking grapes, goats & wine w/ @CristinaLazcan0 & the regenerative viticulture team. special thanks @lacremawines @jkwines for supporting the research…and the healthy pours
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
wonderful day talking grapes, goats & wine w/ @CristinaLazcan0 & the regenerative viticulture team. special thanks @lacremawines @jkwines for supporting the research…and the healthy pours