James Lauer

Ph.D. Candidate, Earth System Science, Stanford University

*Denotes equal contribution.

Published

  1. Lauer, J. A., Van Dijken, G. L., Mills, M. M., Pickart, R. S., Arlen, L., Lim, S. M., Li, E., Payne, C. M., Proctor, C., Zhong, G., Michel, C., Prakash, M., Arrigo, K. R. (2026). “Sediment Trap Deployments Demonstrate Enhanced Export Driven by Frontal Dynamics in the Chukchi Sea”. In Press at Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi: 10.1029/2025JC023507

  2. Proctor, C., Mills, M. M., Van Dijken, G. L., Lauer, J. A., Lim, S. M., Palm, A., Payne, C. M., Pickart, R. S., Mordy, C. W., Li, E., Prakash, M., Arrigo, K. R. (2026). “Evolution of an Extensive Under-Ice Phytoplankton Bloom in the Chukchi Sea”. In Press at Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi: 10.1029/2025JC023528

  3. Baker, D. J.*, Lauer, J. A.*, Ortega, A., Jackrel, S. L., Denef, V. J. (2022). “Effects of Phycosphere Bacteria on Their Algal Host Are Host Species-Specific and Not Phylogenetically Conserved”. Microorganisms. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11010062

  4. Lempart, J., Tse, E., Lauer, J. A., Ivanova, M. I., Sutter, A., Yoo, N., Huettemann, P., Southworth, D., Jakob, U. (2019). “Mechanistic insights into the protective roles of polyphosphate against amyloid cytotoxicity”. Life Science Alliance. doi: 10.26508/lsa.201900486

In Preparation

  1. Lauer, J. A., Mills, M. M., Monreal, P. J., Barrett, P. A., Buck, N. J., Davis, J. E., Van Dijken, G. L., Jenness, S. E., Walker, S., Baumberger, T., Bundy, R. M., Resing, J. A., Arrigo, K. R. “Addition of Hydrothermally-Influenced Subsurface Water Relieves Fe-Limitation in Surface Waters of the Australian-Antarctic Ridge”. In Preparation.

Presentations

Posters

  1. Lauer, J. A., Mills, M. M., Monreal, P. J., Barrett, P. A., Buck, N. J., Davis, J. E., Van Dijken, G. L., Jenness, S. E., Walker, S., Baumberger, T., Bundy, R. M., Resing, J. A., Arrigo, K. R. “Addition of Hydrothermally-Influenced Subsurface Water Relieves Fe-Limitation in Surface Waters of the Australian-Antarctic Ridge”. Ocean Sciences Meeting. Glasgow, Scotland. Feb. 2026.

  2. Lauer, J. A., Van Dijken, G. L., Mills, M. M., Arlen, L., Zhong, G., Arrigo, K. R. “Sediment Trap Deployments Demonstrate Enhanced Export Driven by Water Mass Front”. Gordon Research Conference: Polar Marine Science. Lucca, Italy. Mar. 2025.

  3. Lauer, J. A., Van Dijken, G. L., Mills, M. M., Arlen, L., Zhong, G., Arrigo, K. R. “Export Flux of Ice Algae and Phytoplankton in the Chukchi Sea”. Ocean Sciences Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Feb. 2024.

  4. Arrigo, K. R., Prakash, M., Mills, M. M., Van Dijken, G. L., Payne, C. M., Lim, S. M., Proctor, C., Lauer, J. A. “The Tale of Three Systems: Fate of Primary Production in the Chukchi Sea”. Gordon Research Conference: Polar Marine Science. Ventura, CA. Mar. 2023.

  5. Lauer, J. A., Baker, D. J., Ortega, A., Schmidt, K. C., Jackrel, S. L., Denef, V. J. “Investigating the Growth Effects of Phycosphere-Associated Bacteria on Freshwater Algal Hosts”. ASM World Microbe Forum. Virtual. June 2021.

  6. Lauer, J. A., Baker, D. J., Ortega, A., Schmidt, K. C., Jackrel, S. L., Denef, V. J. “Investigating the Growth Effects of Phycosphere-Associated Bacteria on Freshwater Algal Hosts”. ASM Microbe Online. Virtual. June 2020.

  7. Lauer, J. A., Lempart, J., Jakob, U. “The Role of Polyphosphate in Neurodegeneration”. Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Symposium. Ann Arbor, MI. Apr. 2018.

Seminars

  1. Lauer, J. A., Van Dijken, G. L., Mills, M. M., Pickart, R. S., Arlen, L., Lim, S. M., Proctor, C., Payne, C. M., Zhong, G., Arrigo, K. R. “Water Mass Front Drives Enhanced Export in the Chukchi Sea”. Stanford University. Apr. 2024.

  2. Lauer, J. A., Van Dijken, G. L., Mills, M. M., Arlen, L., Proctor, C., Arrigo, K. R. “ToTS Cruise 2023: Measuring Export in the Chukchi Sea”. Stanford University. Aug. 2023.

For a full academic record, see my CV or download the PDF.