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Thomas Bell is a professor focusing on microbial ecology at Imperial College London. His research investigates the ecology and evolution of microbial communities, which are known to be complex and diverse but often poorly understood. By combining laboratory-based experiments with field-based manipulations of naturally-occurring communities, he seeks to uncover the intricate relationships within these ecosystems. His particular interests center on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning as related to bacterial communities, and he is dedicated to advancing the methods for developing and analyzing large-scale biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments. He also explores spatial patterns in bacterial communities and predator-prey relationships among microbial groups, with a specific focus on the effects of protist predators on bacterial prey. This multifaceted approach enables a deeper understanding of microbial dynamics and their significant roles within ecosystems.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.